National Honours Advisory Committee - Selected Biographies

BOYD Mr William Henry - OAM

COULSON Colonel John Charles (RFD Retired) - OAM
CROUCH Mr Allan Bruce - OAM

DUFFUS Mr Barry James - OAM

FAY Mr Henry John (Harry) - OAM

HARRISON Mr Peter CHarles - OAM

KING Mrs Carlene Faye - OAM

LUSIS Mrs Jolanta - OAM

MANNING Mr Albert Anthony - OAM
MAY Mrs Barbara Christine - OAM

NEAL Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Arget - OAM

PAYNE Mr Lindsay Oswald - OAM
PICKERING Councillor William (Bill) - OAM

RUNDELL Ms Shirley Anne - OAM

STAPLETON Mr Peter - OAM

THORBURN Mr Eric Oswald - OAM

Active Lions Supporter:

CHEUNG Mr Christopher - OAM

Mr William Henry BOYD - OAM

Herons Creek NSW 2443

For service to the community as a traditional woodcraft artisan, and to conservation.

Field Officer, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, 1980-2007; used his skills with the broadaxe to restore heritage buildings for the Service using traditional techniques; buildings include Roto House in Port Macquarie, Kylie's Hut in Crowdy Bay National Park and Coolamine Homestead in Kosciuszko National Park, plus posts and fences on various properties.

Broadaxe demonstrator and bullock team driver, Timbertown, Wauchope, 1970s.

Vice-President, Camden Haven Produce, Agriculture, Horticulture and Industry Society; Woodchop/Chainsaw Racing Steward, for over 30 years; Life Member. Founding Member, Northern NSW Chainsaw Racing Association Inc; President, for over 10 years; Life Member, 2010. Assisted in establishing Chainsafe, 1990; a forestry operations safety training program.

Founding Member, North Coast Axemen’s Society of New South Wales; active Member, for 40 years.

President, Kendall Heritage Society, for 6 years; Member, for 12 years.

Member, Camden Haven Landcare.

Member, Lions Club of Wauchope, for 27 years. Involved in the local Show Society, for 10 years.

Colonel John Charles COULSON RFD ED (Retired) - OAM

Murrumbeena Vic 3163

For service to the community, particularly through the Army Reserve and ex-service organisations.

Current Member, Melbourne University Rifles Association.

Member, Army Reserve, 1959-1992.

Current Regimental Secretary, Royal Victoria Regiment Association. State Coordinator, Premier’s Spirit of Anzac Prize, 2004-2007.

Current Vice-President, Defence Reserves Association, Victorian Branch. Current Member, Australian Legion of Ex-Servicemen and Women. Current

Governor, Shrine of Remembrance. Current Chairman, Battle for Australia Commemoration Council, Victorian Branch. Current Member, Battle for Australia National Council. Current Chairman, Battle for Australia Foundation in Victoria.

Chairman, Norman A Smith Scholarship Committee, Waverley Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, since 2006; active Member.

Chair, Membership Committee, Waverley Lions Club; active Member, since 2000.

Current Vice-President, Committee of Management, Waverley Lions Village Inc.

Current Newsletter Editor, Murrumbeena Football Club; Committee Member, since 2005; Secretary, 2006; Treasurer, 2007.

Current Member, Glen Waverley Lawn Bowls Club. Awards/recognition include: Reserve Force Decoration, long service award presented to officers in the Reserve elements of the Australian Defence Force. Efficiency Decoration, long service award presented to officers in the Army Reserve prior to the establishment of the Reserve Force Decoration.  

Mr Alan Bruce CROUCH RFD - OAM

Woolgoolga NSW 2456

For service to the community of Woolgoolga through sporting and service organisations, and to veterans and their families.

Life Member, Sailors Hockey Club; coached junior boys’, men’s and women’s teams, for many years; player, for many years. Coached hockey teams at South Grafton High School, for many years. Australian Over 60+s Representative player, Men's Veterans Hockey, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2010; NSW Representative player, 2001-2004 and 2006-2009; ACT Representative player, 2005.

President, Woolgoolga Lions Club, 2006-2007; Vice-President, 2005-2006; Member, 2002-2008; Chairman, Driver Reviver Committee, 2002-2003, and Member, 2003-2006; Member, Waste Transfer Station Committee, 2003-2006; Member, Health and Safety Committee, 2008.

Volunteer Woolgoolga and District Meals on Wheels, 2001-ca2007; served terms as President and Vice-President.

Honorary Secretary, Woolgoolga Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, since 2007; Trustee, since 2008; Assistant Secretary, 2005-2007; Member, since 1994. Director, Woolgoolga RSL Club, 2001-2005; Member, since 2001.

Awards/recognition include: Reserve Force Decoration, long service award presented to officers in the Reserve elements of the Australian Defence Force.

