Grand Rank promotions and conferrals
Saturday, March 28, 2020
One of the highlights each Masonic year is the release of names of those honoured with Grand Lodge Promotions and Conferrals. This year’s honours list also includes the Order of Merit.
Promotions
Past Deputy Grand Master
RWBros.
GF. Bradd PSGW
Gardenvale Mobility Lodge No. 243
JE. Glover PSGW
United Service Lodge No. 330
RP. Julier PSGW
Monash Lodge No. 938
AD. McPhee GSuptCom, PSGW
Glenroy Lodge No. 748
JR. Alderton PJGW
Henty Lodge No. 279
WJ. Schultz PJGW
Wangaratta Lodge of St. John No. 66
Past Senior Grand Warden
RWBros.
GI. James SGW
United Schools’ Lodge No. 941
MG. Birch PJGW
Wesley Collegians Lodge No. 358
KC. Childs PJGW
Rupertswood-Numurkah Lodge No. 104
PB. Du Guesclin PJGW
Warrnambool Lodge No. 34
DI. Gibbs PJGW
Lodge Amicus No. 928
J. Huxtable OAM PJGW
Morwell Lodge No.202
WE. Levey PJGW
Mildura Lodge No. 170
KW. McKee PJGW
U’td & Memorial Merebein Lodge No. 327
CP. Stemp PJGW
Brae Dale Lodge No. 936
VWBro.
RAW. Burman OAM PGIWkgs
The Old Melbournians’ Lodge No. 317
WBro.
WR. Jones PGStdB
United Ararat Lodge No. 935
Past Junior Grand Warden
RWBros.
CC. Scott JGW
Union Lodge of Nth Gippsland No. 62
JM. Stark PBGP
Rosebank Lodge No. 348
BLA. Cowie PGSec
Richmond lodge No. 89
BJ. Stockdale PPBGP
The Mordialloc Lodge of Charity No. 258
WBros.
Lord Baden-Powell PGStdB
Baden Powell Lodge No. 488
FJ. Whiteside PJGD
Leura Lodge No. 50
Past Grand Inspector of Workings
WBros.
SN. Allen PJGD
Canterbury Lodge No. 312
G. Atkinson PGStdB
Lodge Killara No. 259
PS. Baillie PJGD
Keysborough Lodge No.912
RP. Brennand PGStdB
Hearts of Oak Lodge No. 681
JK. Goodman PGStdB
Mitchell River Lodge No. 742
NR. Jarrott PJGD
Moyhu Valley Lodge No. 749
SG. Latimer PSGD
Old Scotch Collegians’ Lodge No. 396
EL. Manuel PJGD
Fairfield Lodge No. 254
NP. Moehr PGSwdB
Mansfield Lodge No. 158
D. Moss PJGD
The King David Lodge No. 460
DN. Mudie PJGD
Lodge of Quest No. 587
BW. Quick PGStdB
The Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 300
R. Samat PGStdB
Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge No. 584
P. Siciliano PGStdB
Garibaldi Lodge No. 890
MD. Zeeng PGStdB
Gardenvale Mobility Lodge No. 243
Past Grand Director of Ceremonies
VWBro.
IL. Goddard GDC
Seavic Lodge No. 8
Past Deputy Grand
Superintendent of Membership
WBro.
WC. Lodge DGSuptMem
St Andrews in the South Lodge No. 149
Past Assistant Grand Director of
Ceremonies
WBro.
CA. McCowan AGDC
Gippsland Forrest Lodge No. 101
Past Senior Grand Deacon
WBros.
AG. Farquhar SGD
Lodge of Progress No. 940
GW. Parry SGD
Duke of Connaught Lodge No. 190
WP. Sheahan SGD
Cosmopolitan Lodge No. 96
NC. Amos PJGD
Essendon Daylight Lodge No. 861
BC. Leslie PGStdB
Lodge No. 891
CJ. Meyers PGStdB
Walhalla Lodge No. 69
DV. Pendergast PJGD
Star of the East Lodge No. 116
Past Junior Grand Deacon
WBros.
