Avi-Award Recipients

1983

Outstanding Ray Murray for Services to the Society

Outstanding Brian O’Gorman for Research on the Firetailed Finches

Outstanding Frank Ripper for Services to the Society

Literary Bill Gordon for Contributions to Australian Aviculture

Literary Graeme Phipps Article on the Kakarikis in June 1981

Meritorious John Courtney Vocalisation in Cockatoos

Meritorious Ron Hastings Advice on Bird Problems

Meritorious David Holmes Pin-tailed Whydah

Meritorious Barry Hutchins Australian Parrots

Meritorious Graeme Hyde Australian Aviculture, Special Edition

Meritorious Lloyd Wilson Services to the Ballarat Branch

1984

Outstanding Geoff Haywood Services to the Society

Meritorious John Buchan Editorial Assistant, Special Artist

Meritorious Glen Fraser Lord Howe Island Woodhen

Meritorious Ken Moore Red-shouldered Whydah

Meritorious Warwick Remington Services to the Ballarat Branch

Meritorious Pieter Vroegop Services to the Gippsland Branch

1985

Meritorious Alwyn Pepper Red-eared Fire-tailed Finch

Meritorious David Rushton Native pigeons, quail

1986

Meritorious “A Vet” Doug Clague Advice through Australian Aviculture

Meritorious Mavis Rushton Services to the Geelong Branch

Meritorious Olive Vale Services to the Geelong Branch

1987

Outstanding David Rushton World First Breeding Freckled Duck

Meritorious Wally Harris Services to the Ballarat Branch

Meritorious Ethel Harris Services to the Ballarat Branch

1989

Meritorious Jean Free Services to the Northern Branch

Meritorious Ian Grant Services to Aviculture

1990

Outstanding Tom De Graaff Services to the Society, 50th Anniversary

Meritorious Frank Johnston Services to the Society

Meritorious Elaine Tidswell Services to the Society

1991

Meritorious Olga Burnett Services to the Bendigo Branch

Meritorious John Hyland Services to the Goulburn Valley Branch

Meritorious Max Thomas Services to the Society

1993

Meritorious Ken Deveraux Services to the Bendigo Branch

1994

Meritorious Lou Koenig Services to Aviculture

Meritorious John Mc Adie Services to the Ararat Branch

1995

Meritorious Alan Foot Services to the Geelong Branch

1997

Meritorious Bonnie Woodyard Services to the Geelong Branch

1998

Meritorious Lou Dall’Est Services to the Society & Aviculture

Meritorious John Hince Services to the Society

Literary David Myers Contributions to the Journal

1999

Outstanding Len Robinson Services to Australian Birdlife

Meritorious Bill Boyes Services to the Bendigo Branch

Meritorious Steve Climpson Services to the Geelong Branch

Meritorious Syd Kellett Services to the Western District Branch

Literary Russell Kingston Contributions to Aust. Avicultural Literature

2000

Outstanding Graeme Hyde Services as Secretary to the Society

2001

Meritorious Vic Martinez Contributions to the Society

Meritorious Vikki Wright Services to the Society

2002

Outstanding Charles Hibbert Services to the Society

Meritorious Charlie Briggs Services to the Gippsland Branch

2003

Literary Bennie Greyling Contributions to Australian Aviculture

2004

Meritorious Tom Hunter Services to the Western District Branch

Meritorious Wal Hacking Services to Re-homing Aviary Birds

2005

Meritorious Peter Mandry Contributions to Rare Finch Species

Meritorious Craig Smeelie Contributions to Rare Finch Species

2014

Meritorious Loro Parque Foundation Contributions to Australian Aviculture

2018

Meritorious Ken Moore Contributions to Aviculture

2022

Meritorious Joe Bolyos Contributions to Aviculture