Health Professionals Well Represented in Australian of the Year Awards

Queensland and Victoria have announced their finalists in the 2015 Australian of the Year Awards, with health professionals, lobbyists and philanthropists well represented.
The Victorian Australian of the Year 2015 finalists involved in health include  Senior Australian of the Year nominees Professor Samuel Berkovic AC - Neurologist, Professor Ruth Bishop AO - Microbiologist, Professor Terry Speed - Bioinformatician and Boris Struk - Muscular Dystrophy campaigner. and Victorian Local Here Louise Davidson who is a breast cancer fundraiser.
From Queensland, philanthropists Clive Berghofer OAM is a finalists int he Senior Australia of the Year awards.
These remarkable Australians will join recipients from all other States and Territories as finalists for the National Awards, which will be held in Canberra on 25 January 2015.
National Australia Day Council CEO, Mr Jeremy Lasek, said 137 great Australians are being recognised as State and Territory finalists in the 2015 Australian of the Year Awards.
 
“The Awards recognise extraordinary Australians who have made a positive contribution to the community and the 2015 State and Territory finalists are a great example of this. Congratulations to each finalist and thank you for being an inspiration to all Australians,” said Mr Ian Narev, Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth Bank, a major sponsor of the event
 
For more information on the Australian of the Year Awards visit australianoftheyear.org.au.