National Dreamtime Awards 2019

Awards for Indigenous Australians

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.^[1]^[2]

2019 Dreamtime Award recipients

The following individuals and organisations were awarded prizes in their various categories:^[2]

Dreamtime Person of the Year – Ashleigh Barty
Dreamtime Lifetime Achievement – Nova Peris
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
Female Sportsperson – Ashleigh Barty
Best New Sports Talent – Brent Naden
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

^ "The finalists at this years' Dreamtime Awards". NITV. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b "'We are brilliant people': Nova Peris receives Lifetime Achievement at Dreamtime Awards 2019". NITV. Retrieved 14 December 2019.