A Berry couple have been acknowledged for service to the community of the Illawarra.
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James Doak and wife Rae have been awarded OAMs.
Mr Doak is the long-time president of the Gerroa Community Association.
The association, run entirely by volunteers, aims to work for the benefit of all Gerroans.
He's also a co-founder of the Seven Mile Beach Landcare Group; a member of the Gerroa Probus Club; a former president of the Gerringong Lions Club; and a former member of Lugarno Lions Club.
Mrs Doak is vice-president and former president of Nowra Lions Club.
She's also a member of the Gerroa Community Association; a former president of Gerroa Probus Club; and a member of Seven Mile Beach Landcare Group.
In 2017, Mrs Doak was presented with the Living Care Volunteer of the Year award for work with hearing impaired people in the Clelland Lodge nursing home.