2017

Dr Graeme Blackman AO

For distinguished service to the pharmaceutical industry, to scientific research and policy development, to theological education and the Anglican Church of Australia and to aged care.

Mr William Bowness AO

For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts through philanthropic contributions, fundraising and advisory roles, and to the building and construction industry.

Professor the Honourable John Brumby AO

For distinguished service to the Parliament of Victoria, to economic management and medical biotechnology innovation, to improved rural and regional infrastructure, and to the community.

Dr Nicholas (Nick) Cave AO

For distinguished service to the performing arts as a musician, songwriter, author and actor, both nationally and internationally, and as a major contributor to Australian music culture and heritage.

The Honourable Stephen Charles AO QC

For distinguished service to the law and to the judiciary, particularly in the areas of commercial arbitration and mediation, to judicial administration, and to legal professional organisations.

Professor David Cooper AO

For distinguished service to intensive care medicine in the field of traumatic brain injury as a clinician and to medical education as an academic, researcher and author.

Professor Mark Cooper AO

For distinguished service to biomedical research in the fields of diabetes and related renal and cardiovascular diseases, to medical education, and as a mentor of young scientists.

Professor Gregory Craven AO

For distinguished service to tertiary education through leadership and representational roles with a range of institutions to the Catholic Church in Australia, and to constitutional law.

Professor Jane den Hollander AO

For distinguished service to tertiary education through a range of executive administration and advisory roles, as a supporter of professional educational organisations, and to the community.

Mr Ahmed Fahour AO

For distinguished service to business, particularly in the area of postal communications, to the banking and investment sectors, and as a supporter of improved multicultural relations.

Professor James Gehling AO

For distinguished service to environmental science, and to higher education, as an academic and researcher, in the area of palaeontology, and to the community of the Flinders Ranges.

Ms Mary Hemming AO

For distinguished service to community health as a leader and consultant in the development of therapeutic and pharmaceutical guidelines, nationally and internationally.

Professor Ian Johnston AO

For distinguished service to engineering, as an academic, researcher, practitioner and consultant, particularly in the fields of structural foundation engineering and geothermal energy.

Dr Ken Lay AO

For distinguished service to law enforcement as Chief Commissioner of Police in Victoria, through structural reforms to recruitment, training and deployment, and to social and community leadership.

Emeritus Professor William (Bill) Lovegrove AO

For distinguished service to leadership in the tertiary education sector, to developing academia in regional areas, and to cooperative research in a variety of fields.

Dr Christopher Roberts AO

For distinguished service to science and the development and commercialisation of medical biotechnology, particularly through the cochlear implant program, and the management of respiratory conditions.

Emeritus Professor Larry Sitsky AO

For distinguished service to the arts as a composer and concert pianist, to music education as a researcher and mentor, and through musical contributions to Australia's contemporary culture.

Dr Graeme Sloman AO

For distinguished service to medicine, particularly to the specialty of cardiology, as a clinician, through advisory roles with a range of medical organisations, and to the community.

Professor Andrew Stewart Coats

For distinguished service to medical research and tertiary education in the field of cardiology, as an academic and author, and as a mentor and role model for young scientists.

Professor David Vaux AO

For distinguished service to medicine in the field of biomedical cancer research, to higher education as an academic and mentor, and to professional integrity and ethics.

The Honourable Justice Mark Weinberg AO

For distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly through reforms to criminal law and procedure, to legal education in Victoria, and to the administration of justice in Fiji and Norfolk Island.