Media Release

Winners announced for the 2025 NT Allied Health Excellence Awards

17 October 2025

Winners for the third Northern Territory Allied Health Excellence Awards have been announced at a ceremony at the Darwin Botanical Gardens.

Award nominations were open to all allied health professionals and allied health assistants or technicians who were employed in the NT at the time of nomination. An exception is the Allied Health Honour Roll award, which accepts nominations for people who have recently retired.

Minister for Health Steve Edgington said the awards recognised and rewarded the outstanding contributions and performance of allied health professionals working across the Territory.

“Congratulations to all the award winners and finalists. The Territory’s Allied health professionals do an amazing job helping keep Territorians out of hospital and reducing the burden of chronic disease.

“Allied Health is the third largest clinical workforce in the Northern Territory, with specialities spanning from across a wide number of professions from medical imaging and social work to pharmacy and audiology.

"Across towns, regions and remote communities, allied health professionals are on the front line of keeping Territorians well,” Mr Edgington said.

Nominations were submitted by industry peers and stakeholders, including other health professionals, work colleagues, managers and employers. The awards received nominations from across all five NT regions.

The 2025 winners are:

• Early Career Excellence - Jessie-Rose McDonald, Physiotherapist, Territory Therapy Solutions
• Excellence in Clinical Practice - Anna Lennie, Physiotherapist, NT Health
• Excellence in Research or Quality Improvement - Malcolm Flack, Psychologist, Charles Darwin University
• Charles Darwin University Excellence in Leadership - Tobias Speare, Pharmacist, Flinders University
• Somerville Community Services Team Excellence - RDH Trauma Service Allied Health, Top End, NT Health
• NTPHN Excellence in Community Practice - Steven Quach, Prosthetist/Orthotist, Kapok Prosthetics & Orthotics
•  Excellence in Allied Health Assistance/Technical Support (2 winners in this category) - Brooke Venhuizen, Pharmacy Technician, NT Health & Caroline Braedon, Aboriginal Allied Health Assistant, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
• Allied Health Honour Roll - Kim Clayworth, Physiotherapist, NT Health

For more information, visit: https://health.nt.gov.au/events/alliedhealthexellenceawards

Media contact: Russel Guse - 0488 047 830

Winners of the Northern Territory Allied Health Excellence Awards.