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Australian Geographic

Australian bi-monthly magazine

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Australian bi-monthly magazine

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titleAustralian Geographic
image_fileAustralian Geographic Issue187 Cover.jpg
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editor_titleEditor
editorKaren McGhee
frequencyBimonthly
founderDick Smith
founded1986
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companyNorthern Pictures
countryAustralia
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Australian Geographic is a media business that produces the Australian Geographic and Australian Geographic Adventure magazine, australiangeographic.com.au and operates, either itself or business partners, Australian Geographic stores, Australian Geographic Travel and various other businesses.

Australian Geographic magazine, originally titled Dick Smith's Australian Geographic, is a bi-monthly geographical journal created by Dick Smith in 1986. The magazine focuses mainly on stories about Australia, or about Australian people in other countries. The six editions published each year are available by subscription and on newsstands. They include posters or sheet maps in each edition, as well as photographs and detailed technical illustrations.

The entire Australian Geographic magazine archive is available on its website to subscribers. Australian Geographic website.

The profits earned by Australian Geographic Holdings are contributed to the Australian Geographic Society which is a registered Australian Charity.

History

The Australian Geographic magazine, originally titled Dick Smith's Australian Geographic, was initially published by Australian Geographic Pty Ltd, a private company controlled by Dick Smith, the founder of Dick Smith Electronics and Dick Smith Foods. His name was removed from the title two years later. Australian Geographic Pty Ltd also operated the Australian Geographic chain of retail stores. The publication's offices were originally based in Terrey Hills north of Sydney. Smith wanted the publication to focus on accuracy by exclusively including articles that were peer-reviewed. Australian Geographic acquired rights to the Australian Encyclopaedia and published editions in 1988 and 1996. In 1995, when subscriptions totalled more than 200,000, Smith sold the business to Fairfax Media for A$41 million.

In December 1998, the business was bought out by its management.

From September 2000 to December 2001, Australian Geographic published a bimonthly science and technology magazine known as Newton Graphic Science. There were, however, only eight issues published before the magazine went permanently out of print.

In November 2006, PBL Media's ACP Magazines (now Bauer Media Group) purchased the Australian Geographic publishing division. The Australian Geographic magazine was then based at Park Street, Sydney. The editor-in-chief of Australian Geographic was Chrissie Goldrick, while the editor was John Pickrell.

In September 2007, Australian Geographic Retail, which operates an online store and retail stores selling products including Australiana, weather stations, telescopes, books and toys, was sold separately to the publication business. From 2007 to 2016 Australian Geographic Retail was owned by Myer Family Investments but after large operating losses it was sold in August 2016 to The Co-op, a retail supplier to universities. The license ended in 2019.

In 2018, the publication was sold to Blue Ant Media. Blue Ant Media subsequently sold all its Australian businesses to RACAT Group, including Australian Geographic and the Sydney-based Northern Pictures.

Australian Geographic Society Awards

The Australian Geographic Society Adventure Award has been awarded since 1987 and is Australia's longest-running award for adventure. It is judged on merit and therefore not all of the categories are awarded annually. The award ceremony, attended in 2018 by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, is a celebration of achievement and is not a competition. The award is given in five categories – Lifetime of Adventure, Lifetime of Conservation, Adventurer of the Year, Conservationist of the Year, Spirit of Adventure, Young Adventurer of the Year and Young Conservationist of the Year.

