Mrs Yvonne Officer, of Otatara, QSM, for services to victim support
Yvonne Officer has volunteered with Victim Support Invercargill for 25 years and continues to be on call day and night.
She has attended many training days to better support victims of suicide and assault and has supported victims in court.
She volunteers as a support worker for St John at Kew Hospital in the Emergency Department, where she has been the volunteer 2IC (second in charge), and in the Children’s Ward, where she was Team Leader.
Mrs Officer has also delivered Meals on Wheels and fundraised for various other charities, particularly the Blind Foundation.