Mrs Lorraine Scanlon, of Westport, ONZM, for services to Victim Support and the community
Lorraine Scanlon chairs the National Council of Victim Support. She has grown Victim Support’s services and led strategic planning for the organisation’s 10-year plans. She was initially a Victim Support volunteer in Westport and was instrumental in setting up the Buller branch of the organisation. Following the 15 March 2019 terrorist attack, she made several trips from Westport to Christchurch to support teams of Victim Support staff. She worked with NGOs and government agencies to secure the best results for the victims and their communities. She is Chief Executive of Homebuilders West Coast Trust, which delivers social, health and wellbeing services. Mrs Scanlon helped establish a Community Hub of agencies providing support for the people impacted and traumatised by the July 2021 flooding in Westport.