Lifetime of Adventure

YearAwardeeAchievements
2024Lucy BarnardLucy is determined to be the first woman to walk the length of the Americas, from Ushuaia in Argentina to Utqiagvik in Alaska. Lucy's journey started in 2017 and in March 2023 she became the first woman to walk the length of South America. That is 11,100 km across five countries.
2023Glenn Singleman & Heather Swanlast=Marshallfirst=Candicedate=2023-10-31title=Meet the 2023 Australian Geographic Society Award winnersurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2023/11/meet-the-2023-australian-geographic-society-award-winners/access-date=2024-02-26website=Australian Geographiclanguage=en-US}}
2022Dr Geoff WilsonDr Geoff Wilson holds 6 world records throughout his lifetime of extreme weather expeditions. He holds records for: the only wind-assisted crossing of the sahara desert (2009), the fastest solo, unsupported, crossing of Antarctica (2013–14), the fastest unsupported south–north crossing of Greenland (2017), the first crossing of the Torres Strait by kiteboard (2012) and completing the longest solo, unsupported, polar journey ever (2019–20). To break this record Dr Wilson travelled with a kite-ski from Thor's Hammer to the Lenin bust at the Pole of Inaccessibility, a distance of 5600 km, and back again.
2019Mal LeylandDuring the 1970s Mal and his brother rose to fame through their televised adventures across Australia, most notably the series Ask the Leyland Brothers. They went in search of lost monuments, rumoured migratory birds and ephemeral lakes. The brothers were responsible for inspiring a generation of Australians to explore their own country.
2018Syd KirkbySyd has surveyed more of the Australian Antarctic Territory than any other explorer. His crew was the first to view the world's largest glacier, Lambert Glacier and explore the Prince Charles Mountains.
2017Jon Muir OAMJon made the first unsupported ascent of Everest in 1988, trekked the North Pole in 2000 and traversed 6000 km across oceans by sea kayak, making him one of the most experienced adventurers in Australian history. He holds the record for the first solo traverse on foot of Australia's largest salt lakes. In 2001 he became the first person to walk, unsupported, across Australia from Port Augusta to Burketown, across 2,500 km over 128 days. In 2007 he trekked 1,700 km, unassisted, from the Spencer Gulf SA to the Geographic Centre of Australia.
2016Ron AllumRon pioneered the engineering of the Deepsea Challenger, a submarine that streamed live footage from challengers deep (the lowest point in the Mariana Trench. He developed a groundbreaking foam for the chassis of the sub.
2015Eric Philips OAMPhilips is the only person to have skied across Earth's four largest icecaps - Antarctica to the South Pole, Greenland, the South Patagonian Icecap and Ellesmere Island. His 84-day journey to the South Pole pioneered a new route through the Transantarctic Mountains. He was part of the first Australian team to reach the North Pole unsupported, and to ski both the North and South poles.
2014Hans TholstrupTholstrup co-created the world solar challenge, which he ran for 15 years, which has solar powered cars drive from Perth to Sydney (4,130 km). Hans has more than a dozen other impressive walking, driving, flying and sailing ‘firsts’ - including being the first to sail around Australia in an open boat, 1970, and being the first to jump 14 motorcycles in a double-decker bus with AG founder Dick Smith in 1980.

Lifetime of Conservation

YearAwardeeAchievements
2023Brigitte StevensSince 2006, after founding the Wombat Awareness Organisation, Brigitte has rescued and rehabilitated 10,000 wombats, and lobbied for stronger legislative protections for wombats. Her sanctuary for injured, orphaned and misplaced wombats is the largest of its kind in the world.
2022John WamsleyJohn Wamsley was far beyond his time in his approach to wildlife conservation. He created the Warrawong Wildlife Sanctuary where he successfully bred Platypus in captivity, which had been extinct since the 1970s.
2019John RumneyJohn founded Undersea Explorer, offering free berths to reef researchers, thereby facilitating vital access to remote places across the GBR. He also established Eye to Eye Marine encounters research and tourism operation, facilitating primary reef research through tourism partnerships.
2018Atticus FlemingAs the Chief Executive of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy from 2002 to 2018, Fleming oversaw its growth from a small WA operation to the largest private owner of land for conservation in the world, managing 4.56 million hectares. Atticus developed a new model for conservation, thereby protecting some of the largest remaining populations of many of Australia's threatened species, including bilbies, numbat, bridled nailtail wallabies, gouldian finches, purple-crowned fairy-wrens.
2017Curt & Mich JennerCurt and Mich head the Centre for Whale Research in WA and, between them, have studied everything about whales, from population biology and migratory pathways to the ecology and behaviours of whales. They identified Perth Canyon as one of only two high-density feeding sites for endangered pygmy blue whales in Australian waters. They found a humpback breeding haven in Camden Sound, off the Kimberley.
2016Robyn WilliamsWilliams had a career spanning 4 decades, over 2,000 broadcasts, 14,000 stories and 7,000 interviews with experts. Williams ran the Science Show and Ockham's Razor, as well as conducting many interviews on ABC.
2015Robert Purves AMPurves established the Purves Environmental Fund. The organisation donates $2 million annually for environmental sustainability and biodiversity. Robert is the president of WWF Australia, director of the Climate Council of Australia amongst a myriad of other key roles in sustainability.
2014Tim FlanneryTim has communicated the science of human-induced climate change to the Australian Population, as possibly Australia's most outspoken climate advocate. He is a professor at Macquarie University and chief councillor at the Climate Council.

