Inner south-east Melbourne residents were prominent in last week’s Australia Day Honours:

Companion (AC) in the General Division
of the Order of Australia
Rabbi Dr John Simon LEVI AM, Malvern East. For eminent service to Judaism through seminal roles with religious, community and historical organisations, to the advancement of interfaith understanding, tolerance and collaboration, and to education.

Honorary Member (AM) in the General
Division of the Order of Australia
Ms Mary Lou JELBART, VIC.

Member (AM) in the General Division
of the Order of Australia
Ms Paula BENSON, Williamstown. For significant service to people living with ovarian cancer, and to business.
Associate Professor Douglas James BROWN, Camberwell . For significant service to medicine, particularly to spinal cord injuries.
Mrs Amy Ellen BUROW, Camberwell. For significant service to athletics, and through support for women and junior sportspersons
Mr Brian Myddleton DAVIS, Brighton. For significant service to the community through philanthropic support for a range of organisations, and to business.
Associate Professor Gregory Julian GOODMAN, Toorak. For significant service to medicine, to skin and cancer research, and to education.
Miss Jeanette Lillian GUNN, Armadale. For significant service to water polo at the elite level.
Rabbi Mordechai GUTNICK, St Kilda East. For significant service to the Jewish community through a range of roles.
Ms Barbara Jane HINGSTON, Richmond. For significant service to community health, and to people with disabilities.
Ms Marie Frances (Fran) HYNES, Elwood. For significant service to water skiing through a range of roles.
Ms Catherine Maree KISS, Camberwell. For significant service to the parks and recreation industry, and to children’s wellbeing.
Mrs Frances Joan LEFROY, Melbourne . For significant service to the community through philanthropic support initiatives.
Dr George Allister LEFROY, Melbourne. For significant service to the community through philanthropic support initiatives.
Dr John Phillip McCAFFREY, Armadale. For significant service to veterinary science, and to equine welfare.
Mr Peter Stuart MARSHALL, Glen Iris. For significant service to tertiary education administration, and to professional associations.
Ms Sarah Louise MATHESON, St Kilda. For significant service to the law, to intellectual property protection, and to the not for profit sector.
Mr Philip David MAYERS, Toorak. For significant service to the community through a range of organisations.
Professor Jonathan William SERPELL, Mentone . For significant service to medicine, particularly to endocrine surgery.
Mrs Christine TARASCIO, East Mel-bourne. For significant service to medical research and charitable organisations.
Professor Johnstone William THWAITES, Albert Park. For significant service to the environment, and to the people and Parliament of Victoria.
Mr Kenneth Wayne WATKINS, Melbourne. For significant service to the performing arts, particularly to ballet.
Mr Daryl John WILLIAMS, Sandringham. For significant service to the legal profession, to the community, and to cancer research.

Officer (AO) in the General Division
of the Order of Australia
Professor William Neil CHARMAN, Deepdene. For distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to the pharmaceutical sciences, and to professional organisations.
Mr Charles George CLARK, East Mel-bourne. For distinguished service to the wine industry through leadership roles, to finance and business, to the arts, and to charitable initiatives.
Professor Susan Ruth DAVIS, Richmond.
For distinguished service to medicine, to women’s health as a clinical endocrinologist and researcher, and to medical education.
Emeritus Professor Andrew MARKUS. For distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to the study of Jewish civilisation, as a sociologist and demographer, and to multiculturalism.
Professor Helen O’CONNELL, East Melbourne. For distinguished service to medical education, and to medicine, in the field of urology, as an academic and clinician, and to professional groups.
Ms Brenda SHANAHAN, South Yarra. For distinguished service to medical health research, to the business and finance sectors, to corporate governance, and to philanthropy.

Medal (OAM) in the General Division
of the Order of Australia
Mr Lino Domenic BRESCIANI, Toorak. For service to the performing arts, and to young singers and musicians
Dr Peter James DAVIS, Caulfield South. For service to the Jewish community of Melbourne.
Dr Susan ENGLISH-DONKERS, Brighton East. For service to the youth of Timor-Leste, to women, and to medicine.
Mr Geoffrey William GOODE, Beaumaris. For service to the community as an advocate for electoral reform.
Ms Elizabeth JAMES, Armadale. For service to the Jewish community of Victoria.
Dr Henry Ronald LEW, Caulfield North. For service to ophthalmology, and to the Jewish community.
Mrs Amanda MANDIE, Toorak. For service to the community through charitable organisations.
Mr David William PLANT, Malvern. For service to botanic gardens, and to ornithology.
Mr Craig James REECE. For service to cricket.
Mr Peter Thomas REILLY, Camberwell. For service to the community through cultural organisations, and to business.
Mr Bruce REYNOLDS, Dingley. For service to little athletics.
Dr Hilary Louise RUBINSTEIN, Glen Huntly. For service to community history through a range of roles.
Mrs Megan Ruth RYNDERMAN, Toorak . For service to people living with cancer, and to the community.
Mr Neil Howard SAMUEL, Malvern. For service to people living with dementia, and to the community.
Ms Renata SINGER, St Kilda. For service to the community through cultural, Jewish and women’s organisations.
Mr Bernard SMITH, Deepdene. For service to the community of North Balwyn, and to cricket.
Mr Avi SUSSKIND, Caulfield North. For service to the Jewish community of Melbourne.
Mr Patrick Francis TEHAN QC, East Malvern. For service to the law, and to the legal profession.
Ms Maria Luisa VALMORBIDA, South Yarra. For service to the Italian community of Victoria.
Mr Peter Mckenzie WARNER, Canterbury. For service to cricket, and to Australian rules football.
Associate Professor David Rowan WEBB, South Yarra. For service to medicine, particularly to urological surgery.
Mr Rodney John WHYTE, Carnegie. For service to pharmacy, to professional societies, and to the community.
Mr Peter Barry WICKING, Black Rock. For service to education, and to youth mental health
Mr Raouf Zaki YOUSSEF, Clarinda. For service to the Coptic Orthodox Church in Victoria.
Mrs Souria Khalil YOUSSEF, Clarinda. For service to the Coptic Orthodox Church in Victoria.