{"id":63611,"date":"2022-01-27T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T17:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=63611"},"modified":"2022-01-25T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T06:09:36","slug":"betty-butterworth-oam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/betty-butterworth-oam\/","title":{"rendered":"Betty Butterworth honoured with OAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of the longest serving Lions in Anglesea has been recognised for her service in this year&#8217;s Australia Day Honours List.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth &#8220;Betty&#8221; Butterworth was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Australia (OAM) for service to the community through a range of organisations.<\/p>\n<p>The 94-year-old&#8217;s service and ties with the Lions are particularly strong, as she was a founding member of the Anglesea Lions Club in 1968 and then a founding member of the Anglesea Lioness Club in 1979, later serving in roles including as president, secretary and treasurer.<\/p>\n<p>She has been a member of the Surfcoast Country Women&#8217;s Association since about 1949 and has also served in roles including as president, secretary and treasurer, and was made a life member of the organisation in 1988.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Butterworth has also been a member of the local branch of the Red Cross since 1949, serving as treasurer from 1963-1978; has held leadership roles at the Anglesea sub-branch of the RSL, Legacy and Lions Village Anglesea, and has been a member of the Anglesea and District Historical Society for 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>There are two local appointees as Members of the Order of Australia (AM) this year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Geelong&#8217;s Helene Bender, For significant service to the community through health, education, not-for-profit and sporting organisations, including with Barwon Health Foundation, Deakin University, Geelong Grammar School, Tourism Victoria, Geelong Cemeteries Trust and St John of God Geelong Hospital, and<\/li>\n<li>Barwon Heads&#8217; Tony Walker for significant service to the media as a journalist and to the community, including with the<em> Australian Financial Review<\/em>, the <em>Financial Times<\/em> of London,<em> The Conversation<\/em>, the CEW Bean Foundation, and the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Awardees of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the Geelong region are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lara&#8217;s Lynne Folster for service to the community through a range of organisations<\/li>\n<li>Grovedale&#8217;s David Kelly for service to cricket and to education.<\/li>\n<li>Geelong&#8217;s Graham Gibson for service to cycling and to the community<\/li>\n<li>Newtown&#8217;s Frank Herd for service to the meat processing industry and to the community<\/li>\n<li>Newtown&#8217;s Robert Riordan for service to the community through a range of organisations<\/li>\n<li>Drysdale&#8217;s Helen Trigg for service to the community through a range of roles<\/li>\n<li>Portarlington&#8217;s Jennifer Wills for service to local government, to gender equality, and to the community<\/li>\n<li>Leopold&#8217;s William Pratt for service to the community of Geelong, and<\/li>\n<li>The late David Renton of Ocean Grove for service to surf lifesaving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyone can nominate any Australian for an award in the Order of Australia. If you know someone worthy, nominate them now at the Governor-General of Australia&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE of the longest serving Lions in Anglesea has been recognised for her service in this year&#8217;s Australia Day Honours List. Elizabeth &#8220;Betty&#8221; Butterworth was awarded the Medal of the Order of the Australia (OAM) for service to the community through a range of organisations. 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