▁a ▁two - hour ▁chat , ▁with ▁tea ▁and ▁bis cu its , ▁he ▁understood ". ▁ ▁He ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁world ▁tour ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁AP RA ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁promote ▁Australian ▁composition . ▁With ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Hugh es ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Music ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁the ▁Music ▁Board ▁launched ▁the ▁Australian ▁Music ▁Centre ▁( AM C ), ▁and ▁Hugh es ▁became ▁a ▁board ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁several ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁music ▁including ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( MB E ) ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Services ▁to ▁Australian ▁Music ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Class ical ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁and ▁an ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Australia ▁( A O ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁his ▁orch est ral ▁composition ▁Fant asia ▁was ▁nominated ▁in ▁the ▁Most ▁Per formed ▁Austral as ian ▁Ser ious ▁Work ▁category ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁AP RA ▁Music ▁Awards . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁A MC ▁hon oured ▁him ▁with ▁its ▁award ▁for ▁long - term ▁contribution ▁to ▁Australian ▁music . ▁ ▁Robert