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Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

The National Australia Day Council has announced all the state and territory award recipients who are in the running for the 2019 Australian of the Year awards. The awards will be presented in Canberra on the evening of Friday, January 25, 2019. There are 33 people vying for the four award titles: National Australia Day Council chief executive Karlie Brand said the national finalists reflected the many heart-warming and inspirational stories in our nation. "The Australian of the Year awards allow us to showcase ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities, achieving recognition on a national scale and influencing change for the better," Ms Brand said. “This year, we have some truly amazing people among our national finalists – some who are household names, some who quietly go about helping others and some who have overcome great challenges. “They are all so very worthy of our admiration and our recognition – they are all great Australians.” Learn more about the winners, state by state: Medicine pioneer wins Victorian Australian of the Year Thai cave rescuer named WA Australian of the Year Detective awarded for work catching child sex offenders Womans advocate named ACT Australian of the Year Cave-diving doctor named SA Australian of the Year Teen parent advocate named Tasmanian Australian of the Year Kurt Fearnley named NSW Australian of the Year Kate and Tick Everett are NTs Local Heroes The national finalists for the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards are: Tasmania – Bernadette Black Western Australia – Dr Craig Challen SC OAM NSW – Kurt Fearnley AO South Australia – Dr Richard Harris SC OAM ACT – Virginia Haussegger AM Northern Territory – Michael Long Queensland – Jon Rouse Victoria – Mark Sullivan Queensland – James Dale AO South Australia – Reginald Dodd Victoria – Alison Harcourt Northern Territory – Charlie King OAM NSW – Heather Lee OAM Western Australia – Frank Mallard ACT – Dr Sue Packer AM Tasmania – Sally Wise Northern Territory – Danzal Baker Queensland – Angel Dixon South Australia – Eleni Glouftsis Victoria – Dr Skye Kinder Western Australia – Noelle Martin Tasmania – Kirby Medcraft ACT – Hanna Wandel NSW – Jarrod Wheatley Queensland – Elijah Buol Northern Territory – Tick and Kate Everett Western Australia – Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker Victoria – Carol Matthews South Australia – Megan McLoughlin Tasmania – Vicki Purnell NSW – Sophie Smith ACT – David Williams For more information on the Australian of the Year Awards and details of all state and territory recipients visit australianoftheyear.org.au.

The National Australia Day Council has announced all the state and territory award recipients who are in the running for the 2019 Australian of the Year awards.

The awards will be presented in Canberra on the evening of Friday, January 25, 2019.

There are 33 people vying for the four award titles:

  • 2019 Australian of the Year
  • 2019 Senior Australian of the Year
  • 2019 Young Australian of the Year
  • 2019 Australias Local Hero

National Australia Day Council chief executive Karlie Brand said the national finalists reflected the many heart-warming and inspirational stories in our nation.

Finalists line up for 2019 Australian of the Year awards

  • Kate and Tick Everett

  • Danzal Baker

    Danzal Baker

  • Charlie King

    Charlie King

  • Michael Long

    Michael Long

  • David Williams

    David Williams

  • Alison Harcourt

    Alison Harcourt

  • Angel Dixon

    Angel Dixon

  • Carol Matthews

    Carol Matthews

  • Bernadette Black

    Bernadette Black

  • Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

    Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

  • Frank Mallard

    Frank Mallard

  • Eleni Glouftsis

    Eleni Glouftsis

  • Craig Challen

    Craig Challen

  • Elijah Buol

    Elijah Buol

  • James Dale

    James Dale

  • Heather Lee

    Heather Lee

  • Hannah Wandel

    Hannah Wandel

  • Jarrod Wheatley

    Jarrod Wheatley

  • Kurt Fearnley

    Kurt Fearnley

  • Mark Sullivan

    Mark Sullivan

  • Jon Rouse

    Jon Rouse

  • Kirby Medcraft

    Kirby Medcraft

  • Megan McLoughlin

    Megan McLoughlin

  • Michael Long

    Michael Long

  • Noelle Martin

    Noelle Martin

  • Reginald Dodd

    Reginald Dodd

  • Sally Wise

    Sally Wise

  • Suzanne Packer

    Suzanne Packer

  • Sophie Smith

    Sophie Smith

  • Skye Kinder

    Skye Kinder

  • Richard Harris

    Richard Harris

  • Vicki Purnell

    Vicki Purnell

  • Virginia Haussegger

    Virginia Haussegger

"The Australian of the Year awards allow us to showcase ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things to make a difference in their communities, achieving recognition on a national scale and influencing change for the better," Ms Brand said.

“This year, we have some truly amazing people among our national finalists – some who are household names, some who quietly go about helping others and some who have overcome great challenges.

“They are all so very worthy of our admiration and our recognition – they are all great Australians.”

Learn more about the winners, state by state:

The national finalists for the 2019 Australian of the Year Awards are:

2019 AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Tasmania – Bernadette Black

Western Australia – Dr Craig Challen SC OAM

NSW – Kurt Fearnley AO

South Australia – Dr Richard Harris SC OAM

ACT – Virginia Haussegger AM

Northern Territory – Michael Long

Queensland – Jon Rouse

Victoria – Mark Sullivan

2019 SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Queensland – James Dale AO

South Australia – Reginald Dodd

Victoria – Alison Harcourt

Northern Territory – Charlie King OAM

NSW – Heather Lee OAM

Western Australia – Frank Mallard

ACT – Dr Sue Packer AM

Tasmania – Sally Wise

2019 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Northern Territory – Danzal Baker

Queensland – Angel Dixon

South Australia – Eleni Glouftsis

Victoria – Dr Skye Kinder

Western Australia – Noelle Martin

Tasmania – Kirby Medcraft

ACT – Hanna Wandel

NSW – Jarrod Wheatley

2019 AUSTRALIA'S LOCAL HERO

Queensland – Elijah Buol

Northern Territory – Tick and Kate Everett

Western Australia – Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker

Victoria – Carol Matthews

South Australia – Megan McLoughlin

Tasmania – Vicki Purnell

NSW – Sophie Smith

ACT – David Williams

For more information on the Australian of the Year Awards and details of all state and territory recipients visit australianoftheyear.org.au.

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