N. Alivizatos JGD
The Lodge of Evolution No.931
AD. Buchanan JGD
Lodge Devotion No. 723
GM. Coster JGD
Duke of Connaught Lodge No. 190
JR. Follett GStwd
Koo-Wee-Rup Lodge No. 323
PW.Atkin PGStdB
The Clifton Hill Lodge No. 90
HI. Bell PGStdB
The Doutta Galla Lodge No. 902
F. Glasl PGStdB
Star of the East Lodge No. 116
J. Grieve PGStdB
The Mornington Lodge No.160
DJ. Haning PGStdB
Derrimut Daylight Lodge No. 905
PL. Harris PGStdB
Arlington Lodge No. 182
RH. Harwood PGStdB
The Melton Lodge No. 367
PG. Morris PGStdB
University Lodge No. 171
IR. Taylor PGStdB
Baxter Lodge No. 934
RC. Thompson PGStdB
Blue Dandenongs Lodge No.859
RA. Van Lunenburg PGStdB
Euroa Vega Lodge No. 185
Past Grand Sword Bearer
WBros.
MH. Fernando GSwdB
Beechworth Lodge of St. John No. 14
WL. Millard GSwdB
Peace and Loyalty Lodge No. 261
Past Grand Standard Bearer
WBro. E. Eracleous GStdB
The Lodge of Evolution No. 931
Past Assistant Grand Pursuivant
WBros.
DWL. Foong AGPurs
Admiral Collingwood Lodge No. 13
GA. Newby AGPurs
Gippsland Lodge No. 51
GD. Oldfield AGPurs
Williamstown Lodge No. 16
Past Grand Steward
WBros.
E. Barakis GStwd
Garibaldi Lodge No. 890
RW. Billing GStwd
Lodge Cornucopia No. 927
SM. Buckle GStwd
The Melton Lodge No. 367
WA. Dorling GStwd
Warragul Lodge no. 677
RP. Evans GStwd
Gordon Lodge No. 99
WE. Miller GStwd
Argyle Lodge No. 105
BMcR. Watson GStwd
The Revival Lodge No. 926
Conferred Rank
Past Grand Standard Bearer
WBros.
BW. Bennett PM
Lodge Killara No. 259
FJ. Bennett PM
Lodge of Honour No. 799
AJ. Clayton. PM
Golden & Corinthian Lodge No. 7
JLM. Cooke PM
Victorian Naval & Military Lodge No. 49
RW. Cunningham PM
Commonwealth Lodge No. 186
GW. Exton PM
Yarra Glen Lodge No. 762
R/ Fauvel, PM
Balnarring Lodge No. 850
LS. Fitzpatrick PM
Whittlesea Lodge No. 256
JG. Franklin PM
Baden Powell Lodge No. 488
HF. Grayson PM
Lodge of Honour No. 799
HW. Gregson PM
Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge No. 584
NJ. Harris PM
Walhalla Lodge No. 69
JD. Lippiat PM
Weston Street United Lodge No. 94
DL. Knight PM
Derrimut Daylight Lodge No. 905
MO. Maher PM
Seavic Lodge No. 8
RG. Malcolm PM
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
ML. Mann PM
Duke of Abercorn Lodge No. 137
LJ. Oakley PM
Lord Northcote Lodge No. 191
RM. Porter PM
Wangaratta Lodge of St. John No. 66
ID. Whitton PM
Weston Street United Lodge No. 94
Past Grand Tyler (MM)
Bros.
NP. Addison MM
Sunbury Lodge No. 854
IA. Urquhart MM
Whittlesea Lodge No. 256
Honorary Grand Rank
Past Senior Grand Warden (Hon)
MWBro.
Ramsay McGhee
Grand Lodge of Scotland
RWBro.
Dunstan Fernandez
District Grand Lodge of the Middle East
Past Junior Grand Warden (Hon)
MWBro.
