List of recipients of the Star of Courage

The following is a list of recipients of the Australian Star of Courage.
Source: itsanhonour.gov.au

Name			Year granted	State	Suburb		Citation
Allen	Elizabeth Florence	30 March	1979			5	Confronted armed and dangerous person in hospital ward.
Anderson	Frank	27 October	1992	WA	Bakers Hill	66	(MAR 93)
Badger	Stephen William	5 September	1988	NSW	North Bondi	38	Attempted rescue of surfer swept against rocks in rough seas.
Bailey	Scott Daniel	7 May	1992	WA	Nedlands	63	On the afternoon of 6 July 1991 Scott Bailey, then aged 17, swam through dangerous seas at Cape Freycinet to assist a drowning fisherman. Scott, who was visiting Cape Freycinet with his father and brother, was one of several people in the vicinity when a fisherman fell eight metres from rocks into a heavy sea. Despite cold conditions, a strong current and large swell, Scott stripped, dived 10 metres into the sea, and swam for 15 minutes carrying a sealed bucket and hauling a rescue line. On reaching the unconscious fisherman, Scott spent some time attempting, unsuccessfully, to revive him and then commenced bringing him back to shore. During the return journey the rescue line parted and Scott twice had the fisherman pulled from his grip by rough waves. Scott's condition was reduced by these events and he was forced to abandon his attempt to bring the fisherman to the shore. Scott needed to be assisted from the water by family members and others participating in the rescue attempt from the shore.
Bennett	Kevin Allan	12 June	1987	WA	Trigg	31	Attempted rescue of school boy at Rocky Point
Bichler	Garry Michael	30 October	1996	VIC	Fawkner	87	C of Aust Gazette No. S81. 12 March 1997
Boughton	Ian Maurice	11 October	1995	NSW		85	On 20 April 1995 Senior Constable Boughton put himself at danger to rescue a diver trapped inside an underwater inlet cooling pipe at the BHP Pumphouse at Port Waratah. The diver was making a routine inspection on the inlet pipe prior to fitting a filter when he was drawn in feet first. The above-water crew, seeing irregularities on the air hose equipment pulled on the security line which broke free from the diver, dislodging his face mask and allowed him to be sucked further into the pipe at great speed. Constable Boughton responded to a call for assistance and although he had no previous underwater diving experience entered the water in a rescue attempt, after first ensuring that the pumps had been switched off. He descended 5 metres below the surface of the water before he located the pipe, which was 1 metre in diameter but had been reduced considerably by the build up of crustation growth and algae. Carrying a torch Constable Boughton entered the pipe and travelled 3 metres vertically to a bend where visibility was reduced to only centimetres. After moving around the bend and a few metres along the horizontal arm of the pipe he located the diverts hand. He tugged at the unconscious diver a number of times before he was able to pull him free and drag him back through the pipe to the open water where he was lifted from the water.
Boukouvalas	Constantinos	5 April	1995	VIC	Bentleigh	82	Rescue of children from burning cabin at Caravan Park, Sutto
Bowen	Wayne Thomas	26 November	1982			17	Assisted in rescue of passengers from crashed helicopter
Bowman	Robert James	30 March	1979	NSW	Smithfield	6	Rescued two men from burning cottage
Boyle	Dominic	9 April	1997	WA	Mt Claremont	89	Gaz S179 1997
Brackenrig	Jeffery David	12 October	1994	NSW	Lismore	80	Rescue from shark at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay
Bradshaw	Paul	31 January	1986	VIC	Clayton	26	Rescued man from burning vehicle after accident
Brassey	Spencer John	5 April	1995	QLD	Kallangur	83	Rescue of man being stabbed by intoxicated man at Kings Cross
Breen	David Ashley	21 February	2005			120	On the afternoon of 21 November 2003, Mr Breen rescued a man from a burning vehicle after an accident at Mount Inkerman, Queensland. Mr Breen was driving north along the Bruce Highway when he noticed an approaching car drift onto the other side of the road, narrowly missing his own vehicle. The car careered across a concrete culvert toward a raised train carriageway before landing upside down on the tracks. Mr Breen saw the accident in his rear vision mirror and called 000 emergency. He then heard the female driver, who had escaped, scream that her husband was trapped in the overturned vehicle. Mr Breen rushed, bare foot, to help. As he approached the car, he noticed smoke coming from the engine bay and that the grass surrounding the car was alight. Mr Breen tried all the doors of the car but they were jammed shut. To free the man he climbed through the front passenger window and dragged him from the burning vehicle. Another person who had arrived on the scene helped Mr Breen move the man to safety. Within 30 seconds the car exploded. In quick succession it then exploded a second time. David lost his hat in the fire, which he also attempted to save. This was later retrieved by the couple, framed with the newspaper clipping of the accident and presented to David. By his actions, Mr Breen displayed conspicuous courage.
