Australia Day Awards

Selina Tomasich
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Hair Aid Inc

Selina Tomasich is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hair Aid Inc, an Australian not for profit organisation that sends teams of hairdressers to poverty-stricken areas to work directly with people in need. The teams teach the skills required to increase their livelihood, allowing them to earn money to feed, clothe and house themselves and their children.

Selina is also a Learning Support Advisor, working directly with nursing students, ensuring best practice online learning as well as supporting and mentoring educators to deliver exceptional training needs.

Ken Donald AO

Emeritus Professor Ken Donald AO has had a long career in medicine and medical education. As an academic he has published extensively in peer reviewed journals and textbooks. He has held numerous senior positions including Head of the School of Medicine at The University of Queensland, Director of Pathology Royal Brisbane Hospital, Deputy Director-General of Queensland Health, General Manager John Hunter Hospital, and Director of Medical Services Royal Darwin Hospital. Ken’s loyalty and commitment to the health of Queenslanders is unrivalled.

He was honoured as a Queensland Great in 2012 and awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for contributions to medicine, education and veterans’ health.