Mr Barry James DUFFUS - OAM

Nambucca Heads NSW 2448

For service to the community of Nambucca Heads.

Councillor, Nambucca Shire Council, 1990-2008.

President, Nambucca Heads Lions Club, 1974-1975, 1978-1979, 1987-1988, 1992-1993, 2000-2001 and 2008-2009; Board Member, for 42 years; Charter Member, since 1968.

Mr Henry John (Harry) FAY- OAM

Bingara NSW 2404

For service to veterans and their families, and to the community of Bingara.

Welfare Officer, Bingara Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, 2002-2008; current Member.

Current Charter Member, Bingara Lions Club.

Chairman, Bingara Legacy, 1965-1971 and 2000-2009; Secretary, 1957-1965 and 1971-2000; Treasurer, 1962-1965; Founding Member, 1956. Country Vice-President, Inverell Legacy Club, 1962.

Founding Member, Grafton Legacy, 1953-1965.

Member, Rotary Club of Bingara, for 12 years.

Councillor, Bingara Shire Council (now Gwydir Shire Council), 1974-1983 and 1991-1999

Mr Peter Charles HARRISON - OAM

McCrae Vic 3938

For service to people with impaired hearing, particularly through Lions International, and to the community.

Victorian Chairman, Lions Hearing Dogs Inc, 1995-2006; Fundraiser; Member, Management Committee, since 2006. Chairman, District 201V3 Lions Hearing Dogs, since 1992.

Member, District 201V3 Cabinet, since 1995; Inaugural Chairperson, Ride for Sight, for many years.

Current Committee Member, Meniere's Australia. Member, Meniere's Support Group of Victoria.

Member, Mount Eliza Lions Club, since 1984; President, 1995-1997; Secretary; Service Director; Mermbership Chairman; Organiser/Cook, for many years. Member, Licola Lions Camp.

Inaugural Member, Red Hill Country Music Festival Committee; volunteer/Risk Management Coordinator, since 2004.

Organiser, Gippsland Annual Bike Ride, for many years.

Member, Mount Eliza Cricket Club, since 1974; President, for 7 years between 1977-1995.

Executive Member, Mornington Peninsula Cricket Association, ca1980-1985.

Foundation Member, Western Port Yacht Club. Member, Chelsea Yacht Club of Victoria, ca1960s-1980s.  

Mrs Carlene Faye KING - OAM

Port Vincent SA 5581

For service to the community, particularly through Lions International.

National Manager, Youth and Community Projects, Lions Australia, 1995-2008; Coordinator, International Youth Exchange Programs, 1995-2008; Chairman, Lions Quest Youth Foundation; First female Lions District Governor in Australia, 1994-1995; Member, Minlaton and Districts Lions Club; Life Member, Lions Clubs International, since 1987. Chairman, Lions Prostate Cancer Awareness Project, 2000-2008.

Group Leader at International District Governors Elect Seminars, 2008-2009.

Special Events Coordinator at 7 international conventions. Faculty Member and presenter at 8 international conventions and 11 Lions Leadership Institutes.

Chairman of training school, in Sydney, for 700 incoming District Governors of Lions International, 2010.

Founder, Young Leaders in Service Awards.

Awards/recognition include: Citizen of the Year, City of Salisbury, 1992. Ambassador of Goodwill, Lions International; International President’s Award; International Leadership Award; and Multiple District 201 Award.

Mrs Jolanta LUSIS - OAM

Toorak Gardens SA 5065

For service to the Baltic communities of South Australia.

President, Baltic Council of South Australia, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2008; Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-1998, 2000-2001, 2003-2004, 2006-2007 and since 2009; Member, since 1994.

Organiser, Annual National Day of Mourning for the Latvian, Estonian and Lithuanian Communities, since 1992.

Assistant to the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Latvia to South Australia, 1992-1996 and since 2000.

Secretary, Latvian Chamber of Commerce, since 2007; Founding Member, since 1994. Chairperson, Cultural Section, Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, 1994-1997 and 2002-2005.

Coordinator, Australian Latvian Arts Festival, Adelaide, 1991 and 1996.

Member, ‘Dzintari’ Latvian Camp, Latvian Educational Advancement Co-operative Society. Member, Parents and Friends of the After-Hours Latvian School, 1970. Board Member, Latvian Lutheran Church, 1965-1970.

Member, Lions Club of Goodwood, since 1979; Board Member, Ladies Auxiliary, ongoing.

Mr Albert Anthony MANNING - OAM

Tumut NSW 2720

For service to the community of Tumut, particularly through Lions International.

Current Chairman, Executive Council, Zone 1 for District 201N4; Lions International (Tumut); former Regional Chairman; former President, for 4 terms; Member, Lions International, since 1975.

Current Chairman, Lions Junction Park Committee; vounteer, since 1970s.

