Garry Fabian of U3A Glen Eira has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

The citation states:
Mr Garry FABIAN, Caulfield South VIC 3162 For service to the community through a range of organisations.

Jewish Community
• Board Member, Victorian Association of Jewish Ex and Servicemen and Women Australia (VAJEX).
• Volunteer, Jewish Holocaust Centre, since 2021.
• Former Chairman and current member, B'nai B'rith Victoria.

Writer
• Journalist and Editor, Courage to Care (Victoria) Incorporated, since 2005.
• Autobiography, 'A Look Back Over my Shoulder', 2002.
• Senior Partner, RealWrite Media Consultants, since 2000.

Community • Former President, Rotary Club of Glen Eira. •
Member, University of the Third Age.

Ex-Servicemen's Organisations
• Volunteer, Shrine of Remembrance.
• Member, Monash sub-branch, Victorian Branch, National Serviceman's Association of Australia.
• Member, Royal Australian Naval Reserve,1956-1960.

Awards and Recognition include:
• Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany, 2021.