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Three Aboriginal women are in the running to become NSW Woman of the Year thanks to their work in health and community development.
The award, for which there are 10 finalists, is part of International Women's Day celebrations on March 8.
The winner will be announced at a reception hosted by Premier Kristina Keneally on the day.
Finalist Sister Alison Bush, the first Aboriginal midwife to be based at a major maternity hospital in NSW, has been recognised for her forty years working with Aboriginal mothers and babies.
Elder Millie Ingram is also in contention for the award for her ongoing work in community leadership through Redfern and Waterloo land council organisations as well as women's community groups.
Glenda MacPhail, a Yaegl woman, has also been honoured as a finalist for her efforts helping to set up the Lower Clarence Aboriginal Women's Resource Centre at Maclean, near Grafton on the state's north coast.
Other finalists include Wendy Fogarty from Tarrawanna on the NSW south coast; Councillor Colleen Fuller from Gunnedah, near Tamworth; Susan Lee from Strathfield in Sydney's inner-west; Johanne Provins from the western Sydney suburb of Granville; Professor Janice Reid AM from Penrith; Pastor Julie Virtue from Forbes in the state's central west; and Christine Weston from Cumnock, also in central west NSW.
International Women's Day activities also include a public lecture in Sydney on March 9, to be delivered by former magazine editor Mia Freedman headed: We've come a long way baby. Or have we?
