2010–2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation
The 2010–2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation is a Queensland honour established by the Governor-of-Queensland-in-Council in 2011.
| 2010–2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation | |
|---|---|
 The 2010–2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation | |
| Type | Citation |
| Awarded for | Performed duty on at least one shift at any time between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011. Duty performed may be in direct response to the flood and cyclone events or maintaining core business during this period. |
| Presented by | the Queen in Right of Queensland |
| Eligibility | Employees and volunteers of the Queensland Police Service, Department of Community Safety, and Queensland Ambulance Service. |
| Campaign(s) | Cyclone Tasha 2010–11 Queensland floods Cyclone Yasi |
| Status | Ceased, Those who qualify can still apply. |
| Established | 2011 |
| First awarded | 4 June 2011 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | QPS 150 Citation |
| Next (lower) | G20 Citation |
| Related | National Emergency Medal with 'QLD 2010–11' clasp |
Description
The citation consists of a maroon ribbon with four white vertical stripes surrounded by a bronze metallic frame. The four white stripes represent the four emergency service agencies that existed at the time of the event - Queensland Fire and Rescue Service, Queensland Ambulance Service, Emergency Management Queensland and the Queensland Police Service.[1]
The cyclone symbols on both sides of the citation represents the time line of cyclonic events occurring between Cyclone Tasha in December 2010 and Cyclone Yasi in February 2011.[1] The swirls on the top and bottom of the citation represents waves associated with the mass flooding which occurred throughout many parts of Queensland.[1]
Eligibility
The group citation was issued to employees and volunteers of the Department of Community Safety who performed duty on at least one shift at any time between 1 December 2010 and 28 February 2011.[1] Duty performed may be in direct response to the flood and cyclone events or in maintaining core business during this period.[1]
Members of the following agencies were awarded the citation:
- Queensland
- Emergency Management Queensland
- Queensland Ambulance Service
- Queensland Fire and Rescue Service
- Queensland Police Service
- Saint John Ambulance
- Queensland State Emergency Service
- Surf Life Saving Queensland[2]
- Australian Capital Territory
- ACT State Emergency Service[3]
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Tasmania State Emergency Service
- Victoria
- Western Australia
- Northern Territory
- Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service
- Northern Territory Emergency Service
- National
See also
- Queensland Honours
- Australian Honours System
- National Emergency Medal with 'QLD 2010-11' clasp
References
- Mussell, John (2012). Medal Yearbook 2013. Honiton, Devon: Token. ISBN 978-1-908-828-00-2.
- Trembath, Gavin (23 March 2012). "2010-2011 Queensland Flood and Cyclone Citation". Letter to Citation Recipients.
- Annual Report 2011/2012 (PDF) (Report). Point Danger Branch. 2012. p. 36. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ""Taking Canberra by Storm"" (PDF). ACT State Emergency Service. ACT Government. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- "2011 Thank a Paramedic Day". Ambulance Service of New South Wales. NSW Government. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Emma Channon (16 August 2011). "Police thanked with flood 'medals'". Queensland Times. NewsCorp. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Bev Overton (8 November 2012). "Alice surprised with flood service award". The Islander. Fairfax Regional Media. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Erica (10 December 2012). "The Cockburn SES Christmas Party 2012 — our unit celebrates the year that was". Cockburn State Emergency Service. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Harvey. "Welcome to Harvey's Homesite". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Annual Report 2011 (PDF) (Report). St John Ambulance Australia. 2012. p. 24. Retrieved 16 June 2016.