The late Mrs Betty Steel, QSM, of Tapanui, for services to the community
The late Betty Steel was a Life Member of the Kelso and West Otago Plunket Society. She donated knitting to Plunket, Starship Hospital and Neonatal Units.
She had assisted numerous groups and organisations in fundraising. She had been involved with the Country Women’s Institute since 1946, including as President of the Kelso Branch, and with Moa Flat Rural Women.
She was a Life Member of the West Otago Vintage Club. She was a member and caterer at the Heriot Bowling Club and Heriot Golf Club. Mrs Steel was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church and a member of the local RSA.