Brown	Michael Thomas	27 February	2006	VIC	Langwarrin	126
Carmody	Francis Xavier	28 April	1989	VIC	Croydon	41	9 August 1989
Carter	Colin Wrenville	6 February	1981			14	(Posthumous award). 6/5/81. On 2/12/1979, Mr. Carter was asked to help contain a bush fire in the Mt. White Calga area NSW. With 3 others they cut a fire break. A change of wind direction caused the fire to change direction making it necessary for all to
Champion	Timothy David	14 February	2000	TAS	North Hobart	102	Police Marine and Rescue Services
Chea	Earpeng	19 May	1999	VIC	Forest Hill	101	SC. Gaz S370. 23 Aug 99
Chillemi	Tiani Michelle	26 October	1993	QLD	Moranbah	76	Attempted rescue of woman who was being stabbed at Moranbah
Clark	Barbara Ann	18 April	1991	QLD	Tingalpa	56	Rescue from armed offender at Wynnum West
Clements	Shaun Jason	8 March	2004	VIC		117	Corporal Clements was a crew member of a tank taking part in an Army Training exercise at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland when he heard the tank driver screaming.
Clohessy	Ben Michael	17 October	2003	WA	Madeley	113
Cole	Michael Paul	26 October	1993	SA		77
Collins	Alfred	9 August	1985	QLD	Marlborough	24
Cook	Larry James	21 December	1988	NSW		42	For the attempted rescue of a windsurfer in heavy seas off Spoon Bay near Wamberal Beach, Central Coast, NSW.
Cook	Robert	17 March	2008	Missouri USA	Late of Lacquey	132
Critchlow	Phillip Anthony	31 January	1987	QLD	Buderim	30	Attempted to rescue man in rough seas
Cullinan	Patrick Alexander	6 November	1987	NSW	Bondi Junction	35	16 March 1988. By his action Major Cullinan displayed conspicuous courage in most perilous circumstances.
Cumming	Grant John	14 February	2000	VIC	Sale	103
De Maria	Sandro	12 August	2002	VIC	Reservoir	110
Dengate	Gavin	29 April	1998	NSW		95	Rescue of boy from flooded underground storm water drains
Doyle	David John	6 August	2001	VIC	Tallygaroopna	107
Dwyer	Alan David	30 October	1991			59	LPG gas fire and explosions at St Peters
Eames	Matthew Andrew	12 April	1994	WA	Elleker	79	Attempted rescue of man from sea at Salmon Holes via Alburn
Eckert	Perry Philip	28 April	1989	VIC	Patterson Lakes	43
Edwards	Rodney Lew	16 March	1988	QLD		37	Queensland Police Force. - 16 March 1988. By his actions Constable Edwards displayed conspicuous courage in most perilous circumstances.
