Awards Ambassadors are nominated by each organisation and play an important role in promoting the Premier's Awards across their organisations.
Awards Ambassadors for 2026 are listed below. Contact your Awards Ambassador to find out more about the Premier's Awards and any internal processes for nominations in your organisation.
Cabinet Office
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
The Cabinet Office | Kieren Edworthy | internalengagement@premiersdepartment.nsw.gov.au |
Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Tricia Naidoo Louise Guerin |
Communities and Justice
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Communities and Justice | Nadia Tadros Yanina Piendibene | organisational.culture@dcj.nsw.gov.au |
| Crown Solicitors Office | Hinal Patel Vibha Gupta Jacinta Garrett | |
| Fire and Rescue NSW | Kitty Danger | Awards@fire.nsw.gov.au |
| Legal Aid NSW | Bronwyn McCutcheon | |
| Multicultural NSW | Grace Stabile | grace.stabile@multicultural.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW Police Force | James Garland | awards@police.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW Rural Fire Service | Renee Armstrong | Renee.Armstrong@rfs.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW State Emergency Service | Sarah Conroy | sarah.conroy@ses.nsw.gov.au |
Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport | Carly Bertuccio Talie Gottlieb Deanna Xenakis | carly.bertuccio@dciths.nsw.gov.au |
| Destination NSW | James Caladreri | james.caldareri@dnsw.com.au |
| Art Gallery of NSW | Kate Gooden | |
| Australian Museum | Angelina Grien | angelina.grien@australian.museum |
| Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences | Lisa Ffrench
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| Sydney Opera House | Mathew Millay Jonas Tobias Sandra Stockley | |
| Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission | Nicole Ashe | |
| Museums of History NSW | Tia Pilitati | tia.pilitati@mhnsw.au |
| State Library of NSW | Lily Stanbrook | lily.stanbrook@sl.nsw.gov.au |
| Office of Sport | Megan Maurice | megan.maurice@sport.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW Institute of Sport | Daniel Lane Rachel Tingey | |
| NSW Independent Casino Commission | Carleen Frost | carleen.frost@nicc.nsw.gov.au |
| Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority | Stevie Lidis | stevie.lidis@ilga.nsw.gov.au |
Customer Service
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
Department of Customer Service | Casey Forster Clare McAndrew Debra Prowse | dcs.awards@customerservice.nsw.gov.au |
Education
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Education | Tracy Davies | awards@det.nsw.edu.au |
| NSW Education Standards Authority | ||
| TAFE NSW | Kylie Preece | employeerecognition@tafensw.edu.au kylie.preece3@tafensw.edu.au |
Health
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Health | People Communications | MOH-PeopleCommunications@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Agency for Clinical Innovation | Tyler Robinson | ACI-strategyandplanning@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Bureau of Health Information | BHI Communications Eve Jenkins Jacob Webb | |
| Cancer Institute NSW | Ella Davies | Ella.Davies@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Central Coast Local Health District | Kylie Downs Megan Hopwood | |
| Clinical Excellence Commission | Zeb Woodpower | zeb.woodpower@health.nsw.gov.au |
| eHealth NSW | Lauren Glennon | lauren.glennon@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Health Education and Training Institute | Shirley-Ann Ujhazy | shirleyann.ujhazy@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Health Infrastructure | Matthew Harris | matthew.harris@health.nsw.gov.au |
| HealthShare NSW | Office of the Chief Executive | HSNSW-CEOffice@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Hunter New England Local Health District | Dr Kathryn Reilly | Kathryn.Reilly@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District | Gaye Sykes | gaye.sykes@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network | Danielle Blanch | Danielle.Blanch@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Mid North Coast Local Health District | Simone Plews | Simone.Plews@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Ministry of Health | People Communications | MOH-PeopleCommunications@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Murrumbidgee Local Health District | Rebekah Manwaring Jody Lindbeck | |
| Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | Michael Wood | michael.wood@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Northern NSW Local Health District | Jane Walsh | jane.walsh@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Northern Sydney Local Health District | Catherine Rosario Rebecca Fox | |
| NSW Ambulance | Awards & Recognition | AMBULANCE-AwardsandRecognition@health.nsw.gov.au |
| NSW Health Pathology | Taylor O'Brien | Taylor.OBrien@health.nsw.gov.au |
| South Eastern Sydney Local Health District | Sarah Benjamin | Sarah.benjamin@health.nsw.gov.au |
| South Western Sydney Local Health District | Ahmed Jamal Jennifer El Tom | |
| Sydney Children's Hospitals Network | Marguerite Pain | marguerite.pain@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Sydney Local Health District | Rachel Alt | rachel.alt@health.nsw.gov.au |
| Western NSW Local Health District |
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| Western Sydney NSW Local Health District | Hayley Lidbury |
Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure | Karen Dinnell | karen.dinnell@dpie.nsw.gov.au |
Premier's Department
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
Premier's Department | Kieren Edworthy | internalengagement@premiersdepartment.nsw.gov.au |
Primary Industries and Regional Development
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development | Nicola Davison | internal.comms@dpird.nsw.gov.au |
Transport
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | Recognition team Kristy Blackwell | Recognition@transport.nsw.gov.au |
Treasury
| Agency/Department | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure NSW | Kate Barrington | kate.barrington@infrastructure.nsw.gov.au |
| Treasury | Suji Kim |