Patrick Rosevear's passion for agriculture and volunteering earned him the People's Choice Award on Friday night at this year's Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards.
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The 17-year-old with autism was crowned People's Choice for his work as the junior vice president at the Rural Youth Tasmania's Tamar branch and on the organising committee for AGFEST.
The year 11 student has his eye on becoming a farmer after completing high school, his Certificate II in agricultural studies and further agribusiness study.
Launceston's Australian Honey Products and Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, and Emmerton Park Aged Care Service in Smithon also took home awards.
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The four winners from Northern Tasmania beat out more than 250 nominations to claim the win, with the other seven category winners based in Hobart.
Australian Honey Products won the Business Achievement Award for being the largest honey producer in Tasmania after it began with only 90 hives and has grown to more than 4000 hives. In addition to its Trainee Beekeeper Program, processing facility and export sales last year exceeding $800,000.
TFGA won the Agriculture Award and Emmerton Park Aged Care took home the Employer Excellence in Aged Care Award.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS
- Don McCrae - Heather & Christopher Chong Outstanding Achiever Award
- The Headstone Project (Inc.) TAS - Ricoh Business Centre Hobart Community Group of the Year Award
- Mark Lesek - MAIB Disability Achievement Award
- Australian Honey Products Pty Ltd - Prime Super Business Achievement Award
- Risdon Vale Bike Collective - Get Moving Tasmania Physical Activity Award
- Lion Dairy & Drinks - EPA Sustainability Award
- Emmerton Park - Prime Super Employer Excellence in Aged Care Award
- TASMEN - Betta Milk 'Make It Betta' Health Achievement Award
- Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association - Fonterra Australia Agriculture Award
- Nel Smit - University of Tasmania Teaching Excellence Award
- Patrick Rosevear - People's Choice Award