Eldridge	Mark	26 November	1982			18	Rescued passengers from burning helicopter after crash
Elliott	Robert John	9 April	1997	VIC	Vermont	90	GAZ S374 1997
Farley	Brian Daniel	6 August	2001	WA	Mosman Park	108
Fiechtner	Rodney Joseph	27 February	2006	QLD	late of Toowoomba	127
Fletcher	Kevin James	30 October	1991	NSW		60	LPG gas fire and explosions at St Peters
Gianoncelli	Ronald	15 March	2010			138	On the morning of 31 January 2004, Mr Gianoncelli intervened during an armed robbery at a newsagency in Koondoola, Western Australia.
Gioia	Anthony Dominic	28 April	1989	VIC	North Ringwood	44	In recognition for assisting with disarming an armed man who had wounded and killer workers in an Australian Post building in Melbourne.
Gleeson	Terry Heydon	10 September	1976	QLD		1	For the attempted rescue of a man from a tunnel filled with fumes. The first Star of Courage was awarded to Terry Heydon Gleeson in 1976. He attempted to rescue a badly burnt man who had been painting the interior of a tidal marker when an explosion occurred.
Goold	Natalie Joy	17 October	2003	VIC	Croydon South	114
Gordon-Brown	Lee Nigel	29 August	2005			122
Gordon-Green	Lee Nigel	8 September	2005			125
Graham	Craig Ian	12 October	1994	NSW	Tuggerawong	81
Hancock	Mitchell John	7 May	1992	NSW	Kensington	64	(Sept 92).
Harland	Patrick	11 March	1983	NSW	Merrylands	20	(Posthumous award) - Gazette S100 27/5/83. Mr Harland displayed conspicuous courage in giving chase to two armed and dangerous men and persisting in the pursuit of them notwithstanding the fact that he was continuously in great peril.
Harris	Wayne Andrew	28 April	1989	VIC	East Kew	45	Rescue from burning aeroplane
Hebden	Noel Albert	8 March	1999	NSW	Alstonville	100
Hebden	Noel Albert	1 October	1998	NSW	Alstonville	97	S78 1999
Hill	Vernon Gregory	30 October	1996	WA	Meredin	88
Holden	Michael Lewis	26 November	1982			19	For rescuing passengers from a burning helicopter after a crash.
Hunter	Matthew Allan	14 April	1993	QLD	Tugun	72	For the rescue of a surfer after a shark attack at Duranbah Beach.
Hurley	Kevin Michael	29 March	1993	WA	North Boyanup	71	For the rescue of the crew of the oil tanker off the WA coast on the 21st July 1991.
Hyland	Stephen William	2 March	2009	QLD		135	On the night of 7 March 2004, Mr Hyland assisted in the rescue of two women being attacked by a man at Birkdale, Queensland.
James	Glenn Kenneth	30 March	1979	NSW	North Narrabeen	7	Through his initiative Mr James placed himself in great peril and by his conspicuous courage rescued three persons caught in a rip in heavy surf, which was sweeping them towards a rocky headland.
Jeppesen	Robert John	1 November	1990	QLD	Enoggera	52	For alerting residents of burning hotel at Longreach.
Jury	Stephen	14 October	1983	VIC	The Basin	21	For rescuing an unconscious man from the path of oncoming train at Boronia Station.
Karam	Alan Hafiz	12 September	1980	NSW		12	Prevented payroll robbery at Randwick Bus Depot
Kerr	William	10 September	1976	WA		2	Attempted to rescue man from carbon monoxide filled well
Kidd	Peter Grahame	28 April	1989	QLD		46	Police operation to apprehend an armed offender
King	Duncan Gordon	1 October	1998	NSW		98	New South Wales Police Service. S78 1999
Kirkham	Gregory Clifton	9 April	1997	QLD	Aitkenvale	91	Gaz S179 1997
Kozakiewicz	Bernard	30 October	1991	NSW		61	Apprehended two armed offenders at Wyong
Lanigan	John Joseph	30 January	1987	VIC	East Kew	29	Tackled armed robber during hold-up
Lloyd	Daniel Francis	9 August	1985	VIC	Highett	25	On 28/7/84 the yacht Larina was anchored off Beagle Reef 200 km north of Derby. A crew member went for a swim and was carried away by the current. Mr Lloyd and others threw her a ring with rope attached but she drifted further. Aware the waters were in
Lowther	William Percival	5 September	1988	SA	Noarlunga Downs	39	Rescued 3 men from treacherous seas at the Murray Mouth
Lucas	Joanne Margaretha	17 August	2009	WA	Albany	136	On the morning of 10 May 2008, Mrs Lucas rescued a man who had been attacked by a shark at Middleton Beach, Albany, Western Australia.
