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Australian of the Year Ita Buttrose, NSW Young Australian of the Year Corey Payne and NSW Senior Australian of the Year Ron Allum will visit Sydney schools on Wednesday 10 April. The visit is part of the Australian of the Year Awards program’s Tour of Honour, which brings the recipients of the nation’s most respected honour into contact with school students and community members to share their inspiring stories.
Parliament House Forecourt 25 January 2013
Our thoughts are with Judith Durham, lead singer of The Seekers, the first group named @ausoftheyear back in 1967. http://t.co/JMyKpML77r
2013 @ausoftheyear and @AlzheimersAus president @ItaButtrose about to begin her @PressClubAust address. Live on @ABCNews24
.@CoreyPayne16 breaks out the false teeth. @ItaButtrose @ausoftheyear NSW Tour of Honour http://t.co/RPbIQwHLpC
Concord High School, NSW Australian of the Year 2013 recipients Tour of Honour @CoreyPayne16 @ItaButtrose http://t.co/lI74bgFKBX
