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The EJ Connellan Award was established
by the Trust in April 1988. The aim of the Award “is
to give the opportunity, by the provision of financial support,
to people living in isolated areas of outback Australia to
undertake further studies or research of a kind not otherwise
available to them.”.
The Award is granted on an annual
basis, with applications being called in the final three months
of each year and closing at the end of January. Unlike General
Applications, those for the Award are restricted to people
of 18 years of age and over, and need to be of an educational
or research nature.
Applications need to be on the
appropriate form (see “Making an Application – EJ
Connellan Award”) and must be received by the Executive
Officer no later than the 31st January.
Previous Winners of the EJ Connellan
Award:
| 1989 |
Bronwyn Hill, William Tapp,
Peter Elliott |
| 1990 |
Veronica Hagan, Chris James,
Kylie McClelland |
| 1991 |
Ben Seidel |
| 1992 |
Carmel Wagstaff |
| 1993 |
Kathryn Coppock |
| 1994 |
Kerryn Hart, Cheryl Stanes,
Steve Hagan |
| 1995 |
Robyn Cadzow |
| 1996 |
Paddy Hall |
| 1997 |
Sam Graham |
| 1998 |
Clair O’Brien |
| 1999 |
Sara Brownhalls |
| 2000 |
William Nason |
| 2001 |
Kate Colvin, Jane McClymont,
David McLean, Richard Peatling, Amanda Reichstein, Chantal
Robertson, Rory Whitefield |
| 2002 |
Amanda Reichstein |
| 2003 |
Cherie Gooding |
| 2004 |
Brad Murphy |
| 2005 |
Rosalie Harvey |
| 2006 |
Majella Lyons, Tim McClymont |
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The winners of the Award
in 2006 were Majella Lyons from Charters Towers and
Tim McClymont from Bollon. Majella has now returned
from an overseas tour, on which she studied agricultural
and livestock practices. Majella intends to share the
knowledge acquired with the people of the remote areas
of Australia. Tim is studying veterinary science at
Queensland University, and intends to return to the
outback to practice once he graduates.
The Award was established in 1988 by the Connellan Airways
Trust in honour of the founder of the Trust, the pioneer
Northern Territory aviator Eddie Connellan, to assist
people over the age of 18 years who live in the remote
areas of Australia. Since the Alice Springs based Trust
was launched in 1983, it has been able to provide more
than $2 million to the residents of Outback Australia.
As the only applicant considered
to be worthy of the Award in 2007 unfortunately was
not eligible, being less than 18 years of age, it was
decided not to grant an Award for this year.
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