The at-home care business Nurse Next Door has recognised its top performers at its 2026 awards event.
Awards were presented across six categories spanning team culture, customer experience, community impact, business growth and leadership.
The evening also celebrated the newest members of Nurse Next Door’s Bold Pink Club. This recognises the network’s highest-performing businesses which in FY2025-26 generated revenue of more than $4.5 million.
The awards ceremony was the culmination of the annual conference. Nurse Next Door Australia co-founder and CEO Amber Biesse said bringing the network together was about much more than recognising individual achievements.
“What makes me most proud is seeing the strength of the network as a whole – the businesses our Franchise Partners have built, the teams they employ and the impact they are having in communities right across Australia,” Biesse said.
Nurse Next Door award winners for 2026
- Franchise Partner of the Year: Sarah Ryan and George Blackie, Mackay
- Rookie of the Year: Petra Schnierer, Hobart East
- Admire People Award (NPS Employee Score): Jonathon Richter and Kyle Stephen, Wagga Wagga
- Wow Customer Experience Award (NPS Customer Score): Petra Schnierer, Hobart East
- Passionate About Making A Difference (Digital Marketing Impact): Keir Williams, Perth South East
- Find a Better Way Award (Local Area Marketing Impact): Werribee, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne North, Melbourne Outer East, Bayside and Melbourne Corporate.
- Bold Pink Club: Sarah Ryan and George Blackie, Mackay; Matt and Mel Woosnam, South Brisbane; Zoe Pendrick, Gippsland; Liz Cook, Newcastle; Liz and Harry Jackson, Toowoomba; Ross Matthews, Caboolture; Kylie and Jacinta Williams, Canberra; Lauren Macdonald and Glen Parsons, Gold Coast; Brendan and Erica Arboit, Townsville; Shak Shokeen and Neha Singh, Monash Whitehorse; Glenn Bartel and Vicki Caton, Melbourne South East; Zoe Watson, Cairns; Lee Dodds, Maitland; Yijia Cao and Kevin Cheung, Macarthur; Fiona and Trent Johnstone, Brisbane.
