When flying the Australian national flag with state flags and/or other flags (such as local government flags, house flags and club pennants) in a line of flagpoles, the order of the flags should follow the rules of precedence. Australia’s Federation Guard. The insignia is ensigned with the Crown of St Edward in full colour. She had held lots of naming ceremonies before so had lots of ideas and suggestions for us, and also knew how to organise the special activities we wanted to include in our service.
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service. The central insignia is inscribed with the word ‘Australia’ in gold capital letters.
The circle also contains two gold sprigs of mimosa. The Governor-General, state Governor or the Administrator of the Northern Territory present the awards in the presence of the recipient's guests. This afternoon, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, presented Victorian resident Mrs Bella Hirshorn, who is in her late 90s, with her award as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), during an online ceremony. Anyone can nominate a member of the community for an award in the Order of Australia. The Australian national flag should always be flown on the far left of a person facing the flags. While many people in the community know about the Order of Australia and the Australian Bravery Decorations, which are announced on Australia Day (26 January) and on The Queen’s birthday public holiday in June, there are many other awards recognising community service, achievement, and service to the Australian Defence Force. Here is an example of a popular 'Order of Ceremony'. The Order of Australia also has a Military Division (awards in this division are recommended to the Governor-General by the Minister for Defence).
If you think there seems to be something of a Commonwealth thread running through these postings, you’re right. The Honourable Scott Morrison MP, Prime Minister of Australia. Mr Scott Bevan, Master of Ceremonies. Restrictions on gatherings in person have necessitated a change to the traditional method of presenting awards in the Order of Australia. Other awards created at the time were the Australian Bravery Decorations and the National Medal. Among them, and in no order of merit, were the United States and United Kingdom, Canada, Australia (twice, leading to their eventual retirement here), India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. We chose to hire a celebrant to lead the ceremony for us – and it was a great decision. The host should also advise non-Australian citizens that they are welcome to join in at the second line. Welcome. The medal is hung from the ribbon of the Order. There are four levels of award.