AUSTRALIAN’S OF THE YEAR!

By Pennie

ITA BUTTROSEAustralian of the year!!

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name: Ita Clare Buttrose

Age: 71years old

Birthday: 17/1/1942

Place Of Birth: Potts Point NSW

Important Events: When she became the founding editor of Cleo magazine, Woman’s Weekly, and was the first woman to be an editor for Australian Newspapers.

WHY DID SHE BECOME AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

Ita Buttrose is the Australian of the year for 2013!! She was recognised for her outstanding career in media. Not only that she uses her national profile for raising the awareness for breast cancer and prostate cancer.

ACHIEVEMENTSShe started her career working for Woman's Weekly as a copy girl.

At 23 she was given the job as a woman's editor at The Telegraph.

In 1971 she was promoted to the founding editor of the new woman's magazine called Cleo.

MORE ACHIEVEMENTS

In 1974 she became editor of Woman's Weekly.

In 1989 she was the first woman to be an editor for Australian Newspapers.

In 2011 she became the National President of Alzheimer’s Australia and Vice President Emeritus of Arthritis Australia.

AKRAM AZIMIYoung Australian Of The Year!!

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name: Akram Azimi

Age: 25

Date of Birth: 13/10/1987

Place of Birth: Western Australia

Important Events: When 13 years ago he left his home country , Afghanistan to come to Australia. He was refugee kid but later become one of the top students at his school.

WHY DID HE BECOME YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF

THE YEAR?

Akram Azimi became Young Australian of the Year because he is a dedicated mentor to young indigenous people. 13 years ago he left Afghanistan to come and live in Australia, and he went from being a refugee kid to become one of his school’s best student. He is now at the University of Western Australia studying law, science and arts.

ACHIEVEMENTSHe has topped the tertiary entrance exam in his class.

At the moment he is studying a triple major in university.

He helps young people in rural and remote Western Australia with his leadership skills.

He co-founded a program to raise awareness about indigenous issues in universities.

He has helped disadvantaged remote indigenous community of Wyalkatchem.

He mentors a Special Olympic athlete to raise community awareness of disability issues.

PRO FESSO RIAN MADDO CKS

Senior Australian Of The Year

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name: Ian Maddocks

Age: 82

Date Of Birth:29/12/1931

Place of Birth: South Australia

Important events: When he became the Foundation Dean of Medicine in Papua New Guinea and he received the Australian Peace Medal.

WHY DID HE BECOM E SEN IO R AUS TR AL IAN O F THE YEAR

Professor Ian Maddocks became Senior Australian of the year because he was a passionate supporter for world peace and a well known palliative care specialist. Now he continues daily care for people who are very sick.

ACHIEVEMENTS

In 1971 he became Foundation Dean of Medicine at the University at Papua New Guinea.

He has worked in medical groups.

Ian has received an Australian Peace Medal.

He has improved the lives of people that need care.

He was the first president of the Australian and New Zealand Society.

MARITA CHENGYoung Australian Of The Year 2012

PERSONAL PROFILE

Name: Marita Cheng

Age: 23

Date of Birth: 5/3/1989

Place of Birth: Cairns in Queensland

Important events: When she founded The Robo Gals, received her many awards and was on the Inventors program on the ABC T.V.

WHY SHE BECAME THE YO U NG AUSTRAL IAN OF THE YEAR 2012

Marita Cheng became Young Australian of the Year in 2012 because she demonstrated vision in leadership and is dedicated to encouraging young woman to be interested in a career in engineering. She would like to study for a Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Computer Science. She plans to start a robotics company where she will create robots that will do everyday tasks.

ACHIEVEMENTS She founded Robo Gals in 2008 which is an international student-run organisation that introduces young woman to technology and engineering.

She changed the way girls see engineering and technology .

She has a Nancy Fairfax Churchill Fellowship, International Youth Foundation, Youth ActionNet Fellowship and an Anita Borg Change Agent Award.

She was a former panellist on ABC T.V’s news Inventors program.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Websites:

www.australianoftheyear.org.au

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THE END!!By Pennie