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2026 finalists
Health and Disability
Amanda McClelland
Cindy Nicollet
Endometriosis Coalition
Michelle Beattie
Helen Clancy
Helen Whait
Katherine Millar-Shannon
Lauren Hunter
Lorena Weaver
Malini Raj
Marusia bucknall
Peta Warby
Rebecca Ind
Rochelle Courtenay
Saara Jamieson
Youth & Children's Services
Anne-Marie Bessel
Bethany Chambers
Constance Bailey
Jessica Holly Narbey
Kate Mcgill
Megan Patterson
Nicole Elizabeth Nightingale
Environment
Anne-Marie Bessel
Bethany Chambers
Petria Cumner
Trinity Mattocks
Creative Arts (Art, Music, Drama, Media, Expression)
Brooke Wills
Cathy Williams
Christine Slabb
Donna Rankin
Julz McBain
Ky Garvey
Lauren Heitman
Natasha Edwards
Petria Cumner
Sabrina Khan
Making a Difference—Individual Community Supporters and/or Volunteers
Darlene Powell
Emma Payne
Jonelle Colabufa
Justine Martin
Kathrine Peereboom
Kayla robb
Kirstin Wilson
Ky Garvey
Michelle Beattie
Michelle Faye
Raquel Manning
Rebecca Rowlings
Sandy Davies
Sarah Barnbrook
Sheree Schonian
Sian Hull
Making a Difference – Group/Service /Team
Anne-Marie Besse Endometriosis Coalition
Hearts of Purple (Michelle Beattie)
Older Women Co-Housing Association (Qld) Inc
Lauren Heitman
Melissa Williams
Samantha Stenberg
Unsung Hero
Anne-Marie Bessel
Bethany Chambers
Danielle Bradtke
Justine Martin
Kathrine Peereboom
Ky Garvey
Lauren Heitman
Maria Morris
Michelle Ann Silipo
Michelle Beattie
Big Idea Award
Anne-Marie Bessel
Bethany Chambers
Michelle Beattie
Jewels Harrison
Jodie Ward
Julz McBain
Kathy Rhodes
Leone Wilson
Ecommerce/ Digital Service Award
Anne-Marie Bessel
Jewels Harrison
Karen McDonald
Rachelle Lessue
Samantha Stenberg
Sarah Clayton
Podcast of the Year
Hilary Saxton
Justine Martin
Kim Kleidon
Ky Garvey
Leone Wilson
Entrepreneur of the Year
Anne-Marie Bessel
Sophie Bretag
Bethany Chambers
Lauren Hunter
Saara Jamieson
Justine Martin
Samantha Stenberg
Jodie Ward
Brooke Wills
Leone Wilson
Young Woman of the Year
Brooke Lauren Wills
Kimiyo Tango
Phoebe Robins
Pippa Rose Ballie
Hilary Saxton
Justine Martin
Kim Kleidon
Ky Garvey
Leone Wilson
Woman of the Year
Anne maree Tonkin
Bethany Chambers
Chloe Wigg
Jewels Harrison
Jodie Hollis
Jodie Ward
Jonelle Colabufa
Ky Garvey
Liza Cagorski
Meredith Dennis
Michelle Beattie
Saara Jamieson
Shelly Horton
Tina Reynolds
Xena Schembri
Woman of the Decade
Helen Zahos
Jewels Harrison
Vicky Rose
Xena Schembri
Samantha Stenberg
Kate Fisher