Sally Sophia Goold OAM (née Bamblett) is a Wiradjuri woman who became the first Aboriginal nurse in New South Wales, Australia.
Goold was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 1986 and named the Senior Australian of the Year in 2006.
[2] Later after finishing her training, Goold extended her studies by earning a nurse education diploma and went to Queensland University of Technology for a Bachelor of Applied Science.
Her highest education was a Master's degree in nursing at Flinders University[3] Upon completion of her training, Goold started her career working for the King George V Memorial Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital while becoming the first registered nurse working in New South Wales.
Following establishment, Goold moved to teach at the Queensland University of Technology's nursing school.