{"id":364663,"date":"2025-09-16T20:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=364663"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:22:15","slug":"don-presented-with-his-oam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/09\/16\/don-presented-with-his-oam\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Presented With His OAM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_364729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364729\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364729\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Don Davey OAM, centre, with his twin sons Michael and Shane at Government House (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 16, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch president Don Davey was presented with his Order of Australia Medal during a ceremony at Government House in Brisbane last week.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Governor Jeannette Young AC PSM presented Mr Davey with his award on Thursday afternoon in front of family members and friends.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition, announced in the 2025 King\u2019s Birthday Honours, acknowledges Don\u2019s service to veterans and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Don served in the Australian Army, reaching the rank of Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2), and served in the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n<p>He was also a training officer in the Australian Army Cadets.<\/p>\n<p>Don and his wife retired to the South Burnett following his career as a prisons officer in Victoria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He provided leadership at many levels in the RSL and was made a Life Member of the Queensland Branch in 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Davey also served in various Defence-related organisations in the South Burnett, including the Vietnam Veterans Association,\u00a0 the Australian Federation of Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex Servicemen and Women, and Legacy Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>He was also involved in the establishment of the Kingaroy-Memerambi Veterans\u2019 Drop-In Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Davey was \u00a0also a member of the Ballogie Rural Fire Brigade, served as a JP and was awarded Volunteer of the Year by the South Burnett Regional Council in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He received the RSL Anzac of the Year Award in 2020.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2025\/06\/09\/two-receive-kings-birthday-honours\/\">Two Receive King&#8217;s Birthday Honours<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364730\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364730\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/20250911dondavey2-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Queensland Governor Jeannette Young AC PSM with Kingaroy resident Don Davey (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kingaroy-Memerambi RSL Sub-Branch president Don Davey has been 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