List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
The Senior Australian of the Year Award[1] commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute. 2002 is the only year, since the founding of the awards, that a recipient hasn't been certified.
Year of award |
Name | Comments |
---|---|---|
1999 | Slim Dusty AO, MBE | Country music singer |
2000 | Professor Freda Briggs AO | Educator, author, scholar and ambassador |
2001 | Professor Graeme Clark AC | Pioneer of the Bionic Ear |
2003 | Bruce Campbell MBE | Rural community leader[2] |
2004 | Tehree Gordon | Community volunteer and wildlife rescuer |
2005 | Antonio Milhinhos | Philanthropist |
2006 | Sally Goold OAM | Indigenous nurse and mentor |
2007 | Phillip Herreen | Former speedway driver; disability mentor |
2008 | David Bussau AM | Finance entrepreneur |
2009 | Pat LaManna OAM | Entrepreneur and philanthropist |
2010 | Maggie Beer AM | Cook and restaurateur |
2011 | Professor Ron McCallum AO | Australian legal academic |
2012 | Laurie Baymarrwangga | Indigenous community Leader |
2013 | Ian Maddocks | Palliative care specialist |
2014 | Fred Chaney AO | Reconciliation advocate |
2015 | Jackie French AM | Author |
2016 | Professor Gordian Fulde AO | Emergency healthcare specialist[3] |
2017 | Sister Anne Gardiner AM | Service to the people of the Tiwi Islands.[4][5] |
2018 | Graham Farquhar AO | ACT biophysicist[6] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Senior Australian of the Year", Retrieved 25 January 2011
- ↑ "Senior Australian of the Year 2003". Honour Roll. National Australia Day Council. 2003. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Dan (25 January 2016). "Australian of the Year: David Morrison, former Army chief, given top honour for gender equality work". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ↑ Wyatt, Ken (25 January 2017). "2017 Senior Australian of the Year". www.health.gov.au. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ La Canna, Xavier (26 January 2017). "Senior Australian of the Year Sister Anne calls for more understanding of Indigenous cultures". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ http://biology.anu.edu.au/graham_farquhar/
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