Rotary Club of Roma

The Jim Baker Medal
for Vocational Excellence

An annual award honouring the spirit of Dr Jim Baker — Queensland's Flying Obstetrician — and the people in our region whose everyday work strengthens the community.

Nominations — 2026

Dr Jim Baker

Queensland's Flying Obstetrician (1988–) · Founding Secretary, LRTAQ · Life Member, Rotary Club of Roma

Jim Baker founded the Queensland Flying Obstetric and Gynaecology Service in 1988 — the first of its kind in Australia — bringing specialist women's health care to twenty-four outback towns across three-quarters of the state.

He believed work itself can be service. This medal is presented in his memory to honour someone whose vocation, lived out daily with skill, pride and integrity, makes Maranoa stronger.

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Nominations are open to the public. Nominees can come from any field — professional, trade, sales, or service. Employers are particularly encouraged to nominate one or more of their employees.

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Your statement should be written so it can be read aloud as a short citation at the award presentation. Think pride in workmanship, sense of responsibility, excellence in customer service, respect for and by peers, sharing of skills and expertise. Aim for 150–400 words.

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