Lumb	David Harry John	30 October	1991	NSW	Banora Point	62	(May 92).
Mackelmann	Grahame Douglas	11 April	1980	QLD	Annerley	10	TAA hijack drama
Mann	Peta-Lynn	7 August	1981	NT	Darwin	16	31/08/1981. On 17 April 1981, Peta-Lynn Mann aged 12 saved Mr. H Graham from a crocodile attack. The crocodile seized Mr Graham by the arm Miss Mann pulled him free. The crocodile returned to the attack seized Mr Graham by the thigh & spun h
Mar	Alexander James	29 April	1998	NSW	Thirroul	96	S287 1998
Maros	Paul Eugene	1 October	1998	NSW	Tyagarah	99	S78 1999
Marshall	Lillian Beryl	3 May	1990	QLD	Coalstoun Lakes	50	19 September 1990
Masters	Ralph Dudley	26 October	1989	NSW	Merewether	47	Rescue from armed offenders robbing Commonwealth Bank
McLeod	Lorraine Kaye	31 January	1986	WA	Mandurah	27	Rescued man from burning helicopter, although herself injured
McNaughton	Craig Douglas	31 January	1986	VIC	Clayton South	28	Rescued man from burning vehicle after accident
McNiven	Rachelle	27 October	1992	NSW	Narrabeen	67	(Mar 93)
McPherson	Bruce Wallace	31 August	1979	QLD		8	Located and rescued sea captain from sunken trawler
McQueen	Allan Wayne	26 October	1989	NSW		48	Pursuit of armed offender at Woolloomooloo
Meagher	Gregory Charles	27 October	1992	WA	Spearwood	68	Rescue of the crew of the oil tanker Kirki off WA coast
Meredith	Robert Alan	17 October	2003	NSW	Engadine	115
Miller	Robert George	14 February	2000	VIC	Maffra	104
Mueller	Christin	3 May	1990	NSW	Kirribilli	51	19 September 1990
Munro	Lauren John	17 October	2003	NSW	Forbes	116
Murphy	Dennis Patrick	27 July	1984	QLD	Late of Shorncliffe	23	Killed by shark while attempting to lead it from 2 friends
Murphy	Sean Daniel	1 November	1990	NSW		53	Gazette No. S 67 16 March 1991
Neil	Darren Leigh	26 October	1993	VIC	Creswick	78	Assisted police in disarming armed offender at Creswick
Nelson	Robert Beresford	12 September	1980	NSW	Clovelly	13	Prevented payroll robbery at Randwick Bus Depot
O'Brien	James Joseph	21 August	2000			106	Northern Territory Police Service
O'Leary	Sharon Elaine	18 April	1991	QLD	Bellbird Park	57	Rescue from armed offender at Wynnum West
O'Meley	Kerri-Anne	17 March	2008	NSW	Late of Wallsend	133
Parker	John Johnston Laird	1 November	1990	NSW	Macquarie Fields	54	Attempted to disarm offender at Camden
Parkinson	Jeffrey	6 February	1981	QLD	Brisbane	15	Attempted to disarm assailant and protect female companion
Playford	Alan John	15 October	1997	NSW	New Lambton	93	S45 1998
Pollard	Brett	5 May	1978	ACT		4	Rescued friend from heavy surf - 1.5 hours effort
Priest	Russell Charles	5 April	1995	VIC	Montrose	84	Disarmed offender at Boronia
Procter	Timothy Henry	1 November	1990	WA	Leinster	55	Attempted rescue of five fellow miners at Emu Mine
Proctor	Gary John	9 April	1997	WA	Mandurah	92	Mid-air collision between 2 Blackhawk Army helicopters
