There are 15 award categories for nurses and midwives working in any health care setting. The categories recognise excellence in client care, education, research, professional leadership and commitment to the nursing and midwifery profession in the Territory.
They are:
🟠 Student of the Year
🟠 Rising Star - Excellence in Early Career
🟠Excellence in Education
🟠Excellence in Research/Quality Improvement
🟠Excellence in Aged Care and Residential Care
🟠Excellence in Leadership
🟠Excellence in Rural and Remote Nursing/Midwifery*
🟠Excellence in Primary, Public Health and Community Nursing/Midwifery*
🟠Team Excellence Award
🟠Client Appreciation Excellence Award
🟠Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurse or Midwife of the Year*
🟠Enrolled Nurse of the Year*
🟠NT Administrator's Medal for Lifetime Achievement
🟠Nurse of the Year
🟠Midwife of the Year
The four new categories (*) this year reflect the evolving nature of the awards as it grows in popularity and nomination size.
All nurses and midwives who hold a current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (except for the NT Administrator's Medal for Lifetime Achievement) and are employed in the NT as a nurse or midwife at the time of nomination (or within 12 months of nomination) are eligible for nomination.
Award finalists will be announced on Friday, 27 March 2026. Award winners will be announced at a gala ball in Darwin on Friday, 8 May 2026. Tickets will go on sale from Friday, 27 March 2026. A URL to ticket sales will be provided closer to the date.
Nominations can be made by members of the public, including health care colleagues, online at nmea.nt.gov.au [http://nmea.nt.gov.au/]
