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 Fathers 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
- 2007 - David Koch
- 2006 - Ron Delezio
- 2005 - Steve Waugh
- 2004 - Prof Graeme Clark
- 2003 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
- 2002 - Steve Vizard
- 2001 - Jim Rafter
- 2000 - Steve Biddulph
- 1999 - Slim Dusty
- 1998 - Kandiah Kamalesvaran (Kamahl)
- 1997 - John Howard, Prime Minister
- 1996 - Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair
- 1995 - Mark Taylor
- 1994 - Sir James Hardy
- 1993 - Michael Chugg
- 1992 - Rev Bill Crews
- 1991 - Dr Bruce Shepherd
- 1990 - Peter Doyle
- 1989 - Ken Done
- 1988 - Rear Admiral David Martin
- 1987 - A H Pollard
- 1986 - Dr Gordon Moyes
- 1985 - Sir Ian Turbott
- 1984 - Prof. Peter Rowe
- 1983 - Bobby Limb
- 1982 - Alan Davidson
- 1981 - Dr Bradney W Norington
- 1980 - Jim Lees
- 1979 - Neil McLeod
- 1978 - Sir Zelman Cowen
- 1977 - Gary O'Callaghan
- 1976 - Malcolm Fraser
- 1975 - Major General Alan Stretton
- 1974 - Sir John Kerr
- 1973 - John Lloyd Waddy
- 1972 - Dr William McBride
- 1971 - William McMahon
- 1970 - V.C. Fairfax
- 1969 - W.M. Leonard
- 1968 - Lord Casey
- 1967 - Sir Lorimer Dods
- 1966 - Sir Roden Cutler
- 1965 - Bill Northam
- 1964 - Sir Robert Menzies
- 1963 - Leslie James Herron
- 1962 - Sir Norman Gregg
- 1961 - Judge Adrian Curlewis
- 1960 - Colin Delaney
- 1959 - Joe Cahill
- 1958 - Harry Jensen
- 1957 - Sir Edward Hallstrom
[edit] See also
Australian Mother of the Year Award
