{"id":14611,"date":"2022-01-26T02:37:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T02:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=14611"},"modified":"2022-01-26T02:37:53","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T02:37:53","slug":"emergency-services-recognised-in-australia-day-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/01\/26\/emergency-services-recognised-in-australia-day-honours\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency services recognised in Australia Day Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"

Twenty emergency services personnel have been acknowledged for their commitment and dedication to protecting the people of NSW, as part of today\u2019s 2022 Australia Day Honours awards.
\nThe Australian Fire Service Medal was awarded to eight members of the NSW Rural Fire Service and three Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters.
\nThe Emergency Services Medal was awarded to nine people from NSW State Emergency Service, NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, Surf Life Saving NSW and Marine Rescue NSW.
\nMinister for Emergency Services and Resilience Steph Cooke congratulated the recipients for inspiring the next generation of emergency service workers and for their exemplary service.
\n\u201cOver the past year our emergency services personnel have again faced challenging times and have worked hard to protect communities right across our State during incredibly trying conditions,\u201d Ms Cooke said.
\n\u201cToday is a wonderful opportunity to recognise those who have gone above and beyond, often putting their lives on the line to save others. They have responded to floods, fires, drownings, the COVID-19 response and more recently, the threat of tsunami.
\n\u201cOn behalf of the people of NSW, I\u2019d like to thank our emergency services personnel for their ongoing service, and reinforce the Government\u2019s commitment to providing our frontline agencies with the resources they need to keep our communities safe.\u201d
\nAustralian Fire Service Medal:<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 David Ian Bosworth, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Captain Donald (Stuart) Farleigh, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jane Hollier, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Captain Jennifer Joy Lawther, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain Brian Edwin McKenzie, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Captain Jonathon Stuart McKenzie, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Captain Christopher Ronald Nolan, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Group Captain Christopher Helmut Petrikas, NSW Rural Fire Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Superintendent Peter Jacobs, Fire and Rescue NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Senior Firefighter Tara Lal, Fire and Rescue NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Captain David O\u2019Donnell, Fire and Rescue NSW
\nEmergency Services Medal:<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sonya Marks, NSW State Emergency Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wayne Rizzi, NSW State Emergency Service
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mark Spencer, NSW Volunteer Rescue Association
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 John Keough, Surf Life Saving NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Garry Meredith, Surf Life Saving NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anthony Rettke, Surf Life Saving NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Richard Lissenden, Surf Life Saving NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stewart Bailey, Surf Life Saving NSW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Blakeman, Marine Rescue NSW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Twenty emergency services personnel have been acknowledged for their commitment and dedication to protecting the people of NSW, as part of today\u2019s 2022 Australia Day Honours awards. The Australian Fire Service Medal was awarded to eight members of the NSW Rural Fire Service and three Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters. The Emergency Services Medal was … Continue reading “Emergency services recognised in Australia Day Honours”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}