Victorian of the Year

The Victorian of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding Victorian in any given year. The Victorian of the Year is awarded in Melbourne by the Victoria Day Council as part of Victoria Day celebrations on 1 July annually.

Victorian of the Year
Awarded forAchievement and contribution to community and public service in Victoria
Date1 July
LocationMelbourne Town Hall
CountryVictoria (Australia)
Presented byVictoria Day Council
Currently held byNeale Daniher
Websitevictoriaday.org.au

The Victoria Day Awards are made by public nomination and selected by the Awards Committee and ratified by the Trustees of the Victoria Day Council. The Victoria Day Awards are nominated and voted by Victorians.

The Victorian of the Year should not be confused with the Victorian winner of Australian of the Year, awarded in Canberra by the Australia Day Council as part of Australia Day celebrations on 26 January annually. The same people may be winners of both awards.

Other awards in the same series include the Young Victorian of the Year, Organisation of the Year, Good Corporate Citizen, the Arts Award and Local Achiever.

List of winners

The following individuals and organisations have been recipients in various classes under the Victoria Day Awards:[1]

YearVictorian of the YearYoung Victorian of the YearOrganisation of the YearGood Corporate CitizenArts AwardLocal Achiever
1995Sang Nguyen
1996Michael Quinn [2]Deanne Jakial
1997Hugh Wirth AMLynn CostelloCountry Fire Authority
1998Andrew KayRichard AllenRoad Trauma Support Team (Vic) IncVisy Industries
1999Sue NatrassGeorge DukasSurf Life Saving (Victoria)Shannon's Corporation
2000Susan Barton AMJesse Martin OAMAnti-Cancer CouncilGraeme Goldsworthy
2001Neil Comrie AM, APMDaniela Di ToroVictorian Women's Prison Council
Disabled Motorists (Victoria)		Bunnings Building SuppliesJeanne Pratt AO
2002Bruce Ruxton AM, OBEKaren ChattoAsthma FoundationRon ClarkeMargaret Rich
2003Jim Stynes OAMHugh Evans[3]VicDeafBendigo BankRoyal South Street Society
2004Tim Costello AOCameron Rahles-RahbulaLord Somers CampToyota AustraliaAdam Elliott
2005Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC, DBELisa CastleAids, Hepatitis & Sexual Health LineJayco AustraliaVictorian Youth Symphony OrchestraSergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL)
2006Les Twentyman AOEliza StankovicLighthouse FoundationFantastic Limited
2007Carrillo Gantner AOTom O'ConnorTry Youth and Community ServicesTRUenergy
2008Bert Newton AM, MBEDaniel AdamsKIDS under coverRoyal Automobile Club of Victoria
2009Ron Barassi AMThom WoodroofeThe Salvation ArmyRitchies Stores Pty Ltd
2010Stephanie Alexander AOWesa ChauRescued With Lovemecu Ltd
2011Father Bob Maguire AM, RFDAmit MenghaniCountry Women's AssociationIncolink
2012Moira Kelly AOVictor VictorTravellers AidPitcher Partners
2013Jeanne Pratt AC[4]Nicholle HusseyAmaze (Autism Victoria)LinfoxDr Gerard Vaughan
2014David Penington ACMelissa TumeoWilling Older WorkersQenosPenny Hutchinson
2015Judith Durham AOLuba JosevskiScopeCabrini HealthAustralian Tapestry Workshop
2016Dr Alan Finkel AOKhurram Jahangir KhanSt Kilda MumsVicSuperBendigo Art Gallery
2017Mike Brady AMDr Robert GilliesThe Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria Bendigo Bank Regional Arts Victoria
2018 Susan Alberti[5] Daniel Poole The Cathy Freeman Foundation John Holland Group Victorian Opera
2019 Neale Daniher[6] Dr Skye Kinder[7] The Water Well Project Channel 31

See also

References
  1. "Award winners". Victoria Day Awards. Victoria Day Council. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. "Professor Michael Quinn AM MBChB MGO MRCP (UK) FRANZCOG FRCOG CGO". Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  3. Farouque, Farah (15 March 2008). "Out to change the world". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  4. Aisha Dow (1 July 2013). "Jeanne Pratt named Victorian of Year". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. Koob, Simone Fox (1 July 2018). "Susan Alberti named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. Saltau, Chloe (1 July 2019). "Neale Daniher named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. D'Agostino, Emma (2 July 2019). "Doctor hopes award will enable advocacy". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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