Bee Gees Fan Fever: October 2022

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Great honour presented to Sir Barry Gibb on October 16. 2022

Great honour presented to Bee Gees' Sir Barry Gibb on October 16. 2022. in Miami Beach:

an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia

On Twitter, Australian Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos AO: “A great honour to present Bee Gees' Sir @GibbBarry CBE AC with an Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia for his longstanding support & development of the Australian music industry in which he helped bring to an international audience, & for his philanthropic work.”

Barry has also been recognized for his philanthropy and charity work, including his involvement in a 2009 charity concert benefiting Victorian bushfire and Queensland flood victims, where he performed with Olivia Newton-John. In addition to his honorary companion award, five other non-citizens were awarded honorary medals in the Order of Australia.

Mr Gibb is a US citizen and the honorary award he has received is designed to honour non-citizens "where their service has benefited Australia and Australians" in "Australia's pre-eminent means of recognising service and achievement", Governor-General David Hurley said.

Unlike citizen appointments that are considered by the Council of the Order of Australia, honorary award recipients are recommended by the prime minister before being approved by the governor-general.

This is what the list mentions about Barry:

-Barry Gibb, United States of America: For eminent service to the performing arts as a musician, songwriter and record producer, to the advancement of Australian music artists, and to philanthropy.-

The small official (AC) INVESTITURE CEREMONY took place at Barry’s house in Miami on Sunday afternoon 16th October 2022 with some Gibb family members and close friends Steve and Noeleen Stewart present along with other Australian Embassy and Consulate personal.

Photos taken by Ms Alexas McLeod. EA to the Ambassador Embassy of Australia.