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 for | Achievement and contribution to community and public service in Victoria |
| Date | July 01 |
| Location | Melbourne Town Hall |
| Country | Victoria (Australia) |
| Presented by | Victoria Day Council |
| Currently held by | Neale Daniher |
| Website | victoriaday |
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 Industries | ||
| 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 Australia | Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra | Sergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL) |
| 2006 | Les Twentyman AO | Eliza Stankovic | Lighthouse Foundation | Fantastic Limited | ||
| 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 Pty Ltd | ||
| 2010 | Stephanie Alexander AO | Wesa Chau | Rescued With Love | mecu Ltd | ||
| 2011 | Father Bob Maguire AM, RFD | Amit Menghani | Country Women's Association | Incolink | ||
| 2012 | Moira Kelly AO | Victor Victor | Travellers Aid | Pitcher Partners | ||
| 2013 | Jeanne Pratt AC[4] | 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 | St Kilda Mums | VicSuper | Bendigo Art Gallery | |
| 2017 | Mike Brady AM | Dr Robert Gillies | The 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 |
References
- "Award winners". Victoria Day Awards. Victoria Day Council. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- "Professor Michael Quinn AM MBChB MGO MRCP (UK) FRANZCOG FRCOG CGO". Australian Gynaecological Cancer Foundation. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- Farouque, Farah (15 March 2008). "Out to change the world". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- Aisha Dow (1 July 2013). "Jeanne Pratt named Victorian of Year". The Age. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- Koob, Simone Fox (1 July 2018). "Susan Alberti named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- Saltau, Chloe (1 July 2019). "Neale Daniher named Victorian of the Year". The Age. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- D'Agostino, Emma (2 July 2019). "Doctor hopes award will enable advocacy". Bendigo Advertiser. Retrieved 3 July 2019.