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Like most journals, BJUI relies on the hard work and dedication of its peer reviewers and we are grateful to them all. Each month the Editorial Team nominates peer reviewers whose reviews have stood out for their quality and timeliness and those selected as the best are highlighted on this page in recognition of their exceptional work.

Ben Ayres is a consultant urologist at St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and a Honorary Reader in Urology at City St George's. He is academic lead for Surgery and the Final Year at City St George's medical school. His subspecialist interests include penile cancer, bladder cancer, research and medical education.

Sorcha O′ Meara (FRCSurol) is a ST7 urology trainee in the Republic of Ireland, graduating from University College Dublin in 2015 and progressing onto the National Surgical Training Programme in 2017. She has just submitted her PhD thesis following three years of laboratory and clinical research focusing on the biomechanics of the human ureter and graft substitutes. She has received numerous awards and grants to support this research.

Sorcha is a proponent of collaborative research and is a committee member of the Irish Surgical Research Collaborative and the Human Factors in Surgery Network. In addition to her laboratory research, she has a keen interest in human factors and particularly the personal impact of adverse events and complications. Sorcha has a Masters in clinical education and is actively involved in medical student and surgical trainee teaching programmes.

All good things must come to an end. After an extended tenure of 12 years of BJUI USANZ Supplement editor, Professor Nathan Lawrentschuk is taking off the gloves and passing editorial baton. In his place, Marlon Perera and Matthew Roberts and will be taking guard in this role.

What an incredible 12 years it has been. At its initial inception, the USANZ Supplement of BJUI was considered a novelty edition, a means to provide acknowledgement to the growing research enthusiasm of the antipodes. Gradually, but consistently, the USANZ Supplement has become a premier edition of the BJUI series – and frequently meets or exceeds key journal metrics compared to comparable high-quality journals. A deliberate theme has been carved into the respective editions, showcasing the best works from Australasia on a biannual basis. Many of these publications have been highly cited and represent key publications in contemporary urology [1-8]. Despite the sharp eye for key publications, it seemed that Nathan has a particular affinity or soft-spot in papers with a particularly catchy title [9, 10]. While significant credit is due to vision of Professor Lawrentschuk for the success of the BJUI USANZ Supplement, there is a deep gratitude to authors in the USANZ community and the respective reviewers.

With the changing of the guard, for the first time, there will be two co-editors of the USANZ Supplement of BJUI. Division of this role will facilitate more broader reviewer pools, timely editorial processes and ultimately improved article decision turn-around times. We look to prioritise novel, local, original works with an emphasis on clinical relevance rather than resource-intensive research. Equally, we aspire to promote representation across the various geographic, seniority and sub-speciality entities. We aim to continue to honour the works of Professor Lawrentschuk's vision and direction while continuing to innovate and adapt to the ever-changing demands of the research landscape.

As always, we welcome your ideas as your voices are critical in shaping the future of this supplement. USANZ is indebted to the ongoing support of BJUI and its commitment to Australasian research, thank you for ‘taking a punt’ on us. But for now, Nathan, raise your bat – what an innings it's been!

None declared.