Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 9 June 1975
Citation: Civil Division
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/1981
Citation: For service to the community through the administration of credit union facilities
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 14/6/1982
Citation: In recognition of services to commerce
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 8/6/1987
Citation: For service to the Victorian Teachers’ Union Credit Union
Honour: Officer of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/ 1988
Citation: For service to business and finance, particularly through the credit union movement since 1975, and as Chairman of the Credit Union Services Corporation (Australia) Limited
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26 /1/1988
Citation: For service to the development of the credit union movement
Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/1988
Citation: For service to the credit union movement
Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 12/6/1989
Citation: For service to the finance industry, particularly the credit union movement
Honour: Officer of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/1990
Citation: For service to finance particularly through the building society movement
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 10 June 1991
Citation: For service to the credit union movement in Queensland
Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 13/6/1993
Citation: For service to the credit union industry
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/1997
Citation: For service to the community through the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, 3RPH (Radio Print Handicapped), the Masonic Homes for the Aged and the credit union movement
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/1997
Citation: For service to the credit union movement,particularly the establishment of the Institute of Credit Union Directors and to the ESSO Employees’ Credit Union, and the Association of NSW Credit Unions
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 7/6/1999
Citation: For service to the financial services industry, particularly through the Queensland Teacher’s Credit Union Limited, and to the community
Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/2000
Citation: For service to the credit union movement, particularly through the World Council of Credit Unions and the establishment of the Education Credit Union Co operative Limited (Ed Credit)
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 12/6/2000
Citation: For service to industrial relations in the tertiary education sector, and to the credit union movement
Honour: Centenary Medal
Date of Award: 1/1/2001
Citation: For service to the Aboriginal community establishing the First Nations' Aboriginal Credit Union
Honour: Centenary Medal
Date of Award: 1/1/2001
Citation: For outstanding community service as Chairman of Bananacoast Credit Union
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/2001
Citation: For service to surf lifesaving and amateur swimming, and to the Australian credit union movement
Honour: Officer of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 11/6/2001
Citation: For service to the development and promotion of the credit union movement within Australia and internationally, and through the establishment and introduction of regional development education programmes to facilitate the operations of credit unions, particularly in Pacific and Asian areas
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/2002
Citation: For service to the credit union movement, to the wool industry, and to the community through participation in rural organisations
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 10/6/2002
Citation: For service to the development of the credit union movement
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/2005
Citation: For service to the community through support for social welfare organisations, to people with disabilities, particularly through the Northern Support Services group, and to the emergency services through the United Firefighters Union and Credit Union
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 26/1/2005
Citation: For service to business and commerce through providing leadership within the credit union movement, and to the community through support for Stewart House, Sydney
Honour: Member of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 13/6/2005
Citation: For service to the credit union movement and to the community through a range of service, pipe band and school organisations
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 12/6/2006
Citation: For service to the Ukrainian community of New South Wales and to the credit union movement
Honour: Medal of the Order of Australia
Date of Award: 12/6/2006
Citation: For service to the credit union movement and to the community of Beaudesert through church, sporting and fundraising roles
Historically how groundbreaking was the merger between Heritage Bank and People’s Choice? It is true that historical building societies have merged with credit unions, but it appears that it is rare
A new book called A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023 that we were pleased to help with has recently been published. Authored by friends of ours from the University of Sydney Co-operatives
Here is the latest edition of the Archives Newsletter..........