Australia Day 2021 Honours List
Media people who received honours included:
MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Ms Lorrae DESMOND MBE
Runaway Bay QLD 4216
For significant service to the performing arts as an actor, entertainer and singer.
Mr Craig FOSTER
NSW
For significant service to multiculturalism, to human rights and refugee support organisations, and to football.
Mr Michael Bruce HAWKINS
Camp Mountain QLD 4520
For significant service to the film and television industry, and to screen content.
Mrs Genevieve Mary JACOBS
ACT
For significant service to the broadcast media, and to the community.
The late Mrs Maureen Anne KERRIDGE
Formerly of Bronte NSW 2024
For significant service to the television industry, to the arts, and to charitable organisations.
Ms Valerie Kathleen LEHMAN
QLD
For significant service to the performing arts, and to wildlife conservation.
Mr Graham Alastair ROSS
Beecroft NSW 2119
For significant service to the broadcast media, particularly to horticulture, and to the community.
MEDAL (OAM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Brady HARAN
SA
For service to the broadcast and on-line media.
Mr Simon Edward MOORE
Kirribilli NSW 2061
For service to the broadcast media, and to the community.
Mr Neil ROGERS
Box Hill North VIC 3129
For service to community radio as a presenter.
Mr Glenn Anthony WHEELER
Caringbah NSW 2229
For service to the broadcast media, and to the community.
Ms Katie Lisa WOOLF
Stuart Park NT 0820
For service to the broadcast media in the Northern Territory.
For the record the top honours were
COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
The Reverend Margaret COURT AO MBE
City Beach WA 6015
For eminent service to tennis as an internationally acclaimed player and record-holding grand slam champion, and as a mentor of young sportspersons.
Rabbi Dr John Simon LEVI AM
Malvern East VIC 3145
For eminent service to Judaism through seminal roles with religious, community and historical organisations, to the advancement of interfaith understanding, tolerance and collaboration, and to education.
Emeritus Professor Cheryl Elisabeth PRAEGER AM
Nedlands WA 6009
For eminent service to mathematics, and to tertiary education, as a leading academic and researcher, to international organisations, and as a champion of women in STEM careers.
The Honourable Malcolm Bligh TURNBULL
NSW
For eminent service to the people and Parliament of Australia, particularly as Prime Minister, through significant contributions to national security, free trade, the environment and clean energy, innovation, economic reform and marriage equality, and to business and philanthropy.