Broadcaster and cancer fundraiser Carrie Bickmore OAM has been named the 2026 Australian of the Year for Victoria .

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Bickmore received the honour at a ceremony in Melbourne on November 6.

Since 2015, she has raised more than $27 million for brain cancer research.

The radio and television presenter established The Brain Cancer Centre in 2021 to bring together the brightest minds in research to find a cure.

The centre supports research projects across the country and is delivering groundbreaking clinical trials for brain cancer patients - the first of their kind in the world.

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