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Australia Day 2025 Honours List recognises people with disabilities who have made a difference.

Physical Disability Australia
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Jan 2025

The Australia Day 2025 Honours List recognises many incredible Australians who have shown commitment and hard work to earn their place on this esteemed wall of fame.

Of these, PDA wishes to thank and congratulate the following for their commendable contributions to Australia’s disability community:

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

* Mr James Christopher Simpson (NSW)
* Ms Samantha Jayne Connor (NSW)
* Ms Carmel Helena Crouch (QLD)
* Mr Matthew Grant Formston (NSW)
* Ms Penelope Margaret Gerstle (NSW)

Honorary) Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

* The late Emeritus Professor Joseph Henry Graffam (VIC)

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

* Dr Jessie Helen Harman (VIC)
* Professor Alun Conrad Jackson (VIC)
* Mr Adam David Johnston (NSW)
* Mrs Joan McKenna Kerr (WA)
* Professor Sharon Linda Naismith (NSW)
* Professor Julian Norman Trollor (NSW)
* Mrs Ann Weldon (NSW)

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

* Mr Jed Norman Altschwager (SA)
* Ms Annamaria Arabia (ACT)
* Mr Jesse Bage Aungles (ACT)
* Ms Nikki Louise Ayers
* Ms Emily Jane Beecroft (QLD)
* Mr Wesley Donald Bleakley (QLD)
* Mr Oliver Dylan Bleddyn (SA)
* Mr Korey Richard Boddington (QLD)
* Mrs Teresa Ann Bourke (QLD)
* Ms Grace Lowden Brown (VIC)
* Ms Sharon Therese Buckley (NSW)
* Mr Maxwell Burt (NSW)
* Ms Julie Charlton (NSW)
* Mrs Lisa Ann Cox (QLD)
* Associate Professor Jill Christine Duncan (NSW)
* Mr Matthew Charles Ebden (WA)
* Ms Noemie Eva Fox (NSW)
* Mr Thomas James Gallagher
* Ms Julia Clare Hales (WA)
* Mrs Julie Ellen Hermansen (NSW)
* Mr Timothy Jack Hodge (NSW)
* Miss Shayna Louise Jack
* Mr Benjamin Charles Johnson (NSW)
* Mr Brian Johnstone (VIC)
* Ms Nina Kennedy (WA)
* Mr Conor Gerard Leahy (SA)
* Ms Alexa Leary (QLD)
* Mr David Peter Luck (ACT)
* Mr Cameron James Mcevoy (QLD)
* Mr Kelland Michael O’Brien
* Ms Lani Glen Pallister
* Ms Lauren Parker (NSW)
* Mr John Peers (WA)
* Ms Jamie Perkins (QLD)
* The late Mr Barry John Priori (SA)
* Ms Saya Sakakibara (QLD)
* Mr Callum Simpson (QLD)
* Miss Keira Kristina Stephens (QLD)
* Ms Arisa Trew (QLD)
* Mr Samuel Luke Welsford (WA)
* Mr Martin Wren (NSW)
* Ms Olivia Clare Wunsch (NSW)

(Honorary) Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

* Mrs Annamaria Rachel Wood (NSW)

PDA would also like to raise a glass to everyone else who plays a role in supporting our community. Whether on a big or little scale, your efforts and contributions are recognised, seen and celebrated and we give thanks.

Physical Disability Australia (PDA) is a national peak Disability Peoples Organisation run by and for people with physical disability, advocating for equal opportunity, inclusion and human rights across Australia. Established in 1995, PDA represents the voices and lived experiences of its members to influence policy, engage with government, and drive meaningful change, ensuring people with physical disability are respected, empowered and able to participate fully in all aspects of society.

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