1995 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The 1995 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 12 June 1995 by the office of the Governor-General.

The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

Order of Australia

Companion (AC)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesHis Excellency The Honourable Dr Neal BlewettFor service to the Australian parliament, the development and implementation of public policy, particularly national AIDS policy and for scholarshipThe Honourable Elizabeth Andreas Evatt, For service to the law, social justice and to the promotion of human rights worldwide, particularly in the areas of equal opportunity and anti-discrimination legislation and practice

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesArmyLieutenant General John Cedric Grey, For outstanding leadership, inspiration and dedication to the Australian Army, particularly as Chief of the General Staff during a period of profound restructuring of the Australian Army

Officer (AO)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesProfessor Denise Irene BradleyFor service to education and to educational policy in schools and universities, particularly in relation to access and equity for women and girlsFather Frank Tenison BrennanFor to Aboriginal Australians, particularly as an advocate in the areas of law, social justice and reconciliationBrian Edwin BurdekinFor service to the community as Human Rights Commissioner and for the promotion and protection of social justice and human rights in other countriesJohn Dowling Coates, For service to the advancement of sport and the Olympic movementProfessor Alexander Kevin CohenFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of endocrinology, to the arts and to the communityEva Maria CoxFor service to women's welfareAllison Winning Dickson, For service to higher education as Chancellor of the University of Southern Queensland and to the communityErik Franz Ferdinand FingerFor service to engineering and for public service, particularly in the area of economic trade and investment development in QueenslandAlexander Christy Freeleagus, For service to the community, particularly to the welfare of the Greek community in Queensland and to the ex-service communityJanet Lee Holmes à CourtFor service to business the arts and the communityDr Diana Glen HorvathFor service to health administration and to medicine particularly through advancing medical teaching and medical researchRichard George HumphryFor service to public administration and to businessEmeritus Professor Kenneth Richard McKinnonFor service to education, to the community and to the artsRobert Edward Patrick McMillanFor service to marine environment conservation and to structural engineeringGavin Geoffrey Souter, For service to Australian historical literatureGregory Frank TaylorFor public service and to the development of economic and social policyProfessor Geoffrey Donald ThorburnFor service to medicine and to research in the field of fetal physiologyStanley David Martin WallisFor service to the manufacturing industry, to commerce and to the communityProfessor Ian William WebsterFor service to community medicine and to public healthNancy Mary WeirFor service to music and to music education

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyRear Admiral Peter Terence PurcellFor exemplary service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Director General of Naval ProductionArmyMajor General James Michael Connolly, For service to the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force, particularly in the fields of personnel and operationsMajor General David Glen RossiFor distinguished service to the Australian Army and the Australian Defence Force in the field of health services