Adventurer of the Year

YearAwardeeAchievement
2023Richard BarnesSolo Kayak across the Tasman sea, 1676 km, unassisted, non-stop. Australia to New Zealand.
2022Lisa BlairHolds the record for the fastest solo & unassisted circumnavigation of Antarctica in 2022, taking 92 days, 18 hrs and 21 mins, 10 days faster than the previous record. In 2017 she claimed the record for becoming the first woman to sail solo, unassisted, non-stop, around Australia.
2019Michelle Leelast=Heathcotefirst=Angeladate=2019-10-31title=2019 Winners of the Australian Geographic Society Awards announcedurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2019/11/2019-winners-of-the-australian-geographic-society-awards-announced/access-date=2024-02-26website=Australian Geographiclanguage=en-US}}
2018Steve PlainClimbed the world's seven continent summits – Vernon, Aconcagua, Kilimanjaro, Carstensz, Elbrus, Denali and Everest – in just four months following a near-fatal injury he suffered in 2014.
2017Sandy Robsonurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/video/2017/10/sandy-robson-adventurer-of-the-year-2017/title=Sandy Robson Adventurer of the Year 2017date=30 October 2017website=Australian Geographic}}
2016Michael Smithurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/video/2016/10/michael-smith-adventurer-of-the-year-2016/title=Adventurer of the Year 2016date=13 October 2016website=Australian Geographic}}
2015John Jacoby, Chris Porter, Andrew Maffett and Jim Bucirdeurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2015/10/adventurers-of-the-year-2015/title=Adventurers of the Year 2015date=27 October 2015website=Australian Geographic}}
2014Jason Beachcrofturl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2014/10/adventurer-of-the-year-2014/title=Adventurer of the Year 2014date=27 October 2014website=Australian Geographic}}
2013Tim Jarvisurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2013/10/2013-adventurer-of-the-year-tim-jarvis-am/title=2013 Adventurer of the Year: Tim Jarvis AMdate=22 October 2013website=Australian Geographic}}
2012Pat Farmerurl=https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2012/06/adventurer-of-the-year-pat-farmer/title=Adventurer of the Year: Pat Farmerdate=20 June 2012website=Australian Geographic}}
2010Linda Beilharztitle=Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Linda Beilharzurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/2010-ag-awards-adventurer-of-the-year-linda-beilharz.htmdate=6 October 2010access-date=5 September 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928002819/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/2010-ag-awards-adventurer-of-the-year-linda-beilharz.htmarchive-date=28 September 2011url-status=dead}}
2009Andrew Locktitle=Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Andrew Lockurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/andrew-lock-peak.htmdate=14 October 2009access-date=3 July 2011url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822171819/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/andrew-lock-peak.htmarchive-date=22 August 2011}}
2008Jozef Trubantitle=A walk in the Cloudsurl=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/12/06/29071_more-gossip-news.htmldate=6 December 2008access-date=3 July 2011}}
2007Lloyd Godsontitle=Creature Features – Lloyd Godsonwebsite=Australian Broadcasting Corporationurl=http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/celeb/lloydgodson.htmyear=2011access-date=3 July 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828081719/http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/celeb/lloydgodson.htmarchive-date=28 August 2011url-status=dead}}
2006Tim Copetitle=About Timurl=http://www.timcopejourneys.com/page/about/year=2010access-date=3 July 2011}}
2005Andrew McAuleytitle=Kayakingurl=http://www.andrewmcauley.com/kayaking.htmlpublisher=Andrew McAuleyaccess-date=3 July 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141631/http://www.andrewmcauley.com/kayaking.htmlarchive-date=7 July 2011url-status=usurped}}
