Monash University Gold Quill

The Gold Quill represents the award for the highest calibre of journalistic courage and endeavour - journalism that is so profound that it remains with the viewer, reader or listener well beyond publication or broadcast date.
 

This year the judges had a difficult decision because of the exceptional quality and diversity of the 25 category winners.
 
But one stood out above all others, epitomising the qualities that befit the winner of the Gold Quill.
 

The 2010 Gold Quill Award goes to Jill Baker of the Herald Sun for her extraordinary story entitled The Big C and Me.
 
Jill chronicled her year-long battle with breast cancer in the hope it would help others. It was an honest, deeply moving narrative by someone who normally shuns the limelight.

Reaction to it was overwhelming. Readers were inspired by the brave way in which she was prepared to bare her soul and so publicly share her pain.
 
It was a deeply compelling story that provided a unique insight for anyone touched by this insidious disease.