Founder and volunteer, Murrumbidgee Learning Centre Van, for 25 years.

Current Chairperson, South West Slopes Dialysis Committee.

Volunteer, Banksia Crescent Community Support Centre. Current volunteer driver, Tumut Community Transport Services.

Current volunteer, All Saints’ Anglican Church. Volunteer, Blakeney Lodge. Volunteer, Banksia Community Centre.

Awards/recognition include: Melvin Jones Fellow, Lions International.  

Mrs Barbara Christine MAY- OAM

Horsley NSW 2530

For service to veterans and their families, and to the community of the Illawarra region.

Member, RSL State Committee for Day Clubs (NSW), since 2009; Area Coordinator, Illawarra/South Coast Area. Coordinator, Sublime Point RSL Day Club, since 2002; Deputy Coordinator, 1995-2002; volunteer, since 1994.

President and Membership Chairman, Lions Club of Wollongong Heights, 1994-1995 and 1997-1998; Secretary and Program Chairman, 1993-1994; Membership Director and Fundraising Chairman, 1995-1997.

Secretary, Lioness Club of Wollongong Heights, for 3 years; Member, 1988-1992; Youth of the Year Chairman, 1989-1991; District 201N2 Lioness Chairman, 1991-1992.

Secretary, Lioness Club of Weston Creek, for 2 years; Member, 1981-1988; also served as President, Vice-President and Treasurer.

Chaperone, Lions Youth Exchange Program, Lions Club International, for over 4 years; chaperoned groups of 20-25 youths on overseas trips to a number of countries; 'Assistant Greeter' for arriving and departing youth at Sydney Airport, 1991-1999.

Represented Lions Australia at international conventions on several occasions.

Management Committee, Illawarra Community Services (now Careways Community), since 2004; Member, several Sub-Committees and working parties; volunteer, since 2002.

Volunteer carer,Wollongong Community Transport, for 2 years.

Volunteer, Art and Craft Show, Parameadows School, 2000-2005

Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell Arget NEAL - OAM

Mendooran NSW 2842

For service to youth, particularly through the Australian Army Cadets.

Joined Australian Army Cadets (AAC), 1979; has held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel since 2002.

Current Principal Officer, Duke of Edinburgh Awards, NSW AAC.

Current Organiser, exchange visits for overseas cadets.

President, Regimental Trust Fund, NSW Brigade HQ. Established and served as Officer Commanding, 25 Australian Army Cadets Battalion, 2005-2007. Senior Cadet Officer NSW, 2002-2005. Area Liaison Officer, Western Area NSW, 1991-2002.

Senior Instructor, Eastern Region Cadet Under Officer Course, for 8 years. Officer Commanding, 27 Regional Cadet Unit, 1979-1989. Member, NSW Award Committee, Duke of Edinburgh Awards NSW, for 9 years.

Current Secretary, Mendooran Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia.

President, Mendooran Lions Club, since 2006.

Current Secretary, Gilgandra Pistol Club.

Mr Lindsay Oswald PAYNE - OAM

Double Bay NSW 2028

For service to the community, particularly through Lions Clubs International and freemasonry.

Active member of local Lions Clubs, since 1963; served as President, Treasurer, Secretary and other executive positions.

District Governor, District 201N5, 1992-1993; Chair, Bid Committee to host the Lions International Convention, 2010; Chairman and Board Member, National Lions Magazine, for over 20 years.

Member of the National Public Relations Committee.

Life Member, Lions International, 1993.

Board Member, New South Wales Masonic Club, 1993-2009; also served in executive roles including Vice-President, Treasurer and Convenor of several committees; Member, since 1962.

Life Member, New South Wales Masonic Club, 2008.

Current Secretary, Eastern Beaches Daylight Lodge. Chairman, Building Committee, Croydon Lodge, for 12 years; also served as Lodge Master; Member, since 1957. Director, Save Sight and NSW Public Health Care Foundation, Life Governor, 1994. Pr

esident, Masonic Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia, for several years; current Treasurer.  

Councillor William (Bill) PICKERING - OAM

Lugarno NSW 2210

For service to local government, to youth, and to the community.

Mayor, Hurstville City Council, 1987-1988, 1992-1994 and 2000-2001; Deputy Mayor, 1986-1987 and 1989-1992; Councillor, since 1983; initiated construction of the Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, 1994; Delegate, South Sydney Regional Organisations of Councils, for 3 years; Member, various Committees.

Executive Member, Local Government Association of NSW, 1988-1989. Junior Vice-President, South Sydney Regional Organisations of Councils, 1994; Member, Transportation Policy Committee, for 6 years.

