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Medal winners
shine at DEWHA

More recipients of Australia Day Achievement Medallions have come to light since PS News published the first official list last week.
This week it’s the turn of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

More achievers honoured

The medallions are provided to Government Agencies across Australia to acknowledge outstanding performance by staff members and are reserved for the highest level of recognition.
The recipients from DEWHA in 2010 are:

Individual Awards
Kerry Cameron
Jane Barney
Bridget Payne
Liz Wren
Troy Hinson
Wendy Dalitz
Karina McLachlan
Paul Hedge
Pamela Clelland Gray
Leanne Wilks
Glenn Hirst
Ian Furner
Kim Cheng
Vicki Dempsey
Michael Peat
Angus MacGregor

EPBC Act Review Team
Mark Flanigan
Ashleigh Saint
Ilse Wurst
Caroline Reynolds
Caroline Nordang
Mark Allen
Elizabeth McMillan
Kate Palmer
Jonathon Hutton
Lisa Strickland

Traveston Crossing Dam Team
Cathy Skippington
Michelle Wicks
Roland Trease
Cath Francis
Jonathan Teasdale
Lesley Donohoe
Chris Ashcroft
Alannah Pentony
Genine Johnson
Wendy Bennett

NSW Arts and Culture Network Team
Stacey Campton
Sandra Chestnutt
Ted Smith
Donna-Maree Towney
Mat Cornwell
Angela Wood
Jeff Goodwin
Nikki Thurbon
Amanda Ingram
Brian Kelly
Rob Perrin

Disability and the Arts Strategy Team
Caroline Fulton
Penny Gault
Jacqui Uhlmann
Elizabeth Webb

Glaciology Team
Alan Elcheikh
Jeremy Ridgen
Adam Treverrow
Roland Stehle
Tas van Ommen
Barbara Frankel
Tessa Vance
Anthony Worby
Petra Heil
Roland Warner
Glenn Hyland
Neal Young
Mark Richardson
Mike Craven
Steve Cann
Shavawn Donoghue
Jeff Cumpston
Mark Curran
Andrew Moy
Rob Massom
Adam Steer
Jason Roberts
Jason Anderson
Ian Allison
Barry Giles
Jan Lieser

Environmental Stewardship Section
Kelly Buchanan
Nathan Harris
Graham Hodge
Fiona Dickson
Karen Lummis
Julie Easton
Jenna Leonard
Jenny Varela
Simon Attwood
Erin Chapman
Juanita Watters
Emma Burns

Program performance -Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Team
Drue Edwards
Alice Roughley
Matthew Plaistowe
Karl Rumba
Mia Thurgate
Christopher Holland
Steve Dawson
Gwynne Coughlin
Tim Sleigh
Angela Cummings
Donna Campbell

ICT Sustainability Section
Mick Dawes
Renee Anderson
Noni Przybylski
Ross Hamilton

Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Team
Stephen Richards
Raelene Glenn
Jane Carter

NAIDOC Week 2009 Organising Team
Wendy Dalitz
Alexis Kelly
Merran Aguilera-Gibson
Georgia Conduit

Heritage Stimulus Projects Team
Jennifer Carter
Ros Franklin
Tania Keath
Lenni Parry
Cathrine Sendall
Jo Sharp
Chrisafina Valakas
Kirsten Willcox
Jacqui Uhlmann
Kylie Kulper
Alexis Arrowsmith
Rod Harvey

International Projects Team - International Heritage and Policy Branch
Kate Bowmaker
Bruce Wellington
Minouschka Lush
Roberta Thorburn
Kylie Mullins
Samantha Burt
Inge Stokkel
Robyne Leven
Angela McGregor
Kate McMahon
Mai Linh Huynh

Teams and individuals delivering the “National Waste Policy - Less Waste More Resources”
Jenny Waygood
Greg Plummer
Lee Eeles
Sara Broomhall
Bronwyn Dixon
Nola Sloan
Damien Hall
Daniel Rothenfluh
Jason Choi
Jo Townsend
Greg Manning
Sue May
Debbie Lawrence
Cathy McGowan
Christine Croke
Hue Du
Miranda Kelly
Jeremy White
Cassie Browne
Janine Cullen
Paul Bainton
Paul Starr
Pip Hook
Claire Shepherd
Margot Harker
Kathy Eyles
Linda Reid
Mary-Anne Wilson
Rohini Tendulkar
Selina Mitchell

Montara Oil Spill Taskforce
Chantal Simakoff-Ellims
Susan Kropman
Glen Ewers
Barbara Ross
Natasha Puniard
Micheal Deering
David Patmore
Matthew Johnston
Meredith Hutchison
Mahani Taylor

Australian Biological Resources Study Team
Cameron Slayter
Amy Jarrott
Erin Croot
Raelee Chapman
Brigitte Kuchlmayr
Gail Kenmuir
Samantha Cocks
Lisa Nitschke
Grant Heino

Environmental Resource Information Network Marine Team
Heather Logie
David Holt
Jason Passioura
Carolyn Armstrong
Sarah Coulson
Annette Mackintosh
Joanne Allison

AEEB - Lighting Team
Mel Slade
Liz Watts
Shane Holt
Ren Webb
Yogendra Mistry
Catherine Corver
David Boughey

CIPB - Smart Grid Initiative
Graeme Marshall
Kate Lynch
Tom Barry
Alex Wilson
Stacey McIntosh
Matthew Stuchbery
Dr Bill Lilley

Land Form Project Team
Mike Saynor
Richard Houghton
Fiona Bradley
Kate Turner
Ken Evans
Grant Staben
John Lowry

On-Farm and Strengthening Basin Communities teams - On Farm Irrigation Efficiency
Paula Perrett
Amala Jayasekara
Dieter Kluger

Stengthening Basin Communities
Lucy Vincent
Cindy Richardson
Fred Harrop
With special mention to: the Cities and Towns and the On-Farm Pilot projects teams

National Water Planning Guidelines Team
Marita Muller
Sonia Fedorow
Peter Baker

Water Group Communications Team
Howard Conkey
Alyssa Bagley
Anna-Lisa Hayes
Elizabeth Begley
Grant Akersten
Haley Aldridge
Jennifer van den Tol
Kate Thomas
Katrina Willis
Morgan Ackroyd
Rowan Winsemius
Lisa Blanch

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Medal winners shine at DEWHA

Medal winners
shine at DEWHA