Bob Gregory has been involved at Port Adelaide in various roles since 1978.

The Port Adelaide Football Club congratulates Bob Gregory on his Member of Order (AM) Queen’s Birthday honour for significant service to the community of South Australia.

Mr Gregory was a Vice-President’s member of Port Adelaide in 1978, chair of the club’s Player Welfare Committee from 1997 to 1999 and has been a member of “Dad’s Army”, Port Adelaide’s loyal group of volunteers, since 1994.

Port Adelaide chief executive Matthew Richardson congratulated Mr Gregory on his Queen’s Birthday honour.

“On behalf of the entire Port Adelaide community I congratulate Bob and his family for being bestowed this momentous honour,” Mr Richardson said.

“Bob is a most worthy recipient having contributed so much to the broader community through his volunteer and advocacy roles, as well as his successful parliamentary career as the Member for Florey from 1982 to 1993.

“From a Port Adelaide perspective, he has contributed to the club for more than half a century, as a financial member, Vice-President’s member and chair of our Player Welfare Committee.

“Since 1994, Bob has also been a member of our much-loved Dad’s Army who provide countless hours of volunteer service for the club including cleaning, rubbish collecting and gardening. It was only last week I saw Bob out the front of our headquarters at Alberton pruning bushes to ensure our home here at Alberton looks like a showpiece.

“We thank Bob for his extraordinary dedication to Port Adelaide and see today’s Queen’s Birthday honour as a fitting exclamation mark to his contribution to our club and the broader South Australian community.”

Bob Gregory, pictured far left, has been a member of the Dad's Army volunteer group since 1994.

Beyond his contribution to the Port Adelaide Football Club and as a South Australian Parliamentarian, Mr Gregory has for many years served the Lions Club of Modbury, Rose Society of South Australia, Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia Inc. and the Roma Mitchell Community Legal Service in various roles.

A full list of Mr Gregory’s career follows:

Port Adelaide Football Club

  • Port Adelaide member since 1970
  • Vice-President’s member, 1978
  • Chair, Player Welfare Committee, 1997-1999, and Member, 1997-2000
  • Member, Dad's Army, since 1994

Lions Club of Modbury

  • Former President, 5 terms, including 2009-2010, and 2015-2016
  • Melvin Jones Fellow, 2013
  • James D Richardson Foundation Honour Award, 2006
  • Member, since 1992

Rose Society of South Australia

  • President, 2006-2007
  • Vice-President, 2004-2005
  • Council Member, 2011-2012, 2003-2004
  • Show Committee Chair, 1997-2007, and Member, since 1999
  • Member, since 1998
  • Life Member, 2013

 Horticulture – Other

  • Member, Friends of Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, current
  • Member, Heritage Roses in Australia, since 1998
  • Membership Secretary and Treasurer, Australian Rose Breeders Association, 2000-2012, and Life Member, 2012

 Friends of the Dry Creek Trail Inc.

  • Treasurer, since 2012
  • Member, since 2007

 Disability Advocacy and Complaints Service of South Australia Inc.

  • Member/Chair, 1998-2009, 1994-1997
  • Treasurer, 1997-1998
  • Voluntary Advocate, 1994-2009
  • Life Member, 2009

 Roma Mitchell Community Legal Service (formerly Norwood CLS)

  • Management Committee Member, 1994-2006
  • Treasurer, 1997-2001
  • Secretary, 2001-2006
  • Voluntary Advocate, 1994-2006

 Norwood Community Legal Service (now Roma Mitchell Community Legal Service)

  • Representative, 1994-2006
  • Secretary, 2001-2006

 Community Legal Centres SA

  • Member, 1996-2001
  • Secretary, 1999-2001

 Advocacy Other

  • Member and Secretary, Disability Action, 1994-1995
  • Convenor, Campaign Against Racial Exploitation, 1971-1973
  • Employment Service Advocacy, Avago Skilshare, 1992-1997
  • Volunteer weekly JP Service, Greenacres Community Library, since 2007

 Parliament of South Australia

  • Member for Florey, 1982-1993
  • Various ministerial portfolios including Labour and Marine, Correctional Services, and State Services, 1988-1993
  • Member, ALP South Australia, since 1963

 Trade Unions

  • Member, Amalgamated Engineering Union, since 1953, and Shop Steward (GMH), 1964-1968
  • Secretary, Metal Trades Federation, 1969-1976
  • Member, State Transport Authority Board, 1978-1982
  • Member, Forestry Board, 1977-1982
  • Member, National Parks and Wildlife Advisory Council, 1977-1982

 United Trades and Labour Council of South Australia (now SA Unions)

  • Secretary, 1976-1982
  • Assistant Secretary, 1974-1976
  • Member, Industrial and Commercial Training, 1981-1982
  • Member, Tripartite Committee on Rehab and Compensation for Workers Injured at Work, 1978-1980
  • Member, Apprentice Commission, 1976-1981

 Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)

  • Executive member, 1976-1982
  • Chair, ACTU OH&S Committee, 1979-1982
  • Chair, ACTU Aborigines Committee, 1979-1982

 International Labour Organisation

  • Member, National Training Council, 1982
  • Former Conference Delegate on OH&S.