AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS

The Australia Day Honour Awards 2019 reads:

DAVID INGLIS:  For significant service to the international community through humanitarian medical programs.
Interplast Australia and New Zealand:

  • President, 2010-2016.
  • Vice-President, 1994-2010.
  • Board Member, 1984-2016.
  • Provided Pro Bono legal advice, from 1983.

Minter Ellison, Victoria:

  • National Chair, International Trade Group, current.

Former Chair, Melbourne Office, 8 years.

Other service includes:

  • Lead Speaker, 1st International Conference on Humanitarian Medical Missions, 2014.
  • Member, Law Council of Australia, current.
  • Former Vice-President, Australian Indonesian Business Council, 1990s.
  • Former Member, Australia Malaysia Business Council.
  • Member, Old Melburnians Council, Melbourne Grammar School, 6 years.
  • Former Member, Beyond Australia Committee, The Myer Foundation.
  • Member, Rotary Club of Melbourne, current.
    Awards and recognition includes:
    Recipient, Paul Harris Fellowship, Rotary Club of Melbourne, 2016.

STEPHANIE WOOLLARD OAM
For service to the international community through humanitarian aid.  

Seven Women Project - Chief Executive Officer and Founder, since 2006.

  • Founder, Kathmandu Cooking School.
  • Founder, Hands On Development, running study tours to Nepal for university, high school
    students and Rotarians, since 2011.
  • Started a fair trade seven women student society at La Trobe that runs a fair trade stall every
    week (for 8 years running.) The group has won awards for Best Student Club and Society and
    brought awareness about fair trade, raising funds for our work in Nepal.

Rotary International
• Recipient, Inaugural International Responsible Business Award, presented at the United Nations, 2016.

Rotary Club of Melbourne:

  • Chair, Evening Meetings Committee, current.
  • Member, since 2016
  • Recipient, Royce Abbey Award, 2016.
  • Rotary Peace Fellow, 2013.

Board Member

  • Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand, 2016
  • Young Social Pioneers Program, Foundation of Young Australians, 2012-2013.
  • Red Cross Youth Advisory Board, 2010.

Leadership Programs

  • Williamson Community Leadership Program, Leadership Victoria, 2018.
  • School for Social Entrepreneurs, 2010.

Keynote Speaker

  • Graduation ceremonies and guest lectures at Victorian universities and high schools throughout Australia including Newcastle, Swinburne, Deakin, La Trobe, RMIT, CQU, Monash and Edith Cowan University, Shepparton, Dalby.
  • Rotary District Conferences in Australia including Mudgee, Agnes Waters, Townsville,Tasmania, Ingham, MTGambier; and international conventions and conferences.
  • International Conferences including Bahrain, Taiwan, Nepal, China, America, Canada, Poland and Ireland.

University contributions

  • Collaborated, Ichange social innovation course, Central Queensland University.
  • Collaborated with teams of researchers in the field of home economics and education for research projects in Nepal, Central Queensland University.
  • Offer a range of internships and DFAT funded Study Tours to Nepal for Australian students to gain overseas working experience in their respected fields.

Awards and recognition includes:

  • Women's Economic Forum Award, 2017. 
  • Manama Week Entrepreneurship Award, Capital Governate of Bahrain, 2017.
  • Honorary Member, Golden Key International Honours Society, 2017.
  • Nepalese Association of Victoria Award, for commendable service to the community, 2016.
  • Young Achievers Alumni Award, La Trobe University, 2016.
  • Ethical Enterprise Award, Moral Fairground, 2014.
  • Fellow, Young Social Pioneers Program, Foundation of Young Australians, 2011

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