1990 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on Monday 11 June 1990 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 RecipientCitationNotesHis Excellency Archbishop Edward Idris CassidyFor service to the religion and to international affairsDr Basil Stuart HetzelFor service to Australian and world health, particularly in the field of human nutritionGeorge Howard MichellFor service to the wool industry and to the artsEmeritus Professor Nancy Fannie Millis, For service to science, particularly in the field of microbiology and its application to industryProfessor Lawrie William PowellFor service to medicine and medical research, particularly in the field of gastroenterology and liver diseaseSir Nicholas (Michael) Shehadie, For service to the media, to sport and to the communityEmeritus Professor John Jamieson Carswell SmartFor service to education, particularly in the field of philosophyThe Honourable John Halden Wootten, For service to human rights, to conservation, to legal education and to the lawSir David (Ronald) Zeidler, For service to science and technology, to business and to the community

Officer (AO)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesDavid Charles Keith AllenFor service to the natural gas industryGraeme Emerson Bell, For service to music, particularly jazzDr Joseph Brown, For service to the community and the artsProfessor John Ralph BurtonFor service to resource engineering, particularly in the field of resource management educationMargaret Frances Carnegie, For service to art, literature and to local historyThe Honourable Joan ChildFor service to the Australian ParliamentDr John Law Farrands, For service to science and technologyThomas Brian FinnFor service to business, to industry and to educationJames Timothy Gleeson, For service to artAssociate Professor Yasmine GooneratneFor service to literature and to educationJohn Bernard Gough, For service to industryDr Gavan Griffith, For public service as Commonwealth Solicitor GeneralMarjorie Jackson-Nelson, For service to community health and to sportProfessor Geoffrey Milton KellermanFor service to medical education, particularly in the field of biochemical researchDr Elizabeth Nesta MarksFor service to science, particularly in the field of entomologyFrederick William Millar, For service to business and commerce and to the artsProfessor James Douglas MorrisonFor service to science, particularly in the field of physical chemistry, and to educationRobert OuttersideFor service to educationKeith William PearsonFor public serviceEmeritus Professor Alfred Hurlstone PollardFor service to business, particularly in the field of accountancy, and to the communityJennifer Joan RossFor service to community health, particularly in the field of haemophiliaThe Honourable Susan Maree RyanFor service to the Australian ParliamentReverend Dr John Fraser ScottFor service to learningThe Honourable Justice Ian Fitzharding SheppardFor service to higher education and to the lawVictor SmorgonFor service to art, particularly as a benefactorLoti SmorgonFor service to art, particularly as a benefactor and fund raiserKenneth Charles TaeuberFor public serviceJohn Casey TaylorFor public serviceAssociate Professor Gillian TurnerFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of geneticsWlodzimierz Wojak, For service to multiculturalism and ethnic affairs

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyRear Admiral Anthony Michael Carwardine, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel)ArmyMajor General John Stuart Baker, For service to the Australian Army, particularly as Director Joint Intelligence OrganisationAir ForceAir Vice-Marshal Brian John GrafFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Assistant Chief of the Air Staff – MaterielAir Commodore Thomas William O'Brien, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force as Chief of Staff Air Headquarters

