Ensay’s Barbara Dodd was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division on this year’s Australia Day Honour’s List.
Ms Dodd has been a prominent member of High Country community Ensay, taking on many community club roles and featuring significantly as part of the health care system.
She has been a committee member of the Ensay Bush Nursing Centre since 1990, as well as a former president and secretary, receiving a 30-year long service award in 2020.
Ms Dodd was also an Ambulance Community Officer from 1987-2017, a team leader for eight years and member of Ensay/Tambo Valley Ambulance Auxiliary since circa 1980, earning a lifetime award.
Around the small town Ms Dodd has been a former secretary of the Ensay New Year’s Day Sports, coordinator and volunteer driver for Gippsland Lakes Community Health for eight years, a former swimming safety officer with the local school swimming program, and a former secretary on the Keep Ensay Beautiful committee.
Such has been Ms Dodd’s impact on the Ensay community, some 25 years ago she received a National Medal for her work as a volunteer.
