The 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 9 June 1997 by the office of the Governor-General.
The Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
Order of Australia
Companion (AC)
General Division RecipientCitationNotes Andrew Sharp Peacock For service to the Australian Parliament, to politics and for the formulation and implementation of defence and foreign policy.
Officer (AO)
General Division RecipientCitationNotes Barbara Kaye Alexander For service to children and adults with disabilities and their families, particularly through the establishment of support groups, the expansion of educational opportunities and raising public awareness throughout Victoria. Jock Graham Douglas For service to primary industry and to conservation, particularly through the Cattlemen's Union of Australia and the Queensland landcare council. Nancy Giese, In recognition of service to the development of tertiary education in the Northern Territory and to the visual and performing arts Jack Golson For service to education, particularly in the fields of pre-history and archaeology research in Asia and the Pacific Region. Roy Montague Green For service to scientific, technological and environmental policy in Australia and marine science. Clive Edward Griffiths For service to the Parliament of Western Australia, particularly as President of the Legislative Council, and to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. John Charles Johnson, For service to law enforcement, to the development of police education policy throughout Australia and to emergency service organisations. Janet Isabel McDonald For service to women's health programmes, particularly the promotion of breast cancer awareness, to charitable organisations and to arts administration. Wallace Telford John Murray For service to the Parliament of New South Wales and to primary industries. Howarth Edkins Peterson, For service to the community, particularly by promoting public awareness and fundraising for cancer research, and to the Salvation Army Red Shield Committee. Frederick Bryce Macaulay Phillips For service to the advancement of public health policies, to the practice of medicine and to the Australian Medical Association. Ian Murray Russell, For service to industry in the areas of manufacturing, trade development and promotion of Australian export markets, and to the community. Brian Leonard Sallis For service to the media, particularly through Advertiser Newspapers Limited, to industry organisations and to the community. Richard Alan Smallwood For service to medicine, particularly in the field of gastroenterology, to research through the National Health and Medical Research Council, and to education. David deVaux Weedon For service to medicine, particularly in the areas of education, pathology and dermatopathology.Morris Langlo West, For service to literature.
Member (AM)
General Division