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<p><h4>All key entry types: Awards; Concepts; Corporate Bodies (Organisations); Cultural Artefacts; People; etc</h4> 

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<event>Career position - Various positions at the Western Australian Education Department</event>
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<event>Award - Francis George Bradshaw Prize, University of Western Australia</event>
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<event>Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Cerebral Palsy Association, Western Australia (formerly the Spastic Welfare Association)</event>
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<event>Career position - Vice-President of the Australian Public Health Association, Western Australia branch</event>
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<event>Career position - Member of the State Government Advisory Committee on Disability in Western Australia</event>
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<event>Career position - Patron of the Australian Disability Achievement Foundation</event>
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<event>Career position - National President of the Australian Cerebral Palsy Association</event>
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<event>Career position - Deputy Chair of the National Advisory Council to the Federal Minister for Disability</event>
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<event>Award - Distinguished Service Award, Australian Cerebral Palsy Association</event>
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<event>Award - Honorary Life Member of the Council on Smoking and Health</event>
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<toDate standardDate="2000-12-31">2000</toDate>
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<event>Career position - Pro Chancellor at Murdoch University, Western Australia</event>
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<event>Career position - Chief Executive Officer of the Disability Services Commission, Western Australia</event>
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<event>Award - Honorary Life Member of the Cerebral Palsy Association, Western Australia</event>
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<event>Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to public administration, and to not-for-profit and community health organisations</event>
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