![2005 photo of then NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark and Australian High Commissioner to NZ Allan Hawke smiling](https://raidercast.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vale-Dr-Allan-Hawke-AC-Raiders-Club-Chairman.jpg)
The Canberra Raiders Club Chairman and long serving member of the community Dr Allan Hawke AC passed away last night after a long battle with cancer.
Dr Hawke has not only held a long serving role at the Canberra Raiders, but he also had a long and distinguished career in service to the Commonwealth of Australia as a senior public servant and diplomat, the Raiders announced in a media statement.
Born in Canberra on 18 February 1948, Dr Hawke attended Queanbeyan High School before continuing...