Although the year has barely begun, the L'il Aussie Prems team have been very busy developing Australia's first Local Premmie Hero Awards. The awards will recognise the unspoken heroes who help make the unbearable NICU/SCN stay that little bit easier for the parents and families of babies in NICU's and SCN's across the country.

L'il Aussie Prems is seeking nominations from around Australia of “local premmie heroes” – the ordinary yet extraordinary people who give up their time to support the families of premature babies both during their hospital stay and afterwards, doing everything from sewing tiny clothing for very low birth weight babies to setting up local playgroups for prematurely born children to organising fundraising for research into the causes of premature birth. 

We urge you to nominate any person you know who has given up their time to help others during the hardest time of their lives.

Nominations open in early February, 2009
Nominations will close on the 30th April, 2009.
The winner will be announced in May.

The winners story will be featured in Practical Parenting Magazine.

To nominate please visit www.lilaussieprems.com.au/hero from early February 2009.