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Ambassadors

Awards Ambassadors are nominated by each organisation and play an important role in promoting the Premier's Awards across their organisations. 

Awards Ambassadors for 2024 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 Email
  • The Cabinet Office
  • Parliamentary Counsel’s Office
  • NSW Ombudsman 
  • NSW Electoral Commission
  • Law Enforcement and Conduct Commission
  • Office of the Inspector of the Law Enforcement and Conduct Commission
  • Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Office of the Inspector of the Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal
 Julie Kenny  Julie.Kenny@premiersdepartment.nsw.gov.au

Communities and Justice

Agency/Department Name Email
  • Department of Communities and Justice
  • Homes NSW (formerly NSW Land and Housing Corporation)
 Yanina Piendibene Yanina.Piendibene2@facs.nsw.gov.au
Department of Communities and Justice Sarah Rose Sarah.Rose@justice.nsw.gov.au
Fire and Rescue NSW Chiara Mammone chiara.mammone@fire.nsw.gov.au
Fire and Rescue NSW Bernadette Northey Bernadette.Northey@fire.nsw.gov.au
NSW State Emergency Service Christine Humphrey Christine.Humphrey@ses.nsw.gov.au
Multicultural NSW Keri-Ann Hobbs Kerri-Ann.Hobbs@multicultural.nsw.gov.au
Legal Aid NSW Bronwyn McCutcheon bronwyn.mccutcheon@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
NSW Police Force Stacy Johnson  john1sta@police.nsw.gov.au
NSW Rural Fire Service Renee Armstrong Renee.Armstrong@rfs.nsw.gov.au
NSW Reconstruction Authority Sophie Culbert Sophie.Culbert@resilience.nsw.gov.au

Crown Solicitors Office

Jane Francis

Jane.Francis@cso.nsw.gov.au 

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Agency/Department Name Email
  • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  • Environment Protection Authority

 

Tricia Naidoo

 

 tricia.naidoo@dpie.nsw.gov.au 

Customer Service

Agency/Department Name Email
  • Department of Customer Service
  • Independent Pricing Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)
  • Independent Review Office (IRO)
  • Information and Privacy Commission (IPC)
 Clare McAndrew Clare.McAndrew@customerservice.nsw.gov.au 
  • Department of Customer Service
  • Independent Pricing Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)
  • Independent Review Office (IRO)
  • Information and Privacy Commission (IPC)
 Zac Wiseby Zac.Wiseby@customerservice.nsw.gov.au 
  • Department of Customer Service
  • Independent Pricing Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)
  • Independent Review Office (IRO) 
  • Information and Privacy Commission (IPC)
 Mick Bourke Mick.Bourke@customerservice.nsw.gov.au 

Education

Agency/Department Name Email
Department of Education Tracy Davies awards@det.nsw.edu.au
NSW Education Standards Authority Danielle Hayman danielle.hayman@nesa.nsw.edu.au
TAFE NSW Kylie Preece employeerecognition@tafensw.edu.au
kylie.preece3@tafensw.edu.au

Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport

Agency/Department Name Email
Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Kaitlin Coleman Kaitlin.Coleman@enterprise.nsw.gov.au
Destination NSW Sarah Moffatt Sarah.Moffatt@dnsw.com.au
Art Gallery of NSW Jane Pochon Jane.pochon@ag.nsw.gov.au 
Australian Museum Lucy Rayner Lucy.Rayner@Australian.Museum
Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Jeremy Kelshaw Jeremy.Kelshaw@maas.museum
Sydney Opera House Mathew Millay mmillay@sydneyoperahouse.com
Office of the Greyhound Welfare and Integrity Commission Nicole Ashe

Nicole.Ashe@gwic.nsw.gov.au 

Museums of History NSW Corrine Harrison corrine.harrison@mhnsw.au
State Library of NSW Vickie Seymour vickie.seymour@sl.nsw.gov.au
Office of Sport Samantha Feyzeny samantha.feyzeny@sport.nsw.gov.au
Institute of Sport Najat Khoury najat.khoury@nswis.com.au
NSW Independent Casino Commission Lauren Gumbs lauren.gumbs@nicc.nsw.gov.au
Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority Caroline Tang caroline.tang@ilga.nsw.gov.au

 

Health

Agency/Department Name Email
Agency for Clinical Innovation Melissa Graf  Melissa.Graf@health.nsw.gov.au 
Bureau of Health Information BHI Communications BHI-Communications@health.nsw.gov.au
Bureau of Health Information Eve Jenkins eve.jenkins@health.nsw.gov.au
Bureau of Health Information Jacob Webb jacob.webb@health.nsw.gov.au
Cancer Institute NSW Ella Davies Ella.Davies@health.nsw.gov.au 
Central Coast Local Health District Kylie Downs kylie.downs@health.nsw.gov.au
Central Coast Local Health District Deborah Saner Deborah.saner@health.nsw.gov.au
Clinical Excellence Commission Zeb Woodpower zeb.woodpower@health.nsw.gov.au
Clinical Excellence Commission Jenine Wosinski Jenine.Wosinski@health.nsw.gov.auv.au 
eHealth Lauren Rollason  lauren.rollason@health.nsw.gov.au
Health Education and Training Institute Shirley-Ann Ujhazy shirleyann.ujhazy@health.nsw.gov.au
HealthShare NSW Sophie Homan sophie.homan@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 Setchen Brimson Setchen.Brimson@health.nsw.gov.au
Murrumbidgee Local Health District Juanita Golland Juanita.Golland@health.nsw.gov.au
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Michael Wood michael.wood@health.nsw.gov.au
Northern NSW Local Health District Pam Mitchell pamela.mitchell@health.nsw.gov.au
Northern Sydney Local Health District Catherine Rosario catherine.rosario@health.nsw.gov.au
NSW Ambulance Awards & Recognition  AMBULANCE-AwardsandRecognition@health.nsw.gov.au 
NSW Health Pathology Taylor O'Brien Taylor.OBrien@health.nsw.gov.au
South Western Sydney Local Health District Ahmed Jamal ahmed.jamal@health.nsw.gov.au
St Vincent's Health Network Charlotte Birchall charlotte.birchall@svha.org.au
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network Kellie Crameri  kellie.crameri@health.nsw.gov.au
Sydney Local Health District Rachel Alt rachel.alt@health.nsw.gov.au
Western NSW Local Health District   WNSWLHD-Communications@health.nsw.gov.au  
Western Sydney Local Health District Hayley Lidbury Hayley.Lidbury@health.nsw.gov.au

Planning, Housing and Infrastructure

Agency/Department Name Email
  • Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
  • Independent Planning Commission
  • NSW Reconstruction Authority
  • Taronga Zoo Trust

Kris Balakrishnan

 

Sophie Culbert

  kris.balakrishnan@dpie.nsw.gov.au

 

 

Sophie.Culbert@reconstruction.nsw.gov.au 

Western Parkland City Authority Mouna Kheir mouna.kheir@wpca.sydney

Premier's Department

Agency/Department Name Email
  • Premier's Department
  • Natural Resources Commission
 Julie Kenny  Julie.Kenny@premiersdepartment.nsw.gov.au

Primary Industries and Regional Development

Agency/Department Name Email

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

 Gia Crowhurst gia.crowhurst@regional.nsw.gov.au

Transport

Agency/Department Name Email
Transport  Recognition team Recognition@transport.nsw.gov.au

Treasury

Agency/Department Name Email
Infrastructure NSW (iNSW) Kate Barrington kate.barrington@infrastructure.nsw.gov.au 
The Treasury Suji Kim Suji.Kim@treasury.nsw.gov.au

Nomination resources