Award Finalists and New Committee Members
2025 National NAIDOC Awards Finalists
Please join the Committee in congratulating the outstanding finalists for the 2025 National NAIDOC Awards. The Committee are grateful to have received over 200 nominations, reading your stories about the tireless work being achieved in our communities across the nation. Thank you to everyone who took the time and effort to submit a nomination and helping us celebrate Blak excellence. Visit our Instagram and Facebook pages to find out more about each finalist.
Award winners will be announced at the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony on Saturday 5 July 2025 in Boorloo.
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
- Michael Long
Person of the Year Award
- Bianca Brackenridge
- Dr. Daniel Hunt
- Dr. Hannah McGlade
Female Elder Award
- Professor Eleanor Bourke
- Aunty Ellen Trevorrow
- Aunty Rosalie Kickett
Male Elder Award
- Harry Phillip Hall
- Charles “Chicka” Madden
Youth Award
- Anika Gosling
- Latishamarie Francis
- Trevor Farrell
Innovation Award
- Blak Brews
- Common Threads
- Culture is Life
Education Award
- Professor Braden Hill
- Professor Eddie Cubillo
- Jajoo Warrngara First Nations Education Team
Creative Talent Award
- Christine Anu
- Jarnda Councillor-Barns
- Natasha Wanganeen
Sportsperson Award
- Danielle Ponter
- Kirrily Phillips
- Nat Heath
Caring for Country and Culture Award
- Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders in Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Wadjemup Project Steering Group
- Whadjuk Ballardong Elder Uncle Patrick Egan
New Committee Members Appointed
The Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members: Bebe Oliver, Inala Cooper and Suzanne Andrews. The Committee is very excited to welcome them onboard and work together towards delivering NAIDOC 2025 – the 50th Anniversary of National NAIDOC Week! Learn more about the National NAIDOC Committee members.
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