Sandon Morrell
Assistant Coordinator General, AusAlert
National Emergency Management Agency
After a lengthy and diverse military career, with a four year break as a full-time parent, Sandon joined the APS in 2017 working in Services Australia and then the Department of Home Affairs. Sandon was promoted to SES in 2021 in Emergency Management Australia, where he oversaw the 24/7 National Situation Room. During this time he also oversaw the development of the National Joint Common Operating Picture, provided advice on the first (and only to date) National Emergency Declaration. Alongside his role as National Crisis Co-ordinator for various events, Sandon also negotiated with all hotel quarantine arrangements with all states and territories for the repatriation of over 4,000 Australians and Approved Foreign Nationals from Afghanistan after the fall of Kabul during COVID lockdowns.
In 2024 Sandon was appointed the inaugural Chief Information Officer and Chief Security Officer of NEMA, however has been working part-time since a severe spider bite in mid-2025, and is now managing the sustainment of the AusAlert National Messaging System.
