Referees and links

Non-government referees

Namecontacts
Ken Habak OAM 
 Chairman of Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI)		ken@mcci.org.au;
kenhabak@yahoo.com.au; 
 0409 366 649
Warwick William Hansen OAM.
– Previously Regional Manager for Hansen & Cole Funerals Wollongong [ retired]

– Previously President of the NSW Division of the Australian Funeral Directors Association.

– Previously President of the Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of N.S.W.

– Previously President of the Rotary Club of Dapto.

– Previous Board member of Itsowel Wollongong – the Italian Social Welfare Association.

– Patron of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Wollongong.

– Patron of the German Club Wollongong [Kembla Grange]		warwick@warwickhansen.com.au; 
 0418 421 421
Mr. Chris LACEY
 Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra Inc – CEO & Company Secretary 		Chris@mcci.org.au;
 0400 523 356 
Mr. Ian Birch
– Vietnam Veteran

– President of the Vietnam Veterans Association – Illawarra Sub Branch. Wollongong 

– Sergeant 2 RAR 1969-1971		home 0242835481 . Mobile 0419251115 
 m_dbirch@yahoo.com.au 
Major General Brian (Hori)  William Howard
AO MC 
(Ret) Officer Commanding A Company  
3 RAR 1967-1968
 
 Patron of the Vietnam Veterans Association – Illawarra Sub Branch. Wollongong		0401 996 374
 brian.howard8@bigpond.com 
Leanne Langdon
– Community Fundraising Manager for CARITAS AUSTRALIA		leanne.langdon@caritas.org.au
 +61 2 8488 8446
Sharyn Mackenzie OAM
– Co-founder, ambassador, and founder of 
 SCARF refugee support – https://www.scarfsupport.org.au
 
– Treasurer 2021-2023 Community Liaison ROTARY Club of FAIRY MEADOW		0437 395 578
 sharyntmackenzie@gmail.com; treasurer@fairymeadowrotary.org.au 
Thi Nga TRAN
– President of committee management board and public officer of 

– Quan Am Buddhist Temple in Wollongong		0414 263 356
email upon request
Judy Harper
– Program director of Justice Advocacy service 
 
– Former Regional Manager of Redcross		0403 393 936
judyharper64@gmail.com
Paul Huy NGUYEN
– President of the Vietnamese Community in NSW		upon request
Quan TRAN
– Former president of the Vietnamese Community in Wollongong
 
– Board member of the Illawarra Indochinese Aged Group		upon request
Diocese of Wollongongupon request

Government referees

NameContacts
Sharon Bird
(retired federal member for Cunningham) 		bird1162@yahoo.com.au | 0412 532 814 
Ms. Alison BYRNES, MP
Australian House of Representatives – Federal Member for Cunningham 		alison.byrnes.mp@aph.gov.au 
0419 878 956 
Gordon Bradbury AO, 
Lord Mayor City of Wollongong 		records@wollongong.nsw.gov.au 
0242277111 
Mr. Paul SCULLY – 
NSW MP for Wollongong, 
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces		(02) 4226 5700 
wollongong@parliament.nsw.gov.au; 
electorateoffice.wol@parliament.nsw.gov.au; 

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