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Heroes all: Meet the 2022 Australian Geographic Society Gala Award winners

Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: 'Lifetime of Conservation' award winner, John Wamsley OAM. Image credit: Randy Larcombe

The 2022 cohort of Australian Geographic Society Gala Award winners hails from right around the nation and across all generations – from a young Everest summiteer to a seasoned polar explorer, and from a legendary battler for our native creatures to a revolutionary young farmer at the forefront of climate-change action.

We honour them all:

Related: Australian Geographic Society Gala Awards 2022: Lifetime of Conservation, John Wamsley OAM

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