Meritorious Australians who go above and beyond

Emergency services personnel are among Australians recognised in King's Birthday Honours. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

KING'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS

MERITORIOUS

The Governor-General is pleased to announce the following appointments and awards:

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY)

Mr Bradford John ARCHER

For outstanding public service to public administration and the challenges of climate change.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION)

Ms Kylie Leigh BARBER

For outstanding public service in leadership and strategic influence in safeguarding and preserving government institutions.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER)

Dr Wayne Andrew BESWICK

For outstanding public service in systemic change to government practices and changes aimed at improving outcomes for First Nations people.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT)

Mr Jamie CREW

For outstanding public service in leadership and driving organisational reform in Commonwealth and state courts and tribunals.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER)

Mr Simon DUGGAN

For outstanding public service in delivering policy initiatives in complex government environments.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (OFFICE OF THE FAIR WORK OMBUDSMAN)

Ms Nicola Jane FORBES

For outstanding public service in transformative digital records and privacy initiatives of the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE)

Mrs Radmila GILL

For outstanding public service in leadership, excellence and integrity in Australian Government grants.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER)

Mr Nigel John GREENUP

For outstanding public service to the protection and preservation of Australia's unique natural environments, and to the people and communities who depend upon them.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY)

Dr Jared GREENVILLE

For outstanding public service to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, and to research and agriculture, economics and food security policy.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE)

Mr Michael John HICKEY

For outstanding public service to youth development, youth safety and protection with the Australian Army Cadets and broader Defence.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL)

Ms Kassandra May HOBBS

For outstanding public service to the Australian War Memorial's National Collection.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE)

Ms Sally Anne MASTERS

For outstanding public service to the veteran community.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (SERVICES AUSTRALIA)

Mrs Bo ROBERTSON

For outstanding public service in reforms and government services to the Australian community

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (AUSTRALIAN TAXATION OFFICE)

Mr Achilleas Nicholas SHIZAS

For outstanding public service in leadership and integrity through the establishment of the Operation Protego Integrity Taskforce.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS)

Mrs Janice Ann SILBY

For outstanding public service as South Australian Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY)

Dr Ranjith SUBASINGHE ARACHCHIGE

For outstanding public service to plant biodiversity and to Australia's plant health surveillance.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU)

Dr Michael Barry WALKER

For outstanding public service in transport safety, nationally and internationally.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY)

Dr Nu Nu WIN

For outstanding public service to improving the inclusiveness and diversity of the Australia Public Service.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NSW HEALTH)

Dr Lanny George CHOR

For outstanding public service to oral health service delivery in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (TRANSPORT FOR NSW)

Mr Gareth Paul COLLINS

For outstanding public service in urban design in NSW.

The late Ms Felicity Claire FINLAYSON

For outstanding public service to engineering and transport services in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Ms Kiersten Emma FISHBURN

For outstanding public service to local government administration and planning reform in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NSW MINISTRY OF HEALTH)

Dr Jan FIZZELL

For outstanding public service to health in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING, HOUSING AND INFRASTRUCTURE)

Mr David Charles GLASSON

For outstanding public service to the maintenance and conservation of the Pyrmont Bridge in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RECONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY)

Mr Kenneth David HARRISON

For outstanding public service to emergency response and management in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)

Ms Joanne JARVIS

For outstanding public service to education in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (CITY OF SYDNEY)

Ms Veronica Anne LEE

For outstanding public service to NSW and local government in Sydney.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (TRANSPORT FOR NSW)

Mr Andrew MATTES

For outstanding public service to air quality and climate change policy in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NSW DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)

Mrs Kathy POWZUN

For outstanding public service to education in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE - NEW SOUTH WALES)

Mr Greg WELLS

For outstanding public service to government service delivery in NSW.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, FAIRNESS AND HOUSING)

Ms Jayne DENNIS

For outstanding public service in forensic disability services.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY - VICTORIA)

Ms Maria MARANTOS

For outstanding public service in gambling harm minimisation and regulatory reform.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, FAIRNESS AND HOUSING)

Mr Daniel Joseph O'KELLY

For outstanding public service in child protection and community services reform.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION - VICTORIA)

