Jason Falinski (Mackellar, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Today I rise to pay tribute to Kevin McGlinn, OAM. Kevin is a resident of Beacon Hill who was recently awarded the Order of Australia medal for service to the community through Freemasonry. Since 1973 Kevin has been a member of the masonic care subcommittee, while also acting as the grand secretary of the United Grand Lodge of the New South Wales and ACT Freemason Society from 2004 to 2015. He's the former state president of the masonic Secretaries Association and a former representative of the global network of Freemasons.

He joined the Freemasons at the age of 23, given that he was interested in community fundraising and wanted to contribute to the local area. Kevin and the Freemasonry often put their principles into practice through charitable activities such as the Masonic Youth Welfare Fund, which was formed to assist expupils of New South Wales masonic schools and the children of deceased or incapacitated masons.

Kevin has also had a distinguished business career. He worked for the Packer association Consolidated Press for a number of years, becoming finance manager for the World Series cup in 1977, while also working as a financial controller at the famous Manly pacific hotel on Manly Beach. I applaud the work that Kevin has done for the community and congratulate him on his success.