George Logie Smith with cast members of the Pirates of Penzance, 1955.
His community activities were as significant. Awarded an MBE in 1955 and an OBE in 1970, these awards reflected his extensive involvement in music. His early regional activities included directing the Geelong and Ballarat Symphony Orchestras and Choral Societies but his associations extended to an enormous range of groups over the years such as the Peninsula Youth Orchestra, Melbourne Youth Symphonic Band, University of Melbourne Choral Society, Grainger Wind Symphony and the Astra Chamber Music Society.