Qazim	Esme	11 April	1980	QLD	Kangaroo Point	11	21 May 1980. Miss Qazim displayed conspicuous courage in attacking an armed and dangerous hijacker on a TAA flight from Coolangatta to Brisbane on 8 June 1979
Queripel	Phillip David	14 April	1993	NSW	Goulburn	73	Rescued electrocuted fellow linesman at Bradfordville
Read	Gregory Christopher	27 October	1992	NSW	Redfern	69	(Mar 93)
Richards	Francis Clarence	12 June	1987	QLD	Inala	32	Rescued girl and handicapped boy from burning house
Robinson	Geoffrey Douglas	12 August	2004	QLD	West Bundaberg	118
Rodgers	Robert Jordan	18 April	1991	QLD	Mooloolaba	58	Rescue from armed offender at Wynnum West
Rudder	Leah Helene	12 March	2007			130	In the early morning of 10 April 2003, New South Wales Police Senior Constable Rudder rescued an unconscious man from a burning house at Tarro, New South Wales
Runham	James Richard	10 April	1996	QLD	Eastern Heights	86	Pursued armed robber at Ipswich
Ryder	Joseph Robert Neil	15 October	1997	QLD	Deagon	94	Rendered assistance to neighbours, assaulted by man, machete
Sams	Laurence Charles	6 August	2001			109
Savage	Dennis Allan	12 August	2004	QLD	Gracemere	119
Shirtliff	Stephen Robert	12 June	1987	NSW	Old Bar	33	Rescued man from burning car after accident
Smith	Daryl John	12 March	2007	SA	Mount Gambier	131
Sorohan	Alicia Violet	27 February	2006	QLD	Chandler	128
Steadman	Katie Louise	12 August	2002	QLD	Calamvale	111
Strugnell	Leslie Peter	14 April	1993	WA	Kalgoorlie	74	Disarmed offender in the Kalgoorlie/Boulder City Council
Summers	Brian Colin John	6 November	1987	WA		36	16 March 1988. By his actions Senior Constable Summers displayed conspicuous courage in most perilous circumstances. Western Australia Police Force
Sutton	Colin Jeremy	29 August	2005			123
Sycamnias	Paul John	14 April	1993	VIC	Canterbury	75	Disarmed an offender in St Kilda Road
Symes	Michael Francis	7 May	1992	QLD		65	(SEP 92). Queensland Police Service
Taskun	Oguz Hakan	18 September	2006	NSW	Lidcombe	129
Thomas	Stephen Richard	12 August	2002	SA	Glengowrie	112	Saved friend from shark attack.
Thornton	Garry Lawrence	10 February	1984			22	Rescued woman from cliff face
Thurgar	John Duncan	30 November	1979	NSW	Bredbo	9	Crossed minefield in UN Buffer Zone, Cyprus to rescue man.
Timmins	Stephen Charles	5 September	1988	TAS		40	Disarmed offender holding hostages
Tucker	Michael Anthony	2 March	2009	VIC	Cranbourne East	137	In the early hours of 12 January 2008, Mr Tucker rescued two children from a burning house at Cranbourne, Victoria.
Turner	John Thomas	27 October	1992	NSW		70	NSW Police Service. (MAR 93)
Viney	Trevor Allan	26 October	1989	SA	Christies Beach	49	Rescue from shark attack at Waitpinga
Visser	William Maria	14 February	2000	VIC	Sale	105
Wall	Ronald James	29 August	2005			124
Warburton	Shane Robert	17 March	2008	ACT	Theodore	134	In the late afternoon of 2 April 2005, Mr (then Leading Seaman) Warburton rescued a leading aircraftman from a Royal Australian Navy Sea King helicopter which crashed at Tuindrao, Nias Island, Indonesia.
