Sue Denison

Suzanne Judith Denison OAM, née Brown (born in 1943) is an Australian nurse practitioner based in the rural New South Wales town of Nundle. Together with Jane O'Connell, she was one of the first two authorised Nurse Practitioners in Australia.

Early life Denison was born in the early 1940s and grew up in Penshurst, Sydney, to a father who was a doctor and a mother who was a nurse. She was educated at Presbyterian Ladies' College in Croydon. She provides health care services to around 1400 people living over an area of 1500 square kilometres.

Denison was also an adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Health at the University of New England. Then, Denison retired in 2010.

Retirement life After retiring, Denison volunteered with Lifeline. She is now a member of St. Vincent de Paul, supporting people in treatment with alcohol and substance use, at Freeman House in Armidale in NSW.