Year		First		Second		Third
1979		Lynne WILLIAMS (Tennant) (Vic) 35:17.8		Joan CAMERON (Vic) 37:37.0		Jenny GANZEVOORT (NSW) 37:26.0
1980		Desiree LETHERBY (SA) 35:36.2		Maureen MOYLE (Butler) (SA) 35:45.5		Lynne WILLIAMS (Tennant) (Vic) 36:00.0
1981		Anne LORD (Vic) 34:31.1		Sally PIERSON (Vic) 34:33.8		Desiree LETHERBY (SA) 34:34.1
1982		Sally PIERSON (Vic) 33:57.0		Janis HAMS (SA) 35:36.0		Shane BARRETT (ACT) 35:53.0
1983		Kerry WHANNELL (Qld) 33:21.0		Rhonda MALLINDER (Taylor) (Vic) 33:29.0		Donna GOULD (SA) 33:42.0
1984		Donna GOULD (SA) 32:22.0		Sally PIERSON (Vic) 33:25.0		Megan SLOANE (Pye) (Vic) 34:12.0
1985		Donna GOULD (SA) 33:59.8		Jenny LUND (Green) (Qld) 35:06.4		Anne LORD (Vic) 34:52.5

The first three Australian athletes (as well as first three overall) are in the respective columns.
Rank in brackets ( ) indicate the overall rank of the Australian athlete where that athlete was beaten into that place by an international.