Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Gippsland Primary Health Awards, honoring excellence, innovation, and collaboration across the region’s health sector.
Presented annually by the Gippsland Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN), the awards celebrate individuals, multidisciplinary teams, and healthcare organisations working to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities.
Gippsland PHN chief executive officer Amanda Proposch said the awards offer a crucial platform to acknowledge outstanding primary care initiatives across Gippsland.
“Across Gippsland, people and organisations are finding better ways to deliver care, work together and respond to the needs of their communities,” Ms Proposch said.
“The Primary Health Awards give us an opportunity to recognise that work and celebrate the difference it is making.”
Submissions are open for initiatives that enhance healthcare quality or access, foster system-wide collaboration, address local community needs, or implement innovative primary care models.
All submissions will be evaluated through a standardised framework assessing local health needs, measurable outcomes, community and consumer involvement, sustainability and continuous improvement.
Nominations close at 11.59pm on Wednesday, September 30.
The winners will be announced at the 2026 Gippsland PHN annual general meeting and Primary Health Awards ceremony on Wednesday, November 18, at Federation University in Churchill.
This year’s event will feature a keynote address by Liesl Yearsley, named the Australian Financial Review AI Trailblazer of 2026.
