Australian Father of the Year award

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The Australian Father Of The Year award is an Australian award to honor and showcase a fine example of Australian fatherhood. Awardees have all been high profile community members.

It is awarded by the Australian Father's Day Council at a luncheon, with all proceeds going to The Shepherd Center[1], a charity which helps deaf and hearing-impaired children. The Shepherd Centre have been involved in the Australian Father of the Year Awards since 1998.[2] The award is not associated with the Australian government run Australian of the Year awards.

[edit] Past winners

2006 - Ron Delezio, father of two times car accident victim Sophie Delezio.
2005 - Steve Waugh
2004 - Professor Graeme M. Clark AC FAA FTSE FRS FAAS
2003 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
2002 - Steve Vizard
2001 - Jim Rafter
2000 - Stephen Biddulph
1999 - Slim Dusty
1998 - Kandian Hamalesvaran (Kamahl)
1997 - The Hon John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia
1996 - Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair A.C.A.D.(ml)RAN(Rtd)
1995 - Mark Taylor
1994 - Sir James Hardy, O.B.E.
1993 - Michael Chugg
1992 - Rev Bill Crews, B.E.E.,B.T.H.
1991 - Dr Bruce Shepherd, M.B.,B.S.(Syd),B.D.S.(Syd).F.R.C.S.(Eng). F.R.C.S.(Edin).F.R.A.C.S., F.A.Orth.F.A.M.A.
1990 - Peter Doyle, A.M.
1989 - Ken Done, A.M.
1988 - His Excellency Rear Admiral David Martin, A.O.,R.A.N.
1987 - A H Pollard, M.Sc.,M.Sc(Econ),Ph.D.D.Sc.,F.I.A.A.,F.A.S.S.A.
1986 - Rev Hon Dr Gordon Moyes, A.C., M.L.C., B.A., D.D., LLD., Litt.D., F.R.G.S., F.A.I.M., F.A.I.C.D., M.A.C.E.
1985 - Sir Ian Turbott, C.M.G.,C.V.O.
1984 - Prof. Peter Rowe, M.C.,F.R.A.C.P.
1983 - Bobby Limb, O.B.E.
1982 - Alan Davidson, M.B.E.
1981 - Dr Bradney W Norington, Esq.C.B.E.
1980 - Jim Lees, Q.P.M., Commissioner of Police
1979 - Neil McLeod, O.B.E.
1978 - His Excellency Sir Zelman Cowen, A.K.,G.C.M.G.,K.StJ.,Q.C. Governor General of Australia
1977 - Gary O'Callaghan, M.B.E.
1976 - The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, M.P., Prime Minister of Australia
1975 - Major General Alan Stretton, A.O.,C.B.E., Director General, Natural Disasters Organisation, Department of Defence
1974 - His Excellency The Honourable Sir John Kerr, K.C.M.G.,K.St.J., Governor-General of Australia
1973 - The Right Hon John Lloyd Waddy, O.B.E.,D.F.C.,M.L.A. Minister for Youth and Community Services
1972 - Dr W G McBride, C.B.E.
1971 - The Right Hon William McMahon, M.P., Prime Minister of Australia
1970 - V.C. Fairfax, C.M.G.
1969 - W.M. Leornard, C.M.G.
1968 - His Excellency The Right Honourable Lord Casey, P.C.,GC.M.G,C.H.,D.S.O.,M.C., K.SU., Governor General of Australia
1967 - Sir Lorimer Dods, M.V.O.
1966 - His Excellency Sir Roden Cutler, V.C.,K.C.M.G.,C.B.E.,K.St.J., Governor of New South Wales
1965 - Ald. W.H. Northam
1964 - The Right Hon. Sir Robert Menzies, K.T.CH.,Q.C.,M.P., Prime Minister of Australia
1963 - The Hon. Leslie James Herron, K.StJ.,Q.C. Chief Justice of New South Wales
1962 - Sir Norman Gregg, M.C.
1961 - His Honour Judge Adrian Curlewis
1960 - Colin Delaney, Esq. C.B.E., Commissioner of Police
1959 - The Hon Joseph Cahill, M.L.A. Premier of New South Wales
1958 - Ald. Henry Frederick Jensen, Lord Mayor of Sydney
1957 - Sir Edward Hallstrom, Kt.F.R.Z.S.