{"id":722983,"date":"2026-06-08T12:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722983\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:01:11","slug":"clout-headlines-kings-birthday-honours-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/722983\/","title":{"rendered":"Clout Headlines King’s Birthday Honours Recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Aidan Davis<\/a> on June 8, 2026<\/p>\n

Former Bowls Australia President and World Bowls President Darryl Clout AM has been recognised in the 2026 King\u2019s Birthday Honours, headlining a group of contributors from the bowls community acknowledged for their service.<\/p>\n

Clout was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to international sports administration and the community, recognising a distinguished career spanning more than four decades across bowls, softball, government and sport administration.<\/p>\n

A highly respected leader within the sport, Clout served as a Director of Bowls Australia from 2012 to 2020, including three years as President between 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n

During his tenure, he helped guide the organisation through a period of significant growth and transformation, before taking on an international leadership role as President of World Bowls from 2021 to 2024.<\/p>\n

Clout remains a Director of World Bowls and continues to contribute to the global development of the sport.<\/p>\n

His influence extends well beyond bowls; he has served as a Director of Commonwealth Games Australia, chaired its Heritage and Awards Committee, and held numerous senior leadership positions across softball, government and the broader sporting sector.<\/p>\n

The honour recognises a lifetime dedicated to sport administration and community service.<\/p>\n

OAM Recognition for Bowls Contributors<\/p>\n

Several members of the wider bowls community were also recognised with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).<\/p>\n

Trevor Barron OAM (WA)<\/p>\n

Trevor Barron OAM was recognised for service to bowls following more than three decades of contribution to the sport in Western Australia.<\/p>\n

A former President of Bowls WA, Barron also served as Deputy President, State Selector, State Team Manager and Chair of Selectors.<\/p>\n

He remains actively involved at club level with Osborne Park Bowling Club, where he is a Life Member.<\/p>\n

Betty McGuire OAM (VIC)<\/p>\n

Betty McGuire OAM was recognised for service to the sport of softball, and also has a long and distinguished involvement in blind bowls.<\/p>\n

A former President of the Australian Blind Bowls Association and former committee member of Victoria Blind Bowls, McGuire played a significant role in the administration and development of blind bowls nationally over several decades.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Molachino OAM (QLD)<\/p>\n

Lawrence Molachino OAM was recognised for service to the community of Ingham.<\/p>\n

Among his many community contributions, Molachino served as Treasurer of Ingham Bowls Club from 2010 to 2017 and has been a valued contributor to the local bowls community.<\/p>\n

Gary King OAM (VIC)<\/p>\n

Gary King OAM was recognised for service to the community of Koo Wee Rup.<\/p>\n

A current member of Koo Wee Rup Bowls Club, King has dedicated decades of service to community organisations, local sport and civic life in regional Victoria.<\/p>\n

Celebrating Service<\/p>\n

The King\u2019s Birthday Honours recognise Australians who have made outstanding contributions to their communities and chosen fields.<\/p>\n

The recognition of Clout, Barron, McGuire, Molachino and King highlights the important role played by administrators, volunteers and community leaders in helping bowls thrive across Australia.<\/p>\n

Bowls Australia congratulates all recipients on their well-deserved recognition and thanks them for their contribution to the sport and their communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"by Aidan Davis on June 8, 2026 Former Bowls Australia President and World Bowls President Darryl Clout AM…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":722984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-722983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/722983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/722984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=722983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=722983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}