# Victorian of the Year

The Victorian of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding Victorian in any given year. The Victorian of the Year is awarded in Melbourne by the Victoria Day Council as part of Victoria Day celebrations on 1 July annually.
The Victoria Day Awards are made by public nomination and selected by the Awards Committee and ratified by the Trustees of the Victoria Day Council. The Victoria Day Awards are nominated and voted by Victorians.
The Victorian of the Year should not be confused with the Victorian winner of Australian of the Year, awarded in Canberra by the Australia Day Council as part of Australia Day celebrations on 26 January annually. The same people may be winners of both awards.
Other awards in the same series include the Young Victorian of the Year, Organisation of the Year, Good Corporate Citizen, the Arts Award and Local Achiever.

## List of winners

The following individuals and organisations have been recipients in various classes under the Victoria Day Awards:
| Year | Victorian of the Year | Young Victorian of the Year | Organisation of the Year | Good Corporate Citizen | Arts Award | Local Achiever |
| 1995 | Sang Nguyen | | | | | |
| 1996 | Michael Quinn | Deanne Jakial | | | | |
| 1997 | Hugh Wirth AM | Lynn Costello | Country Fire Authority | | | |
| 1998 | Andrew Kay | Richard Allen | Road Trauma Support Team (Vic) Inc | Visy | | |
| 1999 | Sue Natrass | George Dukas | Surf Life Saving (Victoria) | Shannon's Corporation | | |
| 2000 | Susan Barton AM | Jesse Martin OAM | Anti-Cancer Council | Graeme Goldsworthy | | |
| 2001 | Neil Comrie AM, APM | Daniela Di Toro | Victorian Women's Prison Council Disabled Motorists (Victoria) | Bunnings Building Supplies | Jeanne Pratt AO | |
| 2002 | Bruce Ruxton AM, OBE | Karen Chatto | Asthma Foundation | Ron Clarke | Margaret Rich |
| 2003 | Jim Stynes OAM | Hugh Evans | VicDeaf | Bendigo Bank | Royal South Street Society | |
| 2004 | Tim Costello AO | Cameron Rahles-Rahbula | Lord Somers Camp | Toyota Australia | Adam Elliott | |
| 2005 | Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC, DBE | Lisa Castle | Aids, Hepatitis & Sexual Health Line | Jayco | Victorian Youth Symphony Orchestra | Sergeant Gary Chandler (VICPOL) |
| 2006 | Les Twentyman AO | Eliza Stankovic | Lighthouse Foundation | Fantastic Furniture | | |
| 2007 | Carrillo Gantner AO | Tom O'Connor | Try Youth and Community Services | TRUenergy | | |
| 2008 | Bert Newton AM, MBE | Daniel Adams | KIDS under cover | Royal Automobile Club of Victoria | | |
| 2009 | Ron Barassi AM | Thom Woodroofe | The Salvation Army | Ritchies Stores | | |
| 2010 | Stephanie Alexander AO | Wesa Chau | Rescued With Love | Mecu | | |
| 2011 | Father Bob Maguire AM, RFD | Amit Menghani | Country Women's Association | Incolink | | |
| 2012 | Moira Kelly AO | Victor Victor | Travellers Aid | Pitcher Partners | | |
| 2013 | Jeanne Pratt AC | Nicholle Hussey | Amaze (Autism Victoria) | Linfox | Dr Gerard Vaughan | |
| 2014 | David Penington AC | Melissa Tumeo | Willing Older Workers | Qenos | Penny Hutchinson | |
| 2015 | Judith Durham AO | Luba Josevski | Scope | Cabrini Health | Australian Tapestry Workshop | |
| 2016 | Dr Alan Finkel AO | Khurram Jahangir Khan | St Kilda Mums | VicSuper | Bendigo Art Gallery | |
| 2017 | Mike Brady AM | Dr Robert Gillies | The Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria | Bendigo Bank | Regional Arts Victoria | |
| 2018 | Susan Alberti AC | Daniel Poole | The Cathy Freeman Foundation | John Holland Group | Victorian Opera | |
| 2019 | Neale Daniher AO | Dr Skye Kinder | The Water Well Project | | Channel 31 | |
| 2020 | None awarded | | | | | |
| 2021 | None awarded | | | | | |
| 2022 | Kevin Sheedy AO | Julia Kay | St John Ambulance | Cottons Organic | Footscray Community Arts Centre | |
| 2023 | Brett Sutton AO | Madeline Buchner OAM | Victorian Womens Trust | Visy | Castlemaine Art Gallery | |