The Senior Australian of the Year Award[1] commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute.
- 2007 Phillip Herreen
- 2006 Sally Goold OAM
- 2005 Antonio Milhinhos - philanthropist
- 2004 Tehree Gordon
- 2003 Bruce Campbell MBE
- 2001 Professor Graeme Clark AO, inventor of the bionic ear.
- 2000 Professor Freda Briggs educator, author, scholar and ambassador
- 1999 Slim Dusty (b 1927) The first Senior Australian of the year.
See also
- List of Australian of the Year Award recipients
- List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients
References
- ^ Senior Australian of the Year, accessed 26 January 2007
