Major Award
Clarke Medal
The Clarke Medal is awarded for the single most outstanding act of bravery considered by the Society each year. It is the highest honour the Society bestows and is normally presented by the Governor-General.
Founded in July 1881 by the Honourable W. J. Clarke M.L.C., the medal is not tied to a fixed set of criteria but to distinction: from all the acts recognised in a given year, one stands above the rest. Only recipients of the Society’s Gold, Silver and Posthumous medals are eligible to be considered. Where no-one is eligible in any given year, the Clarke Medal is not awarded.
1881
First awarded
Annual
Frequency
Gold, Silver & Posthumous
Eligibility
Recipients
Last ten recipients
The Clarke Medal – our highest honour is determined in August each year
First Class Constable Dean Wotherspoon TAS | Clarke Gold
First Class Constable Adam Filler TAS | Clarke Gold
First Class Constable Mark Johnston TAS | Clarke Gold
N. Law | Clarke Gold
Lisa Marie Mandeltort VIC | Clarke Posthumous
Thomas Leslie Jackson England | Clarke Posthumous
Andrew James Black | Clarke Silver
Zachary Brian Rolfe NT | Clarke Gold
Bridget O’Toole VIC | Clarke Gold
Timothy John Bunyan | Clarke Gold
Act of bravery
Know an act of bravery that deserves recognition?
If you know someone who risked their own safety to save another person's life, you can nominate them at any time. Nominations can be made by anyone. You do not need to have been there, and you do not need to be related to the person involved.