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    YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

    Simone Young
    1986 Award

     Conductor

    Born in Sydney, Young is the first woman and youngest person to he appointed resident conductor with the Australian Opera Company. She first stepped onto the podium in 1985 to conduct The Mikado and The Little Mermaid for the Australian Opera Orchestra.

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