Honorary Life Members
Honorary Life Membership is Kodály Australia’s highest accolade and is given in recognition of an individual’s ongoing and highly significant contribution to the association and the Australian Kodály movement. We celebrate the following individuals who are Honorary Life Members:
- Lenore Joy Bateman Qld dec.
- Sue Beech Qld
- Rose Bloom NSW
- Dr Doreen Bridges AM FACE SA dec.
- Deb Brydon Qld
- Pamela Burton Qld & SOMERSET, UK
- Ann Carroll Qld dec.
- Tricia Casey Qld
- Celia Christmass WA
- Sally Christmass WA
- Anne Comiskey Qld
- Elizabeth Clements ACT
- Ann Clifton ACT
- Dr James Cuskelly OAM Qld
- Anne Davidson NSW
- Gabrielle Emery-Reece Qld dec.
- Katharine Finlayson ACT
- Susan Fredline Qld
- Glenys Gijsbers Vic & NSW
- Gail Godfrey Qld
- Jill Green Qld
- Jean Haese SA
- Ian Harrison Vic dec.
- Maree Hennessy Qld
- Jean Heriot OAM Vic dec.
- Penny Hewson (Kazimierczak) SA
- Dr Deanna Hoermann NSW
- Sr Valerie Huston Qld
- Judith Johnson Qld
- Margaret Jackson (Bowyer) SA
- Tess Laird Qld
- Brenda Lander ACT
- Margaret Lange SA
- Val Layne Qld
- Mary Le Page SA dec.
- Julie Logan NSW
- Hélène Matters Qld
- Dorothy McLoughlin NSW
- Mark O’Leary OAM Vic
- Anne O’Regan Qld
- Debbie O’Shea Qld
- Lois Pagano Qld
- Julia Piggin Vic
- David Reid OAM SA dec.
- Sr Colleen Roberts SA
- Enid Scott Vic dec.
- Colleen Smith SA
- Deborah Smith Vic
- Margaret Smith NSW dec.
- Marion Stafford Vic
- Yvonne Tysoe SA
- Dr Darren Wicks Vic
dec. denotes the Honorary Life Member is deceased.
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