The Dick & Joan Green Family Award
The Dick & Joan Green Family Award was established in 2016 to recognise the work of the late R M (Dick) Green, and his wife Joan Green, in preserving the heritage of Tasmania.
”The Dick and Joan Green Family Award” has been set up for the establishment of a perpetual award or awards to promote and celebrate Tasmanian history and cultural heritage, and its contribution to the Australian cultural and intellectual life.
Green Family Award for Tasmanian History 2024
[NEW] August 2024 - 2024 Winner Announced
‘Robbie Arnott’s Limberlost wins prestigious $25,000 history writing award’ - UTAS media release 5 August 2024
June 2024 - 2024 Shortlist Announced
‘Shortlist announced for one of Australia’s premier history book awards’ - UTAS June 2024
March 2022 - We are deeply saddened to share the news that our dear mother Joan M Green OAM passed away peacefully on 27 March 2022 at Launceston, Tasmania. We have been very moved by the tributes flowing in and the recognition of her contribution to history and heritage in Tasmania including the establishment of both Green Family Awards.
The Green Family Award for Tasmanian History
The Green family is delighted that the first initiative was the establishment of The Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History in partnership with the University of Tasmania. The launch took place in Launceston, Tasmania in March 2017.
2024 Green Family Award for Tasmanian History
The shortlist for the 2024 Award for Tasmanian History is to be announced in May 2024.
[NEW] Announcement of the Longlist by UTAS March 2024
The selection committee has announced the longlist for the 2024 Dick and Joan Green Family Award for Tasmanian History:
Robbie Arnott, Limberlost
Ian Broinowski, Dogs in Van Diemen’s Land: The adorable, the mischievous and the downright nasty
Robert Cox, Broken Spear: The untold story of Black Tom Birch, the man who sparked Australia’s bloodiest war
Ann Cripps, Gardeners, Plant Collectors, Friends: Hobart Town and Beyond
Lucy Frost, Convict Orphans: The heartbreaking stories of the colony’s forgotten children, and those who succeeded against all odds
Ron Radford, John Glover: Patterdale Farm and the Revelation of the Australian Landscape
Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements, Tongerlongeter: First Nations Leader and Tasmanian War Hero
The Green Family Architectural Design Studio Award
The Green family is delighted that the second initiative was the establishment of The Green Family Architectural Design Studio Award in partnership with the University of Tasmania. The launch took place in Launceston, Tasmania and has now been held twice in 2019 and 2021.
PARTNERS
The ongong support of our partners - University of Tasmania & Mutual Trust - is invaluable to the ongoing execution of both the Green Family Awards.
R M (Dick) Green AM
Joan Green OAM
Dick and Joan Green