{"id":25059,"date":"2024-02-05T03:20:10","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T03:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=25059"},"modified":"2024-02-05T03:20:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T03:20:10","slug":"nsw-women-of-the-year-award-2024-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/nsw-women-of-the-year-award-2024-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Women of the Year Award 2024 finalists announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NSW Government is today shining a spotlight on the outstanding contributions of women across the state with the announcement of the finalists of the NSW Women of the Year Awards 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards celebrate the role models who challenge inequality, innovate and inspire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 2012, the annual awards have recognised the women and girls whose determination, bravery, skill and passion have inspired their communities and others to achieve great things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are six award categories in the 2024 program, including the Premier\u2019s NSW Woman of Excellence Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NSW Women of the Year Awards recipients will be revealed at a ceremony on Thursday 7 March at the International Convention Centre, Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards are the centrepiece of NSW Women\u2019s Week 2024, which will be held from Monday 4 March to Sunday 10 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Premier Chris Minns said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of NSW, I congratulate all our finalists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou are incredible individuals who have made an enormous contribution to communities in every corner of our state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s particularly pleasing to see the breadth of work on display, which is representative of our wonderfully diverse and highly dedicated communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minister for Women Jodie Harrison said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m delighted to announce we had a record 420 nominations this year, each and every one showcasing the hard work, dedication and passion of women and girls across NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWomen and girls are making a significant impact in advancing gender equality across different industries, from science to education, health, industry, culture and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe want to continue to empower the next generation to be limitless in delivering positive changes through fortitude in their fields of expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe can only achieve this by shining a light on the contributions and achievements of women and giving them the recognition they truly deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Women of the Year Awards 2024 finalists are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Premier\u2019s NSW Woman of Excellence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Prof. Clara Chow AM \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Jessica Hill &#8211; Sydney<\/li><li>Cara Varian &#8211; Sydney<\/li><li>Prof. Adriana Verg\u00e9s &#8211; Sydney<\/li><li>Commissioner Carlene York APM &#8211; Wollongong<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Kylie Captain \u2013 South- West Sydney<\/li><li>Aliethea Cutmore \u2013 Northern Tablelands<\/li><li>Carly Stanley \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Dr. Casey Sullivan \u2013 Tamworth<\/li><li>Deborah Swan \u2013 Central Coast<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Community Hero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Seini Afeaki \u2013 Western Sydney<\/li><li>Farzana Farzana \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Monica Mudge \u2013 South Coast<\/li><li>Anna Noon \u2013 Lake Macquarie<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Regional Woman of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Dr. Skye Charry &#8211; Murrumbateman<\/li><li>Tsukasa Hiraoka \u2013 Bourke<\/li><li>Nicole Kiss OAM \u2013 Cowra<\/li><li>Theresa Mitchell \u2013 Tweed Heads<\/li><li>Rochelle Olsen \u2013 Dubbo<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NSW Young Woman of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Noor Azizah \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Darian Brooker \u2013 Southern Sydney<\/li><li>Shannon Fox &#8211; Wollongong<\/li><li>Kupakwashe Matangira \u2013 Lake Macquarie<\/li><li>Sarah Williams \u2013 Newcastle<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ones to Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Parisa Azad \u2013 South-West Sydney<\/li><li>Aarohi Bansal \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Gezel Bardossi \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Sophie Berude \u2013 Lake Macquarie<\/li><li>Lola Fotheringham \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Bronte Gibson \u2013 Hunter Valley<\/li><li>Matilda Gibson \u2013 Hunter Valley<\/li><li>Abbie Jane \u2013 Broken Hill<\/li><li>Salma Kareem \u2013 Sydney<\/li><li>Izabelle Kelly \u2013 Dubbo<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Local Women of the Year Awards is a separate program which runs alongside the Women of the Year Awards. The Local Woman of the Year Awards is an annual program that provides MPs with the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contributions of a local woman in their electorate. Recipients of these awards will also be recognised at the Awards ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/awards-and-events\/nsw-women-of-year-awards\">Read more about the awards and finalists<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NSW Government is today shining a spotlight on the outstanding contributions of women across the state with the announcement of the finalists of the NSW Women of the Year Awards 2024. The awards celebrate the role models who challenge inequality, innovate and inspire. Since 2012, the annual awards have recognised the women and girls &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2024\/02\/05\/nsw-women-of-the-year-award-2024-finalists-announced\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;NSW Women of the Year Award 2024 finalists announced&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25060,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25059\/revisions\/25060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}