![NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott (right) and (on left) with the attacker in Bondi Junction Westfield on April 13, 2024, and (inset) Wollongong raised Jade Young who was killed in the attack. Picture via Twitter, supplied NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott (right) and (on left) with the attacker in Bondi Junction Westfield on April 13, 2024, and (inset) Wollongong raised Jade Young who was killed in the attack. Picture via Twitter, supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/yqbYpxNMru7TBX8VR5QF63/a0dafcca-7370-4aaf-bbe1-1dafbd083c76.jpg/r0_0_2395_1347_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Calls for a bravery award for the heroic cop who ended a murderous rampage in a Bondi shopping centre have been answered.
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NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott has been honoured with a Commissioner's Valour Award for displaying exceptional bravery in a life-threatening situation.
Insp Scott was widely praised for stopping the horror attack inside Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday, April 13 this year, when six people were stabbed and killed.
Among those killed was Wollongong raised Jade Young, aged 47, who was murdered as she stood beside her nine-year-old daughter.
The bravery award was presented in front of Insp Scott's peers at the graduation ceremony of 169 new police officers in Goulburn on Friday, June 21.
She has been rightly labelled a hero, NSW Premier Chris Minns said during the event.
"She was calm, decisive, and as a result she saved many lives," he said.
![NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott and Commissioner Karen Webb at the graduation of 169 new officers in Goulburn on Friday, June 21, 2024. Picture by AAP/Mick Tsikas NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott and Commissioner Karen Webb at the graduation of 169 new officers in Goulburn on Friday, June 21, 2024. Picture by AAP/Mick Tsikas](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/yqbYpxNMru7TBX8VR5QF63/23ce16ab-247a-4a32-9c1b-b3972463a8fd.jpg/r0_144_5389_3186_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
"She gives us all an example of what we ask of our police, many of whom are young, to walk into terrible situations as an ordinary part of their job.
"And if there was an emergency tomorrow, we'd ask them to do it all over again because the truth is, we don't have a choice."
![NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott at the graduation of 169 new officers in Goulburn on Friday, June 21, 2024. Picture by AAP/Mick Tsikas NSW Police Detective Inspector Amy Scott at the graduation of 169 new officers in Goulburn on Friday, June 21, 2024. Picture by AAP/Mick Tsikas](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/yqbYpxNMru7TBX8VR5QF63/5d427201-5023-4e98-9a18-aafade5548c5.jpg/r0_370_7248_4832_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
During the Bondi attack, Insp Scott raced into the shopping centre alone and following directions from horrified shoppers found the attacker Joel Cauchi.
NSW Police said he allegedly lunged at her before she fatally shot him.
The five others killed in the attack were: Ashlee Good, 38, Dawn Singleton, 25, Cheng Yixuan, 27, Pikria Darchia, 55 and Faraz Tahir, 30.
First police to be paid while training
Friday's graduation is the first group of officers to be paid as part of their 16-week course at the Goulburn Police Academy.
The change started in March this year to combat chronic staff shortages and counteract lucrative interstate incentives.
They received a salary of about $30,984, working out to about $1360 per week plus superannuation and around $380 in award-based allowances.
Of the 169 new probationary constables sworn in, there were 122 men and 47 women.
Nine new officers will make their way to the region including at Lake Illawarra (4), Wollongong (1) and South Coast (4).
How you can help Jade Young's family
![Jade Young with her beloved dog Teddy. Picture supplied Jade Young with her beloved dog Teddy. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/yqbYpxNMru7TBX8VR5QF63/6011030c-d849-44c8-aadf-9764fba28471.png/r0_0_1600_900_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Jade's grief-stricken young daughters and husband, so far more than $322,000 has been raised.