List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients

The Young Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1979, and recognises those aged 16 to 30 who are outstanding and exceptional young Australians. 1993 was the only year in which an award was not certified.

Year of
award		 Name References
1979 Julie Sochacki [1]
1980 Peter Hill
1981 Paul Radley
1982 Mark Ella AM
1983 Michael Waldock
1984 Jon Sieben OAM
1985 Deahnne McIntyre OAM
1986 Simone Young AM
1987 Marty Gauvin
1988 Duncan Armstrong OAM
1989 Brendan Borellini
1990 Cathy Freeman OAM
1991 Simon Fairweather OAM
1992 Kieren Perkins OAM
1993 no award
1994 Anna Bown
1995 Poppy King
1996 Rebecca Chambers
1997 Nova Peris-Kneebone OAM
1998 Tan Le
1999 Bryan Gaensler
2000 Ian Thorpe OAM
2001 James Fitzpatrick
2002 Scott Hocknull
2003 Lleyton Hewitt AM
2004 Hugh Evans
2005 Khoa Do
2006 Trisha Broadbridge
2007 Tania Major
2008 Casey Stoner AM
2009 Jonty Bush
2010 Mark Donaldson VC
2011 Jessica Watson OAM
2012 Marita Cheng
2013 Akram Azimi [2]
2014 Jacqueline Freney OAM
2015 Drisana Levitzke-Gray [3]
2016 Nic Marchesi
Lucas Patchett		 [4]
2017 Paul Vasileff [5]
2018 Samantha Kerr [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Australian of the Year Awards — Award Recipients". Australianoftheyear.org.au. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Hall, Ashley (26 January 2013). "Afghan refugee wins Young Australian of the Year" (transcript). AM. Australia: ABC News. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Australian of the Year: Rosie Batty awarded top honour for efforts to stop family violence". ABC News. Australia. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Knott, Matthew (25 January 2016). "Mobile laundry founders Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett named Young Australians of the Year". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Young Australian of the Year 2017".
  6. ↑ Pianegonda, Elise; staff (25 January 2018). "Sam Kerr named Young Australian of the Year for Matildas exploits and work advocating for women's sport". ABC News. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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