The 2019 National Dreamtime Awards event was the 2019 iteration of the
National Dreamtime Awards, held on Saturday 16 November 2019 at
The Star, Sydney and hosted by Andy Saunders and Rachael Hocking. The Awards program was broadcast nationally on
NITV.
2019 Dreamtime Award recipients
The following individuals and organisations were awarded prizes in their various categories:
* Dreamtime Person of the Year –
Ashleigh Barty
* Dreamtime Lifetime Achievement –
Nova Peris
Nova Maree Peris (born 25 February 1971) is an Aboriginal Australian athlete and former politician. As part of the Australian women's field hockey (Hockeyroos) team at the 1996 Olympic Games, she was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an ...
* Dreamtime Elder – Uncle Ralph Naden
* Male Music Artist –
Electric Fields
* Female Music Artist –
Jessica Mauboy
* Male Actor –
Rob Collins
* Female Actor –
Rarriwuy Hick
* Media Person of the Year –
Brooke Boney
* Male Sportsperson –
Jack Wighton
Jack Wighton (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL and Australia at international level.
He has played at representative level for the Indigenous All ...
* Female Sportsperson –
Ashleigh Barty
* Best New Sports Talent –
Brent Naden
Brent Naden (born 30 December 1995) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.
Naden previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and the Penrith Panthe ...
* Community Person – Thomas Cameron
* Business of the Year – Walkabout Barber
* Community Organisation –
The Purple House
* Educator of the Year – Amanda Toomey
* Educational Institute of the Year – Koorie Education,
Deakin University
* Student of the Year – Matthew Watts
References
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