Each year, the Rotary Club of Melbourne recognises and honours outstanding young achievers with an award and a cheque for $1,000.Candidates need to show outstanding success in their formal education and have made a significant contribution in the form of service to the community.
1992
Andrew Yen
Science
Community service to youth
Monique Dimattina
Music
Piano
Mark Kisin
Science
Mathematics
1993
Tim Forsyth
Sport
High Jump
Brett Degoldi
Sci/Tech
Psychology
Liwei Qiu
Arts/Music
Cello
1994
Tracey Patten
Arts/Music
Percussion
Suyi Xiang
Comm Serv
Social Welfare
Amanda Woinarski
Ind/Comm
Banking
1996
Allison Cook
Sport
Basketball
Annette Ostermeyer
Science
Psychology - Anorexia
Kirsty Martin
Arts
Ballet
1997
Bernard Baxter
Ind/Comm
Dairy Farmer
Jane Nowacki
Arts/Music
Sculpture
Daniela Di Toro
Sport
Wheelchair Tennis
1998
Don Elgin
Sport
Paralympian - Multiple
Anthony Dieth
Comm Serv
CFA
David Scheludko
Music
Trumpet, Piano
1999
Samantha Reinholt
Comm Serv
Emergency Services
Jason Minch
Science
Farming, Breeding cattle
Kypros Kyprianou
Science/Medicine
Teaching disabled
2000
Peter Scarlata
Electronics
Computer Engineering
Dr Bernard Westley
Medicine
Cross Cultural Education
Veronica Mahon
Arts
Ballet
2001
Brett White
Sci/Tech
Computer Engineering
Carmen Chann
Arts/Music
Piano, organ, cello
Joanne Fox
Sport
Water Polo Gold Medallist
2002
Celia Kemp
Sci/Tech
Medical Law
Natalie Cutler
Ind/comm
Computer Engineering
Ivy I-An Chien
Arts
Piano
2003
Zerina Lokmic - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Medical Science
Humanitarian work
Benjamin Namdarian
Music/Medicine
Social work
John Dethridge
Science
Computer language
2004
Hugh Evans - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Science
Ecology, Rhodes Scholar
Lucas Bluff
Humanitarian
International Aid, Oaktree
Cameron Rahles
Sport
Paralympian, Skiing
2005
Chris Lewin - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Sport
Yachting
David Smerdon
Science/Comm
Chess
Sally Hasler
Humanitarian
St John Ambulance
2006
Phyl Georgiou - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Ind/Comm
Humanitarian work
Mylinda Joyce
Arts
Singing
Elise Klein
Science
Environment
2007
Ali Ahmad Alamein - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Sci/Technology
Interpreter, Refugees
Joseph Clifford
Indigenous student
Indigenous work
2008
Timothy Foster - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Volunteer teacher in Ghana
Jessie Taylor
Human Rights advocate
Caroline Andrews
Community service
2009
Hugo Batten - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Amanda McKenzie
Peter Clark
2010
Nicolas Mackay - Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Creating positive social change
Nikolas Tan
Refugee support & Aust Asian relations
Jessica Butcher
Cross cultural links & interfaith dialogue
2011
Nick Orchard- Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Assisting troubled youth
Shivanthan Shanthikumar
Medicine
Entrepreneurship and Management
Callum Forbes
2012
Andres Asten – Sir Albert Coates Award recipient
Law and Community Service
Sarah Spottiswood
Law and Social Justice
Amit Menghani
Aeronautical Engineering and Cross Cultural Leadership
2013
Tiffany Hunter – Sir Albert Coates Award Recipient
Community Services
Sam Bramham
Disability Sport & Recreation
Sevag Parseghian
Automotive Technology
2014
Sarajane Ting
Medicine and tutoring disadvantaged youth
Christina Jovanovic
Dental surgery, community health and international aid
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