Outstanding Contribution Awards
The Diabetes Victoria Outstanding Contribution Award has been awarded each year since 2007 and the Outstanding Contribution – Lived Experience with Diabetes Award since 2020. Both are prestigious honours, recognising great work by individuals in our community who have made significant contributions to improve the lives of Victorians affected by diabetes.
How to nominate
Eligibility criteria for both awards are detailed here:
• Outstanding Contribution Award
• Outstanding Contribution Award – Lived Experience eligibility criteria
Nominations for the 2024 Diabetes Victoria Outstanding Contribution Award and Diabetes Victoria Outstanding Contribution Award – Lived Experience Award are now closed.
The 2024 recipients will be presented with their awards at the Diabetes Victoria Thank You event on 18 October, 2024.
Previous recipients
| Year | Diabetes Victoria Outstanding Contribution Award Recipient | Diabetes Victoria Outstanding Contribution Award – Lived Experience Recipient |
| 2024 | Professor Thomas Kay | Georgie Peters |
| 2023 | Malcolm Gray AM| Dianne Harvey APD | Dr Ashley Ng |
| 2022 | Susan Alberti AC | Cheryl Steele |
| 2021 | Professor James Dunbar | Roslyn Brown |
| 2020 | Dr Christel Hendrieckx | Jill Craig |
| 2019 | Professor David O’Neal | |
| 2018 | Professor Helena Teede | |
| 2017 | Professor Fergus Cameron | |
| 2016 | Lynne Fraser and Ann Morris | |
| 2015 | Victoria Stevenson | |
| 2014 | Professor Paul Zimmet AO | |
| 2013 | Peg Kearin OAM | |
| 2012 | Professor Len Harrison | |
| 2011 | Dr Alison Nankervis | |
| 2010 | Professor Trisha Dunning AM | |
| 2009 | Professor Peter Colman and Lynne Fraser | |
| 2008 | Dr Harald Breidahl | |
| 2007 | The Hon Steve Bracks MP |
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