The Senior Australian of the Year Award is one of the Australian of the Year awards. It commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute. 2002 is the only year, since the founding of the awards, that a recipient hasn't been certified.
Recipients Year ofaward Name Comments 1999 Country music singer 2000 Educator, author, scholar and ambassador 2001 Pioneer of the Bionic Ear 2003 Rural community leader 2004 Community volunteer and wildlife rescuer 2005 Philanthropist 2006 Indigenous nurse and mentor 2007 Brian Egan Former [Helped farmers in need and in drought]; Founder of Aussie Helpers 2008 Finance entrepreneur 2009 Entrepreneur and philanthropist 2010 Cook and restaurateur 2011 Australian legal academic 2012 Indigenous community Leader 2013 Palliative care specialist 2014 Reconciliation advocate 2015 Author 2016 Emergency healthcare specialist 2017 Service to the people of the Tiwi Islands. 2018 ACT biophysicist 2019 Advocate for children's rights and child abuse prevention2020Obstetrics specialist preventing pre-term birth2021Aboriginal activist and educator2022St John Ambulance volunteer (50+ years)Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year, Charlotte Gore, ABC News Online, 2022-01-252022Vinnies volunteer (50+ years)Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year, Charlotte Gore, ABC News Online, 2022-01-252023Tom CalmaAdvocate for Voice to parliament2024Yalmay YunupiŋuTeacher, linguist and community leader2025Brother Thomas Oliver Pickett Co-Founder of Wheelchairs for Kids2026Henry Brodaty Dementia care pioneer
See also List of Australian of the Year Award recipients List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients
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