Television personality Bert Newton has added another achievement to a career that has spanned 50 years, being named the 2008 Victorian of the Year.
Newton, who turns 70 this month, is a four-time Gold Logie winner and was King of Moomba in 1978.
The Young Victorian of the Year award was won by Daniel Adams, who was instrumental in organising the 2005 concert for the Make Poverty History campaign, the largest youth-run event ever held in Australia.
The awards were presented by the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser, at a Victoria Day Council Awards ceremony at Melbourne Town Hall.