Queensland federal backbencher Peter Slipper says he'll nominate the 16-year-old Sunshine Coast teenager for the award.
The Young Australian of the Year Award recognises the achievements of people aged 16 to 30.
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The Queensland schoolgirl is inching closer to the finish line sailing her way up the NSW coast aboard her yacht Ella's Pink Lady and preparing for a hero's welcome in Sydney tomorrow morning.
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