Congratulations to our Scout Australia Day Award recipients
We proudly congratulate Victorian members who have been awarded an Order of Australia today. They include:
- Jan Kinloch OAM - Treasurer, Geelong Scout Heritage Centre, Vic, and a former Assistant District Commissioner and Group Leader
- Aline Thompson OAM - recently retired as State Commissioner for Heritage, mother of eight Queen’s Scouts, 55 years of service and the Silver Kangaroo
- Jon Willis OAM - Deputy Chief Commissioner, Scouts Victoria, and Producer of Melbourne Gang Show, and so much more
Others around Australia include:
- Bob Baker AM - Chief Director of AJ 2010 and former Deputy Chief Commissioner, NSW
- David Cossart OAM, Assistant Chief Commissioner. Scouts ACT
- Harold Davis AM - Patron of the Lord Baden-Powell Society
- Colleen Godsell AM - Chair, 1st Mosman 1908 Scout Group, NSW
- Philippa Lovely OAM - Abseiling Senior Instructor, Greater Western Sydney Region, NSW
- John Mitchell OAM - Financial supporter of Scouts ACT for more than 20 years
We also congratulate all our members who were honoured with local awards including;
- Sally Jensen, 1st Koo Wee Rup - Young Citizen of the Year, Cardinia Shire
- Tapanga Barnhart, 3rd/4th Colac - Young Citizen of the Year, Colac Otway Shire
- Thomas Van Dolderen, 1st Lang Lang - Junior Citizen of the Year, Lang Lang
- Corey Williams, Bacchus Marsh - Young Citizen of the Year, Moorabool
- Christopher Harris, Kulin Rover Crew - Young Citizen of the Year, Pyrenees Shire
- Tristan Grinter, 1st Cobram Scout Group - Young Citizen of the Year, Moira Shire
- Kaija Pedler, River Gums District Rover Crew - Young Citizen of the Year, Campaspe Shire
- Maddy Hack, Bairnsdale - Junior Citizen of the Year, Bairnsdale
- Wendy Byrnes, District Commissioner, Nillumbik - Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Mark Armstrong, Watsonia - Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Wayne Green, 2nd Eltham Sea Scouts - Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Alan Cuthbertson, formerly 1st Lower Plenty - Jagajaga Community Australia Day Award
- Christine Almaraz, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
- Linda Lovelace, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
- Wendy Hopkins, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
- Kai So, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
- Kylie Peek, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
- Judy Zach, 1st Doncaster East - Menzies Community Service Award
Do you know of any other Scout members who were acknowledged on Australia Day? Please email us at marketing@scoutsvictoria.com.au. We will continue to update this listing as more details come through.
