Dr White co-founded the Gowns for Doctors initiative which has created more than 5000 re-usable gowns for more than 750 Victorian GP clinics when personal protective equipment ran short during the coronavirus pandemic.

In October, she was named Victorian Local Hero of the Year.

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On Monday night, she will meet finalists from the other states and territories at the award ceremony where national winners are announced.

"The excitement is definitely ramping up," she said. "I'm really excited for the event, particularly the national awards on Monday night. There have been some really good stories that have come out of 2020 and its special to be part of that myself.

"We have jam-packed program that includes morning tea with prime minister Scott Morrison and his wife, dinner with the governor general David Hurley and the Australia Day awards where they announce the four categories winners."

But while the recognition has flowed in for Dr White and her cause, Gowns for Doctors continues to supply PPE to GP clinics in need.

"I'm still looking at 20 boxes in my lounge that are waiting for an address on them," she said.

"We are still dispatching gowns across Victoria on an as-need basis - so people reaching out get gowns.

"The (COVID-19) hotspots in the last month, Brisbane and north-western Sydney, is where we are focusing on getting gowns in the next couple weeks.

"So we have extended beyond Victoria now and unfortunately it is our NSW and Queensland buddies who are experiencing similar things to what Victoria did. We send gowns to whatever area is desperate in need."

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Dr White said she was grateful to the volunteers who donated their time and skills to helping Gowns for Doctors.

"It's really nice to reflect and celebrate the efforts of everybody who has contributed to the project over the last 10 months," she said. "It has been a mammoth effort and an incredible amount of time has been donated by volunteers and I'm so grateful for that.

"The main message I like to reflect on with the project is the amazing ability of Australian communities to put a hand up in a time of need. If we didn't have volunteers in Bendigo this wouldn't be possible.

"When I look at the effects that we have had in last 10 months, it has potentially enabled hundred of thousands of patients to be able to see their GP, which is an incredible effort.

"It makes me proud to be Australian."