Dr Annaliese van Diemen | 2024 recipient

Dr Annaliese van Diemen is a Public Health Physician and previously worked as a General Practitioner. She has a background in communicable disease control, having previously worked as the Deputy Chief Health Officer (Communicable Disease) for Victoria.

She is currently the Director of the North Eastern Public Health Unit in Melbourne and is enjoying the opportunity to continue communicable disease work whilst expanding into place-based population health activities.

Dr Penelope Fotheringham | 2023 recipient

Penelope Fotheringham is a dual trained Public Health Physician and Obstetrician/Gynaecologist with extensive experience across the clinical, academic, and educational sectors.

She is committed to enhancing women’s healthcare by applying her skills to the development and implementation of policies and guidelines grounded in clinical practice and evidence. Her goal is to ensure that healthcare decisions are made based on best practices rather than sociocultural expectations, thereby providing the highest standard of care for the population.

Penelope is also investigating how medical education can impact health professionals' responsiveness to health literacy through her PhD thesis, focusing on delivering clear, evidence-based information to both clients and the broader community.

Dr Greg Stewart | 2023 recipient

After forty years in the NSW Health system as a clinician, public health physician, and senior manager, Dr Greg Stewart retired in April 2020 from his role as Director of Primary, Integrated and Community Health for the South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (2011-2020).

His extensive career included a variety of management and public health roles within NSW Health, including Director of the South Western Sydney Public Health Unit (1990-1996), Chief Executive Officer of Wentworth Area Health Service (2000-2001), Chief Health Officer of NSW (2001-2005), and Director of Population Health, Planning and Performance for the Sydney South West Area Health Service (2005-2011).

Following his retirement, Dr Stewart was called back to assist the NSW Health COVID-19 Public Health Response Branch from July to October 2020 and again from July to November 2021. In these roles, he served as Deputy Public Health Controller and Senior Medical Advisor, contributing to various aspects of COVID-19 prevention and response.

In retirement, Dr Stewart remains highly engaged with the College as Regional Education Coordinator for NSW and Chair of the AFPHM Faculty Training Committee. He also chairs the Advisory Committee of the Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity at UNSW and the Management Committee of the Join Us Research Register at the George Institute.