Thursday, 18 June 2026

 Vicki WARD (Eltham – Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Natural Disaster Recovery, Minister for Equality) (14:56): I recognise those in my electorate of Eltham who received King’s Birthday honours last weekend. Congratulations and deep thanks for their service to Professor Grahame Coleman AM for significant service to animal welfare, science and the discipline of human psychology; Emeritus Professor Kaye Stacey AM for her contributions to tertiary and secondary education and to mathematics; Emeritus Professor Richard Dowell AO for significant service to audiology, to the development of the cochlear implant and to tertiary education; Ms Fiona Macken AFSM for her dedication and service within the Diamond Creek fire brigade and her ongoing support for CFA; and the late Ray Wilton OAM for his service to the community of Melbourne through various volunteer roles and as a primary school educator.