7 March, 2025

Health professional, Patricia Fleming has taken out the Indigenous Leadership award at this year’s Women of Western Sydney Awards, held in Parramatta City.

Patricia is a proud Gamilaroi/Wayilwan woman who has dedicated her career to improving the health and well-being of Aboriginal communities. She currently leads a team of health professionals at the NSW Ministry of Health, focussed on Closing the Gap by providing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations with access to location-specific data and information. For more information visit our Priority Reform 4 page.

The Women of Western Sydney Awards recognises and celebrates the extraordinary women of western Sydney and their contributions and achievements in development of the region across a range of areas.

This year, thirty-five incredible women were nominated including our very own, Shannon Mallison.  

We congratulate the eight winners for 2025 and thank them for their contribution:

• Woman of Western Sydney, Arts – WINNER – Augusta Supple
• Woman of Western Sydney, Community – WINNER – Durga Owen
• Woman of Western Sydney, Indigenous Leadership – WINNER – Patricia Fleming
• Woman of Western Sydney, Social Enterprise – WINNER – Dr Hilda Tafadzwa Mugadza
• Woman of Western Sydney, Sport – WINNER – Melissa Wu
• Woman of Western Sydney, STEM – WINNER – Lucy Lin
• Young Woman of Western Sydney – WINNER – Sonja Vujanic
• Jennifer Westacott AO Woman of Western Sydney – WINNER – Lindy Deitz

To read more about the awards and this year’s winners, visit Western Sydney University.