2015 Women of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners of the 2015 NSW Women of the Year Awards. The 2015 Women of the Year Awards were presented on 4 March 2015 at NSW Parliament House by the NSW Premier and Minister for Women.
In 2015 the Awards included five categories: the Premier's Award for Woman of the Year, Rex Airlines Regional Woman of the Year, Harvey Norman's Young Woman of the Year Award, A.H. Beard's Community Hero Award and Local Women of the Year. A total of 229 nominations were received from across NSW.
2015 Premier's Award for Woman of the Year
Finalists
Melinda Cruz
Captain Mona Shindy, CSC (runner up)
Associate Professor Lynn Kemp
Winner
Rex Airlines Regional Woman of the Year
Finalists
Catherine Daley
Kate O'Callaghan
Christine O'Mahony
Winner
Harvey Norman's Young Woman of the Year Award
Finalists
Jasmin Hammond
Jessica Pinkerton
Grace Micali
Winner
2015 Local Women of the Year Honour Roll
The NSW Local Women of the Year are chosen by Members of Parliament. These local women are recognised for their outstanding contribution to their local community as businesswomen, role models, volunteers, leaders and mentors.
Mrs Karen Anstiss
- Mrs Mary Barakat
- Mrs Megan Barnes
- Mrs Bessie Birkett
- Mrs Marjory Bollinger
- Mrs Julie Briggs
- Mrs Carmen Burton
- Ms Giovanna Cardamone
- Ms Robyn Carroll
- Ms Yvette Maree Cavanagh
- Mrs Jennifer Clifton
- Ms Vera Clissold
- Ms Barbara Cowley
- Ms Doreen Cruickshank
- Ms Annabelle Daniel
- Ms Rene Demos
- Mrs Joan Derks
- Ms Anna Dimo
- Ms Katie Dixon
- Mrs Heather Emerson
- Mrs Kelly Foran
- Miss Jessica Fox
- Ms Lorraine Gardner
- Ms Veronica Giles-Cook
- Ms Libby Gleeson AM
- Mrs Colleen Graham
- Mrs Peta Gurdon-O'Meara
- Ms Fiona Heath
- Miss Jeanie Heininger
- Mrs June Howarth OAM
- Mrs Carol James
- Ms Julie James
- Mrs Alice Kang
- Mrs Helen Kelava
- Mrs Betty Landers
- Ms Evelyn Lester
- Ms Karen Lindley
- Ms Wendy Lindsay
- Mrs Rosalie Martin
- Ms Phillipa Martins
- Mrs Debra Meredith
- Ms Josefina Musa
- Mrs Nicolette Norris
- A/Prof Iona Novak
- Ms Leisa O'Connor
- Ms Leonie Parker
- Ms Anne Parnham
- Mrs Margaret Paul
- Ms Jeanne Pestana
- Ms Beth Raines OAM
- Ms Nelune Rajapakse OAM
- Ms Frances Refalo
- Mrs Rita Richards
- Mrs Shirley Rundell OAM
- Mrs Ruth Shanks AM
- Mrs Loanna Single
- Ms Anne-Maria Slattery
- Mrs Robyn Spruce
- Mrs Jo-Ann Steeves
- Ms Holly Stewart
- Mrs Patricia Tate
- Dr Gabrielle Tobias
- Mrs Dianne Townsend
- Mrs Margaret Waddell
- Mrs Catherine Katie Walker
- Ms Rita Wilkinson
- Ms Robyn Wright