Calls are growing for men’s rights activist Bettina Arndt to be stripped of her Order of Australia after remarks about...
25th Feb. 2020 12:02 PM
A surgeon who was recently awarded an Order of Australia has been accused of rape and had to fight to keep practising...
04th Feb. 2020 1:02 PM
Kirsty Taylor gives back to her community whenever she can, and now she has been recognised for it.
24th Oct. 2019 9:10 AM
Many people are familiar with his voice and songs, but few know Archie Roach's family history connection to the...
14th June 2019 10:06 AM
Councillor Ray Brown was awarded the Order of Australia medal on Australia Day
05th Feb. 2019 9:02 PM
FROM the first day Elaine Madill arrived in the South Burnett she has been making a difference as a volunteer.
25th Jan. 2019 10:01 PM
Augustine Heights military reference author wants your stories
15th March 2018 4:03 PM
Even after he retired, Dr Philip Ladds was lending his scientific mind to those he could help for as long as he could
28th Jan. 2018 5:01 AM
Airlie Beach resident Margaret Shaw has been recognised with one of Australia's highest honour today.
26th Jan. 2018 8:01 AM
A FATHER who lost his two young girls in the Port Arthur massacre two decades ago was bestowed with one of the nation's...
26th Jan. 2018 4:01 AM
The young ladies were two of nine Queensland students who were rewarded for their extensive community contributions.
06th Oct. 2017 6:10 AM
Merilyn Luck had received hundreds of letters congratulating her on the award
04th Oct. 2017 6:10 AM
OAM members gather for annual luncheon in Rockhampton.
27th Sept. 2017 12:09 PM
YOU know you must be doing something right when your boss nominates you for Australian of the Year.
27th Aug. 2017 10:08 AM
This Banora Point resident has received the Queen's Birthday Honour.
13th June 2017 3:06 PM
FORMER Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell will receive an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) as part of the 2017 Queen's Birthday...
12th June 2017 6:06 AM
HE IS the man who made a significant contribution and helped build up the macadamia industry to what it is today.
12th June 2017 6:06 AM
HE can trace his family history to his ancestors who arrived in Australia and established in the New Italy area.
12th June 2017 6:06 AM
Gympie man Lawrence Pointing has been awarded a membership of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the Queensland...
12th June 2017 6:06 AM
FIRST there was a judge, then a beef industry leader, then a former priest and finally a Knight of the Order of...
06th March 2017 7:03 AM
Kerry Murtagh began helping veterans and their families from the ripe age of 25.
29th Jan. 2017 6:01 PM
Bill McCutcheon was officially announced today as a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for his service to local...
26th Jan. 2017 5:01 PM
Rainbow Beach gay and lesbian rights campaigner and education pioneer recognised in Australia Day awards.
26th Jan. 2017 11:01 AM
THEY are the ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things, and now they’re getting the recognition they deserve.
26th Jan. 2017 5:01 AM
THE guest speaker for the Rockhampton Branch of the OAA was Wallace Taylor who outlined his interesting journey from cowboy...
23rd Oct. 2016 10:10 AM
He has been president of Toowoomba Legacy since 2015 and has been a Queensland representative with the Legacy Australia...
13th June 2016 5:06 AM
ONE of Toowoomba and Australia’s greatest jockeys has been recognised for his service to the horse racing industry.
13th June 2016 5:06 AM
REVEREND Graeme Robert Davis has received an Order of Australia award for service to veterans and their families.
13th June 2016 5:06 AM
BATTLES with cancer haven’t stopped Mungar man Donald Jones from helping other veterans to live comfortably in their senior...
10th May 2016 11:05 AM
NIMBIN-BORN lawyer Armando Gardiman was honoured on Australia Day with an Order of Australia, recognising his decades of...
13th Feb. 2016 4:02 AM
Jean Sorley was excited and relieved when Australia Day finally came around and she could share the news that she had been...
02nd Feb. 2016 5:02 PM
FORMER buffalo and bull catcher and Territory transport pioneer Tom Fawcett was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia...
01st Feb. 2016 3:02 PM
JAY Stevenson knew where he was headed in life before he was even in high school.
27th Jan. 2016 3:01 PM
EDITORIAL: Some people just ooze class. Rockhampton Rocket Rod Laver is one of those people.
27th Jan. 2016 6:01 AM
DEDICATION to spreading the joy of music to the Coffs Coast has led to Liz Jamison being recognised in the 2016 Australia...
26th Jan. 2016 3:01 PM
JOHN Brent has been recognised for his four decades of service in local government – including 20 years as mayor of Boonah...
26th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM
RECOVERING from a family business going under can be hard but Peter McMahon used the opportunity to turn his passion into a...
26th Sept. 2015 5:09 AM
AFTER spending decades teaching children and helping women gain a voice, Isabelle Kearsley is most proud of helping reform...
25th Sept. 2015 4:09 PM
WARWICK has mourned the loss of an incredible man with the passing of Mr Jack Littler.
01st Aug. 2015 12:08 PM
TWO people who have worked at RAAF Base Amberley have been rewarded for their excellent work with Queen’s Birthday...
17th June 2015 5:06 AM
DEDICATING himself to helping others for more than 50 years, Professor Hubert ‘Rodney’ Withers will be remembered as a...
10th June 2015 10:06 AM
ROSEWOOD’S Isabella Kearsley certainly has a long list of impressive community service achievements to her name.
09th June 2015 5:06 AM
JUDITH Elizabeth Schmidt’s service to veterans and to her local community of Lowood has seen the Lockyer Valley woman...
09th June 2015 5:06 AM
JUNE Mulcahy had her 80th birthday party on Sunday and she and her husband Tom were itching to tell everyone the news about...
09th June 2015 5:06 AM
KEITH Payne VC has been appointed a member of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday honours list.
08th June 2015 11:06 AM
ROSEWOOD’S Isabella Sophia Kearsley’s service to her local community includes holding positions in a number of...
08th June 2015 6:06 AM
NOEL Leslie Strohfeld has ridden the highs and lows of public life for more than 40 years, but he never did it for awards...
08th June 2015 6:06 AM
JUDITH Elizabeth Schmidt’s service to veterans and her local community of Lowood has seen the Lockyer Valley woman awarded...
08th June 2015 6:06 AM
IT’S been 34 years since Rockhampton ballerina Leanne Benjamin left her home, her teacher and her family to follow a dream...
28th Jan. 2015 8:01 AM
FINDING someone who thinks making Prince Philip an Australian Knight has been a difficult quest.
28th Jan. 2015 3:01 AM
