Australia Day honourees

THE travel and tourism industry made its mark in this year’s Australia Day 2018 Honours List, with the lineup including Tramada Systems owner Anna Buduls and Village Roadshow Limited co-exec chairman & co-ceo Graham Burke.

Buduls was awarded officer in the General Division of the Order of Australia for her “Distinguished service to the business and finance sectors through her advisory roles, and, as a supporter of, and advocate for, policy development to reduce homelessness, and to the welfare and charity sectors”.

Burke received companion in the General Division for “distinguished service to film production, marketing, exhibition and distribution, to the broadcast media industry, to the leisure and recreation sector, and to the community”.

Victorian Tourism Industry Council board member and Peter Jones Special Events founder and manager Peter Jones was also recognised and was named a member in the general division.

Other industry members on the list include Balloon Aloft Australia founder and owner Peter Vizzard, who received a medal and Tasmania’s London Lakes fly fishing lodge developer and manager Jason Garrett, who became a member.

Chair of Venues West and ex- chief executive officer of Western Australian Tourism Commission Richard Muirhead was also recognised as a member in the General Division.