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No-one can question Gaye Hamilton's unwavering enthusiasm for Melbourne's west - whether as Deputy Chancellor of Victoria University, Chair of the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation, or Director of the Victorian Government's State Sports Centres Trust. Gaye Hamilton, Deputy Chancellor of Victoria University is the 2022 Victoria Senior Australian of the Year. In addition, the 30 year old's AbilityFest is Australia's first and only inclusive, fully accessible music festival. He also authored his best-selling autobiography, Able, and co-founded Get Skilled Access. He founded the Dylan Alcott Foundation to provide scholarships and grant funding to marginalised Australians with a disability. Amid his training and competition load as a world-class athlete, Alcott notes his most profound impact has come from beyond the field of play. Now, with 23 quad wheelchair Grand Slam titles and a Newcombe Medal, Alcott recently became the first male in history, in any form of tennis, to win the Golden Slam. A gold medal at the Paralympic Games in wheelchair basketball preceded three more in Paralympic competition after a cross-code switch to tennis. As a teenager, Alcott hated being in a wheelchair because he didn't see anyone like him in mainstream media. The 2022 Victoria Australian of the Year is athlete, paralympian, philanthropist, media commentator and advocate Dylan Alcott OAM.