Local Women of the Year Awards 2026

The NSW Local Women of the Year (LWOTY) Awards program is a state-based program which annually recognises and celebrates women’s contributions to their local communities.

The LWOTY Awards program sits alongside the NSW Women of the Year Awards celebration in Women’s Week, on Thursday 5 March 2026.

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This program is only for Members of Parliament (MP's)

About the awards

The Local Women of the Year Awards (LWOTY) is a separate program which runs alongside the NSW Women of the Year Awards. This annual program provides Members of Parliament (MP) with the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the contributions of a local woman in their electorate.

LWOTY honours women’s expertise, value and commitment to their communities, in the diverse electorates across NSW. The LWOTY Awards is an acknowledgement of women’s significant contributions, and an opportunity to formally elevate their platform.

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Local Women of the Year Honour Roll

2025

Di Glover - Albury
Jasmina Bajraktarevic-Hayward - Auburn
Theresa Quattromani - Badgerys Creek
Monica Wilcox - Ballina
Gillian Leahy - Balmain
Monica Chahoud - Bankstown
Sally Edwards - Barwon
Kathy Sajowitz- Bathurst
Carol Holden - Bega
Lorgia Szmytka - Blacktown
Rae Druitt - Blue Mountains
Thi Tuyet Mai Bui - Cabramatta
Lynnette McKay - Camden
Kathleen Nichele - Campbelltown
Diane Langmack OAM - Canterbury
Carol Baker-Dersch - Castle Hill
Elizabeth Riley - Cessnock
Elizabeth Day - Charlestown
Emma Crethar - Clarence
Lesley Schoer - Coffs Harbour
Millicent Weaver - Coogee
Kate Cleary - Cootamundra
Fiona Sutton - Cronulla
Shazia Kimatrai – Davidson
Christine McDonald - Drummoyne
Nic Grose - Dubbo
Clare Tapp - East Hills
Martha Jabour OAM - Epping
Pauline David - Fairfield
Nicola Olyslagers - Gosford
Heni Pearson - Goulburn
Joumana Youssef - Granville
Jacqueline Turano - Hawkesbury
Kellie Stubbs - Heathcote
Kate Hafey - Heffron
Virginia Ireland - Holsworthy
Myfanwy Webster - Hornsby
Barbara Atkins - Keira
Sahera Sumar - Kellyville
Christa Wood - Kiama
Ann Selle OAM – Kogarah
Astrid Hocking – Lake Macquarie
Pamela Alvarez - Lane Cove
Marijana Nad - Leppington
Elide Gava - Lismore
Rowena Assaad - Liverpool
Kylie Thomas - Londonderry
Cheryl Paradelle - Macquarie Fields
Marjorie Palmer - Maitland
Melissa Burgess - Manly
Rachael Smith - Maroubra
Sharon Xabregas - Miranda
Elaine Lollback - Monaro
Janice Graham - Mount Druitt
Katie Robinson - Murray
Jane Lynch - Myall Lakes
Lee-Anne McDougall - Newcastle
Rebecca Glenn - Newtown
Anne Ireland - North Shore
Penny Lamaro - Northern Tablelands
Nellie Doueihi - Oatley
Jessica Crawford - Orange
Judith Beilby - Oxley
Felicity Castagna - Parramatta
Cathy Craig OAM - Penrith
Simone Allan - Pittwater
Melinda Cockshutt - Port Macquarie
Jenice Manton - Port Stephens
Kamilia Mahfouz - Prospect
Belinda Mckinlay - Riverstone
Zulma Marquez - Rockdale
Jeannette Oujani - Ryde
Karen Leask – Shellharbour
Jorj Lowrey - South Coast
Janet Passmore - Strathfield
Beth O'Connor - Summer Hill
Katrina Pastourmoglou - Swansea
Brianna Skinner - Sydney
Sally Cronberger - Tamworth
Tammy Jackett - Terrigal
Jenna Smith - The Entrance
Tracey McDonagh - Tweed
Lee Watts - Upper Hunter
Georgie Beck - Vaucluse
Vickie Burkinshaw - Wagga Wagga
Catherine Knox - Wahroonga
Samantha Neaves - Wakehurst
Jacqui Rosewood - Wallsend
Glenys Paranihi - Willoughby
Sarah Irani - Winston Hills
Pania Gregson - Wollondilly
Alyssa Norris - Wollongong
Marney McQueen - Wyong

