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Jason Goss, Peter and Richard Meaburn
Jason Goss and Peter and Richard Meaburn didn’t hesitate to help when they found two people trapped in their badly damaged cars after a head-on collision on a quiet Midlands backroad in January this year. One of the cars was burning but they quickly put out the fire, saving the life of the driver.
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Graham Austin
In transforming his life several times later in life, church pastor Graham Austin has transformed the lives of many others. Now 82, his energies are undiminished as he ministers almost singlehandedly to people in need through the two churches in Rocherlea and Newnham he has established since taking early retirement from the City Mission in Launceston.
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Aaron Mackrill
Nothing was going to stop cystic fibrosis sufferer Aaron Mackrill living life to the full. After being told he would not live to be a teenager he is proof that courage and a second chance at life are life-changing and life-affirming. Since his double lung transplant this young Lenah Valley man has become a passionate and hardworking campaigner in the fight against the disease.
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Niall Doran
Many Tasmanians student will be given the opportunity to work on project to help the environment, thanks to the tireless behind-the-scenes work of Niall Doran. He left a secure job last year and rolled up his sleeves to build the BookEnd program. His passionate stewardship has encouraged high-profile people to add their weight to the project.
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Vlastislav Skvaril
With every stride Vlastislav Skvaril helps his community. The retired cheese maker, who came to Australia from Czechoslovakia, has been raising money for charities with marathon runs - 6000 kilometres in seven years has raised more than $55,000. Now 69, the Burnie man is on his biggest challenge running across Australia from west to east to raise even more money for the children’s charity CanTEEN.
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Stephen Cocker
Twenty-eight years ago while still in the Australian Army, Stephen Cocker began his advocacy work assisting war veterans, war widows and ex-servicemen in welfare matters. And since he left the Army in 1985 he has continued it as a matter of duty as a volunteer. Hundreds have benefited from his expertise and his determination to see that the sacrifice of our veterans is not forgotten.
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Anna Crotty
Anna Crotty has worked countless hours to help children and women in Third World countries who have been left destitute and homeless because of natural disasters and war. Her Tents4Peace initiative grew out of the Pakistan earthquake, she has established an orphanage in Afghanistan in difficult and dangerous conditions and she campaigns relentless to mobilise support for her cause.
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Christine Machin
Fostering children is one of the great challenges - and one of the most rewarding. It can be tough at the best of times with long hours and emotional highs and lows. But consider taking it on as a single mother of three. That’s Christine Machin’s remarkable achievement. Recently she had seven children under seven in her care - and she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Kaye Rowlands
If there is something happening in the tiny Midlands hamlet of Woodsdale that Kaye Rowlands it not involved in, we have yet to hear about it. From football club to church guild to the local community hall, Kaye has dedicated uncounted hours to making her little slice of the world a better place for everyone. And always with a smile.
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Tierney Jasper
Tierney Jasper proves that in wanting to help others small shoes can take giant steps. The eight-year-old from Molesworth walked 60 kilometres from Bridgewater to Sorell to raise more than $5000 for Ronald McDonald House. It was her idea alone and she shrugged off any help from her parents in what was an inspiring journey of the heart as well as the feet.
