An OAM was received by Bill McCUTCHEON in 2017 Australia Day Honours for his service to local government, and to the community of the Western Downs. Congratulations. Listed are some of Bill's most recent achievements: Foundation Councillor, Dalby Regional Council (now Western Downs Regional Council), 2008-2012. Mayor, Chinchilla Shire Council, 2000-2008 and Deputy Mayor, 1997-2000 and Councillor, 1985-2008. Past Reference Groups Member, Local Government Association of Queensland. Past Chair, Western Downs Regional Organisation of Councils, circa 2002-2008. Founding Board Member, Condamine Catchment Natural Resource Management Corporation Ltd (now the Condamine Alliance), 2002-2007 and Catchment Advisory Committee Member, 2000-2002. Full details can be found on the official Australia Day Honours website.

News hot off the press: 1976 Valuers are planning a class reunion at BTCW in December 2017. Remember Feature Years for 2017 are 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997 & 2007 (last year of study). Also returning will be the 1952, 1959, 1962, & 1972 year groups. See our website for details if you haven't received any information as yet. If you haven't had an email then we don't have it. Email us your email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au

Did you catch Landline on Sunday? Past student Jack Millbank was interviewed about the new growing systems been used by a Bundaberg tomato operation. http://www.abc.net.au/landline/content/2017/s4630511.htm

Can you help us out? We have had a query to our page asking if anyone was at college with a Taryn Churchill. This would most probably have been in the mid 1990s and most probably in a course to do with animals. If you can give us any info please email: gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au

Looking for email addresses for the following 1977 graduates: Peter Bacon Brian Baker Benjamin Ball Ian Bally Cameron Benjamin Richard Bentley Ian Birchley Glenn Brown Ian Butler Duncan Campbell Suzanne Case Momobou Ceesay Barbara Chandler Edwin Close-French Roger Cox Cornelius Dalton Trevor Daniel Denise Darnell Robin Duncan Glen Eckhardt Gregory Edwards Gordon Evans James Fletcher Ross Ford Ruth Francis Venanzio Giacometti Geoffrey Goodrick Amanda Green David Grice David Hall Peter Hall Mark Hanson Evan Harris Frederick Hewitt John Hinricks David Hirst Elaine Hooker Gregory Horrocks Robert Houston Derek Hume Tony Izod Josephine James Bryan Jenner Christopher Joseph Kelvin Kajewski Paul Kalinowski Barry Kanowski John Kelly Geoffrey Leech Paul Lorimer Alan Lucas John MacKenzie Malcolm MacLeod Thabiso Makhooane Harold Manttan Stephen Marsh Caxton Matete Angus McColl Anthony McCosker William McDowell Kieran McGee Geoffrey McKey Glenda McMahon Bruce Milburn Lynette Monique Roland Monteith Robert Moodie Gregory Morris Daraseng Oula Michael Patchett Raymond Pembleton Philip Pohlner Gary Porter Peter Price Geoffrey Priest Peter Pullos Jeffrey Rule Bin Salehuddin Russ Salisbury Ellen Smith Gary Stoneham Michael Stott Andrew Suttie Ashari Thahar Michael Visona Colin Waugh Donald Williams Murray Wingett Uba Yahaya Philip Young Our email is gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au

Looking for email addresses for the following graduates from 1972. Please let them know we are after this information to more easily send them details of their 45 year reunion at Back to College Weekend 2017. Leslie Adam Kenneth Barker Owen Baxter Trevor Brownlie John Campbell Lawrence Canty Donald Cay Noel Chaille Marcus Chin Michael Cooper Peter Cooper Ian Costin Arthur Cox John Cruickshank Leon De Groot Ronald De Groot Gregory Dunlop John Dwyer Michael Evans Kim Ford Michael Gilbert Alan Goulter Dennis Granshaw Gary Granzien Peter Harper Robert Haylock Stephen Hildred Darryl Jacobsen Melville Kippen Ross Lower John Marshall Kenneth McCaffrey Ricardo McNamara Blair Milburn Thomas Mtei Robert Nissen Gregory Nunn Brian Paxton Peter Ross Clive Simmons David Snowball Noel Soley Alistair Stevenson Trevor Stillman Kevin Struber Colin Stumm Rodney Thomson Paul Treanor Desmond Underwood Berrick Wagstaff Jeffrey Waldeck Lester Walters Michael Wells William Wilson

Photos from UQ Gatton Past Students Association's post

Congratulations John Hardy - awarded MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION Australia Day 2017 For service to veterans and their families. Among other activities too numerous to list John has been and still is heavily involved in Rocky Creek War Memorial Park development and the establishment of the Afghanistan Avenue of Honour at Yungaburra. The idea for the Avenue of Honour arose from a speech given by Ex National Serviceman John Hardy at the Yungaburra Anzac Day Ceremony in 2012 when he said that "There should be a living avenue of trees on the Tinaburra Peninsula to represent every digger we have lost in the Afghanistan Campaign."

REMINDER: Sunshine Coast Reunion - see Events section for details.

First information being emailed about Back to College Weekend 2017. Please pass this message on if you know someone from these years. The 2017 Feature Years - those who finished studying at Gatton in 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997 & 2007. Also returning will be the 1952, 1962, & 1972 year groups as well as the 1976 Valuation group. Other groups are most welcome. If you are from these years and have not received an email it means we don't have your email address. To get the latest info please send to gattonpaststudents@uq.edu.au

Timeline Photos

Three foodies caught up for a chat this week. Plenty of "Pauls" memories from Charles and John.

Photos from UQ Gatton Past Students Association's post

A few photos from latest Gold Coast Reunion.

Do you live on the Darling Downs? We will be discussing the startup of Past Student activities on the Downs at our next Mgt Committee meeting in mid Feb. Stay tuned for details. Please share this message to your contacts who live in the area.