Hall of Fame
2026 Finalists
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership
Reconciliation Award
Marcia Koolatah, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Jordan Frazier-Stretton, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Liela Ramzan, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Read more about their stories here…
Behind the Scenes
Volunteer Award
Mario Kos, Hospitals
Alan Hawkes, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Julie Reimer, Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Wish I’d Thought of That
Wesley Expansion Project Team (Project Cedar), Corporate Services & Hospitals
Electronic Medication Management and Administration (eMMA) Project Team, Corporate Services
National Debt Helpline (NDH) Team, Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
In their shoes
Skye Louise Britton, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Rebecca Zaleski, Family & Disability Services
Lizzie Fisher, Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Safe and Sound
Client Safeguarding & Quality Team, Family & Disability Services
Immediate Housing Response (IHR) Team, Family & Disability Services
Victims of Crime Community Response (VOCCR), Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Go for Green
Sarah Broughton, Scott Landers and the Buderim Hospital Sustainability Group Team, Hospitals
Shannon Tobin, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Medelmira Fitzgerald, Hospitals
Read more about their stories here…
Honour Roll
Click here to view the complete list of 2026 nominees.
Healthy Communities
Reconciliation Award
Agnes Water Neighbourhood Centre & Discovery Coast Youth Service Team, Family & Disability Services
The Pinangba Strategy Team, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Stagpole Street Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation Unit Team, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Read more about their stories here…
Changing Lives, Theirs Included
Volunteer Award
Beverley Kirk, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Wesley Breast Clinic Volunteers Team, Hospitals
Howard Randell, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Read more about their stories here…
Caring and Connecting
Cindy Mackenzie Breast Cancer Program Team, Hospitals
Family Intervention Service (FIS) and Systemic Counselling for Optimal Placement Experience (SCOPE) Ipswich Team, Family & Disability Services
Julie Smallhorn, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Read more about their stories here…
Bringing People Together
The Pinangba Hollingsworth Elders Village Redevelopment Project Team, Corporate Services
Andy Oosthuizen, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Michaela Hodges, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
Read more about their stories here…
You’re an Inspiration
Taysha Fitzgerald, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
The Clare Homes Team, Family & Disability Services
The Cyber Security Team, Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Leading the Way
Jodi Fisher, Family & Disability Services
Project Search Partnership Team, Hospitals, FaDS & Corporate
Ngapine Willis, Aged Care & Community Services (BlueCare)
2025 Finalists
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership
Reconciliation Award
Louarna Waters, Family and Disability Services
Renee Harrigan, Aged Care & Community Services
Lisa Roff, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Renee Harrigan
Behind the Scenes Volunteer Award
Kunda Park Lifeline Shop Volunteers, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline Retail
Virtual Volunteer Team, Hospitals
Patricia Ratcliff, Hospitals
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Virtual Volunteer Team
Wish I’d Thought of That
Alwin Loubser, Family & Disability Services
Jason Staines, Corporate Services
Niriksha Salian, Aged Care & Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Jason Staines
In Their Shoes
Auchenflower Gardens Supported Accommodation Team, Family & Disability Services
Dr Andrew Nathanson & the Wesley Intensive Care Unit Team, Hospitals
Reggie Libo-on & Pineshaven Team, Aged Care & Community Services
WINNER: Dr Andrew Nathanson & the Wesley Intensive Care Unit Team
Read more about their stories here…
Safe and Sound
Rosalie Casey, Aged Care & Community Services
Bryant Ohlsen, Mick Powell, and David Gale, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline Retail
Debbie Bruford, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline & Wellbeing Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Bryant Ohlsen, Mick Powell, and David Gale
Go for Green
Biomedical Engineering Team, Hospitals
Geo Windsor, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline Retail
Carlyle Gardens Townsville Retirement Village Team, Retirement Living
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Geo Windsor
Honour Roll
Click here to view the complete list of 2025 nominees.
