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Our top citizens A swag of incredible citizens from the Yarra Ranges have earned a nod for their services to Australia. From contributions to sport, academia and more, their efforts have been vast and profound. Included among this year's honour role is Frank Stamford of Emerald, who received an OAM for his service to the rail transport history. See full story on page 5. Picture: DEREK SCHLENNSTEDT
Top honour, prof A lifetime of dedication to strengthening the relationship between Australia and Indonesia has earned an Emerald local one of the nation's top individual honours. In the Queen's Birthday 2018 honours list, academic Tim Lindsey has been awarded the honour of Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. Mr Lindsey, who is one of the country's leading experts on Indonesian law, has built up an incredible body of work, which aims to promote understanding the between the two countries. He is a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor (since 2015) and a Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law (since 2007). In addition to his role with the University of Melbourne, just some of his impressive work includes roles with the Australian Government
Tim Lindsey AO of Emerald. 181789 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, being a member of the Australia-Indonesia Institute (1997-2016) and a member of the Foreign Affairs Advisory Council (2005-2007). Despite his long list of achievements, Mr Lindsey said it's his ambition to strengthen the countries' relationship that drives him.
"Indonesia seems almost invisible to Australia. We see ourselves as having allies in the West such as the US and UK, then a growing relationship with China as an emerging economic power," Mr Lindsey said. "But Indonesia is in a kind of blind spot to Australia ... there aren't two global neighbours which are so close geographically, yet so different. "Indonesia could be a top five country economically by 2050 and top seven by 2030. It's more than just a holiday destination to Bali. It's such a diverse, complex region and has one of the biggest Muslim populations in the world." Mr Lindsey said his interests had stemmed from an early fascination with the country, after a student stay-over experience in Java during his high school years. "At first there was a culture shock, but I came back speaking some Indonesian and was
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