Member (AM)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesElsie June AllenFor service to the health care and to the advancement of nursing standardsRonald Graham ArcherFor service to the community, cricket and businessThe Reverend Canon Stuart Barton BabbageFor service to the Anglican Church of Australia to education and to the communityMarjorie Baldwin JonesFor service to the establishment of Aboriginal Health resources in rural and remote communities, particularly in the fields of ophthalmology and obstetricsLyndal McAlpin BarlinFor service to the parliamentary practices and proceduresProfessor David Campbell BarrFor service to educationKevin Wayne BawdenFor service to people with physical disabilities, particularly as President of the Wheelchair Sports Association of South AustraliaRoger David Bernard BealeFor service to public sector policy development, particularly micro-economic reformGeorge Henry BennettFor service to local governmentGeoffrey James Betts, For service to the community, commerce and to the welfare of members of the Defence ForceEdward Walter Ayling ButcherFor service to transportElizabeth Anne Byrne HendersonFor service to the community and women's healthDr Francis Norman CarrickFor service to wildlife preservation, particularly in relation to koalasJohn Forrest Haymen ClarkFor service to industry and commerceAnn Dennis ClarkFor service to education, particularly as Executive Director of Catholic Schools in the Parramatta DioceseJudith Anne CornellFor service to nursing, particularly to the quality of nursing practice and educationArthur Bryce CourtenayFor service to advertising and marketing to the community and as an authorProfessor Michael John CousinsFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of pain management and anaesthesiaJeanette Adelaide CovacevichFor service to science, particularly in the field of herpetology and to conservationHelen Kaye Dening-LedgerwoodFor service to the building industryThe Honourable Nicholas Manuel DondasFor service to Government and politics and to the Northern Territory Legislative AssemblyDr Michael DrakeFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of cytopathology and cervical cancer screeningProfessor Henry EkertFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of paediatric haematology and oncologyLeonard George FletcherFor service to health administrationProfessor David Edward FlintFor service to the print media, particularly as Chairman of the Australian Press Council and to international relationsMalcolm Leslie GermeinFor service to local government and to the communityProfessor William Peter Rea GibsonFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of otologyNeil Ellis GilbertFor service to community healthPamela Ann GulliferFor service to art gallery administrationMichael Stephen Desmond HanlonFor service to industry developmentFrazer Earl HenryFor service to industry and economic development in the Northern Territory, particularly in the fields of engineering and transportDr Luise Anna HercusFor service to education and linguistics particularly through the preservation of Aboriginal languages and cultureJacqueline HickFor service to art as an artist and teacherAlan Gardner KerrFor public service and for service to the Norfolk Island communityYvonne Muriel Renee McComb King, For service to the communitySuperintendent William Trevor KirkFor service to international relations, particularly through United Nations police operationsGrahame Barratt LathamFor service to the hospitality industry, particularly as head of the Regency Hotel School in South AustraliaEmeritus Professor Douglas Harry Kedgwin LeeFor service to research in physiological medicine, particularly in the field of metabolic change due to environmental heat stressHis Excellency Michael David LightowlerFor service to the development of the Australian trade policy and bilateral trade relationsProfessor Anthony William LinnaneFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biologyProfessor Peter James McDonaldFor service to medicine, particularly in the fields of infections diseases and microbiologyThe Venerable Marjorie McGregorFor service to the Anglican Church and to the community through the development of parish outreach programsFrances Margaret McGuireFor service to the community and to literature, particularly through the State Library of South AustraliaDavid Graham MillerFor service to music, particularly as a piano accompanistLola Mary Miller, For service to the community, particularly through the Anne Caudle CentreDr David Brian MillonsFor service to medicine, particularly as head of the amputee unit at Royal Prince Alfred HospitalPeter Morton Moyes, For service to education, particularly through the Anglican Schools' CommissionDr John Henry MullerFor service to dentistry and to the communityCecil Frank MunnsFor service to educationEmeritus Professor Gerald Francis MurnaghanFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of urological surgeryDr Anthony Constantine Michael Paul, For service to medicine, particularly through the Flying Surgeon ServiceIan Philp PearceFor service to jazz musicDorothy Ruth PizzeyFor service to educationNewell James PlattenFor service to architecture and to town planning and investment development in QueenslandRoger Glenn PysdenFor service to industry, particularly in the building material sectorProfessor Neville David QuarryFor service to architectureDr William Stanley RamsonFor service to the study of Australian language and the establishment of the Australian National Dictionary CentrePeter Brummell RathFor public service, particularly through the New South Wales Fire BrigadesRichard Michael RedomFor service to community health, particularly in the field of mental healthGabor ReevesFor service to music as a clarinettist and as an educatorWenten RubuntjaFor service to Aboriginal people, particularly in Central AustraliaMaxwell John SalvesonFor service to the community, particularly through the Salvation Army Red Shield AppealHenry (Maurice) SaxbyFor service to children's literatureDr George Mor SelbyFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of neurologyDavid John Ross SommerladFor service to the print media, particularly through the Country Press organisations of Australia and New South Wales, and to the communityRichard Robert Setton StoneFor service to the beef cattle industryChristopher Stephen StrongFor service to educationMarina SwansonFor service to business, particularly through the Australian Institute of ExportHis Excellency Allan Robert TaylorFor service to international relationsRonald Walter ThomsonFor service to electrical engineeringRaymond Henry Campbell TurnerFor service to the finance industry and to the communityMax Edward WalkerFor service to the building industry in Australia and internationally through the World Organisation of Building OfficialsNeville John WalkerFor service to industry and economic development in the Northern Territory, particularly in the fields of engineering and transportDonald WallFor service to the recorded history of World War II, particularly the history of the 8th Division and the fate of prisoners of war at Sandakan, Northern BorneoMichael Irvine WansleyFor service to the community through the Australian Red Cross and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesGraham Douglas Stewart WebsterFor service to the broadcasting media and to the communityKenneth Campbell WebsterFor public service in Western Australia, particularly the administration of water suppliesDavid George WilcoxFor service to the environment, particularly as a rangelands scientistDr James Hamlyn WillisFor service to botany, particularly in the field of Australian floraNorman Francis WilsonFor service to people with visual and hearing impairments, particularly through the development of a machine to convert Braille into printEdward Owen Delpratt WrightFor service to the beef cattle industry