 Sara was made a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2011, for service to journalism and the community.Sara wrote a chapter in the book "South Africa Lesotho & Swaziland" by Mary Fitzpatrick.Sara has also written a chapter in the book ""Travellers' Tales Stories from ABC TV's Foreign Correspondents"" () which was published in 2004 which includes insights from the ABC's Foreign Correspondents.