In May this year, Gilgandra nurse Amy Sutherland won Aboriginal Nurse/Midwife of the Year at the Western NSW Local Health District Nursing and Midwifery Awards.
She has now progressed to become a finalist in the 2025 NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards which are held at Parliament House in Sydney in November.
Ms Sutherland, a Wiradjuri woman and transitional nurse practitioner with Gilgandra Health Service, described the recognition as both humbling and identity-affirming…