Mr Dougal John PURCELL

For outstanding public service in leadership and reform within Victoria's agriculture sector.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET -VICTORIA)

Ms Elizabeth Fiona SAMPSON

For outstanding public service in leading land management reforms in Victoria.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (COLIBAN WATER)

Mr David SHEEHAN

For outstanding public service in strengthening drinking water safety and public health protection.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY - VICTORIA)

Ms Gina WADDEN

For outstanding public service in workforce reform and public sector capability building.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (SAFER CARE VICTORIA)

Associate Professor Andrew Michael WILSON

For outstanding public service in clinical leadership and patient safety.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT AND MAIN ROADS)

Mr Craig John GARDNER

For outstanding public service in safety, wellbeing, and building capability across road and transport infrastructure for Queensland.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (QUEENSLAND HEALTH)

Associate Professor Helen IRVING

For outstanding public service to paediatric health care in Queensland.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES)

Mr Paul Anthony WALMSLEY

For outstanding public service to the economic development of rural and regional Queensland.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF FAMILIES, SENIORS, DISABILITY SERVICES AND CHILD SAFETY)

Dr Sandy WILSON

For outstanding public service to child protection in Queensland.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA REGIONAL COUNCIL)

Ms Dalassa YORKSTON

For outstanding public service to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and local government in Queensland.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (CITY OF KALGOORLIE-BOULDER)

Mr Andrew George BRIEN

For outstanding public service in reform across local government and community engagement and collaboration.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (SHIRE OF CARNARVON)

Mrs Dannielle Lee HILL

For outstanding public service to the Shire of Carnarvon.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (SA HEALTH)

Mr Anthony Wayne CHAMPION

For outstanding public service to SA Health in regional South Australia.

Mrs Dianne Mary SIMMONS

For outstanding public service as a nurse and midwife consultant in perinatal mental health.

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF PREMIER AND CABINET - SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

Ms Andrea Jane SMITH

For outstanding public service in logistics coordination and operational support within the South Australian Cabinet Office.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

Superintendent Alexander MIDDLEMISS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Assistant Commissioner Stephen Thomas NUTT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE)

Detective Sergeant Lorenda Jayne BARBER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Sergeant Laura Therese BEACROFT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Superintendent Darren William BRAND

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Sergeant Sally Louise COX

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Superintendent Adam Paul JOHNSON

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Chief Inspector Paul Edwin MARTIN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Chief Inspector Terrance Peter O'NEILL

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Inspector Nigel Keith WARREN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (VICTORIA POLICE)

Inspector Paul Stuart HARGREAVES

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Inspector Dean James THOMAS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Senior Sergeant Daniel TRAVAGLINI

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Commander Mary-Jane WELSH

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE)

Senior Sergeant Ritchie Peter CALLAGHAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Chief Inspector Tyler Jeanne CROSBY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Chief Superintendent Marcus Edward HILL

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Superintendent George MARCHESINI

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Senior Sergeant R

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Inspector Lisa Frances SCULLY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Sergeant Christopher Paul SULLIVAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE)

Superintendent Jason Mark BEESLEY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Senior Sergeant Kal Jane GREENAWAY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Commander Levinia Margaret HUGO

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Senior Constable Andrew Barry SEERY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE)

Sergeant First Class Silvano DOVI

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Detective Chief Superintendent Catherine Louise HILLIARD

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

Senior Community Constable First Class Gregory Dean SMITH

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (TASMANIA POLICE)

Assistant Commissioner Douglas Charles OOSTERLOO

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE FORCE)

Superintendent Mark Cameron GRIEVE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA - AVIATION RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING SERVICES)

Mr Rodney Joseph EVANS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Garry Ian BASHFORD RFD

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Mr Peter Joseph BENNETT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT)

Ms Janelle Margaret BROOKS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Andrew Malcolm BROWNING

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Assistant Commissioner Victoria Anne CAMPBELL

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (FIRE AND RESCUE NSW)

Mr Paul CAVALIER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT)

Mr Ian William DICKER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Michael Arthur KOVACS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (FIRE AND RESCUE NSW)

