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Victoria Day Awards

The Victoria Day Awards are made annually on 1 July, (Victoria Day). They are specifically to reward and encourage Victorians in the areas of community and public service. The awards can be made in the following categories:

1. The Victoria Day Award for Community and Public Service.

2. The Victoria Day Award for Community and Public Service by a young Victorian.

3. The Victoria Day Award for Community and Public Service by a Victorian Organisatin or Association.

4. The Victoria Day Award to a Good Corporate Citizen.

5. The Victoria Day Award for the Arts.

6. The Victoria Day Award for a Local Achiever.

The Awards are made by public nomination and selected by the Awards Committee and ratified by the Trustees of the Victoria Day Council. The award consists of a Murray Red Gum map of Victoria on a bronze stand with the name of recipient engraved.

Nomination Form

The Award Nomination form can be downloaded by clicking here . Please print the page, complete the details and mail your nomination to the address on the form.

Award Winners

	Victorian of the Year	Young Victorian of the Year	Organisation of the Year	Good Corporate Citizen	Arts Award	Local Achiever
2018	Dr. Susan Alberti	Daniel Poole	The Cathy Freeman Foundation	John Holland Group	Victorian Opera
2017	Mike Brady	Robert Gillies	The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria	Bendigo Bank	Regional Arts Victoria
2016	Dr Alan Finkel	Khurram Khan	St Kilda Mums	VicSuper	Bendigo Art Gallery
2015	Judith Durham	Luba Josevski	Scope Australia	Cabrini Health Australia	Australian Tapestry Workshop
2014	Professor David Penington>	Melissa Tumeo	Willing Older Workers	Qenos	Penny Hutchinson
2013	Jeanne Pratt	Nichole Hussey	Amaze (Autism Victoria)	Linfox	Dr Gerard Vaughan
2012	Moira Kelly	Victor Victor	Travellers Aid	RACV	Pitcher Partners
2011	Fr Bob Maguire	Amit Menghani	Country Women's Association	Incolink
2010	Stephanie Alexander	Wesa Chau	Rescued With Love	mecu Ltd
2009	Ron Barassi	Tom Woodroofe	The Salvation Army	Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd
2008	Bert Newton	Daniel Adams	KIDS under cover	RACV
2007	Carrillo Gantner	Tom O'Connor	Try Youth and Community Services	TRUenergy
2006	Les Twentyman	Eliza Stankovic	Lighthouse Foundation	Fantastic Limited
2005	Dame Elisabeth Murdoch	Lisa Castle	Aids, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Line	Jayco Australia	Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra	Sergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL)
2004	Rev Tim Costello	Cameron Rahles-Rahbula	Lord Somers Camp	Toyota	Adam Elliott
2003	Jim Stynes	Hugh Evans	VicDeaf	Bendigo Bank	Royal South Street Society
2002	Bruce Ruxton	Karen Chatto	Asthma Foundation	Ron Clarke	Margaret Rich
2001	Neil Comrie	Daniela Di Toro	Victorian Women's Prison Council --- Disabled Motorists (Victoria)	Bunnings Building Supplies	Jeanne Pratt
2000	Susan Barton	Jesse Martin	Anti-Cancer Council	Graeme Goldsworthy
1999	Sue Natrass	George Dukas	Surf Life Saving (Victoria)	Shannon's Corporation
1998	Andrew Kay	Richard Allen	Road Trauma Support Team (Vic) Inc	Visy Industries
1997	Dr Hugh Wirth	Lynn Costello	Country Fire Authority
1996	Michael Quinn	Deanne Jakial
1995	Sang Nguyen