Stroke Awards
Stroke Awards
Thank you to everyone who nominated a stroke survivor, volunteer, carer or health professional in this year’s Stroke Awards. We received more than 60 nominations from around the country and this year the caliber of applicants was outstanding.
It was a tough task, however we managed to narrow the field to 24 inspirational finalists across the four categories: Stroke Care Champion Award; Creative Award; Improving Life After Stroke Award and Fundraiser of the Year Award.Run in conjunction with the Stroke Society of Australasia, the Stroke Care Champion Award recipient was announced at Stroke 2015 (the combined 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia and 11th Australian Nursing and Allied Health Conference SMART STROKES) in September. Dr Rohan Grimley from the Sunshine Coast was a very deserving recipient of this prestigious Award. Dr Grimley is the Nambour General Hospital based Chair of the Statewide Stroke Clinical Network, and a dedicated and an inspiring advocate for stroke patients. He has been pivotal in shaping acute stroke services across Queensland. The winners of the Creative Award, Improving Life After Stroke Award and Fundraiser of the Year Award categories will be announced in the coming weeks.
A full list of the fantastic finalists is below.
Creative Award - meet the finalists
Danny Furlong (VIC)
Kate and Jacky Laird (QLD)
David Roland (NSW)
Ross Waldron (NSW)
Fundraiser of the Year Award - meet the finalists
Belinda Cipriano & Daniela Mastrocola (WA)
Tony Finneran (NSW)
Alexandra Hall (QLD)
Janet Hoffman (NSW)
Michael Scott (VIC)
Improving Life After Stroke Award - meet the finalists
Kaddie Alcock (NSW)
Pete Coghlan (WA)
Gudju Gudju (Seith) Fourmile (QLD)
Emma Gee (VIC)
Graeme Hilson (VIC)
Lewis Hoffman (QLD)
Neville Kerr (QLD)
Wendy Lyons (VIC)
Stroke Care Champion Award - meet the finalists
Dr Rohan Grimely (QLD) – winner
Alisha Anderson (WA)
Larissa Andriske (VIC)
Dr Lavinia Codd (QLD)
Sarah Kuhle (QLD)
Rachel Peake (NSW)
Barbara Wolfenden (VIC)