Full list of Australian Bravery Awards
The Governor-General has announced the following bravery awards:
BRAVERY MEDAL
(For acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances)
Miss Elizabeth Ann ADAMS
Palm Beach Qld 4221
Mr Leon Corey BROUWER
Singleton WA 6175
Mr Craig Geoffrey COLEMAN
St Lawrence Qld 4707
Mr Lyle Ernest COLLINS
Rochester Vic 3561
Sergeant Paul Anthony COX
Queensland Police Service
Mr Jean-Luc GALLO
NSW
Mr Damond Warwick GRAY
Mount Warren Park Qld 4207
Mr Matthew Caine HASSEN
Bulimba Qld 4171
Mr Zen Sirius JOYCE
Coledale NSW 2515
Mr Alan Brian LAWRY
Coolum Beach Qld 4573
Mr Timothy Thomas LEEMING
Coojar VIC 3315
Miss Karina NUMAMURDIRDI
Angurugu Community NT 0822
The late Mr Robert Fawcett PICKERSGILL
Formerly of Qld
Mr Todd Jonathan ROBERTSON
Barwon Heads Vic 3227
Mr Jason Troy SHEPHERD
Lower King WA 6330
Mr Andrew Gordon STRUNK
South Fremantle WA 6162
Mr Axel Christian TRITTON
Dean Park NSW 2761
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COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT
(For acts of bravery considered worthy of recognition)
Miss Ella Layne ANDREWS
WA
Mr Lachlan James BULMAN
Vic
Mrs Vivienne Susanne COLEMAN
St Lawrence Qld 4707
Warrant Officer Class Two James Hugh COTTLE
Qld
Mr Robert William DEVLIN
Qld
Mr Mitchell Ronald FING
Raymond Terrace NSW 2324
Mr Craig John HOGARTH
Caloundra Qld 4551
Mr Marc Andrew JOHNSON
Traralgon Vic 3844
The late Mr David KERR
Formerly of NSW
Mr David Colin McCARTNEY
Ungarie NSW 2669
Mr Daniel Wayne McDONALD
Marcoola Qld 4564
Mr Darryn Charles MARSHALL
Nerang Qld 4211
Mr William Michael NASH
Conder ACT 2906
Sergeant Matthew John O'BRIEN
Queensland Police Service
Mr Jared ROBINSON
Hatherleigh SA 5280
Mr Roberto SEROLA
Burleigh Heads Qld 4220
Mrs Kerry Lee SEYMOUR
Qld
Senior Constable Jay Stuart SHEPHERD
Queensland Police Service
Mr Christopher John WILLIAMS
Mount Compass SA 5210
Mr Mitchell Clarke WILLIAMS
Mount Compass SA 5210
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GROUP BRAVERY CITATION
(For a collective act of bravery, by a group of persons in extraordinary circumstances, that is considered worthy of recognition)
Awardees comprise former NSW Corrections Officers who assisted during a fire and inmate riot at a maximum security prison in Dutton Park, Queensland, on 2 December 1987.
Mr Cyril Idres CAIRNS
Arundel Qld 4214
Mr John Francis COLLINS
Beenleigh Qld 4207
The Late Mr Geoffrey GRANT
Formerly of Sunnybank Qld 4109
Mr David JEFFERSON
Parkinson Qld 4115
Mr Michael James KINDNESS
Boondall Qld 4034
Mr Roy Stanley KOPLICK
Eagleby Qld 4207
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Awardees comprise three members and one former member of the Northern Territory Police Force who rescued a woman from a burning unit in Katherine, Northern Territory, on 25 May 2017.
Mr Trent Mitchell DOLE
NT
Constable First Class Blake Peter GOODWORTH
Constable Timothy Liam GOUVERNEUR
Sergeant Benjamin Samuel WATSON
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Awardees comprise members of the public who were involved in the rescue of a woman from a burning vehicle at Palm Beach, Queensland, on 29 May 2016.
Miss Elizabeth Ann ADAMS
Palm Beach Qld 4221
Dr Ashok GANGASANDRA BASAVARAJ
Clear Island Waters Qld 4226
Mr Vishaak GANGASANDRA
Clear Island Waters Qld 4226
Mr Richard STAPLES
Currumbin Waters Qld 4223
Mr John Hendrikus VERBEEK
Currumbin Qld 4223
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Awardees comprise three members of the public who rescued people from a burning car at Orelia, Western Australia on 20 April 2018.
Mr Robin John LEE
Burswood WA 6100
Mr Jake Wilson PUGH
Orelia WA 6167
Mr Ian Trevor URQUHART
Orelia WA 6167
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Awardees comprise members of the Queensland Police Service who were involved in removing a man from a burning vehicle at Mount Gravatt, Queensland on
25 February 2015.
Sergeant Agnelle Amelia BAGETTI
Senior Constable Jason Patrick BANKS
Senior Constable Brendan Sean O'BRIEN
Sergeant Matthew John O'BRIEN
Senior Constable Jay Stuart SHEPHERD
Senior Constable Ashley Karl THOMPSON
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Awardees comprise members of the Queensland Police Service who were confronted by an armed man at Gracemere, Queensland on 22 December 2015.
Constable Richard Louis ADDERLEY
Senior Constable Dale Anthony COOK
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Awardees comprise members of the Queensland State Emergency Service and one member of the public who rescued a family stranded in floodwaters following Cyclone Debbie, Queensland on 31 March 2017.
Mrs Claire Louise BROWNING
Tas
Mr James FERGUSON
Waterford Qld 4133
Mr Samuel Liam FOURAS
Luscombe Qld 4207
Mr Christopher Edward HOLLOWAY
Logan City Qld 4114
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Awardees comprise members of the public who rescued several children from the ocean at Dolphin Point, NSW, on 17 January 2018.
Mr Brent Jeffrey ELPHINSTON
Engadine NSW 2233
Mrs Nerida Lee LARTER
NSW
Mrs Kerrie Ann McCULLOCH
Barden Ridge NSW 2234
Mr Simon James OWEN
Raby NSW 2566
Mr Brett Colin WILLIAMS
Robertson NSW 2577
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Awardees comprise five men who, between 1940 and 1943, elected to remain on the island of Nauru to protect the indigenous population and uphold law and order despite the threat of invasion by Japanese forces.
The late Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Royden CHALMERS CMG DSO
The late Mr William Henry DOYLE
The late Mr Frederick Francis HARMER
The late Dr Bernard Haselden QUIN
The late Mr Wilfred SHUGG.
