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Kath Koschel

2025 NSW Australian of the Year









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Sydney

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Award-Winning Speaker, Author, Kindness Advocate

A testament to the power of human spirit, Kath Koschel is a survivor who has overcome incredible odds and unimaginable tragedy to inspire ordinary people to do extraordinary things. A former cricketer and Ironman competitor, Kath is an internationally sought after speaker and author of best-selling book Kindness. She partners with the biggest and most well-known companies and brands across the world to help them achieve perspective, resilience, good culture, wellbeing and of course, kindness. Through her company Kind Group™ she has built and designed programs and tools that inspire organisations and individuals to capture and understand their personal and collective strengths, allowing for bespoke workplace programs and individual coaching.

Driven by a passion to spread gratitude and kindness in the world, her journey led her to found Kindness Factory™ with the goal of encouraging one million acts of kindness all over the world. To date, Kindness Factory has recorded over 8 million acts of kindness and is now a registered not-for-profit in three countries.

Kath’s work has been celebrated globally, most recently being named the 2025 NSW Australian of the Year and recipient of the Australia Medal for courage in overcoming extreme adversity.