Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala – NT
Grant Ngulmiya Nundhirribala, a musician and cultural leader, has been nominated for the Northern Territory for Australian of the Year.
The indigenous leader has collaborated with the Budapest Art Orchestra and with artists in Japan and northern India.
Professor Leah Bromfield – SA
Professor Leah Bromfield, director and chair of the Australian Center for Child Protection, has been nominated for South Australia's Australian of the Year.
Professor Bromfield has developed a national framework for finding evidence-based solutions to child abuse and neglect.
Megan Gilmour – ACT
Megan Gilmour, co-founder of MissingSchool, has been nominated for the ACT Australian of the Year nomination.
After her son was seriously injured and unable to attend school, Ms Gilmour co-authored the first national report on school isolation and developed the world's first telepresence robot service.
Sam Elsom – Tasmania
Sam Elsom, the founder of Sea Forest, is Tasmania's nominee for Australian of the Year and developed the first start-up to convert asparagopsis, a natural seaweed, into a livestock feed supplement to reduce methane emissions.
Dianne and Ian Haggerty – WA
Dianne and Ian Haggerty, the founders of Natural Intelligence Farming, have been nominated for Western Australia for Australian of the Year.
The couple is credited with pioneering modern agricultural practices thanks to their focus on supporting diverse microbiomes in soil, plants and animals.
Kath Koschel-NSW
Kath Koschel, the founder of the Kindness Factory, has been nominated in NSW for Australian of the Year.
Ms Koschel, a former professional cricketer and ironwoman competitor, teaches children to be kind after being told she would never walk again after breaking her back.
Geoffrey Smith – QLD
Geoffrey Smith, a data analyst, has been nominated by NSW for Australian of the Year.
Recognizing the untapped potential of neurodivergent people to contribute to the workforce, Mr Smith co-founded Australian Spatial Analytics.
Geoffrey is a recipient of Social Impact Leadership Australia and aims to employ 1,000 people through ASA by 2030.
Neale Daniher-Victoria
Neale Daniher, co-founder of the charity FightMND, is Victoria's nominee for Australian of the Year.
Since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease in 2013, Neale has been a tireless campaigner for a cure, raising more than $100 million to find a cure for the condition.
He is a former AFL player with Essendon FC and went on to coach the Melbourne Demons.
