2025 National Palliative Care Awards — finalists announced
The 24 finalists across eight categories for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards have been announced; the biennial awards celebrate excellence, innovation and leadership across Australia’s palliative care sector.
“The National Palliative Care Awards are one of the ways we can shine a light on the dedication and compassion of people across Australia who care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, and the families and communities that surround them,” Palliative Care Australia CEO Camilla Rowland said.
“The award finalists are change-makers that have worked with their teams to deliver exceptional care and advocate for people at the most vulnerable moment in their lives,” Rowland added.
The finalists are…
Emerging leader
- Kymberlie Cox, Institute of Urban Indigenous Health, Qld
- Charlotte Laverack, Peninsula Villages, NSW
- Dr Priyanka Vandersman, Flinders University, SA
Emerging researcher
- Dr Alison Bowers, Queensland University of Technology, Qld
- Dr Jodi Sariman, Queensland Health, Qld
- Dr Wei, Mater Hospital, NSW
Outstanding achievement by an individual in palliative care
- Jess Sanders, Palliative Care Tasmania, Tas
- Dr Christine Sanderson, Territory Palliative Care, NT
- Claudia Virdun, College of Nursing and Health Sciences Flinders University, SA
Outstanding work by a team in delivering palliative care
- Bellarine Community Health, Vic
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic
- Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH) Paediatric Palliative Care Service, SA
Outstanding achievement in volunteering
- Ambulance Wish Western Australia, WA
- Derek’s Place, NSW
- Kevin Stokes, Great Lakes Palliative Care Support, NSW
Outstanding achievement in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander palliative care
- Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE), Qld
- Daniel Gela, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, Qld
- Territory Palliative Care, Alice Springs, Central Australia, NT
Innovation in palliative care
- Central Team — EPC, Eastern Palliative Care Ltd, Vic
- Prof. Jennifer Philip, Palliative Nexus Research Group, University of Melbourne, Vic
- Palliative Care Tasmania Team, Tas
Lifetime achievement award
- Emeritus Professor Margaret O’Connor AM, Palliative Care South East, Vic
- Dr Lawrie Palmer, Northern Adelaide Palliative Service, SA
- Professor Elizabeth Raymond, Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Support & Pharmacy Service, National caring@home projects, Qld
Winners across the eight categories will be named on 11 September at a ceremony in Brisbane, hosted by Jean Kittson.
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