Handed honours
recipients include the winemaker behind Penfolds Grange, Peter Gago, for his service to the wine industry and the community of South Australia.
There’s also NSW couple Ian and Christine Lofts, presented with the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for their half-century of service to foster children. The pair have fostered nearly 400 children in 50 years.
There’s also bittersweet recognition for veteran gay rights activist Peter Bonsall-Boone, who died just weeks before receiving the honour after a long cancer illness.
The 78-year-old, known as Bon, and his partner Peter de Waal have been appointed Members of the Order of Australia (AM) after decades of tireless work as advocates for the gay and lesbian community.