On the 25th January 2012, the four recipients of the Australian of the Year Awards were announced.
Acclaimed actor and arts supporter Geoffrey Rush was named Australian of the Year 2012 at the public event on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra. Women in engineering advocate Marita Cheng was named Young Australian of the Year 2012, Murrungga Island elder Laurie Baymarrwangga was announced as Senior Australian of the Year 2012 and NSW foster parent Lynne Sawyers was honoured as Australia's Local Hero 2012.
Commonwealth Bank has supported the Australian of the Year Awards for over 30 years, and is committed to recognising the achievements of great Australians.
For more information on the Awards go to http://www.commbank.com.au/australianoftheyear
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