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2013 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 were announced on 10 June 2013 by the Governor General of Australia, Quentin Bryce. † indicates an award given posthumously. Order of Australia Companion (AC) General Division * James Crawford – of Cambridge – United Kingdom. For eminent service to the law through significant contributions to international and constitutional legal practice, reform and arbitration, and as a leading jurist, academic and author. * Jill Ker Conway – of Boston – United States of America. For eminent service to the community, particularly women, as an author, academic and through leadership roles with corporations, foundations, universities and philanthropic groups. Officer (AO) General Division * Professor Christopher James Baggoley – For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the area of emergency medicine as a clinician, to medical administration and public health care, and to education. * The Honourable Justice John Harris Byrne – F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor General Of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the Monarchy of Australia, monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australiaofficial website Retrieved 1 January 2015. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of government ministers. The governor-general has formal presidency over the Federal Executive Council (Australia), Federal Executive Council and is commander-in-chief of the Australian Defence Force. The functions of the governor-general include appointing Minister (government), ministers, judges, and ambassadors; giving royal assent to legislation passed by Parliament of Australia, parliament; issuing writs for election; and bestowing Australian honours. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabi Hollows
Gabrielle Beryl Hollows (' O'Sullivan; 21 May 1953) is an Australian orthoptist. An Australian Living Treasure, she was also given the ''Advance Australia Award'' for Community Service, and was made ''Paul Harris Fellow'' by Rotary International. She was married to the Australian ophthalmologist Fred Hollows from 1980 until his death in 1993. Early life Hollows was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, and raised on an orchard near Gosford on the Central Coast of New South Wales. She first became interested in medicine when she had eye surgery at the age of three. Career In 1972, she graduated as an orthoptist from the NSW School of Orthoptics, specialising in disorders of eye movements and associated vision problems. During her orthoptic training, she met Fred Hollows. and joined him on the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program, which aimed to survey and treat Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians across the country eye conditions including trachoma. Over a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
