A young Sydney doctor who founded a mobile medical centre to help the homeless has been named 2022 Young Australian of the Year.
Daniel Nour, 26, from Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital set up Street Side Medics in August 2020.
The service has gone on to help 300 patients and has four clinics across NSW with 145 volunteers.
"Dr Daniel Nour and Street Side Medics work to make sure no Australian gets left behind, providing vital medical care and lifesaving treatment to those experiencing homelessness and who might otherwise fall through the cracks," National Australia Day Council chair Danielle Roche said on Tuesday.
Finalists for the honour included ACT advocate and CanTeen youth leader Sean Dondas as well as Tahnee Bridson, the Queensland founder of Hand-n-Hand Peer Support for healthcare workers.
Northern Territory businesswoman, podcaster and youth advocate Sizolwenkosi Fuyana was also among the nominees alongside Melbourne man Ahmed Hassan, who co-founded Youth Activating Youth.
Adelaide special needs dentistry consultant Trudy Lin, Tasmanian youth leader and singer-songwriter Kaytlyn Johnson, and Western Australian founder of the mental health Blue Tree Project charity, Kendall Whyte, were also nominated.
