GRAHAM LOCKWOOD OAM RFD ED
(Information prepared Oct 2018)
Rotary Melbourne South is honoured to recognise the OAM presented to Graham Lockwood in this year’s Queens Birthday Honours.
Mr Graham K Lockwood OAM RFD ED was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to the community through a range of roles".
A summary of Graham’s roles follows with some detail around Graham’s service before self within Rotary.
ORGANISATIONS AND POSITIONS HELD
1. CITY OF PORT PHILLIP WAR MEMORIALS 2007 – present (11 years)
Advocate for maintenance and conservation of war memorials.
2. MILITARY SERVICE 1950 – 1981 (31 years)
Various roles up to Lieutenant Colonel
3. ROTARY 1968 – 2011 (43 years)
Various roles including club President
4. CLAREMONT HOMES 1995 – 2005 (10+ years)
Member of the Governing Board
5. MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND (MCG) 2001 – present (17 years)
Volunteer Guide
6. MELBOURNE SHRINE 2000 – 2017 (17 years)
Volunteer Guide
Other activities include youth leadership development (Lord Somer’s Camp) and the Salvation Army Appeal.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
POSITION HELD: Member of various committees and President of two Melbourne-based clubs
DATES OF SERVICE: 1968 – 2011 (43 years)
(Clubs: Newsted, Brisbane; Heidelberg, West Footscray, and Melbourne South clubs in Victoria).
ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN:
Over a period of 43 years Graham devoted himself to various Rotary causes at a number of Rotary Clubs, being appointed President of both Heidelberg and Melbourne South. The work he did overseas is worthy of special mention, specifically with the Rotaract Club - which was a junior community service group - and the District Group Study Exchange (GSE) team to New Mexico in early 1984. Graham established the Helping Grant initiative which ultimately saw flow-through benefit to East Timor. Being Chairman of the Rotary Foundation Committee and having overall responsibility for its educational and humanitarian programmes is also worthy of special mention.
Following on from Graham’s Chairmanship of the District Benefactor Program, the program was adopted by the World President of Rotary International, as a key plank in underpinning the financial development of the Rotary Foundations educational and humanitarian programs.
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