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Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala – NT
Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala, a musician and cultural leader, is the Northern Territory’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
The Indigenous leader has collaborated with the Budapest Art Orchestra and with artists in Japan and North India.
Professor Leah Bromfield – SA
Professor Leah Bromfield, the director and chair of the Australian Centre for Child Protection, is South Australia’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Professor Bromfield has developed a national framework for finding evidence-based solutions to child abuse and neglect.
Megan Gilmour – ACT
Megan Gilmour, a MissingSchool co-founder, is the ACT’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
After her son suffered a serious injury and was unable to attend school, Ms Gilmour co-authored the first national report into school isolation and developed the world’s first telepresence robot service.
Sam Elsom – Tasmania
Sam Elsom, the founder of Sea Forest, is Tasmania’s nominee for Australian of the Year and developed the first start-up to turn asparagopsis, a natural seaweed, into a livestock feed supplement to reduce methane emissions.
Dianne and Ian Haggerty – WA
Dianne and Ian Haggerty, the founders of Natural Intelligence Farming, are Western Australia’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
The couple are credited with pioneering modern farming practises through their focus supporting diverse microbiomes in soil, plant and animals.
Kath Koschel – NSW
Kath Koschel, the founder of the Kindness Factory, is NSW’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Ms Koschel, who was a former professional cricketer and ironwoman competitor, teaches children how to be kind after she was told she would never walk again after breaking her back.
Geoffrey Smith – QLD
Geoffrey Smith, a data analyst, is NSW’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Mr Smith recognised the untapped potential of neurodivergent people to contribute to the workforce and co-founded Australian Spatial Analytics.
Geoffrey is a Social Impact Leadership Australia recipient, and through ASA, aims to employ 1,000 people by 2030.
Neale Daniher – Victoria
Neale Daniher, co-founder of the charity FightMND, is Victoria’s nominee for Australian of the Year.
Since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease in 2013, Neale has been a tireless campaigner for a cure and raised more than $100million to find a cure for the condition.
He is a former AFL player with Essendon FC who went on to coach the Melbourne Demons.
