The Australian Bravery Meeting 78 awards were announced on 25 March 2013 by the

Governor General of Australia The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.Quentin Bryce Dame Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, (née Strachan; born 23 December 1942) is an Australian academic who served as the 25th governor-general of Australia from 2008 to 2014. She is the first woman to have held the position, and was previously the ...

, AC, CVO. † indicates an award given posthumously.

Star of Courage (SC)

*Trevor Ronald Burns , Queensland

Bravery Medal (BM)

Ronald V Strong Queensland Police *Raymond BRUCKNER, Queensland *Stephen Edward de LORENZO, New South Wales *Samuel Julian EDWARDS, New South Wales *Ernst GOMSI, Queensland *Lisa Margaret HALL, New South Wales *Alfred John HARDING †, South Australia *Ryan Jon HARVEY, Western Australia *Bradley Damian HINDMARSH, Queensland *Johnathon Edward KLAASSEN, Queensland *David Eric LOWRY, South Australia * Inspector Bruce James McNAB,

Queensland Police The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto ...

*Samuel James MATTHEWS †, Queensland *Sollee MORRIS, Western Australia *Brett MORRISSEY, Queensland *Bubby Kopaki TUHIWA, Western Australia *Con VARELA, New South Wales *Nathan Christopher VISSCHER, New South Wales *Russell Robert VON NIDA, Queensland *Ross James WOODTHORPE ANDERSON, New South Wales

Commendation for Brave Conduct The Commendation for Brave Conduct is a bravery decoration awarded to Australians. It is awarded for an act of bravery that is worthy of recognition. The Commendation for Brave Conduct was created in February 1975. The decorations recognise acts ...

Commendation for Brave Conduct (Australia) ribbon

*Marlene AGGETT *Dianne ANVER *Brendon W ASHBY * Sergeant Allan Richard ASHMAN of the

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), wh ...

* Ronald Dale BARASSI *Mitchell Edwin BEARE *Ian Frederick BLAND *Jason BRAY *Craig John BROWNLOW *Tristan James BURNETT * Captain Ian Michael CARTER of the

Senior Constable A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other peop ...

Steven James CLAIR,

*Paul Denzil CLACKETT *Brian Patrick DELL *Shane Ross DEVLIN *David Andrew DONALDSON *Peter Raymond FENTON † *Shane Ronald FLEXMAN * Constable Stuart Adam GREENWELL,

* Sergeant Glen John GUNTHORPE,

*Warren HABAK *Bryce Lewis HERTSLET *Douglas Glen HISLOP *Kevin James HUGHES *Paul Manuel INACIO † * Senior Sergeant Perry James IRWIN †,

* Sergeant William Kendall JOHNSON,

*David William KLAASSEN *Constable Peter Kevin LAMBERT,

*Tammee Lee LYNN *Bernard William McCAFFERY *Peter James McCARRON *Luke Matthew McCORMACK *Bradley Peter MILLS *Andrew Eglinton MITCHELL *Wayne David MURPHY *Deane William MURRELL *Andrew Kenneth NEIL *Supreeda PHENGCHAEM *Raymond ROBINSON *Steven Ronald RULE *John Matthew SACCHETTI * Sergeant David Jefferson SAMPSON,

*Aiden Mark SIBRAVA * Constable Matthew SLATTERY,

New South Wales Police The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously the New South Wales Police Service and New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Divided into Police Area Commands (P ...

*Sam Wilson TOLDI *Jeffrey John van AALST *James Edward WILKIN *Robert John WILKIN * Constable Steven John WILLIAMSON,

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Group Bravery Citation The Group Bravery Citation is a bravery decoration awarded to Australians. It is awarded for a collective act of bravery by a group of people in extraordinary circumstances that is considered worthy of recognition. The Group Bravery Citation was ...

Awardees are several members of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service Swift Water Rescue team, involved in a rescue in the Lockyer Valley during the Queensland floods January 2011: *Nathan Cole CHADWICK, Queensland *Geoffrey Mervyn DIXON, Queensland *Mark Andrew MEIER, Queensland *Philip Karl PAFF, Queensland *Mark STEPHENSON, Queensland *Kerry John WEIR, Queensland Awardees are the helicopter crew ‘Firebird 460’ during the Queensland Floods in the Lockyer Valley on 10 January 2011: *John Andrew McDERMOTT, Queensland *Simon John McDERMOTT, Queensland *Benjamin James SUTHERLAND, Queensland Awardees are the helicopter crew ‘Helitak 220’ during the Queensland Floods in the Lockyer Valley on 10 January 2011: *Kris LARKIN, New South Wales *Edward LEE, New South Wales *Matthew O'BRIEN, New South Wales *Kendall Rurri THOMPSON, New South Wales Awardees are members of