Voltaire Gazmin
Grand Lodge of the Philippines
RWBro.
Neoh Ho Keat
District Grand Lodge of the Middle East
RWBro.
Datuk Dr Yeoh Poh Hong
District Grand Lodge Eastern Archipelago
RWBro.
Dato Jeyaraj Ratnaswamy
District Grand Lodge Eastern Archipelago
RWBro.
Thong Kean Sin
Provinical Grand Lodge Eastern Archipelago
Past Grand Inspector of Workings (Hon)
VBro.
RE. Brownley
Lawson Poole Daylight Lodge No. 916
Past Junior Grand Deacon (Hon)
WBro.
William Lai
District Grand Lodge of the Middle East
Past Grand Standard Bearer (Hon)
WBro.
Mavath Ramachandran
District Grand Lodge of the Middle East
Freemasons Victoria Order of Merit
Companion – OMC
The Companion category is awarded to a Freemason who has positively advanced the Craft’s interests,
for example overcoming a significant organisational problem or contributing in a measurable way to the
organisation’s growth and longevity.
WBro. Jack Aquilina WM OMC
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
WBro. Dominic Gullace PAGPurs OMC
The Sunshine Wisdom Lodge No. 226
RWBro. Bernard Henry PJGW OMC
Lode Northcote Lodge No. 191
WBro. Daniel Jade PGStdB OMC
The Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 300
WBro. Bruce (Stretch) Jarvis GTyler OMC
United Service Lodge No. 330
RWBro. Rev. Leonard Lacey PJGW OMC
Brae Dale Lodge No. 936
WBro. Nicholas Le-Ray Meyer AM PGStdB OMC
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
RWBro. Philip Scharp PJGW OMC
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
WBro. Terry Webster PM OMC
Lodge of Australia Felix No. 1
Fellow – OMF
The Fellow category is awarded to recognise service that is fundamentally important to the desirable advancement of the interests of the Craft, that although not necessarily novel or jurisdiction wide, they orm an essential pillar of desirable conduct.
RWBro. Milton Alexandrakis PSGW GLHer OMF
Lodge Liberation No. 674
WBro. Garry Beckett PGStdB OMF
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
WBro. Andrew Burman WM OMF
The Old Melbournians’ Lodge No. 317
WBro. Liam Cole WM OMF
Argyle Lodge No. 105
VWBro. Donald Hall PGIWkgs GLOrg OMF
Peace and Loyalty Lodge No. 261
RWBro. Kent Henderson PJGW OMF
Lodge Amalthea No. 914
WBro. Samuel Lewin PGStdB OMF
University Lodge No. 171
WBro. Maj. Geoffrey Lowe PGStdB GLHer OMF
United Service Lodge No. 330
VWBro. Gavin Myers PGIWkgs OMF
Prince of Wales Lodge No. 40
VWBro. Raymond Middlebrook PGIWkgs OMF
Robbie Burns Phoenix Lodge No. 88
WBro. Paul Middleton PM OMF
The Army Lodge No. 478
WBro. Wayne Millard PGSwdB OMF
Peace and Loyalty Lodge No. 261
WBro. Dr Iain Nicolson PGStdB OMF
Gippsland Lodge No. 51
RWBro. Douglas Parker PJGW OMF
Mount Shadwell Lodge No. 178
Bro. Richard Payne MM OMF
The Bank Place Lodge No. 942
VWBro. James (Jim) Puohotaua PGIWkgs GLHer OMF
Lodge of Australia Felix No. 1
WBro. John Podolak PM OMF
Albert Victor Lodge No. 117
RWBro. Clive Smith PJGW GLOrg OMF
Whittlesea Lodge No. 256
VWBro. Ian Spargo PGIWkgs GLHer OMF
Geelong Lodge of Unity and Prudence No. 5
RWBro. Ronald Swift PJGW OMF
Williamstown Lodge No. 16
WBro. Darrell Traplin PGStdB OMF
Gippsland Lakes Lodge No. 715
WBro. Eric Williams PGStdB OMF
Lord Northcote Lodge No. 191
Member – OMM
The Member category is awarded on the basis that a Freemason or Non-Freemason has made a contribution of importance or is exhibiting characteristics that are desirable to promote, recognise and
encourage because they add value to the future benefit of the Craft.
