Rodney Croome - Honours & Awards

Honours & Awards

In recognition of his work Rodney was:

• the inaugural recipient of the Tasmanian Humanitarian of the Year Award in 1991;
• the inaugural recipient of the national Chris Carter Memorial Award for contributions to the gay and lesbian community in 1991;
• a joint recipient of the 1994 Melbourne Rainbow Award for contributions to the gay and lesbian community;
• short listed, along with 11 other Australians, for Australian of the Year in 1994;
• the inaugural recipient of the Tasmania Day Community Service Award 2000;
• awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal in 2003; and
• made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2003
• In 2009, Croome was named one of the 25 most influential gay Australians by readers of the website samesame.com.au.