List of South Australian of the Year Award recipients

The Australian of the Year Award is given annually on Australia Day. The national award is a major public event, televised nationwide. The Award also operates at the State level. This page lists winners of the South Australia state award, who are automatically finalists in the national competition.

Past winners of the South Australian of the Year Awards

• 2002: Robert Champion de Crespigny AC, businessman^[1]
• 2003: Malcolm Kinnaird AC, engineer^[2]
• 2005: Sister Janet Mead, nun^[3]
• 2006: Richard Hunter, Ngarrinjeri Elder^[4]
• 2008: Mike Turtur, cyclist^[5]
• 2009: Dr Bill Griggs AM, medical doctor^[6]
• 2010: Maggie Beer AM, chef^[7]
• 2011: Dr Tanya Monro, physicist^[8]
• 2012: Robyn Layton QC, social justice advocate^[9]
• 2013: Sonya Ryan, internet safety campaigner^[10]
• 2014: Felicity-Ann Lewis, community leader^[11]
• 2015: Gill Hicks AM, MBE, peace campaigner^[12]
• 2016: Dr John Greenwood AM, burns surgeon^[13]
• 2017: Kate Swaffer, dementia advocate^[14]
• 2018: Professor David David AC, craniofacial surgeon^[15]
• 2019: Dr Richard Harris OAM, anaesthetist and cave-diver^[16]
• 2020: Dr James Muecke AM, Eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer^[17]
• 2021: Tanya Hosch, Australian Football League executive
• 2022: Professor Helen Marshall, vaccination researcher^[18]

References

1. "Champion de Crespigny SA's top citizen". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 December 2002. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
2. "Malcolm Kinnaird, former South Australian of the Year, dies aged 80". ABC. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
3. "Mead, Janet". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
4. "Richard John Hunter (1946–2006)". AAA. Australian Archaeological Association. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
5. "Mike Turtur named South Australian of the Year for 2008". The Advertiser. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
6. "South Australian of the year awards". Adelaidean. The University of Adelaide. 18 (10): 4. December 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
7. Kelton, Sam (13 November 2010). "Maggie Beer South Australian of the Year". The Advertiser. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
8. . National Finalist Australian of the Year 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
9. . Australian of the Year. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
10. "Awards recipients 2013 announced". 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
11. . Australia Day. 2014. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
12. "2015 SA Australian of the Year Recipients Announced". Australian of the Year Awards. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
13. "2016 SA Australian of the Year recipients announced". National Australia Day Council Ltd. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
14. "2017 South Australia Australian of the Year Award Recipients Announced". Australian of the Year. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
15. "2018 South Australia Australian of the Year Awards Recipients Announced". National Australia Day Council Ltd. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
16. . Honour roll. National Australia Day Council. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
17. . National Australia Day Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
18. Hansen, Sharon (21 October 2021). "Dedicated South Aussies named as state's new Australians of the Year". Murray Valley Standard. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Official website