Award Categories

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AUSTRALIAN HR CHAMPION (CEO) OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Susan McKee, Oral Health Victoria

In the photo accepting the award on behalf of Susan: Zemeel Saba, Chief People and Culture Officer at Oral Health Victoria

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Alcock, HUB24
Colette Giha Carella, iCare Support Services
Dr Aniss Chami, Vitex Pharmaceuticals
Drew Morland, IOR
John Burns, Abano Healthcare
Peter Maloney, Lextech
Tony Clark, NTI

AUSTRALIAN HR DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Ben Mansour, Anglo American

In the photo from left to right: Ben Mansour, Anglo American and Brie Valentine, FTI Consulting

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Charmaine Loratet, Altis Consulting
Francesca Calandra, Nexon Asia Pacific
Sarah Novelli, BGIS
Sharon Dunn, ASI Solutions
Snezana Bakalovski, CyberCX
Zemeel Saba, Oral Health Victoria

AUSTRALIAN HR MANAGER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Hannah Timcke, LMG (Loan Market Group)

In the photo from left to right: Accepting the award on behalf of Hannah Timcke, Carly Lloyd, Loan Market Group and Brent Duffy, Maximus International

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Correne Vorster, FTI Consulting Australia
Elizabeth Pasoski, Benedict Group
Gemma Russo, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation
Laura Gay, Suncare Community Services
Maria McGrath, Austroads
Nadia Achie, Vitex Pharmaceuticals
Renae Carter, Airservices Australia

AUSTRALIAN HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Riki Tanaka, Hilton

In the photo: Australian HR Rising Star winner Riki Tanaka from Hilton

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Damien Atkins, The Tassal Group
Jasmine Hartwig, Kestrel Coal Resources
Lynette Cardinal, Vertical Scope Group
Sarah Carvalho, Konica Minolta
Sarah Thompson, BGIS
Tasha McCallum, Capgemini

PageUp AUSTRALIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (>1000 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Abano Healthcare

In the photo from left to right: Derek Del Simone from Abano Healthcare and Fiona Moreton from PageUp

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amart
BGIS
Capgemini
City of Parramatta
CyberCX
The Disability Trust


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AUSTRALIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (≤1000 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation

In the photo from left to right: Mariam Hares from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation and Nick Shelton from Amart

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adecco
ASICS Oceania
Edwards Lifesciences
Freedom Furniture
Heinemann Oceania
Infrastructure Australia
LMG (Loan Market Group)
Oral Health Victoria
Richard Crookes Constructions

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Winner: Powerlink Queensland

In the photo from left to right: Emma Rogers from Powerlink Queensland and Charmaine Loratet from Altis Consulting

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Capgemini
FDM Group Australia
HUB24
MYOB
Oral Health Victoria
Westpac Group

Humpty Dumpty Foundation BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAM

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Winner: TAFE NSW

In the photo from left to right: Amanda Logue from TAFE NSW, Paul Francis OAM from the Humpty Dumpty Foundation and Mark Hesse from TAFE NSW

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adobe
Commonwealth Bank
Edwards Lifesciences
Johnson & Johnson
Metso Australia
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Publicis Groupe


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BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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Winner: Aurecon

In the photo from left to right: Snezana Baka from CyberCX and Beck Mattinson from Aurecon

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brisbane Catholic Education
Bunnings Group
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Kinetic
KPMG Australia
Linfox
NSW Premier’s Department
QBE Insurance Group
TPG Telecom

linkABLE BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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Winner: NBN Co

In the photo from left to right: Sarah Stone from linkABLE and Miranda Jensen from NBN

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Airbus
Australian Association of Social Workers
Capgemini
FDM Group Australia
KPMG Australia
Mirvac
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
The Salvation Army- Salvos Stores


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Referoo BEST RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN

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Winner: Coles Group

In the photo from left to right: Sarah Papadimitriou from Coles Group and Neil Rose from Referoo

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Abano Healthcare
ASICS Oceania
Boston Consulting Group
Coxons Group Australia
DLA Piper Australia
Liverpool City Council
Trideca


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Deel BEST REMOTE WORK STRATEGY

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Winner: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation

In the photo from left to right: Caroline Resende from Deel and Mariam Hares from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Fluent Commerce
Inclusee
NTI


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BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION PROGRAM

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Winner: Edwards Lifesciences

In the photo: Samantha Akin from Edwards Lifesciences

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amart
ghd Hair
Krispy Kreme Australia
Rio Tinto
Story House Early Learning
Suncorp
Village Roadshow Theme Parks

Referoo BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY

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Winner: Orora

In the photo from left to right: Joshua Adams and Stefani Kurta from Orora, and Neil Rose from Referoo

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Abano Healthcare
Colonial First State
El Jannah
Metso Australia
Norton Rose Fulbright


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BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION PROGRAM

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Winner: Australia Post

In the photo from left to right: Alice Klontzaris from CBA and Eddie Trejo, Leia Trimh, Faiza Shakori from Australia Post

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Deloitte Australia
Dentons Australia
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Jumbo Interactive
Merck Australia
WithYouWithMe
Vertical Scope Group

BEST WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM

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Winner: John Holland

In the photo from left to right: Tina McCreery from Deloitte and Brandon Perrin

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daiichi Sankyo Australia
Nexon Asia Pacific
Our Watch
Oz Hair and Beauty
Systra ANZ
Telix Pharmaceuticals

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (>1000 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Westpac Banking Group

In the photo from left to right: Mary Hogg from Hilton and Kristie Leopardi from Westpac Banking Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Allianz Australia
Amart
BGIS
City of Gold Coast
Colonial First State
CyberCX
Metso Australia
Village Roadshow

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (100-999 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation

In the photo: Mariam Hares from Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adica Insurance
Adobe
Edwards Lifesciences
Freedom Furniture
HUB24
HNECC Primary Health Network
Munich Re
NTI

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (1-99 EMPLOYEES)

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Winner: Daiichi Sankyo Australia

In the photo from left to right: Tara Haubert from Asics Oceania and Natalie Down from Daiichi Sankyo Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Australian Physiotherapy Association
Australian Scaffolds Access
Corporate Technology Services (CTS)
Fastmail
Information Quality
Infrastructure Australia
Trideca

Dayforce EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (PUBLIC SECTOR & NFP)

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Winner: Inclusee

In the photo from left to right: Simon Brocklehurst from Dayforce and Rachael Cook from Inclusee

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Infrastructure Australia
Latrobe Health Services
Our Watch
The Disability Trust
Wesley Mission Queensland
Windermere Child & Family Services


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