2024 Winners and Finalists

The South Australian Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards Gala Dinner was held on Friday 3 May, with nurses and midwives acknowledged and celebrated for their exceptional contribution to their professions and the health and wellbeing of the wider South Australian community.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists:

Excellence in Aged Care

WINNER

• BIRCH Team Strathalbyn and District Aged Care – Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Janine Winterfield – Wheatfields Residential Aged Care
• Kara House Residential Aged Care Facility: Hospice in Residential Aged Care Facility Project – Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Excellence in Education

WINNER

• Donna Boord – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Janine Pullin – Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• LCLHN Nursing and Midwifery Education Team – Limestone Coast Local Health Network

Excellence in Leadership and Governance

WINNER

• Nicole Kelly – Central Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Cathy Lyon – Women’s and Children’s Health Network
• Emily Pumpa – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Leadership – Emerging Leader

WINNER

• Michelle Lock – Women’s and Children’s Health Network

FINALISTS

• Kerri Grant – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Mandy Smallacombe – Royal Flying Doctor Service

Excellence in Practice – Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife (Mary Buckskin Award)

WINNER

• Courtney Nowak – Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network

FINALIST

• Carolyn Gill – Central Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Early Career Nurse/Midwife

WINNER

• Marrisha Singh – Central Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Clare Gurney – Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
• Daniel Kiprop – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Enrolled Nurse

WINNER

• Theresa Xanthopoulos – Eyre and Far North Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Eucel Johns – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Samantha Hackett – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Midwife

WINNER

• Megan – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Alisha Murphy – Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Therese McCallum – Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network

Excellence in Practice – Registered Nurse

JOINT WINNERS

• Mary Young – Central Adelaide Local Health Network
• Michael Fitzgerald – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Sharon Sibenaler – Eyre and Far North Local Health Network
• Toni Slotnes-O’Brien – University of South Australia

Excellence in Research and Innovation

WINNER

• Dr Megan Cooper – Flinders University

FINALISTS

• Langduo Chen – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Professor Marion Eckert – University of South Australia – Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre

Excellence in Practice – Team

JOINT WINNERS

• Early Pregnancy Unit – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Let’s BRUNCH 24hrs a day Initiative – CALHN Surgery Programs 1|2|3 – Central Adelaide Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Eldercare Palliative Care Team – Eldercare
• Memory Support Transition Team – Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

Excellence in Clinical Specialisation

WINNER

• Ashleigh Mabbott – Limestone Coast Local Health Network

FINALISTS

• Leah Van Kasteren – Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
• Nicole Glaetzer – Women’s and Children’s Health Network

To view the videos of each finalist please visit: sahealth.sa.gov.au/nursingandmidwiferyexcellenceawards