It’s time to change our identity of being a sunburnt nation.

That’s the push from Australians of the Year Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer while in Perth this week, as they continue to dedicate their careers to saving lives through melanoma research.

Perth Live’s Oly Peterson hosted the pair as part of the Auspire Inspiring Australians breakfast this morning, and they later joined him to speak to 6PR about their message.