Tasmanian of the Year
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Tasmanian of the Year Awards is an award given to the most outstanding Tasmania
n in any given year. The Awards are made by the Tasmania Committee Incorporated and is organised and funded with government support.
Past Winners of the Tasmanian of the Year award include:
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
n in any given year. The Awards are made by the Tasmania Committee Incorporated and is organised and funded with government support.
Past Winners of the Tasmanian of the Year award include:
| Year of award | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Don Calvert | Admiral's Cup Yachtman |
| 1986 | Ivan James | Buyout of Repco |
| 1987 | Christine Hiller | Artist |
| 1988 | Bob Clifford Bob Clifford Dr. Robert "Bob" Frederick Clifford AO, , and now living in Surrey, England, is an Australian shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and businessman, best known for his success in building his Incat catamaran building company into an international brand that sells wave piercing catamaran ferries all over the... |
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 David Foster David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni... |
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 | ABC Radio ABC Radio and Regional Content ABC Radio and Regional Content is the division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for radio output and regional content.-Origins:... announcer |
| 2004 | Simon Currant Simon Currant Simon Currant AM is a tourism developer in Tasmania, Australia.Currant currently serves as Chairman of the Tourism Council of Tasmania and a Director of TT-Line Pty... |
Tourism Developer, Chairman Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania |
| 2005 | Ben Kearney | Retailer |
| 2006 | Not Awarded | |
| 2007 | Anne Steele | Marathon Swimmer |
| 2008 | Bruce Englefield | Tasmanian Devil Campaigner |