The face of the Australian Defence Force's blunt stance on sexism, a prominent environmental crusader, a former police officer transforming the lives of wounded soldiers and a philanthropic businessman helping people with a disability are in line for the 2015 ACT Australian of the Year award.
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There are 16 Canberrans nominated in four categories in the ACT awards, announced on Friday.
Australian Defence Force Chief of Army Lieutenant-General David Morrison AO, environmental campaigner Anna Rose, wounded ambassador David Savage AM and business and philanthropic leader Glenn Keys are in the running for the top gong, which will be announced at a cocktail reception at the National Museum of Australia on November 3.
Lieutenant-General David Morrison captured the attention of men and women around the world with his blunt video warning sexist troops to "get out" after numerous sex scandals rocked the armed forces.
After the video became a YouTube hit with 1.5 million views he was invited to speak alongside British Foreign Secretary William Hague and US actor Angelina Jolie at a London summit focused on ending rape in war zones earlier this year.
Australian author and environmentalist Anna Rose is national manager of Earth Hour Australia.
She founded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition in late 2006 and in 2012 co-starred in Australian documentary I Can Change Your Mind on Climate Change.
Former federal police officer David Savage has worked to protect civilians in some of the most catastrophic civil wars in recent times.
Since his role was cut short by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan two years ago, Mr Savage has taught himself how to walk and write again and now works as a wounded ambassador with the organisation Soldier On.
Aspen Medical managing director and former Australian Defence Force test flight engineer Glenn Keys established Aspen Medical in 2003, which is the largest provider of on-base health to the Australian Defence Force.
Mr Keys is also the founding director of Project Independence, a housing initiative for people with a disability.
The ACT winners will become finalists in the national awards announced on Australia Day next year.
National Australia Day Council CEO Jeremy Lasek said the ACT finalists were among
137 Australians being recognised as state and territory finalists for 2015.
"The ACT finalists work in a wide variety of disciplines from the arts to engineering to community service and they are all doing incredible work that we can be extremely proud of," he said.
For more information, visit australianoftheyear.org.au.
Full list of finalists:
2015 ACT AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Glenn Keys - Business and philanthropic leader (Chapman)
Lieutenant General David Morrison AO - Equality advocate (Griffith)
Anna Rose - Environmental campaigner (Canberra City)
David Savage AM - Aid worker and wounded ambassador (Conder)
2015 ACT SENIOR AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Dr Elizabeth Cameron Dalman OAM - Dancer and choreographer (Bungendore)
Sandra Mahlberg - Humanitarian and volunteer (Nicholls)
Glenn Rees AM - Alzheimer's advocate (Isaacs)
Sue Salthouse - Disability activist (Chisholm)
2015 ACT YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR
Jarrett Anthoney - Brain tumour advocate (Gungahlin)
Dr Lachlan Blackhall - Engineer and entrepreneur (Griffith)
Patrick Mills - Basketballer and Indigenous community leader (Monash)
Kylie Ofiu - Homelessness advocate (Tuggeranong)
2015 ACT LOCAL HERO
Viola Kalokerinos - Community helper (Curtin)
Damian De Marco - Child sexual assault campaigner (Wallaroo)
Robert Pastor - Educational leader (Jervis Bay)
Gordon Ramsay - Humanitarian (Latham)
