Special Announcement

We congratulate two outstanding contributors from the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation and rural Australia on their recent awards on Australia Day 2010:

Larry Brennen (ARLP 2) was granted an OAM

Congratulations to you both!

Here are their official biographies from the Australian Honours Secretariat.

MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION

Mr Larry James BRENNEN, 557 Calgardup Road, Forest Grove WA 6286

For service to the dairy industry in Western Australia.

Inaugural Chairman, Challenge Dairy Co-operative, since 1999; a Western Australian

farmer-owned entity; has a current farmer membership of around 50 per cent of the state’s

dairy farmers.

Chairman, Challenge Australia Dairy since 2004; a joint venture partner with Challenge Dairy

Co-operative, and has a joint venture with QAF Ltd, a Singaporean based company.

Chairman, Sanyuan Challenge Australian Dairy, 2003.

Director, Dairy Research and Development Corporation, 1997-2003.

Invited to join International Farm Comparison Network, since 2003.

Australian Dairy Farmers Federation Dairy Research Committee representative for Western

Australia, 1992-1998.

Chairman, Western Dairy Regional Development Program, 1996-1998.

Vice-President, Dairy Section Western Australian Farmers Federation, 1995-1997.

Actively involved in the promotion of research and development within dairy industry.

Graduate of Australian Rural Leadership Program, 1996.

MEMBER (AM) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA

Ms Anne Murren DUNN, 12 Alexander Avenue, Cumberland Park SA 5041

For service to rural women, to a range of arts and cultural organisations, and to local

government through administrative roles.

Managing Director, M I Murren Enterprises, since 1993; a chairing, facilitation, project

management, community consultation, mediation and organisational development business.

Chair, Regional Women's Advisory Council; Former National Coordinator, Rural Women's

Arts Projects.

Co-Facilitator, National Indigenous Women's Leadership Program, Commonwealth ;

Government, since 2004.

Facilitator, National Rural Women's Summit, Canberra, 2008.

Board Director and Foundation Member, Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, 2000-2008.

Member, National Indigenous Women's Advisory Council.

Director, Never Turning Back, 2007.

Policy Developer, Collections Council of Australia, 2006-2007.

Chair, Adelaide Festival Centre Trust, 1993-1994.

Deputy Chair, Australia Council, 1989-1992; Scoping Study for Arts and Culture in

Communities; National Program Director, Regional Women's Leadership Project; Chair,

Community Cultural Development Board.

Chief Executive Officer, City of Port Phillip, Victoria, 1997-2001.

Chief Executive Officer, Department of Family and Community Services (SA), 1992-1993.

Chief Executive Officer, Department for the Arts and Cultural Heritage (SA), 1991-1992.

Chief Executive Officer, Department of Local Government (SA), 1986-1990.

Commissioner, South Australian Public Service Board, 1985-1986.

Deputy Commissioner, Northern Territory Public Service, 1984-1985.

Chair, South Australian Training and Skills Commission.

Member, Child Protection Council.

Member, Local Government Grants Commission, South Australia.

Member, Commonwealth Local Approvals Review Program.

Member, Social Welfare Administrators Council.

Member, Australian Uniform Building Code Council.

Member, Australian Urban and Regional Development Review.

Chair, Local Government Cultural Development Task Force.

Member, Local Government Officers Joint Operating Group.

Chair, CoPP East Timor/Suai Program Management Committee.

Project Manager, East Timor Development Action Program (Suai).

Sponsor, Leadership Coaching Program for East Timorese Leaders.

Awards/recognition include:

Fellowship Recipient, Australia Council, (Community Cultural Development Board), 2003.