Bro. Peter Allsop MM OMM
Gippsland Lakes Lodge No. 715
WBro. Russell Anthony PM OMM
Powlett Lodge No. 661
WBro. Brett Barr WM OMM
Duke of Sussex Lodge No. 48
WBro. Peter Barrand PJGD OMM
Portland Lodge of Victoria No. 6
WBro. Samuel Bear PM OMM
Victoria Lodge No. 82
WBro. Clint Crout PM OMM
Seymour Lodge No. 87
Mrs Mavis Derrick OMM
Keysborough Lodge No. 912
WBro. Edward Finch PGStdB OMM
Lara Lodge No. 834
RWBro. Mark Gealer PJGW GLOrg OMM
Lodge Fraternal No. 603
WBro. Michael Gilmour PM OMM
Mount Shadwell Lodge No. 178
Bro. Jason Gribble MM OMM
The Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 300
Bro. John Hiatt MM OMM
St. George Lodge No. 18
Mrs Helen Kerekes OMM
Marangan Lodge No. 64
WBro. Brett Kersten PM OMM
Gippsland Forest Lodge No. 101
WBro. Felix Kajoba PM OMM Antient
York Lodge No. 80
Mrs Beverly Littlejohn OMM
Commonwealth Lodge No. 186
Mrs Cheryl Manicolo OMM
Whittlesea Lodge No. 256
Bro. Philip Mayers MM OMM
Lodge Fraternal No. 603
Ms Jillian McAnally OMM
Grand Masters Appointment
WBro. Lance McGregor PM OMM
Lord Carrington Lodge No. 111
WBro. Sankar Nadeson PM OMM
University Lodge No. 171
Mrs Lorraine Nicholls OMM, Posthumously
Moyhu Valley Lodge No. 749
Mrs Nola Palmer OMM
Nagambie Lodge No. 167
Mrs Anne Patterson OMM
Henty Lodge No. 279
Mrs Beryl Patullo OMM
Lodge Killara No. 259
RWBro. Lindsay Patullo PJGW OMM
Lodge Killara No. 259
WBro. Peter Plytus PGStdB OMM
Williamstown Lodge No. 16
WBro. Matthew Poppins PM OMM
Wodonga Lodge no. 156
Mrs Harriet Porter OMM
Weston Street United Lodge No. 94
WBro. Erwin Reginaldo PM OMM
Robbie Burns Phoenix Lodge No. 88
WBro. Maurice Rotblat PM OMM
Mount Scopus and Collegians’ Lodge No. 689
Mrs Yvonne Scharp OMM
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
WBro. Graham Sloman WM OMM
The Derrimut Daylight Lodge No. 905
Mrs Denese Smith OMM
Cohuna Lodge No. 227
WBro. John (Charles) Smith PGStdB OMM
Geelong Lodge of Unity & Prudence No. 5
WBro. Neil Smith PM OMM
Warrnambool Lodge No. 34
WBro. Ross Smith PGStdB OMM
Benambra Lodge No. 153
WBro. Martin Streager PGStdB OMM
Lodge of Welcome No. 510
Bro. Winston Taylor MM OMM
Brunswick United Lodge No. 924
Bro. David Webb MM OMM
Geelong Lodge of Unity & Prudence No. 5
VWBro. John (Neil) Webster PGIWkgs OMM
Glenelg Lodge No. 154
WBro. David Wells PGStdB OMM
Healesville Lodge No. 247
WBro. Neville Wiggins PM OMM
Wangaratta Lodge of St. John No. 66
WBro. Donald Wilson PM OMM
Seymour Lodge No. 87
WBro. Hein Zylstra PM OMM
Baxter Lodge No. 934
Congratulations to all recipients.