AUNTY Helen Bnads has been named in 2026 Australia Day Honours List. Bnads is the cultural lead at Peninsula Health. She first joined the healthcare organisation in 2013, and was appointed to her current role in 2019. In addition to her work with Peninsula Health, Bnads has spent two decades as a nurse, and has also served as a Koorie Court Elder at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court, and a board member at Willum Warrain Gathering Place. She also helped establish the Interfaith Centre Melbourne. Bnads was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia. She said she felt “absolutely humbled” to…
Sunday, February 8
