The Council Lecture was established to honour members (Fellows) engaged in original work, or to establish a means whereby members may receive an authoritative and distinguished paper on a subject of which the lecturer has particular experience or knowledge.
The presentation shall be for 30 minutes duration by an ophthalmologist and discussion will form no part of the proceedings. The lecture becomes the property of the College and may be published in the College Journal.
A Certificate is presented to the Lecturer by the President of the College at the conclusion of the lecture.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 1963 | Dr Adrian Lamb | 1965* | Dr David Waterworth |
| 1965* | Dr K.G. Howsam (OSA) | 1967* | Dr E.J. Donaldson |
| 1967* | Dr R. Hertzberg | 1968 | Dr W. Deane-Butcher |
| 1969 | Dr a’B. Travers (ACO) | 1970 | Dr P.A. Rogers |
| 1971 | Dr Ronald Lowe | 1973 | Dr R. Hertzberg |
| 1975 | Dr J.W. Hornbrook | 1979 | Dr Shirley Sarks |
| 1980 | Dr C.H. Greer | 1981 | Dr B.G. Wilson |
| 1982 | Dr J.E.K. Galbraith | 1984 | A/Prof Fred Hollows |
| 1985 | Prof Frank Billson | 1986 | Dr Bruce Crawford |
| 1987 | Dr Peter J. Graham | 1988 | Dr Alex Hunyor |
| 1989 | Not awarded | 1990 | Dr B.D. Coote |
| 1991 | Prof Fred Hollows | 1992 | Dr Frank Taylor |
| 1993 | Dr Gordon Wise | 1994 | Prof Hugh R. Taylor |
| 1995 | Dr Bill Gillies | 1996 | Prof Richard Cooper |
| 1997 | Dr David Moran | 1998 | Dr Mark Harrison |
| 1999 | A/Prof David Mackey | 2000 | A/Prof Peter McCluskey |
| 2001 | Dr Jamie La Nauze | 2002 | Prof Anthony Molteno |
| 2003 | A/Prof Mark Elder | 2004 | Dr Alan McNab |
| 2005 | Dr Bill Glasson | 2006 | A/Prof Robyn Guymer |
| 2007 | A/Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer | 2008 | A/Prof Robert Casson |
| 2009 | A/Prof Timothy Sullivan | 2010 | Dr Noel Alpins |
| 2011 | Dr Stephen Best | 2012 | Prof Mark Gillies |
| 2013 | A/Prof Julian Rait | 2014 | A/Prof Mark Daniell |
| 2015 | A/Prof John Grigg | 2016 | Prof Gerard Sutton |
| 2017 | Prof Jonathan Crowston | 2018 | Prof Stephanie Watson |
| 2019 | A/Prof Penelope Allen | 2021 | A/Prof Clare Fraser |
| 2022 | Prof Frank Martin | 2023 | Dr Jennifer Arnold |
| 2024 | Prof Justine Smith | 2025 | Prof Celia Chen |
| 2026 | Prof Robyn Guymer AM |
The Norman McAlister Gregg Lecture was established in 1958 by the Council of the Ophthalmological Society of Australia in recognition of the outstanding contribution made to ophthalmology by Sir Norman Gregg.
The lecture covers a clinical topic that has clinical relevance and may cover some facet of work not previously published. It is usually 30 minutes duration and no time for discussion or questions is allowed. The lecture becomes the property of the College and may be published in the College Journal.
