The Bravery Council of Australia Meeting 79 Honours List was announced 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, on 1 September 2013. Awards were announced for the Bravery Medal, Commendation for Brave Conduct and Group Bravery Citation.Group Bravery Citation
August 2013, www.gg.gov.au † indicates an award made posthumously.

Bravery Medal (BM)

* Sergeant Dean Francis BRIESE,

Northern Territory Police The Northern Territory Police Force is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1,537 police members (as at 31 July 2019) made up of 79 senior sergeants, 228 sergeants, 839 con ...

* Sergeant Daniel John BURGESS,

Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victoria Police had over 22,300 staff, comprising over 16,700 ...

*Scott Nicholas BUTLER, New South Wales *

Lance Corporal Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer (NCO), usually equi ...

Andrew Joseph FENECH,

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 ...

*Jamie Scott FERGUSON, Queensland *Brooke Ann FOGARTY, New South Wales *Daniel GRULKE, New South Wales *Michael Kenneth HALL, Western Australia * Constable Sean Malcolm HANLON,

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 ...

*Katherine HILDER, Western Australia *Matthew William HOWARD, Victoria *Heather Louise KING, Western Australia *Simon Joshua LEWIS, New South Wales *Sally Lu McALPINE, Western Australia *Warren William McERLEAN, Queensland *

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 ...

Joshua Dylan PEACH,

Tasmania Police Tasmania Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has more than 1,300 officers policing Tasmania's population of over half a million people. History Colonial history Prior ...

*Sean Gary ROBERTS, Western Australia *James Marlon RUSSELL, New South Wales *Antonino SCIDONE, Western Australia *Jason Bryce STONE, Victoria *Jo-Anne URQUHART, Western Australia

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

*Christopher John ANGWIN, Victoria *Robert Vincent BARRON, Queensland *Darren George BATES, Norfolk Island *Senior Firefighter Corrie James BENSON,

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire and emergency services in Queensland, Australia. The QFES was established in 2013 to improve the coordination and planning of emergency services, adopting an "a ...

*Rosalie Michelle BRADES, Western Australia *Dean Laurent BURRELL, Norfolk Island *Timothy John BUSHELL-HAZELL, South Australia *Gregory James DARLINGTON, Queensland *Joan Marion DARLINGTON, Queensland *Ryan Donald HOUSTON, Western Australia *Coel Kenneth IBBERTSON, Queensland *Scott JAMES, New South Wales *Michael Thomas KENNEDY, New South Wales *Peter John LUCAS, New South Wales *

Brigitte Ann MANNING-JONES,

*Graham William PAGDEN, New South Wales *Steven Samual PRICE, Queensland *

Daven Bruce RICHARDS,

Bill Leslie RICHARDSON,

*William Bruce RILEY, Queensland * Detective Sergeant Peter John ROBSON-PETCH,

*Jason Dale ROFF, Australian Capital Territory *Jodie Marie ROFF, Australian Capital Territory *Ronald Lloyd SCHEUERLE, Queensland *Station Officer Bernard William TRACEY, Queensland *Sam Ash-Lee TWEEDALE, Queensland *Danica Lea Van den BOGERT, Western Australia *Harley Paul WALLIS, New South Wales *

Doctor Doctor or The Doctor may refer to: Personal titles * Doctor (title), the holder of an accredited academic degree * A medical practitioner, including: ** Physician ** Surgeon ** Dentist ** Veterinary physician ** Optometrist *Other roles ** ...

Joe William WEIR, Queensland *

Kristie WILLIAMS,

*Brendan William WINTER, Queensland

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 from the Bedfordale Voluntary Bushfire Brigade, involved in fire-fighting operations in the RoleystoneKelmscott area during bushfires in February 2011. *Michael Kenneth HALL, Western Australia *Alexander Bernard LEACH, Western Australia *Michael Raymond McCAVANAGH, Western Australia *Mark Anthony PUTTICK, Western Australia *Antonino SCIDONE, Western Australia *Stephen Edward SMITH, New South Wales Awardees are several members of the Marysville SES who assisted with the evacuation of residents during the Victorian Bushfires in February 2009. *David Brandon BARTON, Victoria *Jennifer Anne BARTON, Victoria *Josephine Ann HUNTER, Victoria *Thomas Mark PEART, Victoria *Keith David RAY, Victoria *Ian Jeffrey WALTERS, Victoria Awardees are members of the public who rescued a man from a burning vessel in Denham, Western Australia on 29 November 2011. *George Ernest DIX, Western Australia *Justin HEWITT, Western Australia *Ronald David MARQUIS, Western Australia Awardees are voluntary members of the Kinglake Community Emergency Response Team who responded to emergency incidents during the Victorian bushfires in February 2009. *Ian James DUNELL, Victoria *Victoria Lee DUNELL , Victoria *Bartholomew WUNDERLICH, Victoria Awardees are members of the Reefton Country Fire Authority involved in fire-fighting operations during the Victorian bushfires in February 2009. *Danny James BENNETT, Victoria *Rachel Lee BENNETT, Victoria *Andrew Jeramie McDONALD, Victoria *Ross Edward MINIFIE, Victoria *Kathleen Marie TILLEY, Victoria Awardees are crew members of sail boat TryBooking.com, who rescued sailors from a stricken vessel during the Melbourne to Port Fairy ocean race 2012 *Grant David DUNOON, Victoria *Klaus-Peter FECHT, Victoria *Gordon Ross FISHER, Victoria *Kimberley John WALKER, Victoria Awardees are members of the public who rescued several people caught in a rip at Urquhart Bluff beach on 22 January 2012. *Luke Connell BEAZLEY, Victoria *Angus Harker JOHNSON, Victoria *Benjamin James PANNELL, Victoria *Jason Richard PHIELER, Victoria Awardees are members of the public who rescued two people from a submerged vehicle at Broadbeach Waters, Queensland on 10 June 2012. *John CHAMBERS, Queensland *Evan Dougald DALTON, Queensland *Tanya Maree MATHEWS, Queensland *Steven Samual PRICE, Queensland Awardees are three young boys who went to the assistance of a girl from an offender at Palm Island, Queensland on 12 May 2011. *Harry Frederick FRIDAY, Palm Island *Ralph Paul HUGHES, Palm Island *Carey Lenny NUGENT, Palm Island Awardees are

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...

personnel involved in the winch rescue of a man from floodwaters at Laidley Creek during the Queensland floods on 11 January 2011. * Commander Scott Christopher PALMER, *

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often ...

Simon Paul DRIESSEN, *

Chief Petty Officer A chief petty officer (CPO) is a senior non-commissioned officer in many navies and coast guards. Canada "Chief petty officer" refers to two ranks in the Royal Canadian Navy. A chief petty officer 2nd class (CPO2) (''premier maître de deuxi ...

Kerwyn Louis BALLICO, *

Petty Officer A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotation OR-5 or OR-6. In many nations, they are typically equal to a sergeant in comparison to other military branches. Often they may be super ...

Nicholas Edward ANDERSON, Awardee assisted of members of the Queensland Police Public Safety Response Team who conducted rescue operations during the Queensland Floods in the Lockyer Valley in January 2011. *Anthony James ALTHAUS, Queensland

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