2017 Women of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners of the 2017 NSW Women of the Year Awards, presented on 8 March 2017.
The 2017 NSW Women of the Year Awards were presented at a ceremony in Sydney on the morning of International Women’s Day, Wednesday 8 March. The event was held in the presence of His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor of New South Wales and Mrs Hurley. The Hon Gladys Berejiklian MP, Premier of NSW, the Hon Tanya Davies, Minister for Women, and the Hon Sarah Mitchell MLC, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, joined for the ceremony.
2017 Premier's Award for Woman of the Year
Finalists
Dr Emily Granger
Professor Jane McAdam
Professor Fran Boyle
Winner
Aboriginal Woman of the Year
Awarded by the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, this award is specifically for an Aboriginal woman who has promoted reconciliation and cohesion by improving relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This could include Aboriginal women working in any sector or field such as business, government, community or academia.
Finalists
Tanya Orman
Aunty Joyce Donovan
Maurita Cavanough
Winner
Rex Airlines Regional Woman of the Year
Finalists
Annette Baker
Stephanie Cameron
Associate Professor Lyn Fragar AO
Winner
Harvey Norman Young Woman of the Year Award
Finalists
Paige Burton
Maysaa Daher
Sara Gajic
Winner
Local Women of the Year Honour Roll
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:
- Alison Todd
- Amanda Stacey
- Anne Doring
- Anne Farah-Hill
- Annette St. Clair
- Barbara Lane
- Barbara Ward
- Bernadette Spedding
- Carmel Northwood
- Carolyn McMahon
- Cathy Gairn
- Charlotte Dobrovits
- Chloe Esposito OAM
- Colleen Nancarrow
- Danielle Habib
- Dawn Kershaw
- Debbie O’Connor
- Deborah Carter
- Delma Lloyd
- Donna Carrier
- Donna Fraser
- Dr Annemarie Christie
- Dr Marianne Jauncey
- Dr Vivien Chen
- Elaine Czulkowski
- Elizabeth Ikin
- Hala Ramadan
- Hanna Darmody
- Hasna Ahmad
- Jacalyn Harding
- Jackie Greenow OAM
- Jacky Barker
- Jacqui Vincent
- Janelle Archdale
- Jenny Lau
- Joan van den Burg
- Joanne Tau
- Julia Harpham
- Julie Fitzgerald
- Julie Mitchell
- Associate Professor Kathleen Atkinson
- Aunty Kath Farrawell
- Karen Hamilton
- Karlene Irwin
- Katrina Humble
- Kylie Gray
- Laurie McMahon
- Associate Professor Leanne Zalapa
- Linda Kemp
- Lorraine (Laurie) van Loo
- Lynda Little
- Madeline Tynan
- Maggie-anne Leybourne
- Maralyn Young
- Marie Beikmanis
- Melissa Histon
- Michelle McLaughlin
- Mona Yaghi
- Nahed Hanna Moussa Soliman
- Namoi Dougall
- Naomi Rees
- Nicole Winram
- Nyree Saxby
- Pat Burn
- Patricia Cox
- Professor Gemma Figtree
- Rina Hore
- Ruth Rogers
- Sandra McDonald
- Sasha Mainsbridge
- Sheena Harvey
- Stella Ersotelos
- Stephanie Foster
- Sumati Advani
- Tania Powick
- Tomika Riley
- Velma Walker
- Vicki Johnston
- Vivienne Bruce
- Yasmine Lewis
- Zarina Munguia