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History
'This award publicly honours a senior individual’s outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia. It was established in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first Chair of the Music Board.
'The Australia Council Don Banks Music Award is granted only once in an individual’s lifetime.' (Source : Australian Music Centre website)
Notes
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Administered by the Australia Council, this award publicly honours a senior artist of high distinction who has made an outstanding and sustained contribution to music in Australia.
The Don Banks Music Award was established in honour of Don Banks, Australian composer, performer and the first Chair of the Music Board. Nominations for music artists, including performers and composers from all areas of music, are invited. It is granted only once in an artist's lifetime.Source: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/grants/don_banks_music_award_-_music (Sighted 07/10/2010).
Latest Winners / Recipients
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Year: 2015
recipient Archie Roach -
Year: 2014
recipient Mike Nock -
Year: 2013
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Year: 2012
recipient Jon Rose -
Year: 2009
winner Warren Fahey
Works About this Award
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Poetic Voice Wins National Award 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 April 2013; (p. 13)