Ian Kiernan - wikipedia Ian Kiernan Ian Kiernan AO Ian Kiernan in 2013 Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan ( 1940 - 10 - 04 ) 4 October 1940 ( age 77 ) Sydney, New South Wales Nationality Australian Occupation Environmentalist, yachtsman Years active 1993 -- present Known for Clean Up the World movement Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan AO ( born 4 October 1940 ) is an environmentalist known for organizing the Clean Up Australia campaign, and in 1993 a similar Clean Up the World operation which attracted participation from 30 million volunteers in 80 countries. Contents 1 Biography 2 Clean - up 3 Awards 4 Controversy 5 References 6 External links Biography Kiernan was born in Sydney to George Arthur and Leslie Katherine Kiernan. He was educated at The Scots College in Sydney, The Armidale School in northern New South Wales, and the Sydney Technical College, where he trained as a builder. Kiernan is a yachtsman, sailing competitively for more than 40 years and representing Australia at the Admiral 's, Southern Cross, Dunhill, Clipper, Kenwood and Trans Pacific Cup competitions. In 1986 / 87 Kiernan represented Australia in the BOC Challenge solo around - the - world yacht race. He finished 6th out of a fleet of 25 yachts from 11 nations, setting an Australian record for a solo circumnavigation of the world. Clean - up During the BOC Challenge, Kiernan was appalled by the amount of rubbish choking the world 's oceans. With the support of a committee of friends, he organised a community event -- Clean Up Sydney Harbour on Sunday 8 January 1989. 40,000 volunteers turned out to help. The success of the first event in 1989 sparked national interest. The first Clean Up Australia Day took place on Sunday, 21 January. More than 300,000 Australians volunteered their time. Since then more than 7 million people have heeded the call through annual Clean Up Australia Days, Friday Schools Clean Up Days and Business Clean Ups. Clean up Australia 's Mission is `` To inspire and work with communities to clean up and fix up our Earth ''. Ian Kiernan met with the United Nations Environment Plan to discuss a global Clean Up. The first ' Clean Up the World ' event took place in 1993. Over three days ( 17 -- 19 September ), over 30 million people from 80 nations turned out to Clean Up their world in May 2009. Currently 40 million people from 120 countries take part in the annual Clean Up the World in May 2009. Awards Kiernan 's environmental efforts were recognised in 1991 when the Australian Government awarded him the Medal of the Order of Australia ( OAM ). He was awarded Australian of the Year in 1994. During the ceremony he assisted the Premier of New South Wales John Fahey stopping a ' pseudo assassination ' attempt on Charles, Prince of Wales. In 1995, he was appointed an Officer ( AO ) of the Order of Australia. In 1998, he was the recipient of the UNEP Sasakawa Prize. The prize is awarded every year to individuals with an established track record of achievement and the potential to make outstanding contributions to the protection and management of the environment consistent with UNEP 's policies and objectives. He received the World Citizenship Award from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1999. In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for `` service to the Clean Up Australia Campaign and the Clean up the World Campaign ''. In 2006 Kiernan received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Trust of Australia ( NSW ). The 2007 Reader 's Digest Most Trusted Poll voted Clean Up Australia as the country 's most trusted environmental charity and chairman Ian Kiernan AO as the fourth `` most trustworthy '' Australian. In 2008 the same poll Kiernan was ranked number three. He is also the recipient of Toastmasters International Communications and Leadership Award, The Berger - Sullivan Tourism Award, the International Banksia Award, and the 1999 Building World Citizenship Award. Controversy In 2014 Kiernan pleaded guilty to drink driving in Sydney, following a previous charge for the same offence in 1998. This record was cited by the Government when Kiernan was overlooked for the honour of having a Sydney Ferry named after him. References Jump up ^ Pearce, Suzannah, ed. ( 17 November 2006 ). `` KIERNAN Ian Bruce Carrick ''. Who 's Who in Australia Live !. North Melbourne, Vic : Crown Content Pty Ltd. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ `` The BOC Challenge 1986 - 1987 Results ''. solocircumnavigation.com. Retrieved 7 June 2014. Jump up ^ http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/About/the-clean-up-story.html Jump up ^ http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/about/about-the-organisation Jump up ^ `` Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan OAM ''. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Jump up ^ Lewis, Wendy ( 2010 ). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 978 - 1 - 74196 - 809 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan AO ''. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Jump up ^ UNEP SASAKAWA Environment Prize laureates 1998. Jump up ^ Mr. Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan, Winner 1998. Archived 4 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Ian Kiernan ''. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 February 2012. Jump up ^ Speaker Profile of Ian Kiernan AO at The Celebrity Speakers Bureau Jump up ^ CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA MOST TRUSTED AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT CHARITY Jump up ^ Australia 's Most Trusted People 2008 Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ World Citizenship Award Awardees Archived 10 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine... www.wagggsworld.org Jump up ^ ( ( https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/drink-driving-record-sunk-clean-up-australia-day-founder-ian-kiernans-chance-for-ferry-name-fame/news-story/aa06d77ef2d85d7929869be70d277295 ) ) External links Ian Kiernan 's story. www.cleanup.org.au Winners of the Australian of the Year Award 1960 Frank Macfarlane Burnet 1961 Joan Sutherland 1962 Jock Sturrock 1963 John Eccles 1964 Dawn Fraser 1965 Robert Helpmann 1966 Jack Brabham 1967 The Seekers 1968 Lionel Rose 1969 Lord Casey 1970 Norman Gilroy 1971 Evonne Goolagong 1972 Shane Gould 1973 Patrick White 1974 Bernard Heinze 1975 John Cornforth / Alan Stretton 1976 Edward Dunlop 1977 Raigh Roe / Murray Tyrrell 1978 Alan Bond / Galarrwuy Yunupingu 1979 Neville Bonner / Harry Butler 1980 Manning Clark 1981 John Crawford 1982 Edward Williams 1983 Robert de Castella 1984 Lowitja O'Donoghue 1985 Paul Hogan 1986 Dick Smith 1987 John Farnham 1988 Kay Cottee 1989 Allan Border 1990 Fred Hollows 1991 Peter Hollingworth 1992 Mandawuy Yunupingu 1993 no award 1994 Ian Kiernan 1995 Arthur Boyd 1996 John Yu 1997 Peter Doherty 1998 Cathy Freeman 1999 Mark Taylor 2000 Gustav Nossal 2001 Peter Cosgrove 2002 Pat Rafter 2003 Fiona Stanley 2004 Steve Waugh 2005 Fiona Wood 2006 Ian Frazer 2007 Tim Flannery 2008 Lee Kernaghan 2009 Mick Dodson 2010 Patrick McGorry 2011 Simon McKeon 2012 Geoffrey Rush 2013 Ita Buttrose 2014 Adam Goodes 2015 Rosie Batty 2016 David Morrison 2017 Alan Mackay - Sim 2018 Michelle Simmons VIAF : 31258670 LCCN : n96034661 ISNI : 0000 0000 6387 4275 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ian_Kiernan&oldid=836306671 '' Categories : 1940 births Living people Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Officers of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Centenary Medal Australian of the Year Award winners Australian builders Australian environmentalists Australian soccer chairmen and investors Australian people of Irish descent People educated at The Scots College Australian Living Treasures Single - handed circumnavigating sailors Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Webarchive template wayback links EngvarB from October 2013 Use dmy dates from October 2013 Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2009 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 April 2018, at 22 : 53. 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