The Local Hero Award[1] commenced in 2003. The Local Hero Award acknowledges extraordinary contributions made by Australians in their local community.
- 2007 Shanaka Fernando[2] - founder of Melbourne not-for-profit restaurant group 'Lentil As Anything' (joke on rock group Mental as Anything)
- 2006 Toni Hoffman
- 2005 Ben Kearney - Tasmanian environmentalist
- 2004 Donna Carson
- 2003 Mr Brian Parry AFSM
References
- ^ Australian of the Year awardees, accessed 26 January 2007
- ^ 2007 Australian of the Year awardees, accessed 26 January 2007
