Dr. Peter Clements, Vice President, Natural History Society of South Australia/Wombats SA
was awarded the OAM.
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Dr Peter Roy CLEMENTS OAM
Medal of the Order of Australia
Awarded on: 26th of January 2026
Award event: Australia Day
Citation: For service to conservation and the environment, and to medical science.
Wombats SA (formerly The Natural History Society of South Australia Inc)
- President, 2010-2021.
- Public Officer, since 2000.
- Fellow, since 1990.
Urban Ecology Australia
- Founding Board Member, c1989.
- Member, since 1989.
- Life Member, since 2001.
Greenhouse Association
- President, 1999.
- Member, 1988-2001.
Women and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide
- Principal Medical Scientist, Department of Chemical Pathology, 1981-2011.
- Chief Assessor for medical admissions, Department of Paediatrics, 2009-2018.
- Representative, South Australian Medical Scientists Association, since 2000.
- Chairman Library Committee, 1996-2002 and Member, 1987-1996.
- Chairman, Environmental Care Committee, 1992-1996 and Member 1991-1996.
The University of Adelaide
- Visiting Research Fellow, since 2011.
- Visiting Consultant, since 2011.
- Examiner, Medical School, since 2009.
SA Medical Scientists’ Association
- Chairman, 2004-2006.great
- Deputy Chair, 2003-2004.
- Life Member, current.
Scientific and Technical Staff Association
- Chairman, 1996-2002.
- Member, 1990-2011.
Human Genetics Society of Australasia
- SA Representative, National Council, 1993-2001.
- President, SA Branch, 1993-1996.
- Trade Liaison officer, 1992-2000.
- Member, Education and Social Issues Committee, 1992-2000.
- Member, Ethics and Social Issues Committee, 2000-2002.
- Member, Education Committee, 2000-2008.
- Member, Finance Committee, 1997-2000.
- Member, Biochemical Genetics Board of Censors, 1999-2008.
- Fellow, 1999.
Professional – Other
- Former Advisor, National Health and Medical Research Council.
- Former Advisor, Veterans Affairs Councils.
- Author, Orca World, Partridge, 2014.
- Author, Origin of Life in Fire and Ice, Bentham Scientific Publishers, 2021.
- Member, Metabolomics Society, since 2008.
- Member, South Australian Branch, The Royal Society, since 2009.
- Former Member, Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Awards and Recognition include:
- Volunteer of the Parks, Burnside Rotary Club, 2024.
- Conservation Medal, Field Naturalists of South Australia, 2023.
- Annual Conservation Prize, Wildlife Preservation Society, 2007.
- Public Service Innovation Award, 1990.