Volunteers and staff recognised for long service to community

The ACT Emergency Services Agency has recognised 187 of its volunteers and staff for their many years of service to the ACT community - a combined total of 3,020 years.
The ESA Long Service and National Awards Ceremony, held at the National Arboretum, acknowledged the dedication shown by frontline volunteers and staff from within the ESA, who assist the community during times of crisis in enabling services and emergency management roles. 

Full List of Recipients 

ACT Emergency Services Agency

ESA Long Service Medal - 10 years 

Justin Roffey 
Maree Wilson 
Nicholas John Townsend
Sharon Kazemi
Warwick Sayers

National Medal – 15 years

Francis John Blanchfield
Geoffrey Charles Luton
Giovanna Maria Lorenzin
Heike Elisabeth Apps
Helen Roach
John Wallace Lee
Richard Nash

ACT State Emergency Service

ACTSES Long Service Medal – 10 years

Brendan Mace
Daniel Ryan
Diarmuid Battisson
Edward Fryer
Lavinia Gracik–Anczewska
Peter Simpfendorfer
Tammy Bennett

First Clasp to ACTSES Long Service Medal – 20 Years

Denis Dobie
James Dyer
Matthew Butters

National Medal – 15 years 

Anthony Sik Kei Cheng 
Clive Andrew Gibbs 
Glenn Paul Andrews 
Matthew Campbell Parsons 
Matthew Glenn Colman 
Stefan Michael Buick 
Susan Kay Ogilvie Elsbury 

First Clasp to National Medal – 25 years 

James George Montgomery 

ACT Ambulance Service

ACTAS Long Service Medal – 10 years 

Daniel O’Sullivan 
Liam Patrick McCoy 
Paul Anthony Haines 
William Brooks 
Zach Adams 

First Clasp to ACTAS Long Service Medal – 20 Years 

Joanne Miles 
Megan Emmeline Davis 
Nicole Louise Price 
Robert Trevillion 
Robert Wiggins 

Second Clasp to ACTAS Long Service Medal – 30 Years 

Michelle Maree Blewitt 

National Medal – 15 years 

Christoffel Francois Wiid 
Debra Kruger 
John Berry 
Karen Clarke 
Liam Patrick McCoy 
Lynda Hawkins 
Marc Jai Brown 
Patrick James Meere 
Suren Deonarain 

First Clasp to National Medal – 25 years 

Alison Joy Haberecht 
Darren Phillip Neville 
Joy Lyn Gibbs 
Karen Penelope Arneman 
Matthew Smith 
Michelle Maree Blewitt 
Robert Tregedeon Trevillion 

Second Clasp to National Medal – 35 years 

James Gerard Arneman 

Third Clasp to National Medal – 45 years 

Ronald Keith Wardrope 

ACT Rural Fire Service

ACTRFS Long Service Medal – 10 years 

Anna Fulton 
Andrew (Jim) Molan (posthumously) 
Anthony John Beck 
Anthony Robert Hazelton 
Benita Claudine Ainsworth 
Craig Greenwood 
Dominique Rowson 
Hannah Burggraaff 
Jonathon James Troy 
Keith Brown 
Mark Rowson 
Mark Beech 
Mattieu Robert Lefebvre 
Roald Martinsen 
Scott Allan Brown 
Warren Russel Gurr 

First Clasp to ACTRFS Long Service Medal – 20 Years 

Gary Robert Hooker 
Jamie Patrick Lankford 
Matthew Ian Leonard 
Melissa Jane Reynolds 
Neil Martin Drummond 
Stuart Colin Sutherland 
William Hoff 

Second Clasp to ACTRFS Long Service Medal – 30 years 

David Pennock 
Jason Gerebtzoff 
Karim Haddad 

National Medal – 15 years 

Brendan Jay Mace 
Brendan Michael Smyth 
Brian Bathgate 
Christopher Wayne Condon 
Craig Small 
Garry Raymond Mayo 
Lachlan Taylor 
Mark Zorzi 
Matthew Leslie Duncan 
Michelle Tracy Jenkins 
Patrick Wallbridge 

First Clasp to National Medal – 25 years 

Andrew Hobson 
Anthony Cross 
Benjamin Luke Radford 
Brendan Michael Smyth 
John Charles Jenkins 
Lukas Tan 
Michelle Maree Michie 
Nick Liosatos 
Patrick Wallbridge 
Rohan Scott 
Scott Cashmere 
Susan Margaret Sayer 
Timothy Colin Borough 

Second Clasp to National Medal – 35 years 

Christopher O’Neill 
Robert James Morison 

ACT Fire and Rescue

ACTF and R Volunteer Long Service Medal – 10 Years 

Adrian Fletcher 
Alison Zeitlhofer 
Andrew Welch 
Andrew Bewick 
Andrew Scott 
Andrew Callaway 
Andrew Witheford 
Anthony Heath 
Ben Lowe 
Brett Reid 
Cameron Hook 
Caroline Davidson 
Caroline Plunkett 
Christopher Demirian 
Craig Purdam 
Craig Shreeve 
David Farmer 
David Jenkins 
Dierk von Behrens 
Doug Rann 
Giuliana Tonini 
Graeme Toms 
Gregory Lemmon 
James Walker 
Jamie Carr 
John Courtney 
John Astridge 
Jon Rosalby 
Karina Kennedy 
Lara Morris 
Leila Blackman 
Mark Sedgman 
Matt Adcock 
Max Smith 
Michael Jones 
Michael Gunn 
Michael Zeitlhofer 
Michelle McCann 
Nick Cornish 
Nicole Lawder 
Nigel Leach 
Patrick Supple 
Paul Straughair 
Philip Warner 
Philip Allen 
Phillip Parnell 
Robert Enright 
Robin Stanton 
Rohan Ginnane 
Rosemary von Behrens 
Serafin Ruiz 
Shea Sedgman 
Simon Holt 
Siobhan Reid 
Stephen McTernan 
Thomas Mason 
Timothy May 
Tori Sedgman 
Patrick Duncan Jones 
Wayne Bruce Berry 

ACTF and R Long Service and Good Conduct Medal – 20 years 

Brian Turton 
Paul Thorpe 

First Clasp to ACTF and R Long Service and Good Conduct medal – 30 Years 

Brian Turton 
Tony Wiggan 

Second Clasp to ACTF and R Long Service and Good Conduct Medal – 40 Years 

Desmond Falconer 
Kel Hannon 

National Medal – 15 years 

Benjamin Adam Mayo 
Cameron Fowler 
Christopher Phillip White 
James Laurence Clews 
John Cameron McDonald 
Mark James Callaway 

First Clasp to National Medal – 25 years 

Andrew Thomas Cahill 
Matthew Ian Charles Mavity 
Paul Andrew Thorpe 
Paul Robert Flynn 

Second Clasp to National Medal – 35 years 

Bruce Allan Rodway 
Gregory Colin Mason 
Gregory Francis Harmey