Healthy Communities
Reconciliation Award
Shalom Elders Village Team, Aged Care & Community Services
Lifeline Queensland Coaching Team, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline & Wellbeing Services
Charlene Mann, Family & Disability Services - Child, Family & Individual Support
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Lifeline Queensland Coaching Team
Changing Lives, Theirs Included
Volunteer Award
Jordan King, Aged Care & Community Services
Mary Albury, Family & Disability Services - Lifeline & Wellbeing Services
Bernard Kerin, Aged Care & Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Jordan King
Caring and Connecting
BlueCare Rural & Regional Palliative Care Team, Aged Care & Community Services
Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for St Andrews Day Surgery Project, Corporate Services
Stanley Davidson Team, Family & Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: BlueCare Rural & Regional Palliative Care Team
Bringing People Together
Delma Lovell, Corporate Services
Simone James, Hospitals
Lauren Coyne, Corporate Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Delma Lovell
You’re an Inspiration
Sharon Batstone, Corporate Services
Janette Birch, Family & Disability Services
Sabine Dijkstra Moutinho, Corporate Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER: Sharon Batstone
Leading the Way
Rev Keren Seto, Hospitals
Cas Sorenson, Family & Disability Services
Fit for Purpose Project Team, Corporate Services
WINNER: Rev Keren Seto
2024 Finalists
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership
Reconciliation Award
IEI Traineeship with Kabi Kabi Program, Aged Care and Community Services
Renee Harrigan, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - IEI TRAINEESHIP WITH KABI KABI PROGRAM
Behind the Scenes
Volunteer Award
Adrian Paterson, Hospitals
Brian Smith, Family and Disability Services
Cheryl Byrne, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Wish I’d Thought of That
Flynn Chiem, Aged Care and Community Services
Liam Botting, Hospitals
Lifeline Comicfest Team, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
In Their Shoes
Allies in Action, Corporate Services
Disaster Financial Counselling Team, Family and Disability Services
Talanoa Group, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - DISASTER FINANCIAL COUNSELLING TEAM
Safe and Sound
Heat Safety Campaign Team, Corporate Services
Susie Plant, Corporate Services
The Wesley Student Wellbeing Team, Hospitals and Corporate
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - HEAT SAFETY CAMPAIGN TEAM
Go for Green
Col Thomson, Corporate Services and ACCS
Edelmira Fitzgerald, Hospitals
Todd Rayner, Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
Honour Roll
Click here to view the complete list of 2024 nominees.
Healthy Communities
Reconciliation Award
Aunty Beverley Muckan, Family and Disability Services
Eddie Longford, Aged Care and Community Services
St Stephen’s Hospital Executive Team, Hospitals
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - AUNTY BEVERLEY MUCKAN
Changing Lives, Theirs Included
Volunteer Award
Carole Lyall, Hospitals
Muriel Wroe, Hospitals
Sue Thompson, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Caring and Connecting
Alex Bennett and Ward 4A Palliative Care Ward, Hospitals
Daisy Williams, Family and Disability Services
Kingaroy Intensive Family Support Service and Assessment Service Connect Teams, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - ALEX BENNETT AND WARD 4A PALLIATIVE CARE WARD
Bringing People Together
Connect100+ Team, Corporate Services
St Andrew's Food Service Team, Hospitals
Queensland Community Support Scheme (QCSS) Team, Family and Disability Services / Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
You’re an Inspiration
Gold Coast After Hours Outreach Team, Family and Disability Services
Jakki Weeks, Aged Care and Community Services
Janine Ross, Hospitals
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - GOLD COAST AFTER HOURS OUTREACH TEAM
Leading the Way
Debashish Ganguly, Corporate Services
Luke Lindsay, Family and Disability Services
Naomi Djuric, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
Special Acknowledgement
Bumblebee, Aged Care and Community Services and Corporate Services
2023 Finalists
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership
Reconciliation Award
Nikki Burns, Corporate Services
Kym Korbe, Corporate Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - KYM KORBE
Behind the Scenes
Volunteer Award
Cluny Seager, Hospitals
Virtual Volunteers, Hospitals
Cheryl Nott, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
Wish I’d Thought of That
Karen Eastwood, Hospitals
Matthew Green and the Long COVID Clinic, Hospitals
Lyndsey Hawthorne, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - MATTHEW GREEN AND THE LONG COVID CLINIC
In Their Shoes
Metro Hospitals Supply, Hospitals
Barb Srhoj, Family and Disability Services
Darren Bekue and Sam Clark, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - METRO HOSPITAL SUPPLY
Safe and Sound
Kirsty Dykes, Corporate Services
Rainbow Working Group Leads, Hospitals
