2025 finalists

Health and Disability

Emma Madsen
Jess Taylor
Jewels Harrison
Justine Martin
Karen Perks
Kate Fisher
Kathrine Peereboom
Kerry Bolton
Lauren Hunter
Melanie Wentzel
Rochelle Courtenay

Aged Care

Anne-Marie Bessell
Coral Wilkinson
Kerry Bolton
Kylee Dennis
Lauren Hunter
Leearn Rapana
Sandra Spadanuda

Youth and Children's Services

Bethany Chambers
Corinne Pennay
Fiona Luth
Jayne Clarke
Jenny Smith
Kerry Bolton
Mary-Anne Hossack
Naomi Westerman
Nicole Arbuckle
Sandra Spadanuda
Xenia Schembri

Creative Arts (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Expression)

Karen Bessell
Kate Fisher
Kathrine Peereboom
Liliana Ansley
Lizan Yee
Nandita Chakraborty
Petria Cumner
Sandra Spadanuda
Sandy Lowres
Vikki Speller

Environment and Sustainability Award

Bethany Chambers
Elaine Tang
Fiona Holstrom
Karen Tan
Kendall Seddon
Petria Cumner

Emergency Services

Kathrine Peereboom
Meaghan Baxter
Samantha Stenberg
Sharnah Bowen
Teniell Jocumsen

Making a Difference—Individual Community Supporters and/or Volunteers

Amy Hall
Anne-Marie Bessell
Belinda Haan
Bethany Chambers
Claire Phillips
Coral Wilkinson
Fiona Luth
Justine Martin
Kate Fisher
Kathrine Peereboom
Rochelle Courtenay
Varsha Banker

Making a Difference – Group/Service /Team

Amy Hall
Christy Galbraith and Fiona Adams
Coral Wilkinson
Fiona Holstrom
Katy Garner and Peace Mitchel
Kerry Bolton
Liliana Ansley
Rachel Condos-Fields
Rochelle Courtenay
Sandra Spadanuda
Shelly McGrath
Xenia Schembri

Unsung Hero Award

Anne-Marie Bessell
Bethany Chambers
Claire Phillips
Corinne Pennay
Erin Longbottom
Jenny Smith
Kerry Bolton
Liliana Ansley
Maria Morris
Mary-Anne Hossack
Nicola Baker

Ecommerce/ Digital Service Award

Jewels Harrison
Karen Tan
Kate Toon
Katy Garner and Peace Mitchel
Petria Cumner
Rachelle Lessue
Samantha Stenberg
Sarah Clayton
Zara Demeris
Zoy Tirris

Big Idea Award

Bethany Chambers
Elise norton
Jacqueline Brooker
Karen Tan
Kate Fisher
Katy Garner and Peace Mitchel
Patricia Guerrero Hinojosa
Petria Cumner
Rochelle Courtenay
samantha stenberg
Stacey Phillips

Podcast of the Year Award

Coral Wilkinson
Jacqueline Brooker
Jo Pybus
Joie Serrano
Kate Fisher
Kate Toon
Sandy Lowres

Entrepreneur of the Year 2025

Bethany Chambers
Cherie Canning
Jules Brooke
Justine Martin
Karen Tan
Kate Fisher
Katy Garner and Peace Mitchel
Kendall Seddon

Monique Jeremiah
Yvonne Hilsz

Young Woman of the Year 2025

Jenna Smith
Jessica Knight
Olivia Elliott
Paige Robinson
Sienna Marshall
Tahlia Richardson

Woman of the Year 2025

Bethany Chambers
Claudia Robinson
Corinne Pennay
Jess Taylor
Justine Martin
Karen Weaver
Kate Fisher
Katy Garner and Peace Mitchel
Kendall Seddon
Melissa McGuinness
Nicola Baker
Rochelle Courtenay
Samantha Stenberg
Sandra Spadanuda