2004Jon JohansonFirst solo flight over the South Pole in a single-engine home-built aircraft.
2003Sue FearFirst Australian-born woman to climb Mount Everest.
2002Jon Muirtitle=Adventure Chronology – Jon Muirurl=http://jonmuir.wikispaces.com/Adventure+Chronologyyear=2011access-date=3 July 2011}} Muir has also summitted Mount Everest in 1988, and has walked to both the south (1999) and north (2002) poles.
2001Tammy van Wissetitle=Profileurl=http://tammyvanwisse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6access-date=3 July 2011archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110717032759/http://www.tammyvanwisse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5&Itemid=6archive-date= 17 July 2011url-status= live}}
2000Dick Smithtitle=Dick Smith, Australian, Electronics, Retail & Aviation Magnateurl=http://www.aussietycoon.com/archive/index.php/t-30.htmlpublisher=AussieTycoonaccess-date=3 July 2011}}
1999David Masontitle=Archives: Getting our desert legs once moreurl=http://www.simpsondesert.fl.net.au/archa/date=29 May 2011access-date=3 July 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218054345/http://www.simpsondesert.fl.net.au/archa/archive-date=18 February 2011url-status=dead}}
1998David Lewistitle=Obituaries: David Lewisurl=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1414266/David-Lewis.htmlaccess-date=4 July 2011newspaper=The Telegraphdate=26 November 2002location=London}}
1997Syd Kirkbytitle=Sydney L Kirkby (1933– )url=http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/history/people-of-antarctic-history/syd-kirkbypublisher=Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communitiesaccess-date=4 July 2011}}
1996Don & Margie McIntyretitle=About Don and Margie McIntyreurl=http://www.blueworldspeakers.com.au/speaker361.htmlpublisher=BlueWorld Speakingaccess-date=4 July 2011url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311091313/http://www.blueworldspeakers.com.au/speaker361.htmlarchive-date=11 March 2011}}
1995Denis Bartelltitle=Desert Walker: Gulf to Gulfurl=http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/desert-walker-gulf/clip1/publisher=National Film and Sound Archiveaccess-date=4 July 2011}}
1994Len Beadelltitle=Beadell Biographyurl=http://www.beadell.com.au/lb_biog.htmlpublisher=Beadell Toursaccess-date=18 July 2011url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711125433/http://www.beadell.com.au/lb_biog.htmlarchive-date=11 July 2011}}
1993Warwick Deacocktitle=Australian Team sets out to climb Annapurnaurl=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page4398231?zoomLevel=3publisher=Australian Woman's Weekly, Theaccess-date=18 July 2011}}
1992Ron and Valerie Taylortitle=Ron and Valerie Taylor – Brief Biographyurl=http://www.ronvaltaylor.com/publisher=Ron and Valerie Tayloraccess-date=19 July 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715201729/http://www.ronvaltaylor.com/archive-date=15 July 2011url-status=deaddf=dmy-all}}
1991Warren Bonythontitle=Willem Kempen A Hard Trek into the Deserturl=http://www.kempen.id.au/index.php?id_pag=85publisher=Willem Kempenaccess-date=19 July 2011}}
1990Hans TholstrupFirst maritime circumnavigation of Australia in an open boat, and first to cross Australia in a solar powered car.
1989Dot Butlertitle=Well born, the barefoot bushwalkerurl=http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/well-born-the-barefoot-bushwalker/2008/03/27/1206207298225.htmlwork=The Sydney Morning Heraldaccess-date=22 July 2011date=28 March 2008}}
1988Philip LawScientist and Antarctic explorer.
1987Colin Putttitle=ANZEC Members: Mr Colin Putturl=http://www.anzec.org/view_member.php?member_id=39publisher=Australia and New Zealand Explorers Clubaccess-date=22 July 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522013305/http://www.anzec.org/view_member.php?member_id=39archive-date=22 May 2014url-status=deaddf=dmy-all}}

