2015 Australia Day Honours

The Australia Day Honours 2015 were announced on 26 January 2015 by the Governor General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC.

The Australia Day Honours are the first major honours list for a calendar year which are announced on Australia Day (26 January) every year, with the other being the Queen's Birthday Honours which are announced on 11 June.

Order of Australia

Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)

Order of Australia (Civil) ribbon

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, OM, AC, GBE, ONZ, GCL, QSO, CC, CMM, CD, PC	Prince Consort of Australia
Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC	For extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to Australia, through distinguished service in the Australian Defence Force, continued commitment to serve the nation in leadership roles, particularly the national responses to the MH370 and MH17 disasters, and in a variety of roles in the community.

Companion of the Order of Australia (AC)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
Marcus Bensen AO	For eminent service to the visual and performing arts as a leading benefactor and supporter, through philanthropic contributions to a range of social welfare, community health, educational and youth initiatives, and to business.
Professor Jeremy Chapman OAM	For eminent service to medicine, particularly in the areas of clinical and biomedical research, to the development of ethical policy and practices for organ donation, acquisition and transplantation, and to renal medicine organisations and publications.
Professor Brendan Crabb	For eminent service to medical science as a prominent researcher of infectious diseases, particularly malaria, and their impact on population health in developing nations, as an advocate, mentor and administrator, and through fostering medical research nationally and internationally.
Professor John Funder AO	For eminent service to medicine, particularly to cardiovascular endocrinology, as a renowned researcher, author and educator, to the development of academic health science centres, and to mental illness, obesity, and Indigenous eye-health programs.
Professor Janice Reid AM	For eminent service to the tertiary education sector through executive roles, as an advocate for equitable access to educational opportunities, particularly for Indigenous, refugee and lower socio-economic communities, and to health, medical and health care research and cultural bodies.

Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

General Division

Recipient	Citation	Notes
The Honourable Richard Alston	For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to international relations through diplomatic roles, to business development in diverse sectors, and to the community.
The Honourable Justice Roslyn Atkinson	For distinguished service to the judiciary and to law reform in Queensland, through contributions to the legal profession and to promoting awareness of issues of injustice and inequality in Australia and internationally.
Layne Beachley	For distinguished service to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations, as a mentor for women in sport, and to surfing as a world champion competitor.
His Excellency Stephen Brady CVO	For distinguished service to successive Australian Governments, to international relations through senior diplomatic roles, to the fostering of security, economic and cultural initiatives, and as Official Secretary to the Governor-General.
Doctor Diane Brown	For distinguished service to nursing through the delivery of quality care, professional development and nursing education, and to the international advancement of the profession throughout Asia and the South Pacific.
Joan Clemenger	For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts as a benefactor, patron and supporter, and through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the community.
Peter Clemenger AM	For distinguished service to the visual and performing arts as a benefactor, patron and supporter, and through philanthropic contributions to a range of charitable organisations, and to the community.
Frank Costa OAM	For distinguished service to the community of Geelong through ongoing roles and contributions to a range of sports, business, religious, medical, educational and social welfare organisations.
Professor Kerry Cox	For distinguished service to tertiary education and university administration particularly through leadership and governance roles, and to the community.
John Cripps	For distinguished service to primary industry through internationally renowned, innovative contributions to the agriculture and food sectors, and to the community.
The Honourable Doctor Rosemary Crowley	For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia as a Minister in the Commonwealth Government and Senator representing the people of South Australia, and as an advocate for promoting the status of women.
John Denton	For distinguished service to business and commerce, particularly in the legal profession, to the visual and performing arts sectors, to social welfare and the rights of refugees.
Professor Peter Ebeling	For distinguished service to medicine in the field of bone health, through academic contributions and research initiatives in a range of administrative, executive and professional roles.
The Late Professor John Freney	For distinguished service to conservation and the environment through research into greenhouse gas production, climate change and the efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser.
Professor Mike Gore AM	For distinguished service to science through a range of public outreach, communication and education initiatives on a national and international level, and as a mentor and role model for young scientists.
Professor Ken Hillman	For distinguished service to intensive care medicine as a clinician, educator and researcher, as a pioneer in the introduction of the medical emergency team system, and as an advocate for the critically ill.
Sean Howard	For distinguished service to a range of charitable organisations, particularly youth welfare and medical research, as a major benefactor and supporter, and to business.
Hugh Mackay	For distinguished service to the community in the areas of social research and psychology, as an author and commentator, and through roles with visual and performing arts and educational organisations.
Ian McPhee PSM	For distinguished service to public administration, particularly in the areas of accountability and policy development, to the enhancement of public sector performance, and to professional auditing and assurance standards.
Christopher Madden	For distinguished service to tertiary education, to the strengthening of collaborative international education partnerships and cultural cooperation, and as an educator, role model and mentor.
Professor John Mills	For distinguished service to medicine as a researcher and physician in the field of infectious diseases, particularly HIV-AIDS, to medical administration, and to the development of Australia's biotechnology industry.
Bill Moss AM	For distinguished service to the community as a benefactor to a range of organisations, to advancing and supporting research into muscular dystrophy, and to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
Professor Adrian Pagan	For distinguished service to tertiary education as an academic economist, to the development of public policy research, as an author, and through contributions to professional and financial organisations.
Gregory Paramor	For distinguished service to the community through executive roles in a range of fields, including breast cancer research, sport and the not-for-profit sector, and to the real estate and property investment industries.
Professor James Patrick	For distinguished service to science through the development of cochlear implant technology, to biomedical research and engineering innovation, and to education and professional associations.
The Honourable Andrew Rogers QC	For distinguished service to the judiciary and to the law, particularly reforms to commercial dispute resolution and case management, through contributions to international commercial arbitration, and to the community.
Norma Rosenhain	For distinguished service to commerce, through business model innovation, to philanthropy, particularly supporting disadvantaged families in Asia, and to Australia-China relations.
Michael Shepherd	For distinguished service to the disabled, particularly as a strong advocate for the hearing impaired, to community health through leadership and governance roles, and to financial services.
William Spurr	For distinguished service to tourism, to education, particularly through international marketing, to the arts and sport as an administrator of institutions and events, and to the community of South Australia.
Associate Professor Phillip Stricker	For distinguished service to medicine and medical research, as a leading urologist, a robotic surgery pioneer, a teacher and mentor, and as an advocate for prostate cancer awareness.
Therese Temby	For distinguished service to education through leadership, administration, advocacy and policy development roles in the Catholic education sector, and to community health.
David Tune PSM	For distinguished service to public administration through leadership of finance, budget and social policy initiatives, as an adviser to government, and through disaster recovery coordination and liaison.
Professor Nancy Viviani	For distinguished service to tertiary education and international relations, as a scholar, teacher and author, and in particular as an advocate for Australia's engagement with the Asian region.
Professor Denis Wakefield	For distinguished service to medicine, particularly in the field of ocular immunology and immunopathology, as a clinician, researcher and academic.
Lang Walker	For distinguished service to the community as a significant benefactor and supporter of social welfare, medical research, health care, heritage and sporting causes, and to commerce.
Brian White	For distinguished service to business through leadership in the real estate, professional services and property industries, and to the arts as a patron, supporter and donor.
Adjunct Professor Daniel Wood	For distinguished service to the mining and resource industry, particularly mineral exploration, through contributions as a geologist and academic, and in executive roles.
Bernard Wright	For distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly through contributions to the understanding and development of parliamentary law, practice and procedure, and as an adviser to the Members of the House of Representatives.

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Rear Admiral Michael van Balen RAN	For distinguished service as Commodore Support, Fleet Command; Director, Coalition Coordination Centre, United States Central Command; and Deputy Chief of Navy.
Army	Major General Stuart Smith DSC, AM	For distinguished service as Commander 3rd Brigade and Commander 1st Division.
Air Force	Air Vice-Marshal Mel Hupfeld DSC	For distinguished service to the Australian Defence Force in senior command and staff appointments.

Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Captain Richard Kelson Fitzgerald RAN	For exceptional service in support of Australia's submarine capability
	Captain Guy Nicholas Holthouse RAN	For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Naval Warfare, as the Defence Attaché in Spain and Egypt, and as Deputy Commander Surface Force Australia.
	Warrant Officer Martin Holzberger CSC	For exceptional performance of duty in the field of Navy leadership and management.
Army	Colonel Timothy Bayliss	For exceptional service to the Australian Army in the fields of career management and force structure modernisation.
	Colonel Bradley John McCall	For exceptional service as the Public Health Physician, Health Threat Assessment Team, 2nd Health Support Battalion, Senior Medical Officer, Headquarters 1st Division; and Director of Clinical Services, 2nd General Health Battalion.
	Brigadier Daniel McDaniel DSC, DSM	For exceptional service as Commander Special Operations Command, Colonel Plans Headquarters Forces Command, and Deputy Commander International Security Assistance Force Special Operations Forces in Afghanistan.
	Brigadier Andrew John Mathewson	For exceptional service in delivering aviation capability as the Project Director, Multi-Role Helicopter and Director General, Army Aviation Systems.
	Colonel Scott Alexander Winter	For exceptional service through contributions to career management as the Senior Officer Manager - Army and to the development and modernisation of the Australian Army as the Commanding Officer 1st Armoured Regiment.
Air Force	Wing Commander Darren James Goldie CSC	For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in airlift operations, and as Commanding Officer Number 37 Squadron
	Air Vice-Marshal Leigh Andrew Gordon CSM	For exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in aerospace logistics.
	Wing Commander Benjamin Main	For exceptional performance of duty in aircraft engineering, sustainment and acquisition.
	Air Commodore Robert Peter Rodgers CSM	For exceptional service to the Royal Australian Air Force in cultural change and personnel administration.

Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)

Military Division

Branch	Recipient	Citation	Notes
Navy	Commander Cameron Trevor Eastman RANR	For meritorious performance of duty in the field of shore and training infrastructure.
Army	Warrant Officer Class One D.	For meritorious performance of duty as a Regimental Sergeant Major on Operation Slipper and in Special Operations Command.
	Warrant Officer Class One Richard Alan Hardy	For meritorious service as the Plans Warrant Officer within multiple postings as part of 1st Joint Movements Group, including operational service.
	Warrant Officer Class One Shane Brian McPhee	For meritorious service as Regimental Sergeant Major of the 1st/19th Battalion, the Royal New South Wales Regiment, and the 3rd Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.
	Corporal Thomas Michael O'Connor	For meritorious service as a Combat Engineer conducting search operations during three deployments on Operation SLIPPER.
	Major Mark David Wonnacott	For meritorious service to the Australian Army in the fields of training and career management.
Air Force	Air Commodore Robert Noel Lawson	For meritorious service as Officer Commanding Strike Reconnaissance Systems Program Office and Director General Airlift and Tanker Systems.

Public Service Medal (PSM)

