Additional Information
Special Achievements
- 1956 - Lifetime devotion to Girl Guides as District and Division Commissioners in South Australia. She served as:
- 1963–1968 - State Commissioner of Victoria.
- 1968–1973 - Chief Commissioner for Australia.
- 1975–1981 - Chairman of World Committee. Lady Price was “the only person to serve two terms and the only Australian appointed to that position.”
Additional Information
- 1968 - She was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
- 1977 - She received the Girl Guide Silver Fish Award (the highest adult award in Girlguiding).
- 1978 - She was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George - Commanders (CMG), for service to Girl Guides.
Resources
References
- (1986, September) Top Honour for Leading Australian Guide. Guiding in Australia, 2.
- (1989, May) Guiding in Australia, 4.
Link - Price, Joyce Ethel (1915 - 2009)
The Australian Women's Register
Link - Joyce Price
Wikipedia
Link - Vale Lady Joyce Price
c.ymcdn.com
Image - Lady Joyce Price
Mrs Buntine, the Chief Commissioner, with Lady Joyce Price, the State Commissioner of Victoria Girl Guides Association Welcome Rally 1965
Photo used with permission of Girl Guides Victoria.
Image - Lady Joyce Price
Mrs Buntine, the Chief Commissioner, with Lady Joyce Price, the State Commissioner of Victoria Girl Guides Association Welcome Rally 1965
Photo used with permission of Girl Guides Victoria.