Denise Marie Morcombe OAM (née Beavis, born November 1960) is an Australian child safety advocate.
[1] After her husband accepted a redundancy package from the Board of Works in February 1992, the couple purchased a local Jim's Mowing franchise.
[5] The circumstances surrounding his disappearance triggered a widespread search and lengthy police investigation, with Morcombe and her husband frequently appearing in the media appealing to the public for information.
[15][16] Morcombe was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of her service to the community relating to safety awareness programs for children.
[17] Morcombe and her husband Bruce were both named as the Sunshine Coast's Citizens of the Year at the local Australia Day awards in 2018.