Historical information

Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) John Douglas Gordon Lessels, Marshal in charge of disaster relief, was a municipal councillor at Mallacoota where he had a holiday house.

Physical description

A wooden shield with a badge in the centre. Inside an orange circle is " in paratus adversitatem" with a larger CD inside a blue triangle. It has gold coloured decorations .
around the circle. There are two small metal plates above and below this badge.
On the back is a cut out for hanging.

Inscriptions & markings

On plate at top : "NATURAL DISASTERS ORGANISATION
CANBERRA ACT"
On plate below badge : " ORBOST & TOURIST ASSN
PRESENTED BY AVM JOHN LESSELS DGNDO
30 NOV 84"