The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours List - Governor-General of the ...

MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISIONMrs Ruth Leonie CONDON, Gorokan NSW 2263For service to the community, particularly through Torchbearers for Legacy.Details not available at the request of Mrs Condon.Mr Stanley COOMBER, 48 Jacaranda Drive, Bribie Island Qld 4507For service to lawn bowls as a player, coach, selector and administrator.Bowls Queensland:Member, Queensland Squad, for 25 years; played over 300 games.Won over 100 major tournaments including National Pairs and Fours and State Pairs, 1980,and a Singles Championship, 1990.Represented Australia in 28 games.Member, first Queensland Coaching Panel.Selector – Queensland state, district and club levels, for many years.Chairman, Bribie Island Bowls Club, since 2001.Life Member, Banyo Bowls Club, 1989; has held many club positions including President;Member, since 1965.Awards/recognition include:Australian Sports Medal, 2000.Inductee, Queensland Hall of Fame (Lawn Bowls), 2000.Mr Maurice George COOPER, Wentworth Falls NSW 2782For service to the community of the Blue Mountains, and as a fundraiser for a rangeof charitable organisations.Chairman, for several terms, Blue Mountains Accommodation Association, prior to 1998;Vice-President, Blue Mountains Tourism, since 1998.Involved in the establishment and management of the Community Advice and InformationBureau, Katoomba, 1979-1986.Involved with a range of charitable organisations in the Blue Mountains region as afundraiser and donor, including People Living With AIDS; Nepean and Blue MountainsProstate Cancer Support Group; Opera and Arts Support Group; Rotary Clubs of Katoombaand Central Blue Mountains; and National Trust of Australia through the Leura Everglades.Fundraiser, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children Pathfinders.165