Mr Robert Leslie LIGHTFOOT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Bruce Williams MCGRATH

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (FIRE AND RESCUE NSW)

Mrs Peta Alexis MILLER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE - DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT)

Ms Leigh NOLAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mrs Deborah Michelle SHARP

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY - VICTORIA)

Mr Jason Ross HEFFERNAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Mr Peter James IRVING

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ACTION - VICTORIA)

Mr Aaron Robert KENNEDY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (COUNTRY FIRE AUTHORITY -VICTORIA)

Ms Fiona Jean MACKEN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Mr Rodney Grant MCERVALE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (FIRE RESCUE VICTORIA)

Mr Peter Arthur SHRODER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (QUEENSLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT)

Mr Justin Shane FRANCIS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Mr Daren MALLOUK

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

Mr Stephen Lesley MALONE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES - WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

Mr Nigel Kenneth ELLIOTT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (WESTERN AUSTRALIA BUSH FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Colin Winston JAMES

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (SOUTH AUSTRALIAN METROPOLITAN FIRE SERVICE)

Mr Russell David WOOD

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

Mr Michael Aubrey WOUTERS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (ACT RURAL FIRE SERVICE)

Mr David John PENNOCK

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (ACT FIRE AND RESCUE)

Mr Matthew Nelson SHONK

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AUSTRALIAN FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (NORTHERN TERRITORY FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES)

Ms Dianne TYNAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian fire service.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (NSW AMBULANCE)

Mr Andrew MAYER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (QUEENSLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE)

Ms Sandra Leeann OSBOURNE (GAWN)

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Ms Vanessa Olympia SCHAFRANEK

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Ms Krystal Anne SMITH

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (ST JOHN AMBULANCE WESTERN AUSTRALIA)

Mr Deane Michael COXALL

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Ms Karen Anne HOLLINGS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (SA AMBULANCE SERVICE)

Mr Ian Douglas DEBONO

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Mrs Elizabeth Robyn NOOM

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL (AMBULANCE TASMANIA)

Ms Margaret Ann CHILCOTT

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Ms Michelle Maree IZARD

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

Mr Garry Paul WHITE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian ambulance service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (MARINE RESCUE NSW)

Mr Paul Edward BALLARD

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

Mr David Russell FARMER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

Ms Suzanne FREEMAN BM

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (SURF LIFE SAVING NSW)

Mr Stuart Graeme HARVEY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (NSW STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE)

Mr Kevin John JONES

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (SURF LIFE SAVING NSW)

Mr David William ROPE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (LIFE SAVING VICTORIA)

Ms Katrina Lucy ANTONY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

Mr Murray Andrew COLVIN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (VICTORIA STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE)

Mr Mark Peter DAW

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

Mrs Judith Rae GLEDHILL

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (QUEENSLAND STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE)

Mrs Cindel Chere RICHARDSON

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

Mr John Laurence WALLACE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE)

Mr Robert Ryan CHARLTON

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

EMERGENCY SERVICES MEDAL (ACT STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE)

Mr Patrick John COFFEY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian emergency service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (CORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITIES AND JUSTICE)

Mr Angus Cameron MACKENZIE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Mr Fergal Jude MOLLOY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Mr Matthew SMYLIE

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Ms Amy SOWERBY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (CORRECTIONS VICTORIA - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY SAFETY)

Ms Roslyn COMITTI

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Ms Charlotte Louise GOODIN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (QUEENSLAND CORRECTIVE SERVICES)

Ms Julie Yvonne INGLIS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Assistant Commissioner Samantha Claire NEWMAN

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Mr Mark William SPICER

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (CORRECTIVE SERVICES WA - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE)

Ms Carole Ann ACKERLEY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Acting Assistant Commissioner John Lovell HEDGES

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Ms Fiona Eileen MORIARTY

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (DEPARTMENT FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

Mr Darren Gordon HILLS

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Mr Paul JACK

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

Ms Dawn WALDHEIM (MCKENNA)

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.

AUSTRALIAN CORRECTIONS MEDAL (NORTHERN TERRITORY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES)

Ms Michelle Anne PENNINGTON

For distinguished service as a member of an Australian correctional service.