Young Achievers Award

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Vocational Service is an important mission of Rotary.

Each year the Rotary Club of Melbourne offers a number of awards to reward excellence in education, training, and vocational contributions to our community.

The Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers awards recognise and honour three outstanding young Victorians with an award and a cheque for $1,500.

Awardees are invited to a luncheon meeting where a cheque and a Certificate of Achievement are presented. The awards are expected to be presented in May. Awardees briefly address the Club on their experiences and aspirations.

Who is eligible?

The following criteria are considered when deciding the successful recipient: 

  • candidate must be between 18 and 26 years of age;
  • candidate must have demonstrated outstanding success in vocational training, academic, sporting, artistic or business pursuits;
  • candidate must have also made a significant contribution in the form of service to the community;

Expressions of interest close end of March annually.

How to nominate

  • Nominations may be made online via clicking the Nominate Young Achiever Here button below.
  • You will need the following information collated prior to submitting the form:
    • Candidate Details
      • Name
      • Email
      • Phone
      • Address
      • Is the Candidate Aware?
    • Candidate Achievements (max 250 words)
    • Candidate Community Service (max 250 words)
    • Photo of Candidate
    • Candidate's CV (pdf or doc format) 
    • 2 Referees who can attest to the merit of these achievements (1st referee is the nominator)
    • Referee contact details
    • Letter from each referee (pdf or doc format)

Nominate Young Achiever Here

More information and inquires

Enquiries should be directed to the Rotary Club of Melbourne Vocational Service Committee via Contact Us.


Our Young Achiever Alumni

Discover the inspiring stories of past Young Achiever Award recipients from our outstanding alumni and the lasting impact they’re making in the community. Click the image below to explore our latest Alumni Yearbook.

Previous Winners of our Young Achiever Award

2025 Billy Chen, Pailene Lim, Mursal Rezai
2024 Wasi Abidi, Emma Amos, Edward Lee
2023 Sebastian Antoine, Sarah Hanoona
2022 Laura McArthur, Joseph Alkarra, Berat Kaya
2021 Hue Man Dang, James Holland
2020 Eangano Singehebhuye, Hiba Abd El Hamid, Olivia Beasley
2019 Isabella Kong, Nick Pearce, Lachie Richardson
2018 Jade Chan, Brigette Duckworth, Kimberly Morgan
2017 Kate Clements, Jasmine Isobe, Larrissa Miller
2016 Tom Burns, Catia Pierotti, Ashleigh Poh
2015 Jason Brouwer, Michael Keem, Erica Tucceri
2014 Sarajane Ting, Christina Jovanovic, Marita Cheng
2013 Sevag Parseghian, Sam Brabham OAM, Tiffany Hunter
2012 Sarah Spottiswood, Andrew Asten, Amit Menghani
2011 Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar, Nicholas Orchard, Callum Forbes
2010 Nic Mackay, Nik Tan, Jessica Butcher
2009 Amanda McKenzie, Hugo Batten, Peter Clark
2008 Tim Foster, Jessie Taylor, Caroline Andrews
2007 Ali Ahmad Alamein, Joseph Clifford
2006 Phyl Georgiou, Mylinda Joyce, Elise Klein
2005 Chris Lewin, Davis Smerdon, Sally Hasler
2004 Hugh Evans, Lucas Bluff, Cameron Rahles
2003 Zerina Lokmic, Benjamin Namdarian , John Dethridge
2002 Celia Kemp, Natalie Cutler, Ivy I-An Chien
2001 Brett White, Carmen Chann, Joanne Fox
2000 Peter Scarlata, Dr Bernard Westley, Veronica Mahon
1999 Samantha Reinholdt, Jason Minch, Kypros Kyprianou
1998 Don Elgin, Anthony Dieth, David Sheludko
1997 Bernard Baxter, Jane Nowacki, Daniela Di Toro
1996 Allison Cook, Annette Ostermeyer, Kirsty Martin
1995 Tracey Patten, Suyi Xiang, Amanda Woinarski
1993 Tim Forsyth, Brett Degoldi, Liwei Qui
1992 Andrew Yen, Monique Dimattina, Mark Kisin



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