Liberal Lord Mayor Candidate for the Brisbane City Council Elections in March 2000
1994 awarded the Order of Australia for services to youth
Awarded the (Rotary) Paul Harris Fellow (1998)
Lord Mayor’s Australia Day Awards (1997 and 1986)
Medal for Distinguished Service (Queensland Spastic Welfare League 1995)
Assisted with the Australian Pavilion at Expo 1988
Event co-ordinator and fundraiser (1976 – 1997) benefiting the Queensland Cerebral Palsy League and Canoeing in Queensland through major canoeing events - the Goodtime Brisbane Valley 100 and the Bremer to Brisbane River Race.
Organiser of "Polluter Looters" – a group who regularly clean up Brisbane’s waterways and promote awareness of the need for healthy waterways
Brisbane City Council’s Backyard to Bay Ambassador 1997
Former chairperson of:
Brisbane River Management Reference Group (1997-1999)
Brisbane River Management Group Cultural and Heritage Waterways Celebration Subcommittee (1998-1999)
Brisbane River Management Group Refueling Subcommittee (1998-1999)
Goodtime Brisbane Valley 100 Race Association (1991 - 2000)
Queensland Paralympic Committee (1997-1998)
Scout Association Development Planning Committee (1997 – 1998)
Brisbane City Council’s Clean Air Task Force (1997-1998)
Active Aging Project (1998 - 1999)
Hockey Queensland Inc. Strategic Planning Committee (1998)
Sporting Achievements
World Masters Champion 1994 - Marathon Kayaking
Patron of Brisbane Women’s Hockey Inc. (1994 – Current)
Honorary Vice President, Neptune Royal Lifesaving Society (1998)
Patron of Weimaraner Club of Queensland (1998 – Current)
Founder and Past President of:
Australian Women’s Surfing Association
Queensland Skateboard Association
Brisbane Boardriders Association
West End Canoe Club