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Nominations open today for the National Rural & Remote Health Awards 2025


2nd June 2025
RDN's Rural Health Pro is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the third National Rural and Remote Health Awards. Inaugurated at Parliament House in 2023, the Awards are hosted by Rural Health Pro each November as part of Rural Health Month, and aim to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of health professionals and organisations serving remote and rural communities around Australia.

RDN's Rural Health Pro is delighted to announce that nominations are now open for the third National Rural and Remote Health Awards. 

Inaugurated at Parliament House in 2023, the Awards are hosted by Rural Health Pro each November as part of Rural Health Month, and aim to celebrate the extraordinary efforts of health professionals and organisations serving remote and rural communities around Australia.

Presentation of the Awards will take place on Ngunnawal country at the National Press Club of Australia, in Canberra, on Wednesday 5 November, 2025.

Amongst those attending to honour finalists and nominees will be the Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, and the National Rural Health Commissioner Professor, Jenny May AM, along with other VIPs and representatives of the rural and remote health community from around Australia. 

Rural Health Pro Manager, Jessica Rostas is encouraging every individual, whether a patient or peer, to rally behind and celebrate the extraordinary efforts of their local health professionals, teams and organisations by nominating them for one of ten award categories. 

“We have been delighted with the support these awards have received - from the attendance of the Governor-General, to receiving nominations from Australia’s most remote communities – all to celebrate the work of some of Australia’s most outstanding health professionals and organisations, making a difference where it matters most,” Jessica said. 

“Whether you’re a patient or peer, every nomination is an opportunity to express gratitude and acknowledge the extraordinary efforts of your local health professionals and organisations– or you can nominate yourself!  

All rural, remote and regional communities now have the opportunity to showcase this work and the #ruralpositive stories that can be found in rural and remote health by nominating today in one or more of the ten categories listed below.

2025 National Rural and Remote Health Awards categories:

Rural Health Pro is a social enterprise of RDN and the Awards form part of a commitment to celebrating and supporting the healthcare professionals who serve remote and rural communities – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities – throughout Australia.

Chair of RDN, Professor Peter O’Mara, is delighted Rural Health Pro is hosting the Awards again in 2025 and says the health and wellbeing of remote and rural communities is fundamental to Australia’s long-term future.  

“As a proud Wiradjuri man and rural GP, I am particularly pleased to see the support these Awards have received from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector,” Professor O’Mara said. 

“May the stories we celebrate here inspire generations to come and build on a legacy of innovation, compassion and excellence in rural and remote health,” he said. 

Nominate here before 11 August 2025.

Entries will be assessed by a judging panel including rural health practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and advocates. Learn more.  

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