The following business proprietor was a 50-plus years recipient of the Lord Mayor's Commendations in 2017.
Kay Craddock AM – Kay Craddock – Antiquarian Bookseller Pty Ltd
Purveyor of fine books for half a century
Kay first launched her business in 1965, moving to the city in 1967. Her Collins Street store, Kay Craddock – Antiquarian Bookseller, opened in 1990. She was the first bookseller from the Southern Hemisphere to be elected to the committee of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in 1996 and, four years later, became its first Australian (and female) President.
Kay is co-founder of Melbourne Rare Book Week and is also co-founder of the Lord Mayor’s Commendations program. In 2007, she was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of her contribution to bookselling internationally and to small business in the City of Melbourne.