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So far the award has helped seventeen women make progress in their careers as professional women directors.

Wendy Joseph, Kim Durban, Lynne Ellis and Suzie Dee all used the award to travel and work with theatre companies around the world: London, Warsaw, Edinburgh, Cornwall, Amsterdam, Paris, Hanoi. Suzanne Kersten, Maud Clark, Catherine Hill and Marita Wilcox used the award to develop and stage original productions. Teresa Blake studied with Gale Edwards one of Australias leading directors while Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy worked as an assistant director at Playbox and Melbourne Theatre Company.

Recipients have gone on to direct many plays and operas for respected companies such as the Victorian State Opera, the International Women Playwrights Festival, Playbox, St. Martins, Theatreworks and the Melbourne Theatre Company.

2003 Kate Denborough & Jessica Kingsford (joint winners)

2002 Meredith Rogers

2001 Karen Martin

2000 Cazerine Barry

1999 Helen Sharp

1998 Margaret Cameron

1997 Katerina Kokkinos-Kennedy

1996 Marita Wilcox

1995 Susie Dee

1994 Catherine Hill

1993 Maud Clark

1992 Lynne Ellis

1991 Teresa Blake

1990 Kim Durban & Suzanne Kersten (joint winners)

1989 Wendy Joseph

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