List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients
The Local Hero Award[1] is a part of the Australian of the Year awards. It commenced in 2003 and is sponsored by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
The Local Hero Award acknowledges extraordinary contributions made by Australians in their local community. A Local Hero from each state and territory is chosen each year, with one of the eight state and territory Local Heroes announced as Australia's Local Hero on Australia Day eve each year.
List of Awardees
| Year of award |
Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Perry, BrianBrian Perry AFSM | |
| 2004 | Carson, DonnaDonna Carson | |
| 2005 | Kearney, BenBen Kearney | |
| 2006 | Hoffman, ToniToni Hoffman | |
| 2007 | Fernando, ShanakaShanaka Fernando | |
| 2008 | Welch, JonathonJonathon Welch | |
| 2009 | Drew, GraemeGraeme Drew | |
| 2010 | Kahn, RonniRonni Kahn | |
| 2011 | Ritchie, DonaldDonald Ritchie OAM | |
| 2012 | Sawyers, LynneLynne Sawyers | |
| 2013 | Phillips, ShaneShane Phillips | [2] |
| 2014 | Conolan, TimTim Conolan | [3] |
| 2015 | Wright, JulietteJuliette Wright | [4] |
| 2016 | Dr Keenan, CatherineCatherine Keenan | Youth educator [5] |
See also
- List of Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
References
- ↑ Australian of the Year awardees, accessed 23 January 2012
- ↑ "Australian of the Year Awards 2013 Announced". NADC. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ↑ "Australia's Local Hero 2014". NADC. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "2015 Recipients". NADC. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Australia's Local Hero 2016". Honour roll. National Australia Day Council. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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