Megan Vuillermin OAM cares for her community by assisting where she can.  

“I like helping. I like a challenge. I like fixing problems. I like organising things. I like fixing injustice,” she explains.  

Megan was on the committee at Fish Creek Kindergarten as well as being on the school council at Fish Creek Primary School. She was also a relief carer at Gippsland and East Gippsland Aboriginal Cooperative, President at the Southern Business Womens Network and coordinated the first childcare/daycare/kindergarten hub in Corner Inlet from idea through to building and being fully operational.

Currently, she is secretary, committee member, umpire and volunteer at Fish Creek Football Netball Club, as well as running the Rebuild Committee following an arson attack at the club. She also fundraises for breast cancer research, which she has done for 25 years, as well as helping coordinate Daffodil Day events and South Gippsland Relay for Life.  

For her care and time spent helping those in her community, Megan Vuillermin OAM was awarded the Medal of the Order for service to the community of Corner Inlet.  

She says she never went about her work for any kind of recognition.  

“I am very humbled and have been very surprised by the outpouring from people who believe I wholeheartedly deserve it,” she says. 

“I will continue to volunteer my time, probably for decades to come, because that’s what I do.

“I also imagine [the recognition] will be able to broaden my networks.”  

Megan says her recognition shines a light on volunteers who exist in all communities.  

“I believe our society, impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, has devalued the voluntary contribution made by people,” she explains.  

“The consequences of this have meant people don’t put their hand up without putting their hand out.

“It was nice to hear the Governor talk [at my investiture ceremony] about contribution and what it means, I really appreciated that.”