Dene Cordes, OAM

Our dear friend Dene Cordes was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his service to conservation and the environment. 

He won a Public Service Medal (PSM) in the 1991 Honours List and hence carries the letters PSM, as well as now OAM, behind his name. 

His accomplishments include forming the Kangaroo Island branch of the National Trust of South Australia, which subsequently led to the creation of the Hope Cottage Museum.

Dene is also president of the Friends of Old Government House, a group where Paladian (seen on the left) and I are committee members. This photo taken at a small private brunch with Dene this morning.