| Press
Release:
The
award, to Andrew Tink, was announced today by His Excellency
the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffrey, AC, CVO,
MC (Retd).
The
Minister for the Environment and Heritage Senator Ian Campbell
today congratulated Mr Tink saying that their awards were
well-deserved.Senator Campbell said that the current
Casey station chef Andrew Tink had spent long periods in Antarctica
since 1997 - nine summers and four winters looking after the
nutritional needs of expeditioners – with time at each
of Australia’s other stations, Davis, Mawson and Macquarie
Island.
“But
more than that, Mr Tink is renowned for his contribution to
station harmony and his involvement and dedication to community
duties. He has served in a variety of roles extra to his primary
duties such as search and rescue leader, deputy fire chief,
hospital theatre nurse and boat driver providing logistic
support to field science.”
Senator
Campbell said that the contributions of Mr Tink, above and
beyond their day to day Antarctic service, made them deserving
recipients of the 2005 Australian Antarctic Medal. |