A “Gregg Medal” has been struck and is presented, together with a Certificate, to the Lecturer by the President of the College at the conclusion of the lecture.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 1961 | Sir Lorimer Dodds (Inaugural) | 1964 | Prof Ida Mann |
| 1967 | Prof Ramon Castroviejo | 1970 | Prof Lorenz E. Zimmerman |
| 1973 | Prof Gustav Nossal | 1975 | Prof William F. Hoyt |
| 1981 | Prof Robert M. Ellsworth | 1984 | Prof Barrie Jones |
| 1986 | Dr Thomas Mandel | 1987 | Prof Ian Constable |
| 1988 | Prof Colin Blakemore | 1989 | Dr R. Machemer |
| 1990 | Prof Ian Gust | 1991 | Prof Doug Coster |
| 1992 | Prof Stephen Drance | 1994 | Prof Harry Quigley |
| 1995 | Prof Richard Larkins | 1996 | Prof George Waring |
| 1997 | Prof Susan Lightman | 1998 | Prof Richard Collin |
| 1999 | Prof Edward Stone | 2000* | Prof Stuart Fine |
| 2000* | Prof Yasuo Tano | 2001 | Mr John Hungerford |
| 2002 | Justice Michael Kirby | 2003 | Prof Caroline MacEwan |
| 2005 | A/Prof David Mackey | 2006 | Prof David Apple |
| 2007 | Prof Jost B. Jonas | 2008 | Prof Charles McGhee |
| 2009 | Mr Geoffrey Rose | 2010 | Prof Paul Mitchell |
| 2011 | Prof Elizabeth Engle | 2012 | Prof Belinda Gallie |
| 2013 | David F Chang MD | 2014 | Prof Hugh Taylor AC |
| 2015 | Prof Peter McCluskey | 2016 | Prof Denis Wakefield |
| 2017 | Dr Noel Alpins | 2018 | Prof Robyn Guymer |
| 2019 | Prof Tien Y Wong | 2021 | Prof Graham Barrett |
| 2022 | Prof Ian McAllister | 2023 | Dr Shigeru Kinoshita |
| 2024 | Prof Stuart Macgregor | 2025 | Prof Dinesh Selva |
| 2026 | Prof Chris Hammond |
The Dame Ida Mann Memorial Lecture was established in 1988 by the Council of the College in recognition of the outstanding contribution made to ophthalmology by Dame Ida Mann.
The presentation shall be for 30 minutes duration and is to cover an important topic that is oriented to the basic science of ophthalmology with clinical relevance.
Questions or discussions will form no part of the proceedings. The lecture becomes the property of the College and is to be published in the College Journal.
A Certificate is presented to the Lecturer by the President of the College at the conclusion of the lecture.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 1988 | Prof John D. Pettique (Inaugural) | 1989 | Dr D Potter |
| 1990 | Not awarded | 1991 | Dr Adam Locket |
| 1992 | Dr Mark Florence | 1993 | Dr Robert Buttery |
| 1994 | Not awarded | 1995 | Prof Trevor Lamb |
| 1996 | Prof Val Alder | 1997 | Prof Ian Constable |
| 1998 | A/Prof Denis Stark | 1999 | Dr Kerryn Williams |
| 2000 | Prof Charles McGhee | 2001 | Prof Grant Sutherland |
| 2002 | Dr Ian Morgan | 2003 | Prof Harminder Dua |
| 2004 | Dr Stuart Graham | 2005 | Dr Peter Kaiser |
| 2006 | Prof Harry Quigley | 2007 | Prof Paul McMenamin |
| 2008 | Prof John McAvoy | 2009 | Prof Jonathan Crowston |
| 2010 | A/Prof Jamie Craig | 2011 | A/Prof Justine Smith |
| 2012 | Prof Colin Green | 2013 | Prof Jan Provis |
| 2014 | Prof Minas T Coroneo | 2015 | Prof Dao Yi-Yu |
| 2016 | Prof Maaten P Mourits | 2017 | Prof Trevor Sherwin |
| 2018 | Prof Russell N Van Gelder | 2019 | Prof John Marshall |
| 2021 | Prof Alex Hewitt | 2022 | Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer |
| 2023 | Prof Kathryn Burdon | 2024 | Prof Robyn Jamieson |
| 2025 | A/Prof Andrea Vincent | 2026 | Prof Robert Casson |
The Fred Hollows Lecture was instituted in 1999 to recognize the work Professor Fred Hollows had done for indigenous people and in raising the profile of ophthalmology.
The presentation shall be of 30 minutes duration and will address a topic of applied public health research with a community focus. Questions or discussion will form no part of the proceedings. The lecture becomes the property of the College and may be published in the College Journal.