Conservationist of the Year

YearAwardeeAchievement
2023Karrina Nolan‘Original power’ - tackled the lack of clean, affordable power available to First Nation and Torres Strait Islander households.
2022Linda SparrowLinda leads a grassroots conservation movement to create and restore Koala habitats in NSW's Northern Rivers region. She aims to plant 500,000 trees by 2025 to protect Koala populations, as well as many other species and critically endangered tree species through the creation of a vast ecosystem.
2019Albert WigganAlbert is an indigenous ranger, using western science and Indigenous teachings to preserve the waters of Boddergron. When the government tried to build the world's largest LNG gas export terminal at James Price Point (a marine sanctuary), he lobbied the Supreme Court and fronted a blockade.
2018Numbat Task ForceThe Numbat Task Force is working to save Dryandra's numbats, one of only two natural populations left today.
2017Natalie IsaacsFounded 1 Million Women - involves more than 600,000 women taking action to fight climate change by altering the way they live. Successful campaigns have included #leaveitontheshelf to reduce plastic purchases and 1M Declaring the Reef in Danger, a petition to save the GBR.
2016Tim JarvisThrough his 25ZERO project aimed to highlight the retreat of glaciers on the world's 25 glacial mountains, by summiting 3 of them and raising awareness of their decline.
2015Tim FaulknerFaulkner led an initiative to reverse the extinction rate of small mammals of the Australian mainland, through the reintroduction of Tasmanian devils into NSW. He has also played a pivotal role in efforts to prevent the extinction of the Tasmanian devil itself.
2014Anna RoseAnna spearheaded Earth Hour Australia's revolution into a year-round social movement, focusing on protecting the GBR. Anna co-founded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition.

Spirit of Adventure Award

YearAwardeeAchievement
2023Dr Kate Leeming OAMKate became the first person to cycle across Queen Maud Land on the edge of the Antarctic Plateau.
2022Sophie MattersonSophie spotted five feral camels at Mulga Park station. Sophie spent the next year training the camels to embark on her 4600 km solo trek across the width of Australia. Setting off from Shark Bay, WA in April 2020, she trekked to Coober Pedy, SA. After resting during the summer months and resuming her trek in May 2021, she completed her journey at Byron Bay's Tyagarah Beach in December 2021.
2019Nick GleesonSolo traversed a salt lake in South Australia without the assistance of his seeing-eye dog.
2018Paul PritchardAfter suffering a traumatic brain injury - resulting in hemiplegia from a slender dolerite column smashing his skull during a 1998 attempt to climb Tasmania's Totem Pole - In 2016 returned to climb Paul climbed one handed and footed to the Totem Pole. In 2017 he led a team of disabled cyclists from Australia's lowest to highest point on a journey of more than 2000 km, from Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre to the summit of Mt Kosciuszko.
2017Lisa BlairFirst woman to sail solo and unassisted around Antarctica in a 184-day voyage.
2016Brian Freeman, Alyssa Azar, Lachlan SmartFreeman summited Everest after founding Walking Wounded, assisting returned Australian soldiers through supporting their mental health. Azar became the youngest Australian to summit Everest at 19 yrs old, after having natural disasters thwart her previous 2 attempts. Smart became the youngest person to fly a single engine aircraft solo around the world. At 18 he travelled 45,000 km, stopping in 15 countries.
2015Huw KingstonKingston undertook a 14,000 km circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea by foot, kayak, ocean rowboat and bicycle. The trip was used as a fundraiser for Save the Children Australia - which ended up becoming the charity's most successful individual campaigner ever.
2014Heath Jamieson, Seamus DonaghueBoth joined the charity Walking With The Wounded to tackle a 335 km trek to the South Pole, having both sustained serious injuries in Afghanistan.

