Investiture of the Australian team associated with the rescue of the 'Wild Boar' football team from the Tham Luang cave system, Thailand

24 July 2018

Reception following the investiture of the Australian team associated with the rescue of the 'Wild Boar' football team from the Tham Luang cave system, Thailand Government House, Yarralumla Canberra. The Chairman of the Order of Australia Council the Honourable Shane L Stone AC QC, Dr Harry Harris SC OAM, Ms Fiona Harris and Professor Len Notaras AM National Director. The National Critical Care Trauma Response Centre (NCCTRC) in Darwin was established following the Bali Bombings in 2002 and played a role in the cave rescue. The Centre under the leadership of Professor Len Notaras AM (played a critical role in the aftermath of the Bali Bombing) has meet a number of urgent calls from throughout the region in the intervening period. Dr Harry Harris associated with the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (MedSTAR), SA Ambulance Service signed up for AUSMAT (Australian Medical Assistance Team) training in Darwin in 2013 and became a member of the internationally deployable AUSMAT team through the NCCTRC National Critical Care Trauma Response Centre Darwin.



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