PENINSULA, SOUTH-EAST: Local Honours list
A number of local people have been honoured in the 2025 Australia Day honours:
Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the General Division
n Dr Kym Jenkins, Sorrento. For significant service to psychiatry as a clinician, academic and in executive roles.
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division
• Ms Gulghotai Bezhan, Narre Warren North. For service to the Afghan community of Victoria.
• Mr Geoffrey Ballantyne Davidson, Berwick. For service to the community of Upper Beaconsfield.
• Mr Wayne John Hinton, Mornington. For service to Australian rules football as an umpire.
• Ms Selba Mtendere Luka. For service to the African community of Victoria.
• Mrs Judith Patricia McKee, Safety Beach. For service to the community of Melbourne.
• Ms Deborah Rae Mellett. For service to the Indigenous community of Victoria.
• Dr Colin George Walker, Pearcedale. For service to avian veterinary science, and to pigeon racing.
• Mrs Judith Anne Walsh, Rosebud. For service to the community of the Mornington Peninsula.

