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]
- 2007: Professor John Ralston AO, physical chemist[5]
- 2008: Mike Turtur, cyclist[6]
- 2009: Dr Bill Griggs AM, medical doctor[7]
- 2010: Maggie Beer AM, chef[8]
- 2011: Dr Tanya Monro, physicist[9]
- 2012: Robyn Layton QC, social justice advocate[10]
- 2013: Sonya Ryan, internet safety campaigner[11]
- 2014: Felicity-Ann Lewis, community leader[12]
- 2015: Gill Hicks AM, MBE, peace campaigner[13]
- 2016: Dr John Greenwood AM, burns surgeon[14]
- 2017: Kate Swaffer, dementia advocate[15]
- 2018: Professor David David AC, craniofacial surgeon[16]
- 2019: Dr Richard Harris OAM, anaesthetist and cave-diver[17]
- 2020: Dr James Muecke AM, Eye surgeon and blindness prevention pioneer[18]
- 2021: Tanya Hosch, Australian Football League executive
- 2022: Professor Helen Marshall, vaccination researcher[19]
- 2023: Taryn Brumfitt, body image activist[20]
- 2024: Dr Tim Jarvis AM, environmental scientist and advocate[21]
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