Member (AM)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesElizabeth Anne AlexanderFor services to accountancyPeter Richard Woolnough AllenFor service to the performing arts, particularly as a song writerChristopher Raymond BanksFor service to the housing industry and the communityNorman James BartonFor service to the sport of glidingDr Victor David BearFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of otolaryngologyLeon Joseph BeckerFor service to the media and the communityPercival James BellFor service to horse racing, particularly as Chairman of the Australian Jockey ClubCouncillor Herbert Ross BoucherFor service to the community and local governmentJohn Anthony Guy BrandFor service to architecture, particularly in the field of planningRichard Edwin BrettFor service to the electrical and electronic industriesJohn Linton BriggsFor service to apicultureDr Robert Hallows BrownFor service to manufacturing engineeringMargaret Alison CameronFor service to library services, education and to ornithologyRonald Patrick Casey, For service to community health and sportElizabeth Ann ChurcherFor service to the arts, particularly in the field of arts administration and educationDr Thomas Joseph ClaffeyFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of orthopaedic surgeryMaxwell Graham CoghlanFor service to education in the field of financial administrationDr Peter Langtree ColvilleFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of rehabilitation and severe disability managementAssociate Professor Graham George CraigFor service to dentistryBrother Kevin Thomas CunninghamFor service to religion and educationJohn Victor DaniellFor service to the film and television industryMarjory Winifred DavenportFor service to marine and civil engineeringThe Honourable Ronald DaviesFor service to the Western Australian Parliament and to the communityClyde Kenneth DickensFor service to accountancyErnest Ashly DingoFor service to the performing artsFrances Hazel DonovanFor service to social work education and social welfareMichael Philip DudmanFor service to music, particularly as an organistChief Magistrate John Milton DuganFor service to the lawWilfred Francis EllisFor service to marine engineering and to naval architectureMancel Rose Ellis RobinsonFor service to education, particularly for children with learning disabilitiesEdward Eugene Falk, For service to small businessPatricia Edith FeilmanFor service to the communityNorman Graham FreudenbergFor service to journalism, to parliament and to politicsEllie Joan GaffneyFor service to the community, particularly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communitiesMaureen GilmartinFor service to the community through Catholic women's organisationsJohn Edward GrahamFor service to the housing industryRobert Geoffrey Hewett GreenFor service to conservation and the environmentMarjorie Fay GrovesFor service to netballRodney HallFor service to the arts, particularly in the field of literatureDr June Wanda HallidayFor service to medical science, particularly in the field of biochemical researchNorman James HalseFor public service and for service to agricultureGeorge Edward HamsFor public service, particularly in the field of telecommunicationsDr Douglas HardyFor service to medicineRonald James HesfordFor service to agriculture, and to the communityRex Kelvin HobcroftFor service to musicClifford Henry HockingFor service to the arts and to entertainmentJames Colin HoskinFor service to education, particularly as Headmaster, James Ruse Agriculture High School and to the communityPhyllis Deirdre HylandFor service to netballGillian Hilma JamesFor service to the Tasmanian Parliament and to the communityLevaun Mary JarvisFor service to the communityThe Honourable Leslie Royston JohnsonFor service to the Australian Parliament, for public service, and for service to the Aboriginal communityRichard Colin JohnsonFor public service, particularly in the field of satellite communicationsGerasimos KaridisFor service to the building and construction industry and for service to the Greek communityBrian James KiddFor service to architecture and design, particularly for the needs of those with physical disabilities and the frail agedEthel Marion Lane, For service to the community, particularly in the field of veterans' welfareReverend Canon Alan Arthur LangdonFor service to education, particularly in the field of Christian educationMalcolm MacGregor Baxter LathamFor service to architecture, particularly in the field of town planningClemens Theodor LeskeFor service to musicWilliam Barrie LewisFor service to local governmentPeter Nicholas ManettasFor service to the seafood export industry and to the Greek communityCommissioner Norman James MansiniFor service to industrial relationsKeith Douglas MarshallFor service to industrial relationsReverend George Stanley Martin, For service to the community, particularly in the field of social welfareAngela Anne-Marie McAvoyFor service to the community, particularly as Founder President of the Australian Crohn's and Colitis AssociationPeter Boyce MeulmanFor public service, particularly in the field of telecommunicationsEdna Isabel MillsFor service to educationNecia Joy MocattaFor service to the community, particularly in the field of women's affairsEileen Margaret Pearce (Sister Victoire)For service to nursing, particularly in the field of palliative careMichael Laurence PeckFor service to architecture, particularly in the field of educationLawrence Vincent PedemontFor service to the community, particularly as member and president of the St Vincent de Paul Society of New South WalesEdward Esben PetersenFor service to the community, particularly with the Royal Victorian Institute for the BlindDr Bruce Henry Peterson, For service to medicine, particularly in the field of PSYCHIATRY, and to the communityIvor Lennox PinkertonFor service to civil engineeringRiccardo PisaturoFor service to the cattle industryDr John Victor PossinghamFor service to science, particularly in the field of horticultural researchBarbara Mary PotterFor service to the community particularly in the field of aged welfareValerie PrattFor service to the community, particularly in the field of employment for womenAllan Francis RainbirdFor public serviceHarold Adolphe SeeleyFor service to industryJames Glen ServiceFor service to the communityThe Reverend Father Richard Daniel ShanahanFor service to religion and to the communityTonia Louise ShandFor public serviceDr Anthony James ShinkfieldFor service to education, particularly as Headmaster, St Peter's College, AdelaideRobert George Smith, For service to tourism, particularly through West Coast Pioneers MuseumBrother Walter Austin SmithFor service to educationAssociate Professor Deane Oakford SouthgateFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of occupational health and safetyAndrew McDonald TaylorFor service to the arts, particularly in the field of literatureHis Honour Judge Barrie Ronald ThorleyFor service to the law and to rugby footballJohn Kevin Charles TwigdenFor service to primary industry, to local government and to the communityVincent VolpeFor service to the Italian communityGloria Dawn WalleyFor service to the Aboriginal communityRobert Bruce WhanFor service to primary industry and to the community

Military Division