{"id":372408,"date":"2026-05-21T21:57:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=372408"},"modified":"2026-05-21T22:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:20:05","slug":"ex-mayor-presented-with-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/05\/21\/ex-mayor-presented-with-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Mayor Presented With Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_372411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372411\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-372411\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell1-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith Campbell OAM and his wife Marion at Government House on Thursday (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>May 21, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Former South Burnett Mayor &#8211; and Kingaroy Shire councillor &#8211; Keith Campbell was presented with an Order Of Australia Medal (OAM) on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Queensland Governor Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM pinned on the award during an investiture ceremony at Government House in Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr Campbell received his OAM for service to local government and to the community of South Burnett, including senior and committee roles with BIEDO, the KCCI, Orana, Kingaroy Meals on Wheels, South Burnett CTC, Lady Bjelke-Petersen Community Hospital and The South Burnett Pantry .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was announced in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Campbell was named Kingaroy Citizen of the Year in 1991 and was made a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow in 2012.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/01\/26\/locals-recognised-in-honours\/\">Locals Recognised In Honours<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372409\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-372409\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell2.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/20260521campbell2-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Keith Campbell OAM, back row, fifth from left, at Government House on Thursday (Photo: Supplied)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former South Burnett Mayor &#8211; and Kingaroy Shire councillor &#8211; Keith Campbell was presented with an Order Of Australia Medal (OAM) on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":372411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[402,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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