List of Australian Local Hero Award recipients

Template:Use dmy dates The Local Hero Award<ref>Australian of the Year awardees Template:Webarchive, accessed 23 January 2012</ref> is a part of the Australian of the Year awards. It commenced in 2003 and is sponsored by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

The Local Hero Award acknowledges extraordinary contributions made by Australians in their local community. A Local Hero from each state and territory is chosen each year, with one of the eight state and territory Local Heroes announced as Australia's Local Hero on Australia Day eve each year.

List of award recipients

Year	Name	Achievement
2003	Template:Sortname Template:Post-nominals	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Template:Sortname	Survivor of domestic violence<ref name=":0" />
2005	Template:Sortname	Environmental campaigner<ref name=":0" />
2006	Template:Sortname	Patient advocate<ref name=":0" />
2007	Template:Sortname	Social challenger<ref name=":0" />
2008	Template:Sortname Template:Post-nominals	Choral conductor<ref name=":0" />
2009	Template:Sortname	Sea rescuer and educator<ref name=":0" />
2010	Template:Sortname	Food rescuer<ref name=":0" />
2011	Template:Sortname Template:Post-nominals	Suicide prevention advocate<ref name=":0" />
2012	Template:Sortname	Foster mother<ref name=":0" />
2013	Template:Sortname	Indigenous leader<ref name=":0" />
2014	Template:Sortname	Children's charity founder<ref name=":0" />
2015	Template:Sortname	Social entrepreneur<ref name=":0" />
2016	Dr Template:Sortname	Youth educator<ref name=":0" />
2017	Template:Sortname	Campaigned to establish a cancer centre in Warrnambool<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Template:Sortname	Sydney maths teacher<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2019	Kate and Tick Everett	Campaigned against bullying following daughter's death<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
2020	Bernie Shakeshaft	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	Rosemary Kariuki	Activist supporting migrant women
2022	Shanna Whan	Alcohol consumption activist in rural Australia<ref name="2022-01-25_ABC">Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott named 2022 Australian of the Year, Charlotte Gore, ABC News Online, 2022-01-25</ref>
2023	Amar Singh	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	David Elliott	Co-founder of Australian Age of Dinosaurs and a key figure in boosting the palaeo-tourism industry in Australia.
2025	Vanessa Brettell	Co-founders of a social enterprise for migrant women<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Hannah Costello

See also

• List of Australian of the Year Award recipients
• List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
• List of Young Australian of the Year Award recipients

External links

• Australia's Local Hero award

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