australian nursing & midwifery awards

The HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards recognise nurses, midwives, nurse educators and researchers as well as personal care workers.

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Key dates

Nominations open: 28 October 2025 - 18 January 2026  |  Finalists announced: 14 April 2026

Stories worth celebrating

These awards celebrate exceptional nurses and midwives with a story worth celebrating. Nominations are open.

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2025 Awards

The 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards were hosted by Jo Stanley on 14 May in Melbourne.

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Award categories

Outstanding Organisation

This award recognises an organisation that has demonstrated a commitment to creating a better future for people working in nursing and/or midwifery.

Eligibility criteria

Midwife of the Year

This award recognises an exceptional midwife who delivers outstanding patient care and has delivered positive outcomes and performed above the expectations of their role.

Eligibility criteria

Nurse of the Year

This award recognises an exceptional nurse who delivers outstanding patient care and has delivered positive outcomes and performed above the expectations of their role.

Eligibility criteria

Who can enter?

 

Employers, patients, colleagues, nurses and midwives can nominate themselves or a special individual or team who has made a real difference to the lives of patients or to the quality of a service.

Everyone involved in every stage of the delivery of care can enter or be nominated.

Recognition

Every person or organisation nominated will receive a certificate in recognition of their contributions.

Read about the 2025 finalists  

Acknowledgement

Finalists receive two tickets to attend the Awards dinner.

Terms and conditions 

2025 winners announced

We celebrated all the finalists and announced three outstanding winners on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

2024 winners

2025 Midwife of the Year

Vanessa was recognised for her role as the Endorsed Midwife and Nurse Practitioner at Gateway Health, where she set up and delivers the innovative Endorsed Midwife Care Program.

Read Vanessa's story

2025 Nurse of the Year

As The Alfred’s CAR-T Cell Therapy Clinical Nurse Consultant (in clinical trials), Ty has been pivotal in enhancing nursing knowledge and helping improve patient outcomes.

Read Ty's story

2024 Outstanding Organisation

The Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre are adressing health inequalities in rural and regional Australia with the first free nurse-led skin cancer screening pop-up clinics in rural areas .

Read their story

2025 Awards dinner

Relive the excitement of the 2025 HESTA Australian Nursing & Midwifery Awards dinner.

Relive excitement of the celebrations at the 2024 Awards dinner

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