Gladys Byrne (Meadows) YHS 1940 used to cycle down to Yallourn High School once a week in the 1940s from the Brown Coal Mine State School for their cooking classes. Her son, Graeme, attended Yallourn Primary School and Yallourn Tech and younger daughter, Lynette, also attended Yallourn PS. However, it's Robyn we want to recognise today - Robyn attended Yallourn PS and started Yallourn High School in 1967. On Australia Day, she was awarded an Order of Australia Day medal for her service to the community of South Melbourne and Port Melbourne through health care and legal services. Robyn was treasurer of Inner South Community Health Service (ISCHS) for 10 years and president for 7 years. She was president of the South-Port Community Health Service from 1987 to 1992 and vice-president of the SouthPort Legal Service from 1988 to 2000. Robyn (53) said she was humbled by her award and said "nobody volunteers to receive recognition." She said she was proud to have seen the ISCHS develop into such a large and successful organisation.