OHTA SECRETARY HONOURED
Dr Kelvin Hastie, who has been the OHTA secretary since 1988, and has served for many years on the Organ Music Society of Sydney committee, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours 2009. The OHTA Council offers its warm congratulations to Kelvin on receiving this honour which was made for “service to the community through the conservation, documentation and restoration of pipe organs.” It acknowledges his contribution to our organization and also his expert advice to many churches in New South Wales through the restoration and preservation of their instruments.