Assistant Branch Commissioner (Environment), New South Wales Branch, Scouts Australia, since 2007. Regional Adviser for the Environment, South Metropolitan Region, 2004-2007. Group Leader, 1st Lugarno Scout Group, 1996-2004; Trainee Group Leader, 1995-1996; Trainee Scout Leader, 1992-1995. Scout Leader, 1st Waverley Scout Troop, 1961-1966; Assistant Scout Leader, 1959-1961.

Organiser, Community Tree Planting Day, Greening of Peakhurst Park Project, since 2004; a joint operation between South Metropolitan Region Scouts and the Rotary Club of Georges River/Riverwood.

President, Rotary Club of Georges River/Riverwood, 2008-2009; Youth Services Director, 2002; Member, since 2001.

Member, Lugarno Lions Club, 1985-1993; also served as Vice-President; established and Chairman, Carols by Candlelight, 1990-2000.

Director, Peakhurst West Swimming Pool Co-operative, 1983-2002. Instructor/Supervisor, 'Work for the Dole' projects, St George Careers Development Centre, since 2001.

Ms Shirley Anne RUNDELL- OAM

Huskisson NSW 2540

For service to the community of Huskisson.

Active Member, Women's Auxiliary, Huskisson Sub-Branch, Returned and Services League of Australia. Junior Vice-President, Huskisson RSL Club Ltd, since 1998.

President, Huskisson Laurel Club of Legacy, since 2002. Member, War Widows’ Guild of Australia (NSW), since 1999.

Member, Jervis Bay Lions Club, until 2009; served as Treasurer. Volunteer, Havenlee School School for Disabled Children, for over 12 years.

Volunteer, Interchange Shoalhaven Vacation Care, special needs children, since 2005.

Active Member, Sing Australia, Vincentia, since 2005.

Volunteer, Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Justice of the Peace, for 10 years.

Mr Peter STAPLETON - OAM

Fadden ACT 2904

For service to the community of Queanbeyan.

President, Lions Club of Queanbeyan, 1973-1974, 1993-1995 and 2006-2008; Member, since 1958.

Board Member, Lions Youth Haven Farm, Canberra, since 1993; Foundation Member, 1988.

Lions Zone Chairman, 1974-1975 and 1995-1996.

Member, National Christmas Cake Committee, for 5 years. Inaugural Chairman, Annual Lions Club Art Exhibition, Lions Club of Queanbeyan, for 9 years.

Committee Member, Fundraising for Queanbeyan District Hospital, 1994-1995.

President, Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce, 1972-1973.

President, Queanbeyan Catholic Youth Club, 1946-1950.

President, Queanbeyan Branch, St Vincent de Paul Society, for 5 years; Member, 1951-1966.

Founding Member, 'All Ford Car Day', Canberra, 1991; in association with the ACT Queanbeyan Ford Car Club.  

Mr Eric Oswald THORBURN - OAM

Cootamundra NSW 2590

For service to cricket, and to the community of Cootamundra.

Treasurer, Cootamundra District Cricket Association, 1976-1989; Secretary, 1967-1976; Umpire, 1988-1995. Treasurer, Riverina Cricket Zone, for 14 years. Secretary/Treasurer, Southern Tablelands Cricket Council, for 12 years.

Treasurer, Northern Riverina Cricket Council. Chairman, Bradman Centenary Committee, 2005-2008; volunteer at Bradman's Birthplace, since 1998. Coordinator/Managing, Junior Cricket, for 10 years.

Treasurer, Cootamundra Sports Foundation, since 1978.

Treasurer, Junior Soccer, for 4 years.

Director, Cootamundra Country Club, 1994-2008; Chairman, 1997-1999 and 2006-2008. Committee Member, Cootamundra Golf Club, for 4 years; Club Handicapper.

Current President, Lions Club of Cootamundra; Treasurer, for 7 years; Chairman, Book Club; Member, since 1976.

Coordinator,International Farmhost Program, Cootamundra, 1989-2007. South West Region Coordinator, ‘Life Education’ van, Cootamundra District Schools, since 2007.

Volunteer, Cootamundra Heritage Centre, since 2001.

Volunteer, Meals on Wheels, for 15 years. Blood donor, Australian Red Cross, for 29 years.

Awards/recognition include: Australian Sports Medal, 2000.

Mr Christopher CHEUNG - OAM (Active Lions Supporter)

For service to the community through philanthropic contributions to a range of not-for-profit organisations.

Involved in the establishment of the Coogee Bay Golf Day.

Supporter/sponsor of various events, Australian Hotels Association Charity Foundation.

Supporter/sponsor, Surf Life Saving Clubs at Clovely, Coogee, Maroubra and South Coogee.

Supporter/sponsor, Off-Shore Rescue Boats and Junior Nippers Movement for Surf Life Saving Australia.

Supporter/sponsor, Rebels Cricket Club, Coogee United and Coogee Lions Club.