Australian Father of the Year award

Australian Father of the Year award

The Australian Father Of The Year award is an Australian award to honor and showcase a fine example of Australian fatherhood. Awardees have all been high profile community members.

It is awarded by the Australian Fathers Day Council at a luncheon, with all proceeds going to "The Shepherd Center" [http://www.shepherdcentre.com.au/] , a charity which helps deaf and hearing-impaired children. The Shepherd Centre have been involved in the Australian Father of the Year Awards since 1998. [http://www.fatheroftheyear.com.au/content/view/17/43/] The award is not associated with the Australian government run Australian of the Year awards.

Past winners

*2008 - Paul Roos
*2007 - David Koch
*2006 - Ron Delezio
*2005 - Steve Waugh
*2004 - Prof Graeme Clark
*2003 - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
*2002 - Steve Vizard
*2001 - Jim Rafter
*2000 - Steve Biddulph
*1999 - Slim Dusty
*1998 - Kandiah Kamalesvaran (Kamahl)
*1997 - John Howard, Prime Minister
*1996 - Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair
*1995 - Mark Taylor
*1994 - Sir James Hardy
*1993 - Michael Chugg
*1992 - Rev Bill Crews
*1991 - Dr Bruce Shepherd
*1990 - Peter Doyle
*1989 - Ken Done
*1988 - Rear Admiral David Martin
*1987 - A H Pollard
*1986 - Dr Gordon Moyes
*1985 - Sir Ian Turbott
*1984 - Prof. Peter Rowe
*1983 - Bobby Limb
*1982 - Alan Davidson
*1981 - Dr Bradney W Norington
*1980 - Jim Lees
*1979 - Neil McLeod
*1978 - Sir Zelman Cowen
*1977 - Gary O'Callaghan
*1976 - Malcolm Fraser
*1975 - Major General Alan Stretton
*1974 - Sir John Kerr
*1973 - John Lloyd Waddy
*1972 - Dr William McBride
*1971 - William McMahon
*1970 - V.C. Fairfax
*1969 - W.M. Leonard
*1968 - Lord Casey
*1967 - Sir Lorimer Dods
*1966 - Sir Roden Cutler
*1965 - Bill Northam
*1964 - Sir Robert Menzies
*1963 - Leslie James Herron
*1962 - Sir Norman Gregg
*1961 - Judge Adrian Curlewis
*1960 - Colin Delaney
*1959 - Joe Cahill
*1958 - Harry Jensen
*1957 - Sir Edward Hallstrom

ee also

Australian Mother of the Year Award

External links

* [http://www.fatheroftheyear.com.au/ Australian Father of the Year]


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