Public Service Medal ribbon

Service	Recipient	Citation
Australian Public Service	Dr Simon Andrew Barter	For outstanding public service to aircraft accident investigation and safety, in particular the area of metal fatigue in military aircraft, and the development of differentially corrected GPS based debris mapping.
	Margaret Mary Carmody	For outstanding public service through contributions to improving the lives of people with permanent and significant disability, and longstanding and distinguished service to public administration in the area of social services.
	Marion Estelle Grant	For outstanding public service through exceptional leadership of ongoing reform and modernisation of Australia's customs and border protection arrangements.
	Timothy Hugh Pilgrim	For outstanding public service in the development and implementation of major reforms to the Privacy Act 1988.
	Saravanamuthu Ponnampalam	For outstanding public service in the area of patent examination.
	Amanda Louise Ritchie	For outstanding public service leading to increased employment participation of job seekers with disabilities, injuries and health conditions.
	Penny Williams	For outstanding public service in the role of Australia's inaugural Global Ambassador for Women and Girls.
New South Wales	Anita Lesley Anderson	For outstanding public service to social justice, worker's compensation, and improved access to government services in regional areas of New South Wales.
	Norman Angelkovic	For outstanding public service to the community of New South Wales through the provision of financial and human resources for the State Crime Command.
	Raymond Paul Brownlee	For outstanding public service in New South Wales through executive roles with a range of local councils, and to the introduction of water conservation practices.
	Peter Bernard De Natris	For outstanding public service to people with disabilities in New South Wales, and through improved employment opportunities for young people.
	Arthur Diakos	For outstanding public service to the transport services sector in New South Wales through senior financial planning and management roles.
	Marwan El-Chamy	For outstanding public service in New South Wales, particularly in the area of natural resource management and water legislation compliance.
	Eric Ian Groom	For outstanding public service to regulatory economics and reform in New South Wales, to greenhouse gas abatement, and to consumer protection.
	Michele Hall	For outstanding public service to education in New South Wales, and through improving outcomes for Indigenous students from disadvantaged rural and remote areas.
	Christopher John Presland	For outstanding public service to education in New South Wales, particularly through leadership roles, to improved professional standards and certification, and to student performance.
	Rodney Glenn Towney	For outstanding public service to education and employment opportunities for Indigenous youth in New South Wales, and through contributions to local government and community organisations.
	Anthony Thomas Whitfield	For outstanding public service to public sector financial performance and reporting as Deputy Auditor General of New South Wales.
Victoria	Kurt Steve Butyn	For outstanding public service to education in Victoria, particularly as Principal of Werribee Secondary College.
	Peter William Farrell	For outstanding public service through leadership roles during and after major fire events in regional Victoria.
	Peter James Greenwell	For outstanding public service to education in Victoria, and to the development of programs to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged youth.
	Francis John Mickan	For outstanding public service to the primary industry sector in Victoria, through the introduction of strategies to improve dairy farming practices.
	Michelle Louise Seddon	For outstanding public service to community correctional services in Victoria, particularly through the introduction of innovative and accessible justice delivery programs.
	Janice Rosemary Snell	For outstanding public service in Victoria, particularly to people in rural and regional communities, through improved governance and delivery of social welfare programs and services.
	Graeme Kenneth Turner	For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment in Victoria, through the development of sustainable water security and resource management programs and policy.
Queensland	Raymond John Burton	For outstanding public service to local government, including to the Townsville City Council.
	Associate Professor Charles Patrick Denaro	For outstanding public service to Queensland Health.
	John Wilson Forster	For outstanding public service to Queensland Corrective Services.
	Peter Neville Rule AM, RFD	For outstanding public service to local and state government in Queensland.
	Aneurin Rhys Thomas RFD	For outstanding public service to the Queensland community through the provision of public oral health services.
Western Australia	Alexander George Errington	For outstanding public service to land conservation and environmental preservation in Western Australia through policy development and senior management roles.
	David John Hartley	For outstanding public service to the forest products industry in Western Australia through sustainable management, corporate governance, and market development.
	Gail Josephine Milner	For outstanding public service to community health and aged care reform in Western Australia, particularly through the establishment and implementation of innovative clinical programs.
South Australia	Vaughan John Levitzke	For outstanding public service in the area of waste management reform and policy.
	Christine Elizabeth Russell	For outstanding public service in the provision of emergency health care and remote dialysis services across regional South Australia.
Australian Capital Territory	Grace Annette Dunlop	For outstanding public service to primary education in the Australian Capital Territory, as an advocate for gifted and talented students.
	Donald Bryden Fletcher	For outstanding public service to conservation and the environment, particularly through significant contributions to ecological research, innovation and management.
	Roslyn May Hayes	For outstanding public service to people with a disability in the Australian Capital Territory through policy development and reform.
Northern Territory	John Anthony Coleman	For outstanding public service to the community of the Northern Territory, and through parliamentary advisory roles.
	Ernest Charles Wanka	For outstanding public service to infrastructure planning in the Northern Territory, particularly the design, construction and maintenance of the road transport network.

Australian Police Medal (APM)

