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Australian of the Year: Nick Marshall, special needs, disability inclusion #AOTY2020 #ausoftheyear
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3:11Now PlayingSports and musculoskeletal physiotherapist Adjunct Assistant Professor Nick Marshall has a passion for ensuring those with special needs and disability are included in the community.
An advocate for increased participation in surf lifesaving activities for many years, in 2015 Nick created the Albatross Nippers – an all-inclusive nipper program at Nobbys Beach helping children with special needs experience nippers with other children of similar ages. The program has expanded to multiple Gold Coast beaches.
In 2019, Nick's Albatross Nippers became the first group of special needs children in history to participate in a surf lifesaving carnival and competition.
Nick has also liaised with his local city council to install beach matting and free beach wheelchair access and was instrumental in designing the online Surf Lifesaving Australia special needs module, teaching clubs across Australia to better interact, engage and develop programs at their beach.
Motivated solely by the desire to create a better, more engaged community, Nick's volunteer work inspires the Gold Coast community.
Australian of the Year awards:
Each year our nation celebrates the achievements and contributions of eminent Australians through the Australian of the Year Awards by profiling leading citizens who are role models for us all.
They inspire us through their achievements and challenge us to make our own contribution to creating a better Australia.
The Awards honour an exceptional group of highly respected Australians who ignite discussion and change on issues of national importance.
The Australian of the Year Awards provides everyone with the opportunity to recognise any Australian who makes them proud.
The four Australian of the Year categories are:
Australian of the Year
Senior Australian of the Year (those aged 65 years or over)
Young Australian of the Year (ages 16 to 30)
Australia's Local Hero
The Awards operate at two levels - State/Territory and national.
State and Territory selection committees select four nominees for each Award category, with one of these nominees being announced as the State/Territory Award recipient.
The National Australia Day Council Board selects the Australians of the Year from the group of 32 State and Territory recipients.
The prestigious year-round program culminates in the announcement of the National Award recipients in Canberra on Australia Day Eve.
For more information on the Australian of the Year Awards, read about the history of how recipients are chosen:
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