Winners announced for the 2025 Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Awards
370 people filled the Mindil Beach Casino Resort on Saturday 10 May to celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the Northern Territory’s Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
Nurses and midwives travelled far and wide from across the Territory to attend the special event and celebrate their profession.
Congratulations to the record number of nominees, all of the finalists and of course, the winners!
The winners for all 12 categories are listed below:
Registered Undergraduate Student of the Year
Kate Eddy - Ward 2A Surgical, Trauma and Burns Unit, Royal Darwin Hospital, NT Health
Excellence in Early Career
Stuart Yiwarr McGrath - Galiwin'ku Clinic, Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
Charles Darwin University Excellence in Education
Joeleen Brown - Education Team, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Alice Springs
Excellence in Research/Quality Improvement
Megan Duck - Division of Emergency Medicine, Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals, NT Health
Excellence in Aged and Residential Care
Taryn Carson - Thamarrurr Aged Care Services, Wadeye, Thammarrurr Development Corporation
National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre Excellence in Leadership
Rani Tharumalingam - Critical Care and Surgical Division, Alice Springs Hospital, NT Health
Northern Territory PHN Excellence in Aboriginal Health
Catherine Connor - Ramingining Clinic, Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation
Team Excellence Award
Men’s Health Outreach Team - Primary and Public Health Care, Central Australia Region, NT Health
Client Appreciation Excellence Award
Gladys Wambui - Pediatric Cardiac Care, Maternal and Child Health Division, Royal Darwin Hospital, NT Health
NT Administrator’s Medal for Lifetime Achievement
Judy Ratajec - Aged Care Unit, Top End Region, NT Health
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation NT’s Nurse of the Year Award
Rebecca Schultz - Executive Services, Alice Springs Hospital, NT Health
Midwife of the Year
Victoria Elborough - Core of Life NT
For more information about the Awards, visit NT Health Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards.
