October 15, 2025Yesterday, our Allied Health team celebrated the outstanding contributions of their staff at the Allied Health Excellence Awards.
The awards were presented to staff across clinical care, education, leadership, innovation, and quality improvement. The ceremony was also an opportunity to celebrate the contributions allied health staff make in the profession.
Northern Health is proud to have 600 allied health staff, plus 240 staff under the mental health division, providing allied health care to the community.
Yesterday also marked Allied Health Professions Day – a social movement to recognise all allied health professionals and the role the play in patient care. The theme for this year’s Allied Health Professions Day is ‘Strong Together’, which highlights the benefits of multidisciplinary team-based care.
The award ceremony was attended by Debra Bourne, Chief Executive, A/Professor Jason Cirone, Chief Allied Health Officer, Mary De Gori, Allied Health Director, Brit Gordon, Executive Director of the North Metro and Mitchell Network, Jen Williams, Allied Health Director, Division of Mental Health, as well as many allied health staff.
The awards ceremony was proudly sponsored by Northern Health Foundation. There were 10 award categories, presented to the following staff and teams:
- Outstanding Allied Health Clinician – Mental Health: Joby Philip
- Outstanding Allied Health Clinician – Physical Health: Dr Laura Prendergast
- Allied Health Student Education Award: Julie Layer
- Allied Health Workforce Education Award: Anastasia Pourliakas
- Excellence in Research Award: Hannah Silva and Monika Sekulov
- Excellence in Quality Award: Christina Lambros
- Leadership Award: Anna Connolly
- Early Career Award: Anna McArthur-Dowty
- Innovation Award: Cara Ervin-Ward, Anna McArthur-Dowty, Ben Callaghan, and Georgia Rice
- Northern Health Vales (Safe Kind Together) Team Award: The Progressive Neurological Disorders Clinic Team
“Allied Health staff are highly trained and skilled practitioners. Their impact through assessment, diagnoses and treatment is invaluable in patient care, and an integral part of clinical services at Northern Health,” said A/Prof Jason Cirone, Chief Allied Health Officer.
“The Allied Health Excellence Awards provide us with a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the achievements of allied health, right across Northern Health. Congratulations to all our finalists and winners,” said Mary De Gori, Allied Health Director.
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists. Thank you to the entire Allied Health Department for the work you do.
Featured image: Award winners
