Caroline was awarded the AM, the Membership of the Order of Australia, in June 2014. She was honoured and humbled to receive the award, which was for her service in the area of healthcare for Aboriginal and recently-arrived immigrant women. She appreciated then, and appreciates now, the work and convictions of those people who made her award possible. However in January 2021 Caroline made the decision to return the Award to the Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley. Thi