1. Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan was an Australian yachstman, property developer, builder, and environmental campaigner.
19 Facts About Ian Kiernan
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Ian Kiernan known for co-founding with Kim McKay the not-for-profit Clean Up Australia campaign in 1989, which developed into a global campaign in 1993.
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Ian Bruce Carrick Kiernan was born on 4 October 1940 in Sydney, New South Wales, to George Arthur and Leslie Katherine Kiernan.
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Ian Kiernan was educated at The Scots College in Sydney, The Armidale School in northern New South Wales, and the Sydney Technical College, where he trained as a builder.
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Ian Kiernan acquired around half of the housing in The Block in the early 1970s via his company Tierra del Fuego.
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Ian Kiernan said that he would not be making a profit, and saw it as "our contribution, and because we think people should get behind a responsible government which is doing something for the under-privileged".
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Ian Kiernan was a yachtsman, sailing competitively for more than 40 years and representing Australia at the Admiral's, Southern Cross, Dunhill, Clipper, Kenwood, and Trans-Pacific Cup competitions.
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Ian Kiernan finished 6th out of a fleet of 25 yachts from 11 countries, setting an Australian record for a solo circumnavigation of the world.
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In 1988, with Kim McKay, and the support of a committee of friends, Ian Kiernan organised "Clean Up Sydney Harbour" on Sunday 8 January 1989.
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Ian Kiernan was awarded Australian of the Year in 1994.
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In 1998, Ian Kiernan was the recipient of the UNEP Sasakawa Prize.
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Ian Kiernan received the World Citizenship Award from the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1999.
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In 2001, Ian Kiernan was awarded the Centenary Medal for "service to the Clean Up Australia Campaign and the Clean up the World Campaign".
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In 2006 Ian Kiernan received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Trust of Australia.
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In 2008 in the same poll Ian Kiernan was ranked number three.
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Ian Kiernan was the recipient of the Toastmasters International Communications and Leadership Award, the Berger-Sullivan Tourism Award, the International Banksia Award, and the 1999 Building World Citizenship Award.
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In 2014, Ian Kiernan pleaded guilty to a DUI charge in Sydney, following a previous charge for the same offence in 1998.
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Ian Kiernan died on 16 October 2018 in Sydney at the age of 78.
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Ian Kiernan is survived by his daughters Sally and Pip and son Jack.