2003 Special Honours (Australia)


The Special Honours Lists for Australia are announced by the Sovereign and Governor-General at any time. In 2003, a list of people received recognition for their parts in the response to the 2002 Bali Bombings.

Bravery decorations

Cross of Valour

The Cross of Valour is awarded for acts of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme peril.
The Star of Courage is awarded for acts of conspicuous courage in circumstances of great peril.
The Bravery Medal is awarded for acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
The Commendation for Brave Conduct is awarded for acts of bravery considered worthy of recognition.
The Order of Australia is awarded to recognise achievement or meritorious service.

Officer (AO) in the General Division

;Ross William TYSOE, O'Connor ACT

Member (AM) in the General Division

;Graham Leonard ASHTON, AFP
;David Leslie CHAPLIN, Evatt ACT
;Professor Brendon John KEARNEY, Toorak Gardens SA
;Ian Ferguson KEMISH, Pearce ACT
;Dr Gary David LUM, Tiwi NT
;John James McANULTY OAM, Garran ACT
;Ben McDEVITT,
;Timothy MORRIS, Canberra ACT
;Dr Leonard George NOTARAS, Tiwi NT
;Colin St John RIGBY, Curtin ACT
;Dr Priya THALAYASINGAM, Nedlands WA
;Dr Richard John TOMLINS, Bundaberg QLD
;Dr Vijith Sujeevan VIJAYASEKARAN, Nedlands WA
;Dr Fiona Melanie WOOD, West Perth WA

Medal (OAM) in the General Division

;Rosslyn May ACOTT, Adelaide SA
;David Osborne BAKER, Nightcliff NT
;Duncan Bryce BAMFORD, Marden SA
;Alex Robert BARTLEM, Barton ACT
;Inspector John Alfred BIRD, TAS
;Murray William BLACK, AFP
;Kevin Bryon BLAKE, Katherine NT
;Julie Anne BROWNRIGG, Latham ACT
;Robert Allan CAMERON, Kambah ACT
;Stephen Andrew CANDOTTI, Narrabundah ACT
;Dr Bernard Ignatius CARNEY, Burnside SA
;Craig Ian CHITTICK, Downer ACT
;Kendelle Meredith CLARK, AFP
;Susan Louise COBLEY, Scullin ACT
;Andrew Alexander COLVIN, AFP
;Kirk William CONINGHAM, Kingston ACT
;Susan COX, Pearce ACT
;Michael Joseph CROWLEY, Sanur Bali Indonesia
;Noreen Mary CUBIS, Wagga Wagga NSW
;Christopher Paul DE CURE, Kambah ACT
;Brian Gerard DIAMOND, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Donald Keith ELLIOTT, Australian Embassy Jakarta
;Donald George EVANS, Isaacs ACT
;Francis Stephen EVATT, Spence ACT
;Mark Thomas FRASER, Stirling ACT
;Clifton Gordon FROST,
;John Robert GODWIN, Macgregor ACT
;David Mitchell GORNALL, Conondale QLD
;Philip Victor GREEN, Sydney NSW
;Dr Peter HAERTSCH, Epping NSW
;Brent Lewis HALL, Mawson ACT
;Rebecca Anne HAMON, Conder ACT
;Dr John Wilson HOGG, Wollongong NSW
;Linda Elizabeth HOGG, Wollongong NSW
;Detective Inspector Gregory Stuart HOUGH, VIC
;David Bernard IMHOFF, Australian Consulate-General Hong Kong
;Stephen JACKSON,
;Richard John JAMESON, Makati City Philippines
;John Benjamin JANSSEN, Kingston ACT
;Peter Gerald JOHNSON, Bunbury WA
;Sheila Mary KAVANAGH, Mount Barker SA
;Michael Stuart KELSEY, Jakarta Indonesia
;Karl Leslie KENT, AFP
;Mark Geoffrey LAING, AFP
;Kim Patricia LAMB, Barton ACT
;Detective Inspector Graham John LARCHIN, VIC
;Fiona Jean LEONARD, Glen Forrest WA
;Christine Marie LINCOLN, Legian Bali Indonesia
;Peter Wayne LORIMER, Marden SA
;Janette Maree LYNAGH, Barton ACT
;Rodney Allan McBRIDE, Yass NSW
;Karen McCARTHY, Ubung Kaja Bali Indonesia
;Jason Paul McCARTNEY, Brighton VIC
;Glen Duncan McEWEN, AFP
;Lilly Anita McLAREN, Bundoora VIC
;Katrina Anne MAJA, Sanur Bali Indonesia
;Carole MANSFIELD, Fannie Bay NT
;Clair Anne MARSH, Richmond VIC
;Dr David Gregory MARSH, Richmond VIC
;Francis Leigh MORGAN, AFP
;Barry Francis MORLEY, Roleystone WA
;Grace Nyema MORLEY, Roleystone WA
;Elizabeth Therese MORRIS, Campbell ACT
;Zabeta Elizabeth MOUTAFIS, Jakarta Selatan Indonesia
;Peter Andrew MUIR, Inverloch VIC
;Neil Allan MULES, Baghdad Iraq
;Charles Frederick MULLER, Canberra City ACT
;Alison Faye MUSTAPHA, Darwin NT
;Elizabeth Josephine O'NEILL, Kingston ACT
;Detective Sergeant Adrian James PATERSON, VIC
;Kim Amanda PATRA, Cheltenham SA
;Mark James PEARSON, Narrabundah ACT
;Leo Thomas PRICE, Howard Springs NT
;Francis Grant RAYNER, AFP
;Tracy Fay REID, Barton ACT
;Jeffrey William ROACH, Dickson ACT
;David John ROYDS, Canberra City ACT
;Pamela Jane SCOTT, Lindisfarne TAS
;Victor Charles SEEDWELL, Kuta Bali Indonesia
;Trevor Noel SELLICK, Casuarina NT
;Dr Peter Hamilton SHARLEY, Adelaide SA
;Rodney John SHAWYER, Goulburn NSW
;Julie Christina SHIELS, Jakarta Selatan Indonesia
;Jennifer Lyn SILALAHI, Forest Hill VIC
;Catherine Anne SIMPSON, Roleystone WA
;Thomas Joseph SINKOVITS, Griffith ACT
;Julian James SLATER, AFP
;Tammy Joanne SLEEP, Campbelltown SA
;Donald Edward SMITH, Gordon ACT
;Dr Dianne Patricia STEPHENS, Darwin NT
;Paul Joseph STEVENSON, Sunnybank Hills QLD
;Joseph Ivan STILLER, Riverstone NSW
;Ruth Linfoot STONE, Narrabundah ACT
;Lorenzo STRANO, Ainslie ACT
;Dr Jane Amelia TAYLOR, Adelaide SA
;Dr Paul Terence TAYLOR, Sandy Bay TAS
;Ronlynn Maree TAYLOR, Tiwi NT
;Superintendent Andrew Graham TELFER, SA
;Timothy Vincent TOOMEY, Ainslie ACT
;James Patrick VICKERS, St Albans VIC
;Rosalyn Kaye WHEATLEY, Mascot NSW
;Edwin Barry WHITE, Nicholls ACT
;Terryl Ann WHITE, Wulagi NT
;William John WILKINSON, Sanur Bali Indonesia
;Dr Elizabeth Marie WILSON, Battery Point TAS
;Linzi Marianne WILSON-WILDE, Canberra City ACT
;Senior Sergeant Michael Joseph WRIGHT, SA
;Catherine Patricia YATES, Jakarta Selatan Indonesia

