Nominations open for 2026 Gippsland Primary Health Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Gippsland Primary Health Awards, recognising excellence, innovation, collaboration and impact across Gippsland’s primary health sector.

Presented by Gippsland Primary Health Network (Gippsland PHN), the Awards celebrate people, teams and organisations whose work is improving the health and wellbeing of Gippsland communities.

Four Award categories will be presented in 2026: Strengthening Care; Connecting the System; Impact for Communities; Shaping the Future of Care.

Gippsland PHN Chief Executive Officer Amanda Proposch said the Awards provided an opportunity to recognise work happening across the region to strengthen primary health care.

“Across Gippsland, people and organisations are finding better ways to deliver care, work together and respond to the needs of their communities. The Primary Health Awards give us an opportunity to recognise that work and celebrate the difference it is making.”

Nominations can recognise work improving quality or access to care, strengthening collaboration across the health system, responding to community needs or developing new and innovative approaches to primary health care.

Nominations close at 11.59pm on Wednesday September 30.

The Awards will be presented at the 2026 Gippsland PHN AGM and Primary Health Awards on Wednesday November 18 at Federation University, Churchill.
This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Liesl Yearsley, Australian Financial Review AI Trailblazer of 2026.

Award categories, evaluation criteria, nomination guidance and the nomination form are available at: gphn.org.au/2026-gippsland-primary-health-awards/