The Australian Bravery Meeting 78 awards were announced on 25 March 2013 by the Governor General of Australia, the then Quentin Bryce, 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 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
Marlene AGGETT Dianne ANVER Brendon W ASHBY Sergeant Allan Richard ASHMAN of the Australian Army Ronald Dale BARASSI Mitchell Edwin BEARE Ian Frederick BLAND Jason BRAY Craig John BROWNLOW Tristan James BURNETT Captain Ian Michael CARTER of the Australian Army Senior Constable Steven James CLAIR, Queensland Police Paul Denzil CLACKETT Brian Patrick DELL Shane Ross DEVLIN David Andrew DONALDSON Peter Raymond FENTON † Shane Ronald FLEXMAN Constable Stuart Adam GREENWELL, Queensland Police Sergeant Glen John GUNTHORPE, Queensland Police Warren HABAK Bryce Lewis HERTSLET Douglas Glen HISLOP Kevin James HUGHES Paul Manuel INACIO † Senior Sergeant Perry James IRWIN †, Queensland Police Sergeant William Kendall JOHNSON, Queensland Police David William KLAASSEN Constable Peter Kevin LAMBERT, Queensland Police 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, Queensland Police Aiden Mark SIBRAVA Constable Matthew SLATTERY, New South Wales Police Sam Wilson TOLDI Jeffrey John van AALST James Edward WILKIN Robert John WILKIN Constable Steven John WILLIAMSON, Queensland
Group Bravery Citation 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 Queensland Police 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 Queensland Police 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 Queensland Police, 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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