Honorary Officer (AO) in the General Division

Honorary awards are made to people who are not Australian citizens.
;Police Inspector General I Made Mangku PASTIKA, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Police General Drs Da'I BACHTIAR SH, Jakarta Indonesia

Honorary Member (AM) in the General Division

;John Edward GREENWOOD, Burnside SA
;Dr Peter Karl MAITZ, Point Piper NSW
;Police Brigadier General Drs Gories MERE, Jakarta Selatan Indonesia
;Dr Arthur Ichimura SORRELL, Venice CA USA

Honorary Medal (OAM) in the General Division

;Putu Alit ARYANTHA, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Stephanie Margaret BREEN, Kuta Bali Indonesia
;Maureen BRITTIN, Casuarina NT
;I Nyoman Yudiartha GIRI, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Deborah MANDUAPESSY, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Dr Didier Jon PALMER, Casuarina NT
;Angky Donna SEPTIANA, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Dharti SUTA, Denpasar Bali Indonesia
;Wayan YULIASIH, Denpasar Bali Indonesia

Public Service Medal (PSM)

The Public Service Medal is awarded to Australian public servants for outstanding service.

Commonwealth Public Service

;Dr Bradley Joseph ARMSTRONG, Jakarta Selatan Indonesia
;Desley Irene HARGREAVES, Carindale QLD
;Kenneth Paul HOOD, Monash ACT
;William Robert JACKSON, Calwell ACT
;Alice LEW, Essendon VIC
;Lisa Marian PAUL, Braddon ACT
;Richard Campbell SMITH, AO, Canberra ACT
;Tracey Jane WUNDER, Port Moresby PNG

Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC)

The Conspicuous Service Cross is awarded for outstanding devotion to duty or outstanding achievement in the application of exceptional skills, judgement or dedication, in non-warlike situations.

Australian Army

;Major David John READ, Casuarina NT
;Captain Alasdair John STEHOUWER, Holsworthy NSW
;Major Jonathan Nathanael STEINBECK, Rose Bay NSW
;Colonel Neil Leonard THOMPSON, Bonython ACT
;Lieutenant-Colonel Susan Kaye WINTER, Coconut Grove NT

Royal Australian Air Force

;Squadron Leader Steven Patrick COOK, RAAF Base Richmond NSW
;Squadron Leader Gregory Alan WILSON, Corlette NSW
;Wing Commander Robert John WOOD, RAAF Base Williamtown NSW

Nursing Service Cross (NSC)

The Nursing Service Cross was a decoration of the Australian Honours System. The NSC was awarded for outstanding performance of nursing duties in both operational and non-operational situations.

Royal Australian Air Force

;Flight Lieutenant Stephen Michael CRIMSTON, Windsor NSW

Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM)

The Conspicuous Service Medal is awarded for meritorious achievement or dedication to duty in non-war like situations.

Royal Australian Navy

;Senior Chaplain Richard THOMPSON, Garden Island Navy Base NSW

Australian Army

;Captain Rodney Damon COCKS, Burwood East VIC
;Chaplain Haydn Michele SWINBOURN, Durack NT

Royal Australian Air Force

;Squadron Leader Paul Leslie BASTIN, Pyrmont NSW
;Leading Aircraftwoman Fiona Louise SCHOLES, RAAF Base Richmond NSW
;Warrant Officer Julie-Anne Lyn WILLES, Kingston ACT