The former premier’s public health role and Big Build legacy have helped put him in the company of next governor-general Sam Mostyn on this year’s honours list.
Former premier Daniel Andrews and next governor-general Sam Mostyn have received the nation’s highest King’s Birthday honour.
“I thank the Victorian community for their support for me and my team in leading our state for nine years. That remains the greatest honour of my life.” Composer and festival director Sir Jonathan Mills; epidemiologist and inaugural director of the cancer-policy focused Daffodil Centre Professor Karen Canfell; and Sam Mostyn, a businesswoman and equality activist who will succeed Governor-General David Hurley on July 1, were also made Companions of the Order of Australia.
She said the highest job satisfaction came from the people she met, including cheer squad members, barbecue operators, leaders in community hubs and women who moved to Australia to give their children a better life.“It’s the best country in the world because people roll in and make it that way, and at that local community level we see that all the time.”
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