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Palliative Care Australia has announced the 24 finalists for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards. The prestigious awards, proudly sponsored by Silverchain, celebrate excellence, innovation, and leadership across Australia’s palliative care sector. From all nominations received, judges selected three finalists in each of the eight categories, which included:

• Emerging Leader
• Emerging Researcher
• Outstanding Work by a Team in Delivering Palliative Care
• Innovation in Palliative Care
• Outstanding Achievement in Volunteering
• Outstanding Achievement in Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Palliative Care
• Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Palliative Care
• Lifetime Achievement Award

Palliative Care NSW congratulates all finalists and would like to make special mention of the 4 finalists from NSW. We will be cheering you on at the awards ceremony to be held at the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in Brisbane on Thursday 11 September hosted by comedy great, and palliative care advocate, Jean Kittson. Full details are available on the OPCC website.

NSW Finalists 

Emerging Leader

Charlotte Laverack, Peninsula Villages, NSW

Emerging Researcher

Dr Wei Lee, Mater Hospital, NSW

Outstanding Achievement in Volunteering:

Kevin Stokes, Great Lakes Palliative Care Support, NSW

Kevin was awarded the PCNSW 2025 NSW Palliative Care Volunteer of the Year Award.

Derek’s Place, NSW

Check out the full list of finalists for the 2025 National Palliative Care Awards here.