Australian Survivor
Australian Survivor was a television series based on the popular
American reality show Survivor. The series was filmed in November and December
2001 and aired weekly from
February 13 -
May 15,
2002 on Australia's Nine Network. It was set at Whalers Way, a coastal nature reserve in
South Australia. The show's host was Lincoln Howes. The grand prize of 500,000 Australian dollars was won by Robert Dickson. The two initial tribes were Kadina and Tipara.
Contestants included (in order of how they finished, starting from the first one eliminated and ending with the winner):
- Lucinda Allen, 43, Mother and interior/exterior designer (Kadina)
- Tim Duggan, 42, Contract painter (Kadina)
- David Haas, 34, IT consultant for a system integration company (Kadina)
- Jeff Brown, 53, Federal police superintendent (Tipara)
- Deborah Peart, 26, Television post-production supervisor (Kadina)
- Sylvan Dokney, 25, Writer (Kadina)
- Caren Shaw, 29, Promotions manager/radio co-host (Kadina)
- Naomi Knight, 22, Physical Education teacher (Kadina)
- Craig Abbot, 27, Electrician (Kadina)
- Lance Brooks, 40, Self employed marketing and promotions company (Tipara)
- Jane Dalton, 18, Student (Tipara)
- Sophie Woods, 31, Mother of two (Tipara)
- Katie Gold, 24, Professional athlete (Tipara)
- Joel Betts, 22, University Graduate (Tipara)
- Scioa Browne, 49, Managing Director (Tipara)
- Robert Dickson, 28, Ex AFL footballer (Tipara)