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[1], 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. [2] The award is not associated with the Australian government run Australian of the Year awards. The Australian of the Year Awards commenced in 1960. From nominations received Australia Day Committees in each state and territory select several finalists
Past winners
- 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. David James Koch, (pronounced Kosh nicknamed Kochie (pronounced Kosh-ee (born 7 March 1956) is an Australian television personality and Financial Sophie Joy Delezio (born 2001 is an Australian Schoolgirl, the first daughter of Ron Delezio and Carolyn Martin and younger sister of Mitchell Delezio Stephen Rodger Waugh, AO (born 2 June 1965 in Canterbury New South Wales) is a former Australian cricketer and fraternal twin of Mark Waugh Graeme Milbourne Clark, AC (born 16 August 1935) pioneered the multiple-channel Cochlear implant which has brought hearing and speech understanding Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki, AM (born 1948 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Scientist, who is best known as an author Stephen William Vizard, born 6 March 1956 in Richmond Victoria, is an Australian media personality businessman and philanthropist Steve Biddulph (born 1953 is an Australian author activist and Psychologist who has written a number of influential books and now speaks world wide David Gordon "Slim Dusty" Kirkpatrick AO, MBE ( 13 June, 1927 — 19 September 2003) was an Australian Kandiah Kamalesvaran (கந்தையா கமலேஸ்வரன் or Kamahl (born November 13 1934) is the stage name of an Australian See also Howard Government John Winston Howard AC (born 26 July 1939 was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia from 11 March Several people have had the name Peter Sinclair, among them Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, Governor of New South Wales Peter Sinclair Mark Anthony Taylor, AO (born 27 October 1964 in Leeton New South Wales; nicknamed "Tubby" or "Tubs" was an Australian Cricket Peter Doyle is an American Voice actor who is well known for his role in Eureka Seven as Dominic Sorel. Ken Done, AM (born 29 June 1940 is an Australian Artist best known for his design work Gordon Keith Mackenzie Moyes, AC, MLC (born November 17, 1938) is an Australian Christian evangelist broadcaster 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. Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=R000477 Bobby Limb AO OBE ( 10 November, 1924 - 11 September, 1999) was an Australian pioneering radio and television Alan Keith Davidson, AM, MBE (born June 14 1929 Lisarow, Gosford New South Wales) is a former Australian Cricketer of the 1950s James Travers Lees (1919-2004 better known as Jim Lees, was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1979 to 1981 Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC (born 7 October 1919 was the 19th Governor-General of Australia. John Malcolm Fraser, AC, CH (born 21 May 1930 is an Australian Liberal politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. Major General Alan Bishop Stretton AO CBE (born on 30 September 1922 is a former senior Australian Army officer John Kerr may refer to one of the following Government and politics John Kerr (Governor-General (1914&ndash1991 Australian Governor-General Dr William Leon McBride, (born 19 January 1938 is a Gynecologist and Obstetrician, and has the current rank of professor Sir William "Billy" McMahon, GCMG, CH (23 February 1908 31 March 1988 was an Australian Liberal politician and the 20th Prime Minister of 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
See also
Australian Mother of the Year Award