Young Adventurer of the Year

YearAwardeeAchievement
2023Lewi TaylorClimbed all 158 peaks of The Abels (Tasmania) in 158 days.
2022Gabby KanizayYoungest Australian to summit Mt Everest, at 19 years 68 days.
2019Jimmy AshbyCovered 39,100 km across 32 counties and four continents in 393 days, from April 2018 to May 2019.
2018Jade HameisterJade set 5 records after journeying the Amundsen Coast to the South pole in 37 days and across 1,300 km. Jade is the youngest person and first Australian woman to ski from the coast of the South Pole and the first woman to set a new route through the Transantarctic Mountain Range. She is the youngest person to complete the Polar Hat Trick, having skied to the north pole at 14 (2016) and becoming the youngest woman to cross Greenland in 2017.
2017Sam MitchellFirst traverse of the Canning Stock Route unsupported and using an electric fat bike. The bicycle was powered by a trailer carrying solar panels.
2016Jade HameisterBecame the youngest person in history to ski to the north pole.
2015Danielle MurdochCompleted a 4-year motorcycle journey.
2014Belinda Ritchietitle=2014 Young Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Belinda Ritchieurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2014/10/young-adventurer-of-the-year-2014publisher=Australian Geographic Society}}
2013Ryan Campbelltitle=2013 Young Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Ryan Campbellurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2013/10/2013-young-adventurer-of-the-year-ryan-campbellpublisher=Australian Geographic Society}}
2012Lachie Carrachertitle=2012 Young Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Lachie Carracherurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2012/06/young-adventurer-of-the-year-lachie-carracher-publisher=Australian Geographic Society}}
2010Jessica Watsontitle=2010 Young Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Jessica Watsonurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/awards/2010/10/2010-ag-awards-young-adventurer-of-the-year-jessica-watsonpublisher=Australian Geographic Society}}
2009Angus Paradicetitle=2009 Young Adventurer of the Year Awardee: Angus Paradiceurl=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/2009-young-adventurer-of-the-year-awardee-angus-paradice.htmpublisher=Australian Geographic Societyaccess-date=22 July 2011url-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110329115855/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/society/2009-young-adventurer-of-the-year-awardee-angus-paradice.htmarchive-date=29 March 2011}}
2008James CastrissionCompleted the world's first Trans-Tasman kayak expedition from Australia to New Zealand.
Justin Jones
2007Rex Pembertontitle=AAPT sponsors Rex Pemberton on final two climbsurl=http://www.aapt.com.au/our-company/news/2006/aapt-sponsors-rex-pemberton-final-two-climbspublisher=AAPTaccess-date=4 August 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517201925/http://aapt.com.au/our-company/news/2006/aapt-sponsors-rex-pemberton-final-two-climbsarchive-date=17 May 2011url-status=dead}}
2006Stephen Fordycetitle=Partnersurl=http://www.steppebysteppe.com.au/partners.htmlpublisher=Steppe by Steppeaccess-date=4 August 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112449/http://www.steppebysteppe.com.au/partners.htmlarchive-date=6 July 2011url-status=dead}}
Roger Chao
2005Rex PembertonYoungest Australian to ever climb Mount Everest at the age of 21.
2004Chris BrayWalked from Port Davey to Strahan around 300 km of coastline.
Jasper Timm
2003Christopher HarrisYoungest person to attempt Mount Everest.
2002Tim CopeCycled across Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, and China in 1999; and paddled the length of the Yenisey River in 2001.
2001Jeremy RichardsonFirst Australian team to attempt a winter ascent of Denali, US
Jarlath Weingott
Angus Weingott
2000Krista BernardCycled solo from Indonesia to England in 2000.
1998Chris HatherlyHatherly rode a bike around Australia in 11.5 months during 1996.
1997David Dicksunknown
1996Mark Shearertitle=Adventure awardsurl=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald-adventure-awa/129620797/access-date=7 August 2023work=The Sydney Morning Heralddate=3 November 1996location=Sydney, New South Wales, Australiapage=14format=Newspapers.com}}
Eric Croker2000 km kayaking journey in Chile
1994Damon HowesSpent a year near the Wanderer River on the South West coast of Tasmania.
Deanne Howes
1992James Woodfordunknown
Adam Kerezsyunknown
1991Jeremy Durbinunknown
1990John Weirunknown
1989Richard WoodPaddled the entirety of the Murray River in a kayak.

Young Conservationist of the Year

YearAwardeeAchievement
2022Dr Anika MolesworthAnika has advocated for climate action and environmental conservation, having become one of Australia's leading voices on sustainable farming and food security.
2019Angelina AroraInvented a biodegradable alternative to plastic made from prawn shells, decomposed 1.5million times faster. She is now exploring the effect of algae on oil spill remediation.
2018Sophia SkarparisSophia started a petition to ban plastic bags in NSW, gaining more than 10,000 signatures and ensuring the petition was tabled in the NSW government.
2017Madison StewartMadison began filming sharks after she began scuba diving at 12. Since discovering the declining shark numbers, she seeks to reconnect humans to sharks through film and has lobbied supermarkets to stop the sale of shark products.
2016Joshua GilbertGilbert has caused a great increase in climate change activism as the chair of the NSW Young Farmers Association amongst farmers and shifted the organisation's focus from Royal Commission to Climate Change.
2015Amelia TelfordTelford joined the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and founded Seed. She helped create a network of young Aboriginal people which provides access to training and support around climate change, sustainability and conservation.
2014Bindie IrwinBindi gave her voice in the documentary Surviving Earth. She is global ambassador for Wildlife Warriors Worldwide and most notably criticised the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton after her essay, included in Clinton's book, was heavily edited.

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