EBA Board

Currently our judges are:

General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK AC (Mil) CVO MC (Retd)

Adam Goodes

Eve Crestani

Allan Gyngell AO

“I THINK THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE AWARDS IS THAT THEY’RE NOT SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME TO AUSTRALIA AND THE DIFFICULTIES THEY HAVE OVERCOME AND THE SUCCESSES THAT THEY HAVE HAD, BUT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH IN THE BROADEST SENSE OF THAT TERM. SO I SEE THESE AS AUSTRALIAN STORIES AS MUCH AS I SEE THEM AS ETHNIC OR INDIGENOUS STORIES. ” - ALLAN GYNGELL AO

Sadly we recently lost our longest serving judge, Carla Zampatti AC AM who had been a judge since the awards began in 1988.

Past judges have included:- The late Major General the Honourable Michael Jeffery, AC, AO(Mil), CVO, MC (Retd) (2016-2020), Don Argus AC AO (2008 - 2014), Ziggy Switkowski (2008 - 2011), King Fong OAM (1988- 2006), Joseph Elu AO (2010 - 2012) the late John Saunders (1988 - 1997), and the late Sir Nicholas Shehadie (1988 – 1998).