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                    Melbourne Awards – previous winners

                    Two award winners with the Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor
                    City of Melbourne congratulates the past winners of the Melbourne Awards.

                    ​​​​​Discover the stories behind each of the latest and previous years' winners of each category and Melburnian of the Year winners.

                    Winners from 2010 to 2023

                    • 2020 Business Champion

                      Providoor is a food delivery platform created by renowned chef, Shane Delia, that connects Melbourne’s best restaurants with customers Victoria wide.

                    • 2020 Community Champion

                      In April 2020, Cory Memery founded the Public Housing Residents Network, bringing together people from all levels of government and a diverse mix of community groups and service providers to help address the needs of public housing residents during the pandemic.

                    • 2020 Essential Services Champion

                      When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, BOYE Medical Group set out to deliver quality PPE to support Melbourne’s frontline health workers in their time of need.

                    • 2020 Youth Champion

                      At just 18, Aayushi Khillan is the youngest ever Australian selected for a governmental board. In her position on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, she has been an indispensable leader throughout COVID-19.

                    • 2020 Melburnian of the Year

                      Douglas Hilton is the sixth director of Melbourne medical research institute WEHI, the Lorenzo and Pamela Galli Chair in Medical Biology and head of the Department of Medical Biology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.

                    • 2019 Aboriginal Melbourne Award

                      Birrarangga Film Festival is a celebration of global Indigenous films that explore the curatorial themes of ‘Humanity through Family and Culture’.

                    • 2019 Arts and Events Award

                      Victoria’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival, Midsumma Festival strengthens cultural voices and broadens the language of allies by creating inclusive safe spaces and increasing visibility.

                    • 2019 Community Award

                      HoMie is a streetwear clothing social enterprise that uses 100 per cent of its profits to provide brand-new clothing, training and job opportunities to young people affected by homelessness or hardship.

                    • 2019 Environment Award

                      Southbank Sustainability Group evolved from a group of isolated Southbankers with an environmental conscience into a purposeful community of neighbours improving Melbourne’s environmental footprint.

                    • 2019 Health and Wellbeing Award

                      ​The RCH National Child Health Poll is a quarterly, nationally representative survey of Australian households that sheds new light on the big issues in contemporary child health – as told by parents.
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                    ​Award winners before 2010 

                    For all Melburnian of the Year winners, go to Melburnian of the Year.

                    Contact us

                    Contact name
                    Melbourne Awards Coordinator
                    Address
                    Events Melbourne, City of Melbourne
                    PO Box 1603
                    Melbourne VIC 3001
                    Telephone number
                    03 9658 945103 9658 9451
                    Fax number
                    03 9658 9352
                    Email
                    melbourneawards@melbourne.vic.gov.au
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