EIGHTEEN long-serving paramedics from the Dubbo area received awards from Ambulance NSW’s director of regional operations Mark Beesley as deserved recognition for the many years they have spent helping others.
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Award recipients including Dubbo-based paramedics Trevor Bruce, Scott Todhunter and Anthony Beauchamp were awarded the National Medal.
Ricalton Jones of Dubbo received Long Service and Good Conduct Medal as did Simon Friend of Narromine.
Dubbo’s Leanne Riley, Michael Craze and Grahame Edwards were recipients of the Clasp for the Long Serviceand Good Conduct Medal
Trevor Bruce also of Dubbo received the National Medal, while Gilgandra’s Scott Beaton received Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Amber Barber and Nigel Thomas of Parkes received the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal while Noel Ranger also of Parkes received a Clasp for the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Handing out the awards at a ceremony in Bathurst, Mr Beesley said frontline paramedics across NSW worke hard to provide care in what are often challenging circumstances.
“They’re invited into people’s lives ever day, often in stressful and challenging situations,” he said.
“Paramedics do not seek recognition for doing their duty which makes it a privilege today to be in a position to honour them.”
Mr Beesley said the awards come less than a week after paramedics were voted the nation’s most trusted profession for the eighth year in a row.
“It’s the respect and trust the community has for them which allows them to perform these duties and they deserve every bit of recognition they receive,” he said.
The ceremony was a key part of Ambulance’s 2012 Officer in Charge conference which gives station managers from throughout the central west the chance to spend two days discussing clinical and operational ways to continue improving operational performance.