A Certificate is presented to the Lecturer by the president of the College at the conclusion of the lecture.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 1999 | Dr William Morgan | 2000 | A/Prof Paul Mitchell |
| 2001 | A/Prof Glen Gole | 2002 | Prof John Mathews |
| 2003 | Dr Ivan Goldberg | 2004 | Dr A.R. Moodie |
| 2005 | Prof Ravi Thomas | 2006 | Prof Minas Coroneo |
| 2007 | Prof Lyle Palmer | 2008 | Prof Hugh R. Taylor AC |
| 2009 | Dr Mark Loane | 2010 | A/Prof Henry Newland |
| 2011 | Prof Jill Keeffe OAM | 2012 | Prof Geoffrey Tabin |
| 2013 | A/Prof Nitin Verma | 2014 | Dr Garry Brian |
| 2015 | Dr Neil Murray | 2016 | Dr James Muecke |
| 2017 | Dr Geoffrey Cohn | 2018 | A/Prof Angus Turner |
| 2019 | Dr Anasaini Cama | 2021 | Dr Catherine Green AO |
| 2022 | Prof Clare Gilbert | 2023 | Dr Anthony Bennett Hall |
| 2024 | Dr Reeta Gurung | 2025 | Dr Sandra Staffieri AO |
| 2026 | Dr Gullapalli N Rao |
The RANZCO College Medal is the highest and most prestigious honour awarded by the College. It is presented to Fellows who have demonstrated outstanding, sustained service and made substantial, influential contributions to the College, the profession of ophthalmology and the broader community.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 1987 | Dr Ken Howsam | 1992 | Prof Fred Hollows |
| 1995 | Dr JEK (Dick) Galbraith | 1997 | Dr Eddie Donaldson |
| 2000 | Prof Frank Billson and Dr BD (Des) Coote | 2001 | Dr Theo Keldoulis |
| 2002 | Dr Peter Rogers | 2003 | Dr Max Moore AM |
| 2004 | Dr Geoffrey Harley AM | 2006 | Dr Bill Gillies OAM |
| 2007 | Prof Paul Mitchell | 2008 | Dr Peter Henderson |
| 2009 | Prof Frank Martin AM and A/Prof Justin O’Day AM | 2010 | Dr Frank Sullivan |
| 2012 | A/Prof Ian Favilla and Prof Hugh Taylor | 2013 | Dr Ralph Higgins |
| 2014 | Dr Michael Steiner and A/Prof John Crompton | 2015 | A/Prof Ivan Goldberg and Dr Stephen Cains |
| 2016 | Dr Minas Coroneo | 2017 | Dr Allan Rosenberg |
| 2018 | Dr Richard Stawell and Dr Peter O’Connor | 2019 | A/Prof Anne Brooks |
| 2021 | Dr Brad Horsburgh | 2022 | Dr Stephen Best and Prof Helen Danesh-Meyer |
| 2023 | A/Prof Alex Hunyor Jr and Prof Nitin Verma | 2024 | Prof Glen Gole and Dr Diana Semmonds |
| 2025 | A/Prof Heather Mack, Dr David Kaufman and Dr Justin Mora |
This is in recognition of the outstanding contributions made to Ophthalmic Pathology in Australia by the late Dr Hugh Greer of Melbourne and the late Dr Marijan Filipic of Sydney.
| Year | Award | Year | Award |
| 2005 | Dr Alina Zeldovich | 2006 | Dr Alicia Au |
| 2007 | Dr Vivek Chowdhurry | 2008 | Dr Adrian Fung |
| 2011 | Dr Daniel McKay | 2014 | Dr James Slattery |
| 2015 | Dr Juanita Pappalardo | 2016 | Dr Nicholas Andrew and Dr Kate Leahy |
| 2017 | Dr Nicholas Cheng & Dr Thomas Gin | 2018 | Dr Thomas Campbell |
| 2019 | Dr Elaine Danian-Smith | 2020 | Dr Shivesh Varma & Dr Christopher Ovens |
| 2021 | Dr Samantha Bobba & Dr Neeranjali Jain | 2022 | Dr Matthew McCartney & Dr Allister Lee |
| 2023 | Dr Brandon Thia | 2024 | Dr Corey Rowland |
| 2025 | Dr Allister Lee & Dr Brandon Thia |