Career
He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the Queen"s Birthday Honours List in June 2009. This award was for services to the Australian film and television industry as a screenwriter and educator. His television writing is used as an example of economy, wit and minimal formal camera directions in at least one screenwriting textbook.
He also served on the Board of the Victorian Film Corporation from 1977 to 1984.
His screenplay "Boy Soldiers" was the first Australian drama to receive an Emmy nomination. 1976 - AWGIE (Best Screenplay) 1979 - "Picnic at Hanging Rock" Nominated for a Saturn Award (Best Writing) 1990 - AWG Richard Lane Award 1991 - International Emmy nomination for the screenplay of "Boy Soldiers" 2009 - Order Of Australia Meda