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The full list of South Australians honoured with the 2025 Order of Australia awards

The 2025 Australia Day Honours list recognises and celebrates 732 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service. Here are the South Australians on this year’s list.

Photo: Pamela Wall AO and her late husband Ian Wall AM. Photo Roy Vandervegt

The 2025 Australia Day Honours list recognises and celebrates 732 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service. Here are the South Australians on this year’s list.

Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Professor Claire Edwina Smith
Blackwood SA 5051
For distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly social and anthropological archaeology, and as a national and international academic.

Mrs Pamela Maunsell Wall OAM
For distinguished service to the community through charitable support and philanthropic contributions, and to the community of South Australia.

Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Mr Robert Ian Chapman
Somerton Park SA 5044
For significant service to the financial sector, and to Australian rules football.

Mr Stephen Alexander GRIEVE
Hindmarsh Island SA 5214
For significant service to architecture, and to arts development through leadership roles.

Ms Joanne Margaret HEDGES
SA
For significant service to Indigenous community, particularly through oral health research and improved
outcomes.

Professor Stephen Peter McDonald
Norwood SA 5067
For significant service to kidney medicine as an administrator, researcher, and clinician.

Dr David Geoffrey Mills
SA
For significant service to medicine through international development, and rural and remote health education.

Associate Professor Patrick James O’Connor
SA
For significant service to community health, and to conservation and the environment.

Awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Mr Jed Norman ALTSCHWAGER
Largs Bay SA 5016
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Paralympic Games 2024.

Mr Oliver Dylan BLEDDYN
SA
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Mr Kingsley Charles BLENKIRON
Woodside SA 5244
For service to the community of Onkaparinga.

Professor Claudine Sharon BONDER
Prospect SA 5082
For service to medical research.

Mr David John BOTTING
Millicent SA 5280
For service to agriculture, and to the community of Millicent.

Mrs Sarah Suzanne Bryja (Tinney)
Brighton SA 5048
For service to the community through charitable organisations.

Mr Vincent CICCARELLO
Adelaide SA 5000
For service to arts administration.

Mr Robert John COOKE
For service to the community of Port Lincoln.

Mrs Wendy GAMBLING
Berri SA 5343
For service to netball as an administrator

The late Mr Craig Anthony GLENNON
Novar Gardens SA 5040
For service to tennis as an official and administrator.

The late Mr Peter Edward GREED
SA
For service to the community of the Mildura and Mallee regions, and to the arts.

Mrs Elizabeth HABERMANN
Wudinna SA 5652
For service to the community of South Australia.

The late Mr David HEWITSON
SA
For service to football as an administrator.

Mr John Franklin INGHAM
Hope Valley SA 5090
For service to broadcast media.

Ms Margaret Soo Koo
SA
For service to the creative arts, particularly as an embroiderer.

Mr Peter Lane
Auburn SA 5451
For service to youth, and to the community.

Mrs Wendy Ellen Lane
Auburn SA 5451
For service to youth, and to the community.

Mrs Lan Le
For service to the Crown, and to the community of South Australia.

Mr Conor Gerard Leahy
SA
For service to sport as a gold medallist at the Paris Olympic Games 2024.

Mrs Patricia Anne MARSH
SA
For service to the community, particularly women and
youth.

Mrs Janine Margaret MOLLOY
West Beach SA 5024
For service to swimming as an official and administrator.

Clinical Associate Professor Robert Francis PARKYN
SA
For service to medicine in the field of breast and
endocrine surgery.

Mrs Cheryle Gaye PEDLER
Gurra Gurra SA 5343
For service to the community through a range of roles and organisations.

The late Mr Barry John Priori
Aldinga Beach SA 5173
For service to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Mr Graham Michael Rudd
Pasadena SA 5042
For service to veterans.

Mr Brenton Harold Perks
Norwood SA 5067
For service to horse racing, and to business.

Mrs Cheryle Gaye Pedler
Gurra Gurra SA 5343
For service to the community through a range of roles and organisations.

Dr Samantha PILLAY
SA
For service to urology.

The late Mr Barry John PRIORI
Aldinga Beach SA 5173
For service to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Mr Graham Michael RUDD
Pasadena SA 5042
For service to veterans

Colonel Francis Peter SCOTT DSO (Retd)
Myrtle Bank SA 5064
For service to veterans and their families.

Mr Peter George Squires
Tailem Bend SA 5260
For service to community history.

Mrs Judith Atala WHITING
Hope Valley SA 5090
For service to lawn bowls.

Mr Alfred Neil Wilkinson
Murray Bridge SA 5253
For service to the communities of the Fleurieu Peninsula and Barossa Valley.

See the full list of Australians honoured here.

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