List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients
The Senior Australian of the Year Award commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute.

List of Senior Australian of the Year Award recipients

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Table Section Text: The Senior Australian of the Year Award commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute.

Year of award	Name	Comments

1999	Slim Dusty AO, MBE	Country music singer

2000	Professor Freda Briggs AO	Educator, author, scholar and ambassador

2001	Professor Graeme Clark AC	Pioneer of the Bionic Ear

2003	Bruce Campbell MBE	Rural community leader

2004	Tehree Gordon	Community volunteer and wildlife rescuer

2005	Antonio Milhinhos	Philanthropist

2006	Sally Goold OAM	Indigenous nurse and mentor

2007	Phillip Herreen	Former speedway driver; disability mentor

2008	David Bussau AM	Finance entrepreneur

2009	Pat LaManna OAM	Entrepreneur and philanthropist

2010	Maggie Beer AM	Cook and restaurateur

2011	Professor Ron McCallum AO	Australian legal academic

2012	Laurie Baymarrwangga	Indigenous community Leader

2013	Ian Maddocks	Palliative care specialist

2014	Fred Chaney AO	Reconciliation advocate

2015	Jackie French AM	Author

2016	Professor Gordian Fulde AO	Emergency healthcare specialist

2017	Sister Anne Gardiner AM	Service to the people of the Tiwi Islands.

2018	Graham Farquhar AO	ACT biophysicist

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Laurie Baymarrwangga was the 2012 Senior Australian of the Year and was awarded for her "leadership".

final_sentence: Laurie Baymarrwangga was the 2012 Senior Australian of the Year and was awarded for her "leadership".