Australia Day 2011 Award - Woman of the Year - Trần Đăng Thanh Khâm

Each year, City of Yarra Council calls for nominations from the community for Yarra's annual Australia Day Awards.

The awards recognise individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to the Yarra community whether through community service, or service in the fields of sport, arts and culture, environment or business and economic development.

In 2011, the awards include a Woman of the Year category for the first time.

Woman of the Year - Trần Đăng Thanh Khâm 

After arriving in Australia as a refugee with her husband and children in 1979, Khâm has worked tirelessly in both voluntary and paid roles to assist the settlement and integration of newly arrived Vietnamese people into the local community. As one of the founding members of the Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association, Khâm has dedicated her life to supporting new immigrants by connecting them with services, skills training and education assistance to help them make the most of their new life in Melbourne.