The Queens Birthday Honors list has revealed that the Friends of Willow Court Member, Mr Antony David (Tony) Nicholson, of Lachlan, has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to local government and to the community of the Derwent Valley. Tony had recently spent all of the weekend at the Friends of Willow Court Heritage Month Display showing visitors about and being available to share his historical knowledge. Tony has been a supporter of Willow Court becoming a top Australian tourist attraction that respectfully tells the story of the past staff and residents. Picture above, Tony is showing and explaining to a group of TAFE students the Willow Court facility and the past practices of the time. Tony has a long history with the Derwent Valley Council and Derwent Valley Historic Association and was an ex-employee of Willow Court\Royal Derwent Hospital.