Australian Police Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient
Australian Federal Police	Commander Brian Samuel McDonald
	Commander Paul Sheldon Osborne
New South Wales Police Force	Senior Constable Anthony George Bell
	Inspector Mark Bradley Hargreaves
	Sergeant John Charles Keough
	Inspector Bruce Sydney McGregor
	Detective Superintendent Greig Newbery
	Senior Sergeant Leslie Michael Nugent
	Superintendent Clinton Murray Pheeney
	Superintendent Karen Leanne Webb
	Assistant Commissioner Gary Ronald Worboys
Victoria Police	Assistant Commissioner Kevin Patrick Casey
	Assistant Commissioner Robert John Hill
	Detective Inspector Michael John Hughes
	Senior Sergeant Paul Martin Mellick
	Assistant Commissioner Shane Andrew Patton
	Senior Sergeant Marilynn Ross
Queensland Police Service	Sergeant Elizabeth Watson Burns-Hutchison
	Detective Sergeant Samantha Garrett
	Superintendent Russell David Miller
	Superintendent Dale Richard Pointon
	Senior Sergeant Janelle Maree Poole
	Senior Sergeant Stephen Richard Trotter
Western Australia Police	Superintendent John Ashley Ballantyne
	Inspector Kerry Mae French
	Sergeant Jodie Romayne Pearson
	Superintendent Bradley James Royce
	Inspector Kim Judith Travers
South Australia Police	Sergeant Darren Bails
	Chief Superintendent Scott Jonathon Duval
	Detective Senior Sergeant Tracey Anne Murphy
Tasmania Police	Detective Senior Constable Robyn Joan Button
	Inspector Laurence John Huxley
Northern Territory Police	Commander Bruce Douglas Porter
	Superintendent Robert William Rennie

Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM)

Australian Fire Service Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient
Federal	David Charles Brooks
New South Wales	Kevin Charles Adams
	Clayton Pearce Allison
	Peter Warwick Conn
	Phillip Craig Etienne
	Harmen Kampman
	Jayson Anthony McKellar
	Craig Anthony Robertson
	Thomas John Sturgeon
	Andre Franciscus Van Hoeck
	Ralph Frank Walker
Victoria	Rachel Mary Dawkins
	Graeme Raymond Gant
	Andrew Edmund Gillham
	Gary William Harker
	Jamie Mackenzie
	Ivan Peter Smith
Queensland	Doctor Michael Bruce Logan
	Geoffrey Clifford Richardson
Western Australia	Roger Inskip Armstrong
	Robert Joseph Papalia
South Australia	Rodney Fraser Campbell
	Darren John Chapman
	Glen Alan Cook
	Gregory Ronald Napier
Tasmania	John Edward Duggan
	Jeffrey Andrew Harper
	John Alexander White

Ambulance Service Medal (ASM)

Ambulance Service Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient
New South Wales Ambulance Services	Brian Joseph Parsell
	Phillip Peter Proust
Victorian Ambulance Services	Professor Stephen Anthony Bernard
	Ralph Casey
	Justin Michael Dunlop
	Andrew Henery McDonell
	Ian Vernon Rogers
	Michael William Stepensen
Queensland Ambulance Services	Craig Vaughn Jackson
	Wayne Vaughn Jackson
Western Australian Ambulance Services	Deborah Gail Jackson
	Robert Stewart James
	Graham Oliver Jones
South Australian Ambulance Services	James Douglas Bartlett
	Paul Douglas Clark
Tasmanian Ambulance Services	Janny O'Keefe

Emergency Services Medal (ESM)

Emergency Services Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient
New South Wales Emergency Services	Gerald George Burnage
	Patricia Kathleen Crowe
	Graham Frederick Millgate
Victoria Emergency Services	Raymond Geoffrey Jasper
	Lynette Thomson
Queensland Emergency Services	John Francis McVeigh
Western Australia Emergency Services	Joseph John McLaughlin
	Alexander James Williams
South Australia Emergency Services	Stefan Bilka
Tasmanian Emergency Services	Mark Walter Gillies BM
	Timothy Francis Kirkwood

Medal for Gallantry (MG)

Medal for Gallantry ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	Lance Corporal M	For acts of gallantry in hazardous circumstances on Operation SLIPPER.

Commendation for Gallantry

Commendation for Gallantry ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	Private B	For acts of gallantry in action during Operation SLIPPER.

Bar to the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC and Bar)

Distinguished Service Cross & Bar ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	Lieutenant Colonel F	For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations during Operation SLIPPER.

Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Distinguished Service Cross ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	Colonel Wade Bradley Stothart AM	For distinguished command and leadership in warlike operations as Commander of Combined Team-Uruzgan, during Operation SLIPPER from July 2013 to December 2013.

Bar to the Distinguished Service Medal (DSM and Bar)

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	Major G	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
	Major S	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.

Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)

Distinguished Service Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Navy	Commodore Daryl Wayne Bates AM, RAN	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commander Combined Task Force 150 on Operation SLIPPER from November 2013 to April 2014.
Army	Captain C	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations and in action as a platoon commander with the Special Operations Task Group on Operation SLIPPER in Afghanistan in 2009.
	Brigadier K	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations in Afghanistan.
	Corporal O	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
	Captain S	For distinguished leadership in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.

Commendation for Distinguished Service

Commendation for Distinguished Service ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Navy	Lieutenant Commander Andrew Richard Hough RAN	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Executive Officer of HMAS Melbourne during Operation SLIPPER from September 2013 to February 2014.
	Captain Brian Jonothan Schlegel RAN	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commanding Officer HMAS Melbourne and Commander Task Group 633.1 on Operation SLIPPER from September 2013 to February 2014.
Army	Lieutenant Colonel Michael Timothy Bye	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Commanding Officer of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment Task Force on Operation SLIPPER from May to December 2013.
	Corporal H	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations on Operation SLIPPER.
	Sergeant J	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as a Team Commander on Operation SLIPPER.
	Lieutenant Colonel Natasha Lea Ludwig	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations while Commanding Officer, Force Support Unit-Eight on Operation SLIPPER from June 2013 to February 2014.
	Major Brent Steven Maddock	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Chief Engineer for Combined Team-Uruzgan on Operation SLIPPER from June 2013 to December 2013.
Air Force	Squadron Leader Christopher Damien Hatch	For distinguished performance of duty in warlike operations as Force Protection Authority for Multi National Base Command-Tarin Kot, on Operation SLIPPER from July 2013 to December 2013.

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

Conspicuous Service Cross ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Navy	Lieutenant Commander Phillip Michael Brown RAN	For outstanding achievement in the design and implementation of the S-70B-2 helicopter technical training system in Training Authority-Aviation from July 2012 until July 2014.
	Commander Lorinda Anne Carlin CSM, RAN	For outstanding achievement as the Fleet Maritime Logistics Officer.
	Lieutenant Brenton-James Alexander Glover RAN	For outstanding achievement as Executive Officer of HMAS Brunei from May 2011 until the decommissioning of the ship in December 2014.
	Commander Ashley Mark Papp RAN	For outstanding achievement as Commanding Officer of HMAS Choules during Operation LANDSCAPE.
	Captain Mona Shindy RAN	For outstanding achievement as the Navy Strategic Adviser on Islamic Cultural Affairs.
Army	Lieutenant Colonel Paul Joseph Barta	For outstanding devotion to duty as the Assistant Defence Attaché Manila during the Australian whole of government response to the Rodwell kidnap for ransom, and immediately following the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.
	Major H	For outstanding achievement in the performance of duty as Staff Officer in Special Operations Headquarters.
	Major Vicki Ann Lanagan	For outstanding achievement to the Australian Army in the field of career management.
	Lieutenant Colonel Roderick Lindsay Lang	For outstanding achievement as the Commander of Joint Task Force 630 on Operation PHILIPPINES ASSIST during the period 23 November to 17 December 2013.
	Lieutenant Colonel Ian Douglas Marsh	For outstanding achievement as the Commanding Officer of the 1st Health Support Battalion and the 1st Close Health Battalion.
	Lieutenant Colonel Scott Martin Morris	For outstanding achievement as Staff Officer Grade One Global Operations Team One, Operation SLIPPER, Headquarters Joint Operations Command from January 2013 to May 2014.
	Lieutenant Colonel Matthew John Quinn	For outstanding achievement in the performance of duty in the Infrastructure Section of Army Headquarters.
	Colonel S	For outstanding devotion to duty as a Director in Special Operations Command.
	Colonel Murray Ronald Thompson	For outstanding achievement as Director Future Military Commitments, Military Strategic Commitments Branch.
	Major John Kevin Walker	For outstanding achievement as Officer Commanding B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment.
Air Force	Wing Commander Debra Anne Greig	For outstanding achievement in personnel management and administration.
	Wing Commander James Robert Hogg	For outstanding achievement as Deputy Director of the Air Mobility Control Centre.
	Warrant Officer John Laing Lindsay	For outstanding devotion to duty as the Warrant Officer-In-Charge of Aircraft Life Support Section at Number 92 Wing.
	Group Captain Sue Elizabeth McGready	For outstanding achievement as the Commander, Defence National Storage and Distribution Centre.
	Group Captain Paul James Willmot	For outstanding devotion to duty in aircrew development and sustainment.

