They're the very definition of unsung - Sydneysiders who go under the radar for the incredible work they do, but they don't stop pushing to move our city forward >> https://lnkd.in/gH5mU4Hi
⚕️ At 14, Dr Thomas Tu was diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis B (HBV), an incurable viral liver infection that kills a million people every year. Now 38, he's a researcher at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research and the founder of digital support networks for people living with Hepatitis B. His groundbreaking work includes understanding how the virus persists in the liver and linking viral forms to liver cancer risk.
🤝 A true champion for Sydney’s underdogs, Corinne Kemp works tirelessly to foster community-driven philanthropy and entrepreneurship for underrepresented groups. Volunteering as the Co-Chair of Impact100 Sydney, she organises 100 donors to contribute $1000 each to a $100,000 annual collective grant, and works with them to decide which charities to support. They raised more than $250,000 for Impact100 last year alone.
🛍️ Marjorie Tenchavez is the Founder and Director of Welcome Merchant, a social enterprise platforming and supporting entrepreneurs from refugee, migrant and asylum seeker backgrounds. Under her leadership, Welcome Merchant has raised $80,000+ for refugee business partners (many of them being small businesses in Sydney), donated $28,800+ to charities, and sold hundreds of hampers with products made by refugees.
They are just three of 12 amazing finalists you can vote for in the People's Choice Award, sponsored by Coles Group. The winner will be revealed at our Sydney Awards gala ceremony, presented with our Major Event Sponsor Macquarie Business School and Media Partner The Daily Telegraph.
The Sydney Awards celebrate the incredible people and projects that make our city special – here's the full group of finalists:
⭐ Young Sydneysider of the Year, sponsored by KPMG Australia: Mitchell Brennan, Khadijah Habbouche and Alexia Paglia
⭐ Sydneysider of the Year: Kim McKay AO, Professor Barney Glover AO and Monica Barone
⭐ Project of the Year, sponsored by Aqualand Australia: Sydney Metro, White Bay Power Station and the FIFA Women's World Cup™
You can read more about each finalist and cast your vote for the People's Choice Award right here >> https://sydney.org.au/vote
Thanks to our brilliant judging panel, including Kate Russell, Ben English, Chris Minns, Eric Knight, Lindy Deitz, Caroline Vu, Christine Covington and Mark Speakman.
Football Australia, James Johnson, Sarah Walsh, Loredana Fyffe, Natasha Mitchell, Amanda Farrar PSM, Clare Patience, Australian Museum, Anita Mitchell, Barbara Moore, Biennale of Sydney, Peter Regan, Ellyse Harding, Sally Fielke, Eilidh Sproul-Mellis