2024

Julianne Whyte - Albury
Kathy Garancsi - Auburn
Leisa McGivern - Badgerys Creek
Belinda Daly - Balmain
Mona Mahamed Bankstown
Liz Schembri - Bathurst
Carina Severs - Bega
Seema Balasubramanian - Blacktown
Ailie Banks - Blue Mountains
Beverley Donald - Cabramatta
Denise Pritchard - Camden
Susan McGarrity - Campbelltown
Sajeda Bahadurmia - Canterbury
Melissa Monteiro - Castle Hill
Lexie Matthews - Cessnock
Leanne Lynch - Charlestown
Cheryl Dimmock - Clarence
Carol Cleary - Coffs Harbour
Vivienne McCredie - Coogee
Marie Tame - Cootamundra
Julie McKinnery - Cronulla
Alizée Vanderveken - Davidson
Myff Clarke - Dubbo
Shannon Foster - East Hills
Sinilia Maria Radivojevic - Fairfield
Louise Lambeth - Gosford
Beth Hoskins - Goulburn
Randa Kattan - Granville
Fiona Germaine - Hawkesbury
Annette Jones - Heathcote
Helen Te Rata - Heffron
Laura Cowell - Holsworthy
Nat Tobin - Hornsby
Nyan Thit Tieu - Keira
Kylie Tzavaras - Kellyville
Barbara Adams - Kiama
Patricia Will - Kogarah
Marea De Angelis - Lane Cove
Antoinette Sulfaro - Leppington
Jenny London - Lismore
Sally Atkins - Liverpool
Sharon Le Ban - Londonderry
Jenny Woolfe - Macquarie Fields
Evelyn Stonham - Maitland
Georgie Furze - Manly
Christina Iskandar - Maroubra
Diane McInerney - Miranda
Chloe Pailthorpe - Monaro
Aleksandra Dyrka - Mount Druitt
Jennifer Rose - Murray
Carmel Hanson - Newcastle
Sarina Afa - Newtown
Laura Stone - North Shore
Tian Harris - Northern Tablelands
Paula Townsend - Orange
Jacqueline Moshtaghi-Qaziani - Parramatta
Julia Parashko - Penrith
Laura Enever - Pittwater
Sue Ashton - Port Macquarie
Jackie Bower - Port Stephens
Julie-Ann Mifsud - Prospect
Krianne Doherty - Riverstone
Fadia Mehanna - Rockdale
Tanya Kwee - Ryde
Rhiannon Halling - Shellharbour
Sandra Gray - South Coast
Elizabeth Wang - Strathfield
Carolyn Walker - Summer Hill
Laurel Williams - Swansea
Shalini Pratap - Tamworth
Louise Vangestel - Terrigal
Mirandra Browne - The Entrance
Gail Solman - Upper Hunter
Alethea Gold - Vaucluse
Lynne Graham - Wagga Wagga
Mala Mehta - Wahroonga
Sonja Walker - Wakehurst
Anna Dawson Glasby - Wallsend
Solveig Coulon - Willoughby
Nicole Smith - Wollondilly
Maria Di Carlo - Wollongong
Ricki-Lee Abrams - Wyong

2023

Leanne Johnson - Albury
Delta Kay - Ballina
Katrina Horrobin - Balmain
Leanne Millar - Bankstown
Gwenda Stanbridge - Bathurst
Pratibha Bhanushali - Baulkham Hills
Patricia Ellis OAM - Bega
Cr Carol Israel - Blacktown
Jenny Boyall - Blue Mountains
Davina Smith - Camden
Mary Ellen Bland - Campbelltown
Patrizia Cassaniti - Canterbury
Jenny Walker - Castle Hill
Pamela Snaddon - Cessnock
Dr Nicole Nathan - Charlestown
Maureen Lynch - Clarence
Dianne Woods - Coffs Harbour
Dr Anne Ring - Coogee
Fran Stead - Cootamundra
Adriarn Crane - Cronulla
Lisa Tilsed - Cronulla
Michele Bell - Davidson
Dr Rose Cantali - Drummoyne
Sally Everett - Dubbo
Houda Hamze - East Hills
Betty Ockerlander - Epping
Maria Tran - Fairfield
Kylie Cassidy - Gosford
Sharney Fleming - Goulburn
Filomina Hanisi - Granville
Kerrie Blackwell - Heathcote
Annette Gardner - Heffron
Holly Draper - Holsworthy
Belinda Robson - Hornsby
Michelle Bishop - Kiama
Renee Jurgielan - Keira
Angela Hetherington - Kogarah
Jo-Anne Perry - Ku-ring-gai
Jan Barnett - Lakemba
Jacky Barker - Lane Cove
Cr Janet Wilson - Lismore
Libby Clarke - Londonderry
Lyn Dark - Maitland
Dr Roslyn Sullivan - Manly
Renuka Fernando - Maroubra
Simone Marslew - Miranda
Kristy Giteau - Monaro
Carol Everard - Mount Druitt
Farah Madon - Mulgoa
Valerie Woodland - Murray
Helen Bennett - Myall Lakes
Sarah Williams - Newcastle
Danielle Villafaña - Newtown
Anna Usher - North Shore
Olivera Mateski - Oatley
Amorette Zielinski - Orange
Erika Munan - Oxley
Joy Impiombato - Penrith
Sally Mayman - Pittwater
Joyce Smith - Port Macquarie
Mel Turner - Port Stephens
Amy Nguyen - Prospect
Prof Lucy Marshall - Rockdale
Dr Linda Xu - Ryde
Jennifer Touzel - Seven Hills
Danna Nelse - Shellharbour
Gayle Dunn - South Coast
Jozefa Sobski AM - Summer Hill
Oana McBride - Swansea
Romany Brooks - Sydney
Marie Hobson - Tamworth
Jan Sillato - Terrigal
Te’re Melrose - The Entrance
Elaine Johnston - Tweed
Trudy Schultz - Upper Hunter
Karen Grega - Vaucluse
Lynne Gibson - Wagga Wagga
Samantha King - Wakehurst
Angela Jordan - Wallsend
Dr Melina Georgousakis - Willoughby
Marjo Hallowell - Wollondilly
Juliana Mitry - Wollongong
Sara Evans - Wyong

2022

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