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MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISIONMr Barry Charles WALKER,'Ledgerton', 1521 Mountain Creek Road, Yass NSW 2582For service to the wool industry as a producer, and to the community of the Yassdistrict.Chairman, Graziers' Investment Company, since 2006.Founding Chairman, Network Investment Company, since 1999.Co-Founder and Director, Australian Wool Network Pty Ltd, since 1998.Chairman, Australian Wool Services (AWS), 2006-2007; Board Member, 2003-2007.Chairman, European Development Centre, The Woolmark Company (subsidiary of AWS),1988 and 1999-2001.Member, Woolgrower Board, 1988-2001.Chairman, Asian Development Centre, 1992-1998; Director, International Wool Secretariat,1996-1998.Director, Australian Wool Testing Authority, 1996-2001.Director, Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation, 1996-1998.President, Australian Superfine Woolgrowers Committee, 1993-1995; Member, ExecutiveCommittee, for 16 years; General Councillor, for 19 years.Member Representative, Wool Council of Australia, 1993-1996.Participant in scientific investigations including: ‘Towards 13 Micron’ project, CSIRO; Staplestrength field trials, Cooperative Research Centre for Premium Quality Wool; and ‘QPLU$Merino Reference Group’, NSW Department of Primary Industries.Board Member, Wool Measurement Service, NSW Department of Agriculture, 1990-1995.Member, General Council and Wool Committee, NSW Farmers Association, for many years;Member, since 1964.Founding Member, Yass/Goulburn Superfine Woolgrowers Committee, since 1972.Stud Master, The Highlander Ultrafine Wool Partnership, since 1999.Current Sheep Judge, Major Agricultural Shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania andRegional Shows in NSW and Victoria.Board Member, Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Victoria University,since 2007.Visiting Lecturer, Agriculture Students, University of NSW.Involved in the development of the NSW TAFE woolclassing curriculum.Periodic Lecturer, Yass TAFE.Inaugural President, Yass Shire Council, 1980-1981; Councillor, 1980-1987.Shire President, Goodradigbee Shire Council, 1978-1979; Councillor, for 5 years; oversawthe amalgamation with the Yass Municipal Council, 1980.Current Senior Deputy Captain, Mullion Bushfire Brigade; Executive Member, for over25 years; volunteer, since 1960.Current Joint Trustee, Mullion Community Recreation Reserve.Steering Committee Member, for the construction of The Mullion Community Hall; opened in1997.Justice of the Peace, since 1975.341