Victor Munro, QSM, Ohope Beach
For services to the community. Mr Victor Munro has been Chair of the Whakatane District Promotions Committee and a member of the Ohope Community Board. He has been a member of the Murupara, Kawerau, Whakatane, and Ohope Beach Lions Clubs. He has been the driving force behind many projects, including forming a new Lions Club, building barbeques on beach reserves, helping people paint and maintain their houses, and establishing a well-patronised reserve. He led the fundraising drive to raise money for an auxillary vehicle for the Ohope Fire Service. He was a member of Project Hope, which raised over $1 million to establish a cancer therapy clinic at Whakatane Hospital and extend the hospice. The fund raising that Mr Munro has been instrumental in, has enabled a significant number of Eastern Bay of Plenty young people to achieve success in their chosen careers.