Winner: Amber Bates
Amber Bates was recognised as the Community Citizen of the Year for her work as co-founder and Chair of Tiny Sparks WA, a leading charity for high-risk pregnancies and babies born sick or prematurely. Amber represents the ‘pre-term’ community in an advocacy position as chair of the Preterm Consumer Reference Group at the Telethon Kids Institute, and is Deputy Chair of the Consumer Advisory Council at the Child and Adolescent Health Service.
