2009 Aboriginal Health Worker Excellence Awards

 

Nominations for the 2009 Aboriginal Health Worker Excellence Awards have closed. This year we have had 54 nominations. This is comparable with other years.

The award ceremony will be held at Parliament House on 27 November and is being hosted by the Minister for Health, Kon Vatskalis MLA. 

There are four categories that are open for nominees. These categories are: remote practitioner, urban practitioner, specialised practitioner and new practitioner. The overall winner from these categories will be named the “Legend” winner for 2009.

Runners up and winners in each category will receive study bursaries. Runners up will receive an $800 bursary, winners $1500 and the overall legend $3000.

The winner of the new practitioner category which is sponsored by the Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous Union will receive a study bursary and voucher for the purchase of clinical equipment.

A perpetual trophy is displayed in Parliament House for the Legend award. The calibre of nominees this year is extremely high. The finalists for this year are:

Urban
Nathan Aucote
Leonard Law
Ronald Ogilvie
Leonie Melbourne

Remote
Graham Beasley
Jennifer Hampton
Jason King
Terrence Guyula

New Practitioner (sponsored by the LHMU)
Rachel Tait
Cassie Daniels

Specialised
Beverly Derschow
Margaret Lankin
Dorothy Butler
Jennifer Thompson