2021 Women of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners of the 2021 NSW Women of the Year Awards. The 2021 Women of the Year Awards were presented on 10 March 2021 at Sydney’s International Convention Centre.
Cancer Institute NSW Aboriginal Woman of the Year
Finalists
Dr Cynthia Briggs
Helen Duroux
Dixie Link-Gordon
Kristy Masella
Dr Lynette Riley
Dawn Smith
Winner
Aware Super NSW Community Hero Award
Finalists
Donna Ciccia
Chris Cleary
Joh Leader
Theresa Mitchell
Sharon Robertson
Winner
NSW Regional Woman of the Year
Finalists
Nicole Scholes-Robertson
Lucy Taylor and Lucy Samuels
Christine Welsh
Winner
NSW Woman of Excellence Award
Finalists
Alison Covington
Erika Gleeson
Amala Groom
Kristy Masella
Kim Liddell
Amanda Rose
Winner
Harvey Norman NSW Young Woman of the Year
Finalists
Reburdah Dennis
Emma Finemore
Shelby Lacey
Darian Lenton
Emily Milton Smith
Winner
The One To Watch Award
Finalists
Khawlah Asmaa Albaf
Daniya Atif Syed
Charlotte Childs
Izabelle Kelly
Annabelle Kingston
Zara Matthews
Amelia Munday
Ella Treanor
Winner
Molly Croft
Molly Croft displayed courage and strength through her journey with cancer, while actively participating in fundraising, mentoring and sporting initiatives.
Local Women of the Year Honour Roll
The NSW Local Women of the Year are chosen by Members of Parliament and are recognised for their contribution to their local community.
- Lynnette Axford
- Wendy Bacon
- Jodie Baker
- Sharon Baxter-Judge
- Sharyn Becker
- Mandy Booker
- Nancy Bosler AM
- Claire Braund
- Kylie Brown
- Dianne Cameron
- Jennie Cameron
- Christine Cawsey AM
- Amanda Cheal
- Jacquie Cheetham
- Melita Chilcott
- Kerry Clancy
- Eliza Clark
- Marie Clarke
- Emily Crockford
- Rasha Daniel
- Denise Daynes
- Maggie Dent
- Joh Dickens
- Dale Donadel
- Elizabeth Elenius
- Dianne Elvy
- Saretta Fielding
- Kerry Fozzard
- Julianne France
- Veronica Giles-Cook
- Colleen Godsell AM
- Sylvia Granturco
- Gwendolyn Gray
- Lynleigh Greig
- Kathleen Hacking
- Marie Haining
- Joan Harris OAM
- Anna Harrison
- Joy Harrison
- Clementine Hartson
- Catherine Henry
- Kim Hill
- Penny Howell
- Edwina Lumsden
- Lalitha Mahadevan
- Cathy Mason
- Maria Matthes
- Michelle Mays
- Samantha McCourt
- Jodie McGuren
- Judith McMahon
- Jan McNairn
- Madeline Mercieca
- Denise Minifie
- Suzie Ninevski
- Carol North-Samardzic
- LouEllen Overton
- Sonja Palic
- Sue Pollock
- Meg Purser
- Franca Rodilosso
- Beth Raines
- Natalie Randall
- Beverley Rankin
- Bharathi Rengarajan
- Nichole Sansom
- Kimerlie Sattler
- Denise Singleton
- Dianne Sneddon
- Carmen Stewart
- Kim Sweeny
- Joan Sweetnam
- Allana Thompson
- Lesley Tierney
- Cheree Toka
- Judith Ward
- Rebecca Waugh
- Susanne Whitford
- Michele Whitters
- Dennise Williams
- Justine Williams