List of Queensland Australian of the Year award recipients

The Queensland Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The announcement of the award has become a major public event in Australia, and is televised nationwide. The award "offers an insight into Australian identity, reflecting the nation's evolving relationship with world, the role of sport in Australian culture, the impact of multiculturalism, and the special status of Australia's Indigenous people".[1]

The national level awards, four in total, are chosen exclusively from the state and territory award recipients.

The following is a list of the recipients of the Queensland Australian of the Year award.[2]

Year of
award
Name Post
nominals
Born Died Comments
2004 Steve Irwin 1962 2006 Naturalist, zoologist, conservationist.
2005 Bill Bristow Humanitarian.
2006 Professor Ian Frazer 1953 Clinical Immunologist and Inventor of the Cervical Cancer Vaccine
2007 David Conry YoungCare founder
2008 Lee Kernaghan OAM 1964 Country Music Legend
2009 Bronwyn Sheehan Literacy advocate
2010 Dr Chris Sarra Indigenous educator
2011 Professor Noel Hayman Doctor
2012 Bruce Morcombe
Denise Morcombe
Child protection advocates
2013 Professor Adele Green AC 1952 Cancer researcher
2014 Li Cunxin 1961 Ballet Director
2015 Hetty Johnston AM 1958 Child protection activist
2016 Group Captain Catherine McGregor AM 1956 Distinguished RAAF officer
2017 Alan Mackay-Sim 1951 Biomedical scientist treating spinal cord injuries
2018 Johnathan Thurston 1983 NRL player and indigenous mentor
2019 Detective Inspector Jon Rouse Distinguished Child protection Police Officer
2020 Rachel Downie Educator and social entrepreneur
2021 Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM 1984 Advocate for doctors with disabilities

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Awards History - Australian of the Year".
  2. ^ Recipients – Australian of the Year