Victorian of the Year | |
Awarded For: | Achievement and contribution to community and public service in Victoria |
Date: | 1 July |
Location: | Melbourne Town Hall |
Country: | Victoria (Australia) |
Presenter: | Victoria Day Council |
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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.
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 | |
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1995 | |||||||
1996 | Michael Quinn[2] | Deanne Jakial | |||||
1997 | Lynn Costello | ||||||
1998 | Andrew Kay | Road Trauma Support Team (Vic) Inc | |||||
1999 | George Dukas | Shannon's Corporation | |||||
2000 | Anti-Cancer Council | Graeme Goldsworthy | |||||
2001 | Victorian Women's Prison Council Disabled Motorists (Victoria) | ||||||
2002 | Karen Chatto | Asthma Foundation | Ron Clarke | Margaret Rich | |||
2003 | Hugh Evans[3] | VicDeaf | Royal South Street Society | ||||
2004 | Lord Somers Camp | Adam Elliott | |||||
2005 | Lisa Castle | Aids, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Line | Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra | Sergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL) | |||
2006 | Lighthouse Foundation | ||||||
2007 | Tom O'Connor | Try Youth and Community Services | |||||
2008 | Daniel Adams | KIDS under cover | |||||
2009 | Thom Woodroofe | Ritchies Stores | |||||
2010 | Wesa Chau | Rescued With Love | |||||
2011 | Amit Menghani[4] | Incolink | |||||
2012 | Victor Victor | Travellers Aid | Pitcher Partners | ||||
2013 | Jeanne Pratt [5] | Nicholle Hussey | Amaze (Autism Victoria) | Dr Gerard Vaughan | |||
2014 | Melissa Tumeo | Willing Older Workers | Qenos | Penny Hutchinson | |||
2015 | Luba Josevski | Scope | Cabrini Health | Australian Tapestry Workshop | |||
2016 | Khurram Jahangir Khan[6] | St Kilda Mums | VicSuper | Bendigo Art Gallery | |||
2017 | 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 | ||||||
2021 | None awarded | ||||||
2022 | Julia Kay[12] | St John Ambulance | Cottons Organic | Footscray Community Arts Centre | |||
2023 | Madeline Buchner OAM[13] | Victorian Womens Trust | Visy | Castlemaine Art Gallery |