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 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.

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]

Year Victorian of the Year Young Victorian of the Year Organisation of the Year Good Corporate Citizen Arts Award Local Achiever
1995 Sang Nguyen
1996 Michael Quinn[2] Deanne Jakial
1997 Hugh Wirth AM Lynn Costello Country Fire Authority
1998 Andrew Kay Richard Allen Road Trauma Support Team (Vic) Inc Visy
1999 Sue Natrass George Dukas Surf Life Saving (Victoria) Shannon's Corporation
2000 Susan Barton AM Jesse Martin OAM Anti-Cancer Council Graeme Goldsworthy
2001 Neil Comrie AM, APM Daniela Di Toro Victorian Women's Prison Council
Disabled Motorists (Victoria)		 Bunnings Building Supplies Jeanne Pratt AO
2002 Bruce Ruxton AM, OBE Karen Chatto Asthma Foundation Ron Clarke Margaret Rich
2003 Jim Stynes OAM Hugh Evans[3] VicDeaf Bendigo Bank Royal South Street Society
2004 Tim Costello AO Cameron Rahles-Rahbula Lord Somers Camp Toyota Australia Adam Elliott
2005 Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC, DBE Lisa Castle Aids, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Line Jayco Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra Sergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL)
2006 Les Twentyman AO Eliza Stankovic Lighthouse Foundation Fantastic Furniture
2007 Carrillo Gantner AO Tom O'Connor Try Youth and Community Services TRUenergy
2008 Bert Newton AM, MBE Daniel Adams KIDS under cover Royal Automobile Club of Victoria
2009 Ron Barassi AM Thom Woodroofe The Salvation Army Ritchies Stores
2010 Stephanie Alexander AO Wesa Chau Rescued With Love Mecu
2011 Father Bob Maguire AM, RFD Amit Menghani[4] Country Women's Association Incolink
2012 Moira Kelly AO Victor Victor Travellers Aid Pitcher Partners
2013 Jeanne Pratt AC[5] Nicholle Hussey Amaze (Autism Victoria) Linfox Dr Gerard Vaughan
2014 David Penington AC Melissa Tumeo Willing Older Workers Qenos Penny Hutchinson
2015 Judith Durham AO Luba Josevski Scope Cabrini Health Australian Tapestry Workshop
2016 Dr Alan Finkel AO Khurram Jahangir Khan[6] St Kilda Mums VicSuper Bendigo Art Gallery
2017 Mike Brady AM Dr Robert Gillies[7] The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria Bendigo Bank Regional Arts Victoria
2018 Susan Alberti[8] Daniel Poole[9] The Cathy Freeman Foundation John Holland Group Victorian Opera
2019 Neale Daniher[10] Dr Skye Kinder[11] The Water Well Project Channel 31
2020 None awarded[1]
2021 None awarded[1]
2022 Kevin Sheedy A.O Julia Kay[12] St John Ambulance Cottons Organic Footscray Community Arts Centre
2023 Brett Sutton Madeline Buchner OAM[13] Victorian Womens Trust Visy Castlemaine Art Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Awards". Victoria Day Council. Victoria Day Council. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  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. ^ Says, Kalai Arasi (2 July 2011). "FISA leader Amit Menghani is 'Young Victorian of the Year 2011'". South Asia Times. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  5. ^ Aisha Dow (1 July 2013). "Jeanne Pratt named Victorian of Year". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Khurram Jahangir Khan". Victoria Day Council. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Robbie Gillies named Young Victorian of the Year". Alfred Health. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  8. ^ Koob, Simone Fox (1 July 2018). "Susan Alberti named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Recognising Victoria's Young Changemakers | Premier of Victoria". www.premier.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  10. ^ Saltau, Chloe (1 July 2019). "Neale Daniher named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  11. ^ D'Agostino, Emma (2 July 2019). "Doctor hopes award will enable advocacy". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  12. ^ Bell, Liz (4 July 2022). "Young Victorian award for eco visionary". MPNEWS. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  13. ^ Gardiner, Mia. "Advocating for young carers". www.australianjewishnews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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