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The Australian of the Year Walk commemorates those Australians who have been recognised for outstanding contribution to our community through the Australian of the Year Awards. It recognises all Australian of the Year, Senior Australian of the Year, Young Australian of the Year and Australia`s Local Hero.

Incorporated into the Walk are five metal strips set flush into the ground, forming the five stave lines to a music score, along with bollards to represent the notes of the Australian National Anthem.

Each bollard is topped with a plaque representing a year in history and that year's Australian of the Year award recipients.

The individual recipients of the awards are : -

2015
Australian of the Year Rosie Batty  Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray Senior Australian of the Year Jackie French  Australia's Local Hero Juliette Wright

2014
Australian of the Year Adam Goodes  Young Australian of the Year Jacqueline Freney Senior Australian of the Year Fred Chaney Australia's Local Hero Tim Conolan

2013
Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose  Young Australian of the Year Akram Azimi Senior Australian of the Year Professor Ian Maddocks  Australia's Local Hero Shane Phillips

2012
Australian of the Year Geoffrey Rush  Young Australian of the Year Marita Cheng Senior Australian of the Year Laurie Baymarrwangga  Australia's Local Hero Lynee Sawyers

2011
Australian of the Year Simon McKeon Young Australian of the Year Jessica Watson Senior Australian of the Year Professor Ron McCallum Australia's Local Hero Donald Ritchie OAM
2010
Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry Young Australian of the Year Trooper Mark Donaldson VC Senior Australian of the Year Maggie Beer Australia's Local Hero Ronni Kahn 
2009
 Australian of the Year Professor Michael Dodson Young Australian of the Year Jonty Bush Senior Australian of the Year Pat LaManna OAM
Australia's Local Hero Graeme Drew
2008 
Australian of the Year Lee Kernaghan Young Australian of the Year Casey Stoner Senior Australian of the Year David Bussau AM Australia's Local Hero Jonathon Welch
2007
Australian of the Year Professor Tim Flannery Young Australian of the Year Tania Major  Senior Australian of the Year Phillip Herreen Australia's Local Hero Shanaka Fernando
2006
Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer  Young Australian of the Year Trisha Broadbridge Senior Australian of the Year Sally Goold OAM Australia's Local Hero Toni Hoffman
2005
Australian of the Year Dr Fiona Wood AM Young Australian of the Year Khoa Do  Senior Australian of the Year Antonio Milhinhos Australia's Local Hero Ben Kearney
2004
Australian of the Year Steve Waugh Young Australian of the Year Hugh Evans Senior Australian of the Year Tehree Gordon
Australia's Local Hero Donna Carson 
2003
Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley AO Young Australian of the Year Lleyton Hewitt Senior Australian of the Year Bruce Campbell MBE Australia's Local Hero Brian Parry AFSM
2002
Australian of the Year Patrick Rafter Young Australian of the Year Scott Hocknull
2001
Australian of the Year General Peter Cosgrove AO AM MC  Young Australian of the Year James Fitzpatrick Senior Australian of the Year Professor Graeme Clark AO
2000
Australian of the Year Sir Gustav Nossal AO CBE  Young Australian of the Year Ian Thorpe Senior Australian of the Year Professor Freda Briggs  
1999
Australian of the Year Mark Taylor Young Australian of the Year Dr Bryan Gaensler Senior Australian of the Year Slim Dusty AO MBE
1998
Australian of the Year Cathy Freeman Young Australian of the Year Tan Le 
1997
Australian of the Year Professor Peter Doherty AO Young Australian of the Year Nova Peris- Kneebone OAM
1996
Australian of the Year Dr John Yu AM Young Australian of the Year Rebecca Chambers 
1995
Australian of the Year Arthur Boyd AO OBE Young Australian of the Year Poppy King
1994
Australian of the Year Ian Kiernan OAM Young Australian of the Year Anna Bown 
1992
Australian of the Year Mandawuy Yunupingu Young Australian of the Year Kieren Perkins OAM
1991
Australian of the Year Archbishop Peter Hollingworth AO OBE Young Australian of the Year Simon Fairweather 
1990
Australian of the Year Professor Fred Hollows AO OBE  Young Australian of the Year Cathy Freeman
1989
Australian of the Year Allan Border AM Young Australian of the Year Brendan Borellini
1988
Australian of the Year Kay Cottee AO Young Australian of the Year Duncan Armstrong
1987
Australian of the Year John Farnham Young Australian of the Year Marty Gauvin 
1986
Australian of the Year Dick Smith Young Australian of the Year Simone Young
1985
Australian of the Year Paul Hogan Young Australian of the Year Deahnne McIntyre 
1984
Australian of the Year Lowitja O'Donoghue OBE AM Young Australian of the Year Jon Sieben OAM
1983
Australian of the Year Robert de Castella MBE Young Australian of the Year Michael Waldock
1982
Australian of the Year Sir Edward Williams KCMG KCB Young Australian of the Year Mark Ella
1981
Australian of the Year Sir John Crawford AO OBE Young Australian of the Year Paul Radley
1980
Australian of the Year Manning Clark AO Young Australian of the Year Peter Hill
1979
Australian of the Year Senator Neville Bonner Australian of the Year Harry Butler OBE Young Australian of the Year Julie Sochacki
1978
Australian of the Year Galarrwuy Yunupingu Australian of the Year Alan Bond
1977
Australian of the Year Raigh Roe CBE Australian of the Year Sir Murray Tyrrell KCVO CBE
1976
Australian of the Year Sir Edward 'Weary' Dunlop
1975
Australian of the Year Major General Alan Stretton AO CBE OBE MBE Australian of the Year Sir John Cornforth CBE
1974
Australian of the Year Sir Bernard Heinze
1973
Australian of the Year Patrick White
1972
Australian of the Year Shane Gould
1971
Australian of the Year Evonne Goolagong MBE
1970
Australian of the Year His Eminence Cardinal Sir Norman Gilroy KBE
1969
Australian of the Year The Rt Hon Lord Casey  KG GCMG CH DSO MC
1968
Australian of the Year Lionel Rose MBE
1967
Australian of the Year The Seekers
1966
Australian of the Year Sir Jack Brabham OBE
1965
Australian of the Year Sir Robert Helpmann CBE
1964
Australian of the Year Dawn Fraser
1963
Australian of the Year Sir John Eccles
1962
Australian of the Year Alexander 'Jock' Sturrock
1961
Australian of the Year Dame Joan Sutherland OBE
1960
Australian of the Year Sir Macfarlane Burnet OM

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