who rescued several people in the Lockyer Valley during the Queensland floods January 2011: *Inspector Stephen John DABINETT *Senior Sergeant David Richard EDDEN *Senior Sergeant Timothy Allan PARTRIGE *Sergeant Tony Del VECCHIO *Senior Constable Kim Edward BEVIS *Senior Constable Jason Michael BUTLER *Senior Constable Dean William GEORGE *Senior Constable Summer NORTON *Senior Constable Paul Andrew ROWLAND *Senior Constable Jamie VEA VEA *Senior Constable Peter Chee WONG *Senior Constable Shane Francis WRIGHT *Constable Andrew Charles CHEE Awardees are members of the public who secured moving vessels on the flooded Burnett River at Bundaberg, during the Queensland floods on 30 December 2010: *John SCHOTT, Queensland *Ian WILLETT, Queensland Awardees are members of

who rescued several people in Grantham during the Queensland floods on 10 January 2011: *Inspector Bradley John WRIGHT *Sergeant Justin Edward MALLORY *Senior Constable Brett Michael DUKE *Senior Constable Matthew Anthony GROOM *Senior Constable Brett William HAMPSON *Senior Constable Jonathon Arrow LARMORE *Senior Constable James WORTHINGTON *Senior Constable Nathan Andrew WRIGHT Awardees are members of the public who rescued several people in Grantham during the Queensland floods on 10 January 2011: *Christopher John FORDEN, Queensland *Iain Scott GRAY, Queensland *Allan James PAYNE, Queensland *Peter Paul van den ELSEN, Queensland Awardees are Naval cadets from TS Ipswich, as volunteer boat crews, and one member of

, who rescued several people from Goodna during the Queensland floods on 12 January 2011: *Senior Constable Jonathon Edward KIRKMAN *Andrew Phillip SHORTLAND *Cassandra Louise BROADFOOT *Andrew D'Arcy KELLY *Jonathan Andrew KLAEBE *Frank Kerswell MARTIN *Justin Luke MARTIN *James Richard RUNHAM *Brendon David WEBER Awardees are a crew of an Emergency Management Queensland rescue helicopter in the Lockyer Valley during the Queensland floods on 10 January 2011. *Mark McKnight KEMPTON, Queensland *Daren William PARSONS, New South Wales *Doctor Glenn Edward RYAN, Queensland *Illya Jon SELMES, Queensland *Mark Donald TURNER, New South Wales Awardees are a crew of an Emergency Management Queensland rescue helicopter in the Lockyer Valley during the Queensland floods on 10 January 2011. *Brett Terence KNOWLES, Queensland *Peter Richard ROW, Queensland *David TURNBULL, Queensland *Stuart John WARK, Queensland Awardees are several members of the public who rescued two people from a burning vehicle near Goulburn, New South Wales on 13 May 2011. *Shane Michael ELLEM, New South Wales *Malcolm John PEDEN, New South Wales *Justin Craig ROWLES, New South Wales Awardees are members of the public who assisted victims of a motor vehicle accident at Merton, Victoria on 3 May 2009. *Anthony David BLACK, Victoria *John Douglas CLAPTON, Victoria *Ann GREEN, Victoria *Jason Edward KNEEBONE, Victoria *Matthew Nicholas ROBERTS, Victoria *Geoffrey Richard STEPHENS, Victoria *Kenneth Edward SUSSEX, Victoria Awardees are members of the public who rescued a woman caught in a rip at Tallows Beach, New South Wales on 27 November 2008. *Edward James ADCOCK, New South Wales *Zachary John BROOKER, New South Wales *Christopher Richard JARVIS, New South Wales *Bernard William McCAFFERY, New South Wales *Ross James WOODTHORPE ANDERSON, New South Wales Awardees are members of the public who rescued a woman from a submerged vehicle at Maroochydore, Queensland on 24 February 2011. *Joshua Andy MACPHERSON, Queensland *Rebecca Anne MURRELL, Queensland *Sam Wilson TOLDI, Queensland Awardees are members of the public who rescued of a family of four from a burning vehicle at Sassafras, Victoria on 29 December 2011. *Brian Stanley CORNISH, Victoria *Nicholas John GASCOIGNE, Victoria *Donald MacGregor ORR, Victoria *Steven Ronald RULE, Victoria *Yvonne Mary RULE, Victoria

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