Dubbo's Shirley Stonestreet has been recognised for her volunteer work in the Dubbo community with an Order of Australia Medal.
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Mrs Stonestreet is one of 1190 Australians on the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours List. She's been commended for her service to the community of Dubbo.
The former teacher has a long list of volunteer roles she has held throughout the years.
Mrs Stonestreet is a life member of the Scouts NSW Golden West Region. She's held numerous roles within the organisation from a club leader to the regional liaison officer and regional commissioner in the 2000s.
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In 1982 she was awarded the Club Wood Badge from Scouts Australia.
Within the Dubbo Macquarie Mixed Probus Club she is an honorary secretary and Mrs Stonestreet is the president of the Evening View Club of Dubbo.
She's also a member of the Zonta Club of Dubbo and the Shirley Club, plus the former annual display and show coordinator for the Dubbo Collectors Club.
Two Tooraweenah residents have also received OAMs.
Margaret Zell has been recognised for service to the community of Tooraweenah and Jill Blackman for service to the community of Gilgandra.
Mrs Zell is a founding member and the former secretary of the Castlereagh Rural Financial Advisory Group.
She's held various roles with the Tooraweenah Country Women's Association, Tooraweenah Public School and Tooraweenah Tennis Club.
In the mid-1990s Mrs Zell also co-founded the Toora Bungles Community Newsletter.
Mrs Blackman has also held a role on the Tooraweenah newsletter. She's been editor since 1995.
Her long list of achievements includes volunteer work with Meals on Wheels, secretary and show steward with Tooraweenah Show Society, secretary/public relations officer for Ride for Life and advisory committee member for the Centre for Rural and Remote Heath.
Governor-General David Hurley congratulated all of the recipients and thanked them for their service.
He said he was pleased to see the list included the highest ever number of women, who accounted for 44 per cent of the honours.