Environment & Conservation

Anne Clarke OAM is an Environmental Leader.

OAM for service to the environment and education through the monitoring, conservation, planning, rehabilitation and management of urban waterways. (2008)

Lesley Dalziel OAM is an Environmental Leader. 

• OAM for service to conservation and the environment. (2011)
• Centenary Medal for long service to the environment and establishment of the historical Light Horse Memorial Park. (2001)

Katherine (Kate) Eccles OAM is a Business Leader and Environmentalist. She is President of The Mosman Parks & Bushland Association. For many years, Kate has been active in bush regeneration work on the headlands of Sydney Harbour, in particular, the Mosman peninsula.

• B. Arts, The University of Queensland

OAM for service to conservation and the environment. (2021)

Jeanette Covacevich AM was a herpetologist in Queensland. As a senior curator of vertebrates at the Queensland Museum, she discovered and studied many reptiles and frogs in Queensland. She is most famous for rediscovering and describing the Inland Taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), the world's most venomous snake. In addition, she described over thirty new species and genera including the Cape York striped blind snake (Ramphotyphlops chamodracaena), the Nangur spiny skink (Nangura spinosa), and the Bulburin leaf-tailed gecko (Phyllurus caudiannulatus).

• M. Science (1977), Griffith University
• B. Arts (1964), The University of Queensland

• AM in recognition of service to science, particularly in the field of herpetology and to conservation. (1995)
• PSM for outstanding public service to the Queensland Museum, to the wider scientific community, and to the people of Queensland. (2003)

Dr Aila Keto AO is an Australian environmentalist. She is the founder and President of the Rainforest Conservation Society in Queensland. During her career, she has been involved in the protection of more than 15,000 square kilometres of Queensland's rainforest.

• Doctor of Science honoris causa (2003), The University of Queensland
• B. Biochemistry, The University of Queensland

• AO for service to conservation, particularly through promoting the protection and management of the wet tropical rainforests of Queensland. (1994)
• Centenary Medal for service as an expert on wet tropics and as a leading conservationist and academic. (2001)
• Queensland Greats Award (2025)

Helene Marsh AO is Emeritus Professor in Environmental Science and a Professorial Fellow at James Cook University. She is a Fellow of both the Australian Academies of Science and Technological Sciences and Engineering and has received international and national awards for her research. 

• PhD Zoology (1973), James Cook University
• B. Science (1968), The University of Queensland

• UQ Alumnus of the Year 2018
• AO for distinguished service to the biological and environmental sciences, to the conservation of marine mammals, and to tertiary education. (2021)

Mary Woods OAM is an Environmental Leader.

• B. Arts (1971), The University of Queensland
• Dip. Education, The University of Queensland

OAM for service to conservation and the environment, particularly through Landcare. (2001)