Tasmanian of the Year

Tasmanian of the Year Awards is an award given to the most outstanding Tasmanian in any given year. The Awards are made by the Tasmania Committee Incorporated and is organised and funded with government support.[1] It was first awarded in 1985.[2]

The following is a list of recipients of the Tasmanian of the Year award:[3]

Year of award Name Comments
1985 Don Calvert[2] Admiral's Cup Yachtman
1986 Ivan James Buyout of Repco
1987 Christine Hiller[4] Artist
1988 Bob Clifford Ship construction and design, founder Incat
1989 Shirley McCarron Mersey Valley Music Festival
1990 Not Awarded
1991 Annie Ellis Yo Yo Fashion Designs
1992 John Allwright Farmer
1993 Joanne Cornish Miss Australia
1994 Tim O'Shannessey Champion Cyclist
1995 David Foster Champion Axeman
1996 Fiona Taylor National President, Canteen
1997 Prof. Nigel Forteath Aquaculture
1998 Graeme Milburn OAM Charity Cyclist
1999 Not Awarded
2000 Not Awarded
2001 Not Awarded
2002 Not Awarded
2003 Ric Paterson OAM[5] ABC Radio announcer
2004 Simon Currant[6] Tourism Developer, Chairman Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania
2005 Ben Kearney[7] Anti-plastic campaigner
2006 Not Awarded
2007 Anne Steele[8] Marathon Swimmer
2008 Bruce Englefield[9] Tasmanian Devil advocate

The Tasmanian of the Year award doesn't appear to have been awarded since 2008, and the Tasmanian Committee Inc., website is no longer active.[10] Later references to the "Tasmanian of the Year" may refer to the Tasmanian Australian of the Year award.

  1. ^ Tasmanian of the Year Award in limbo
  2. ^ a b Mannering, Ross; Bevan, Richard (2020). "Don Calvert Life Membership Nomination" (PDF). Tasmanian Yachtsman. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Tasmanian of the Year". Tasmania Committee Inc. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.
  4. ^ Adam Fulton (25 September 2009). "Artist equals record with three wins in portrait prize". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "ABC Radio's Ric Paterson named Tasmanian of the Year". Radioinfo. 14 March 2003.
  6. ^ "Victory surprises Tasmanian of the Year". ABC News. 13 March 2004.
  7. ^ "Anti-plastic campaigner bags 'Tasmanian of the Year'". ABC News. 6 May 2005.
  8. ^ "Swimming Steele Tasmanian of the Year". ABC News. 12 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Nominees for Australian of the Year 2010". SBS News. 24 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Tasmania Love This Place - Home". Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2008.