| 2017 | Damien Howson (Aus) Orica–Scott |
| 2016 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2015 | Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica–GreenEdge |
| 2014 | Simon Clarke (Aus) Orica–GreenEdge |
| 2013 | Calvin Watson (Aus) Jayco-VIS-Apollo |
| 2012 | No race held |
| 2011 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers |
| 2010 | No race held |
| 2009 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin–Slipstream |
| 2008 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) CSC–Saxo Bank |
| 2007 | Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com |
| 2006 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2005 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2004 | Jonas Ljungblad (Swe) Amore & Vita-Beretta |
| 2003 | Tim Johnson (USA) Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2002 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Française des Jeux |
| 2001 | Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner |
| 2000 | Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Mróz-Supradyn Witaminy |
| 1999 | Michael Blaudzun (Den) home–Jack & Jones |
| 1998 | Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Sweethearts Oranges |
| 1997 | Norman Alvis (USA) Sweethearts Oranges |
| 1996 | Scott Moninger (USA) Tattersall's |
| 1995 | Andy Bishop (USA) Echuca-Moama |
| 1994 | Christian Henn (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1993 | David Mann (Gbr) Coors Light-Serotta |
| 1992 | Bart Bowen (Usa) Subaru-Montgomery |
| 1991 | Michael Engleman (USA) Coors Light |
| 1990 | Udo Bölts (Ger) Caltex |
| 1989 | Marcel Arntz (Ned) Paternina |
| 1988 | Adri Van Der Poel (Ned) PDM-Ultima-Concorde |
| 1987 | Stefano Tomasini (Ita) Remac-Fanini |
| 1986 | Neil Stephens (Aus) Repco |
| 1985 | Malcolm Elliott (Gbr) Raleigh-Weinmann |
| 1984 | Gary Sutton (Aus) Clarence Street Cyclery |
| 1983 | Shane Sutton (Aus) Clemenso-Mavic |
| 1982 | Terry Hammond (Aus) Clemenso-Mavic |
| 1981 | Clyde Sefton (Aus) Mansfield |
| 1980 | David Allan (Aus) Pony Sport Holland |
| 1979 | John Trevorrow (Aus) Warracknabeal |
| 1978 | Terry Hammond (Aus) |
| 1977 | John Trevorrow (Aus) |
| 1976 | Peter Besanko (Aus) |
| 1975 | John Trevorrow (Aus) |
| 1974 | Graham McVilly (Aus) |
| 1973 | Graham McVilly (Aus) |
| 1972 | Ken Evans (Aus) |
| 1971 | Graham McVilly (Aus) |
| 1970 | Trevor Williamson (Aus) |
| 1969 | Keith Oliver (Aus) |
| 1968 | Barry Waddell (Aus) |
| 1967 | Barry Waddell (Aus) |
| 1966 | Barry Waddell (Aus) |
| 1965 | Barry Waddell (Aus) |
| 1964 | Barry Waddell (Aus) |
| 1963 | Bill Lawrie (Aus) |
| 1962 | Bill Knevitt (Aus) |
| 1961 | John Young (Aus) |
| 1960 | Peter Panton (Aus) |
| 1959 | Peter Panton (Aus) |
| 1958 | John Young (Aus) |
| 1957 | Russell Mockridge (Aus) |
| 1956 | George Goodwin (Aus) |
| 1955 | Allan Geddes (Aus) |
| 1954 | Hector Sutherland (Aus) |
| 1953 | Basil Halsall (Aus) |
| 1952 | Keith Rowley (Aus) |