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

Conspicuous Service Medal ribbon

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Navy	Warrant Officer Nicholas Llewellyn Davies	For meritorious devotion to duty as Chief Petty Officer Physical Training Instructor at the Navy Indoor Sports Centre, in managing and executing Military Self Defence training for Operations RESOLUTE and SOVEREIGN BORDERS.
	Leading Seaman Emily Jade Ettridge	For meritorious achievement as the First Aid Recruit Instructor at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus.
	Captain Wendy Anne Malcolm RAN	For meritorious devotion to duty as the ANZAC Systems Program Office Director.
	Commander Gareth Keri Marjoram RAN	For meritorious achievement as Senior Weapons Electrical Engineer at Submarine Force Headquarters, HMAS Stirling and Senior Engineering Officer, HMAS Waller.
	Chief Petty Officer Raymond Kenneth Rosendale	For meritorious achievement as the Navy Strategic Adviser on Indigenous Cultural Affairs.
	Leading Seaman Simon Robert Yates	For meritorious achievement in Boatswain training implementation as the Boatswain's Faculty Program Assistant, HMAS Cerberus.
Army	Lieutenant Colonel Elisabeth Mary Barnett	For meritorious devotion to duty as the Career Advisor for Royal Australian Army Medical Corps and Royal Australian Army Dental Corps officers at the Directorate of Officer Career Management-Army.
	Sergeant Mitchell Scott Chatt	For meritorious devotion to duty as a member, and then Officer in Charge, of the Combat Health Training Team, Army School of Health.
	Lieutenant Colonel G	For meritorious achievement as Staff Officer Grade One in Army Headquarters.
	Warrant Officer Class One David Ramon Grundell	For meritorious achievement as the Master Gunner, New Equipment Training Team.
	Major Konrad Kazmirowicz	For meritorious achievement as Officer Commanding C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment and Chief Instructor for the CH-47D Chinook capability.
	Lieutenant Colonel Denise Oliver	For meritorious achievement as Staff Officer Grade 1 Special Projects, Army Compliance and Assurance Agency.
	Lieutenant Colonel S	For meritorious devotion to duty to Special Operations Command.
	Warrant Officer Class Two W	For meritorious devotion to duty to the 1st Commando Regiment, and in committed support to unit welfare and the seriously wounded and injured soldiers and their families.
	Warrant Officer Class One W	For meritorious achievement and dedication to duty to the Special Air Service Regiment.
	Warrant Officer Class Two Stephen Paul Wurst	For meritorious devotion to duty as the Assistant Army Attaché, Australian Defence Staff-Jakarta.
Air Force	Corporal Cameron Adon Lambert	For meritorious devotion to duty in Airfield Engineering Flight at Number 383 Squadron.
	Warrant Officer Janet Louise O'Dea	For meritorious devotion to duty as Squadron Warrant Officer of Number 460 Squadron.

Meritorious Unit Citation

Meritorious Unit Citation

Branch	Recipient	Citation
Army	1st Joint Movement Group	For sustained and outstanding warlike operational service in the Middle East Area of Operations over the period November 2001 to June 2014. The 1st Joint Movement Group was continuously deployed for 13 years and provided sustained and outstanding service to the Australian Defence Force and supporting Australian government agencies by successfully enabling the force projection, sustainment and re-deployment of all force elements to and from the Middle East as part of Operations FALCONER, BASTILLE, CATALYST, SLIPPER, KRUGER, RIVERBANK and PALATE.
	Task Force 66 (Special Operations Task Groups IV – XX)	For sustained and outstanding warlike operational service in Afghanistan from 30 April 2007 to 31 December 2013, through the conduct of counter insurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force. Over a six-year period, Task Force 66 rendered outstanding service on operations in Afghanistan where it conducted highly successful counter insurgency operations within Uruzgan and surrounding provinces in support of the International Security Assistance Force. The Task Force’s outstanding performance against an unrelenting, cunning and ruthless enemy, in an unforgiving environment, was achieved through the collective efforts of every member of the contingent over the duration of the commitment. The superior combat operations results of Task Group 66 further emphasised the Group’s exceptional courage and commitment.

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