Honours and Awards
Newton was the first Melbourne-born King of Moomba in 1978.
Newton was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1979, for his service to the performing arts.
On 12 June 2006 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia "for service to the entertainment industry as a presenter, actor, comedian, and through support for a range of medical research and charitable organisations".
"For Bert" was written by GTV-9's musical director Brian Rangott. The lyrics include:
- Everything I do,
- I do for Bert –
- Some may think Bert's not much,
- But they like his gentle touch –
- Everything I do,
- I do for Bert!
In 1997 Newton was the subject of a This Is Your Life tribute. His wife Patti was honoured with her own tribute in 2001.
The Best of Bert Newton was aired in 2002. Channel Nine Salutes Bert Newton was broadcast in early 2004, depicting the career of Newton from his earliest days.
In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal.
Show business awards include a Mo Award (1997), a Television Society of Australia award (1981 and 1983), three Penguin Citations and three Pater (Professional Excellence in Television and Radio Arts and Sciences) awards for radio.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of television in Australia, Channel 9 ran a show titled 50 Years, 50 Stars, where they looked back at the Top 50 stars of Australian television. Bert Newton was listed as the #1 Australian TV star of the past 50 years.
On 1 July 2008, Newton was named Victorian of the Year.
On 23 July 2008, Channel 9 marked Newton's 70th birthday with a star-studded one hour special of This Is Your Life hosted by Mike Munro.
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