List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
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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 | Educator, author, scholar and ambassador |
| 2001 | Professor Graeme Clark AC | |
| 2003 | Bruce Campbell MBE | |
| 2004 | Tehree Gordon | |
| 2005 | Antonio Milhinhos | Philanthropist |
| 2006 | Sally Goold OAM | |
| 2007 | Phillip Herreen | Former speedway driver. Works with people with spinal cord injuries |
| 2008 | David Bussau AM | Finance Entrepreneur |
| 2009 | Pat LaManna OAM | |
| 2010 | Maggie Beer AM | |
| 2011 | Professor Ron McCallum AO | Australian legal academic |
| 2012 | Laurie Baymarrwangga | |
| 2013 | Ian Maddocks | Palliative care specialist |
| 2014 | Fred Chaney AO | |
| 2015 | Jackie French | Author |
See also
- List of Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients
References
- ↑ "Senior Australian of the Year", Retrieved 25 January 2011
