[6][7] At the beginning of 1996, Hollway shifted to become Secretary of the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, staying in the role less than a year.
[8] Hollway left his Secretary position at the end of 1996, to take up employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG).
[12] Also that year, in March, he was appointed by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to act as chief mediator between Canberra and Port Moresby over the future of the Kokoda Trail.
[22][23][24] The review, released in July 2011, found that the Australian aid program in 2011 was an effective performer by global donor standards.
[27] Hollway was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2002 for service to public administration, particularly as a senior adviser to government, to sport through the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, and to the community.