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 | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Brian Perry AFSM | Bushfire Fighter [2] |
| 2004 | Donna Carson | Survivor of Domestic Violence [2] |
| 2005 | Ben Kearney | Environmental Campaigner [2] |
| 2006 | Toni Hoffman | Patient Advocate [2] |
| 2007 | Shanaka Fernando | Social Challenger [2] |
| 2008 | Jonathon Welch | Choral Conductor [2] |
| 2009 | Graeme Drew | Sea Rescuer and Educator [2] |
| 2010 | Ronni Kahn | Food rescuer [2] |
| 2011 | Donald Ritchie OAM | Suicide prevention advocate [2] |
| 2012 | Lynne Sawyers | Foster mother [2] |
| 2013 | Shane Phillips | Indigenous leader [2] |
| 2014 | Tim Conolan | Children’s Charity Founder [2] |
| 2015 | Juliette Wright | Social entrepreneur [2] |
| 2016 | Dr Catherine Keenan | Youth educator [2] |
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
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