Williams	Mervyn	16 September	1977	VIC		3	Rescued man from surf
Wust	John Roy	21 February	2005			121	On the afternoon of 3 August 2003, Mr Wust rescued a man and a woman from a burning vehicle after an accident on the Leichhardt Highway near Biloela, Queensland. Mr Wust was travelling south with his wife on the Leichhardt Highway towards Biloela when he saw a station wagon on its roof with large amounts of smoke coming from the engine. Mr Wust stopped his car and asked his wife to turn on the hazard warning lights and to ring 000 emergency. He then ran to the overturned vehicle and saw a man and woman trapped inside in their seats. Both were unconscious. The driver's door was jammed and the car had burst into flames. Mr Wust realised the man and woman would burn to death if he did not act quickly. After considerable effort, he forced open the back door on the driver's side, freed the female driver from her seat belt and dragged her out of the car. The flames were now spreading, with the engine compartment well alight. Mr Wust could feel the heat from the front of the car. Although someone yelled at him not to go back into the vehicle because it was about to explode, Mr Wust returned to help the trapped male passenger. He climbed over the heavy set man and managed to free his broken foot and drag him through the back door of the car. Other people helped Mr Wust to move the man and the woman away from the car before it exploded. By his actions, Mr Wust displayed conspicuous courage.
Young	Craig Leslie	12 June	1987	VIC	Norlane	34	Rescued persons from burning building
Janakievski	Ken	16 Aug	2010	NSW	St Peters	139	On the night of 9 June 2006, Mr Janakievski attempted to detain an armed robber escaping from a holdup at a hotel at St Peters, New South Wales. Around midnight, four men armed with a shot gun and large knives entered a hotel at St Peters. They spread out in the public bar area, and began to menace patrons and staff. They screamed aggressively as they rounded up their victims, ordering them into an adjacent room and on to the floor. The duty hotel manager, Mr Janakievski, was attacked from behind and forced to open a safe, and then threatened by another offender armed with the shot gun as cash was also removed from one of the registers. The offenders continued to intimidate and yell obscenities at the patrons as they were ordered to hand over wallets and mobile phones. Mr Janakievski was made to move into the room with the victims where he was again threatened by the offender armed with the shot gun. The weapon was raised to shoulder level, and aimed at him at point blank range. Fearing for the safety of his customers, Mr Janakievski lunged at the offender and was able to wrestle the gun from him, prompting the robbers to flee from the hotel. Reacting instinctively, Mr Janakievski pursued them out into the street and tried to detain one of the offenders. As the robbers escaped by car, Mr Janakievski learnt that one of his customers had sustained a critical knife wound. Running to his aid, Mr Janakievski dropped to the ground and applied pressure to the man’s chest wound then commenced CPR. Sadly, the victim’s injury was fatal. By his actions, Mr Janakievski displayed conspicuous bravery.
Casey	Lorraine Mary	22 Aug	2011	Vic		140	On 7 February 2009, Ms Casey rescued her friend and colleague during the ‘Black Saturday’ bushfires at Kinglake, Victoria. In the midst of the Black Saturday bushfires, Ms Casey, a member of the Country Fire Authority (CFA), assisted her friend to defend her house in Bald Spur Road, Kinglake from the firestorm. With safety considerations paramount, her friend asked Ms Casey to leave as the fire front approached. Ms Casey managed to return to the Kinglake CFA shed and remained until the fire front had past. As darkness approached, Ms Casey became aware that her friend’s situation had become dire, so decided to drive back to assist. She drove through the fire-stricken forest until she was unable to travel further due to the fallen and burning trees which had blocked Bald Spur Road. Using a torch, Ms Casey left the safety of her vehicle and walked about 600 metres along the road until she found her friend, badly injured and almost unconscious. In very difficult conditions, Ms Casey assisted her friend back to the vehicle and again negotiated fallen trees to return to the main road and back to the CFA shed. With no ambulances available, local police officers were able to transport the woman to Whittlesea to receive urgently needed medical attention. By her actions, Ms Casey displayed conspicuous courage.
