{"id":5439,"date":"2020-01-30T19:02:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T09:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/?page_id=5439"},"modified":"2020-02-03T13:48:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T03:48:31","slug":"bardon-women-order-of-australia-honorees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/bardon-women-order-of-australia-honorees\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Bardon Women Are 2020 Order of Australia Honourees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>At the recently held 2020 Australia Day Awards, almost half, the highest percentage so far, of the recipients were women, including two distinguished women from Bardon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 1,099 awards were announced on 26 January 2020 by the Governor-General and Chancellor of the Order of Australia, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were 837 recipients of awards in the General Division of the Order of Australia,&nbsp;26 recipients in the Military Division of the Order of Australia, and 236 recipients of meritorious awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Almost 45 percent or 375 were awarded for outstanding service or achievement in the community. The oldest recipient is 97 years old whilst the youngest is 19.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr>\n<p class=\"related\"><b><i>Read: <\/i><b><a href=\" https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/bardon-state-school-gets-solar-panels\/\"><b><i> State Government Installs Solar Panels at Bardon State School, More Qld Schools on the Way  <\/i><\/b><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<hr>\n\n\n\n<p>A record 41.6 percent of the award recipients in the General Division of the Order of Australia were women \u2014 the highest ever. Included were Bardon\u2019s very own <strong>Ms Sarah Bradley <\/strong>&#8211; for distinguished service to the law, and to the judiciary, to women in the legal profession, and to the community; and <strong>Ms Marita Louise Cowie <\/strong>&#8211; for significant service to community health in rural and remote areas.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to Order of Australian Honours recipients! Let\u2019s celebrate the achievements of these wondereful people who inspire us every day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ItsAnHonour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ItsAnHonour<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DiversityInHonours?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DiversityInHonours<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AustraliaDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AustraliaDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OsZlCSFS9D\">https:\/\/t.co\/OsZlCSFS9D<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JHtOOFDMj2\">pic.twitter.com\/JHtOOFDMj2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PM&amp;C (@pmc_gov_au) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pmc_gov_au\/status\/1221176120814469123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Judge <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenaustralia.info\/biogs\/AWE5674b.htm\">Sarah Bradley <\/a>was honoured Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. She has served as a judge of the District Court of Queensland (Cairns, 1999-2009, Ipswich 2010-2016). She was also a Member (2000-2009) then Chair (2009-2012) of the District Court Judges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Committee.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her awards and recognition include Woman in Excellence Award, Women Lawyers Association of Queensland, 2016; and Honorary Life Member, Queensland Law Society<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marita-cowie-b6887722\/?originalSubdomain=au\">Ms Marita Louise Cowie <\/a>was appointed Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. She served at the Asthma Foundation of Queensland as Director (2013-2015) and Chairman (2014-2015).<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has been the Chief Executive Officer and Company Secretary of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, since 1998; Director and Deputy Chair of Asthma Foundation Queensland and New South Wales, since 2015; and Director and Deputy Chairman of Asthma Australia since 2014.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her awards and recognition include Honorary Doctor of Medicine, James Cook University, 2018; Honorary Member, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, 2009; Distinguished Service Medal, Rural Doctors Association of Australia, 2007; and&nbsp; Honorary Member, Rural Doctors Association Queensland.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gg.gov.au\/australian-honours-and-awardsaustralian-honours-lists\/australia-day-2020-honours-list\">See for the full list of Australia Day 2020 Honours List<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr>\n<p class=\"related\"><b><i>Read: <\/i><b><a href=\" https:\/\/bardonnews.com.au\/index.php\/rainworth-state-school-now-on-the-queensland-heritage-list\/\"><b><i> Rainworth State School Now on the Queensland Heritage List<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the recently held 2020 Australia Day Awards, almost half, the highest percentage so far, of the recipients were women, including two distinguished women from Bardon. 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