Government House CANBERRA ACT 2600
23 August 2023
Australian Bravery Decorations August 2023
BRAVERY MEDAL (BM)
(For acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances)
Miss Alicia Maree Bain
QLD
Mr Cameron Candy
NSW
Mr Daniel Wade Candy
NSW
Mr Esira Salusalu
Indooroopilly QLD 4068
COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT
(For acts of bravery considered worthy of recognition)
Mr Steven John Bradbury OAM
Northgate QLD 4013
Mr Turawaho Hemopo
QLD
Senior Sergeant Johnny Patrick Lombardi
Victoria Police
Mr Peter Robert Moore
Rockingham WA 6168
Miss Lisa (Evalina) Jane Woodward
VIC
GROUP BRAVERY CITATION
(For a collective act of bravery, by a group of persons in extraordinary circumstances, that is considered worthy of recognition)
The recipients are recognised with the award of the Group Bravery Citation for their actions rescuing multiple people from a rip at Petrel Cove Beach in Encounter Bay, South Australia on 27 January 2023.
Mr Edward Michael Blight
Bondi Junction NSW 2022
Mr Henry Murray Sever
Dernancourt SA 5075
Mr Henry John Weir
SA
The following recipient is added to a Group Bravery Citation gazetted on 31 March 2020 for their actions during the rescue of a man from a burning vehicle at Gympie in Queensland.
Senior Constable Kevin Alva Mayo
Queensland Police Service
By His Excellency’s command
Paul Singer MVO
Official Secretary to the Governor-General