Zerafa	Charles	22 Aug	2011	Tas	Roger River	141	On the morning of 9 May 2006, Mr Zerafa assisted a wounded police officer and confronted an armed offender at Mangalore, Tasmania. Mr Zerafa was travelling along the Midland Highway at Mangalore, Tasmania, with a friend when he came upon a police vehicle and another vehicle stopped by the side of the road. Two other drivers had stopped by the vehicle and were attempting to assist a police officer, who had been shot and was lying on the ground. One of the men notified police on the police radio of the situation, and informed Mr Zerafa and his friend that a man was armed with a gun. As the two men moved away, Mr Zerafa approached the wounded officer and checked for a response. Despite the considerable risk to his own safety, he then yelled to the armed offender and tried to negotiate with him, but the man responded by pointing a gun directly at him. Mr Zerafa moved away as the offender knelt down beside the wounded police officer. The offender then went to back to his vehicle and appeared to be reloading his weapon, which allowed Mr Zerafa the opportunity to return to the police officer. While continually trying to negotiate with the gunman Mr Zerafa inched closer to him, however the offender responded by pointing the gun at him again. Mr Zerafa continued negotiating until the police arrived and arrested the man By his actions, Mr Zerafa displayed conspicuous courage.
Fenwick	Robert McKenzie	19 Mar	2012	NSW	Orange	142	Mr Robert McKenzie FENWICK deceased, late of Orange NSW 2800 On the afternoon of 5 January 2011, Nurse, Mr Robert Fenwick and a female colleague were attending to a patient at a hospital in Orange. For reasons of privacy, the female nurse left the bedroom, when another patient entered through the door armed with a steak knife in each hand. He lunged at the female nurse causing a severe laceration to her right hand, nearly severing her little finger. The nurse yelled for help. Mr Fenwick immediately left the room and placed himself between the offender and his colleague, when he was stabbed in the chest, receiving multiple lacerations to his body. Despite his injuries, Mr Fenwick, and his patient, who came to assist, forced the offender outside. Mr Fenwick grabbed a broom and defended himself with it. The offender backed off and security staff apprehended him. Sadly, after being transported to Westmead Hospital, Mr Fenwick died the next morning. His colleague received surgery to reattach her little finger. By his actions, Mr Fenwick displayed conspicuous courage
Burns	Trevor Ronald	25 Mar	2013	Qld	Brisbane	143	On 30 October 2010, Mr Burns rescued a woman from a shark attack north east of Garden Island, near Rockingham, Western Australia. The woman was a female dive guide with a group of about twelve tourists swimming with dolphins as part of a Rockingham Wild Encounters tour. As the woman was engaging dolphins to interact with the tourists she was suddenly and violently attacked by a three metre shark. Mr Burns, who was snorkeling with other members of the tour group, saw the violent attack, and immediately grabbed the shark’s tail in an attempt to pull it off her. As he held on, the shark began to thrash about, aggressively throwing Mr Burn around in the water. Soon after, the shark released its grip on the woman, and swam off. After hearing a warning alarm coming from the boat, all of the swimmers swam to the boat except for Mr Burns. Despite a large amount of blood in the water, and the whereabouts of the shark unknown, he dove down about four metres to the injured woman who was sinking below him. Mr Burns pulled her to the surface and swam a short distance to the boat where he lifted her onto the back landing amongst others who were trying to get out of the water. Mr Burns ensured everyone was safe before he left the water. The woman survived the attack but received significant injuries to her legs which required over 200 stitches and several operations.

Further reading

• Star of Courage citations, Australian Bravery Association