Local Hero Award
What is the Local Hero Award?
The department sponsors the Local Hero Award, as part of the Australian of the Year Awards.
State and Territory Local Heroes
Read about your state or territory's Local Hero.
Australia's Local Hero
Jonathon Welch is Australia's Local Hero 2008. He demonstrated the power of singing in building and renewing promising lives with his community choir intiative, the Choir of Hard Knocks.
How to Nominate a Local Hero
Nominate your own Local Hero.