Western Queensland sheep producer David Elliott has been honoured as Australia’s Local Hero in the 2024 Australia Day Awards for his work as the owner-operator of the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum of Natural History which has led the way in outback tourism.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese presented the 2024 Australia Day awards including Australians of the Year and Senior Australian of the Year at the National Arboretum in Canberra last night.
David Elliott’s chance discovery of a dinosaur fossil during routine sheep mustering in 1999 led to the revival of Australia’s…