Greg Shefford, Aged Care and Community Services
Townsville Early Childhood Approach, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - TOWNSVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD APPROACH
Go for Green
Zak Adams, Corporate Services
SAWMH Environmental Sustainability Team, Hospitals
David Gale and Sonja Urban, Family and Disability Services
Healthy Communities
Reconciliation Award
Cape York Family Centre, Aged Care and Community Services
Cherbourg Safe House, Family and Disability Services
Ny-Ku Byun Elders Village, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - CHERBOURG SAFE HOUSE & NY-KU BYUN ELDERS VILLAGE
Changing Lives, Theirs Included
Volunteer Award
Grevillea Gardens Volunteers, Aged Care and Community Services
NU2U & The Bower Bird Op Shops, Aged Care and Community Services
BlueCare Community Connections-Safe Alert, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - BLUECARE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - SAFE ALERT
Caring and Connecting
TAVI Team, Hospitals
Escaping Violence Program, Family and Disability Services
Dementia In-Home Respite Program, Aged Care and Community Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - DEMENTIA IN-HOME RESPITE PROGRAM
Bringing People Together
Lisa Stewart, Aged Care and Community Services
Todd Rayner, Australian Regional and Remote Community Services
Homelessness & Domestic Violence Recreational Therapy Program, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
WINNER - HOMELESSNESS & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECREATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAM
You’re an Inspiration
Rash Khan, Corporate Services
Tony Pountney, Aged Care and Community Services
UnitingCare Employment Service, Family and Disability Services
Read more about their stories here…
Honour Roll
Click here to view the 2023 Honour Roll.
2022 Winners and Finalists
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership - Reconciliation Award
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Healthy Communities - Reconciliation Award
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Behind-the-Scenes - Volunteer Award
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Changing Lives, Theirs Included - Volunteer Award
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2022 Honourable Mention
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2022 Honour Roll
2021 Winners
Susie Thompson - In Their Shoes, St Stephen's Hervey Bay
Wendy Russell – Bringing People Together, Aged Care and Community Services
Manaini 'Bai' Bai and Jale 'Charlie' Navunicagi - Go for Green, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
Fleet Team - Safe and Sound, Business, Finance and Strategy
Robyn Moore & Ian Smith - Caring and Connecting, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
Auchenflower Gardens Crises Accommodation Community Recovery Team – Wish I’d Thought of That, Family and Disability Services
Ross Blanch - You’re an Inspiration, Family and Disability Services
Sarah Tucker - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership, First Peoples Prison Ministry - Mission Group
Volunteering to Make an Impact:
2021 Finalists
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In Their Shoes
Volunteer Attraction Project Team, Marketing and Corporate Affairs
Debbie Mitchell, Family and Disability Services
Selina Muir, Australian Regional & Remote Community Services
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Bringing People Together
Ana Soldan, Business, Finance and Strategy
Anna Gillbard, Family and Disability Services
James Puttock, Aged Care and Community Services
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Go for Green
Teresa Wilson, The Wesley Hospital
Lifeline Online, Family and Disability Services
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Safe and Sound
Rebecca Loane, People and Culture
Mikalah Hooworth, Family and Disability Services
Danielle McConochie, Family and Disability Services
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You're an Inspiration
Luke Taiapa, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
Donna Kay, Family and Disability Services
Deborah Daybell, Family and Disability Services
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Caring and Connecting
Team Valentine, Family and Disability Services
COVID Team Ward 2F, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
Affinity Place, Family and Disability Services
Natasha Keir, St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital
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Wish I'd Thought of That
Susan Vadasz, Aged Care and Community Services
Maternity Team Buderim Private Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership
Katrina Tighe, Family and Disability Services
Brett Wilcock, Family and Disability Services
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Healthy Communities
NAIDOC 2021 'Heal Country' Partnership, St Stephen’s Hospital
Cultural Appreciation eLearning Partnership, People & Culture and RAP Team
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Volunteering to Make an Impact
2020 Winners
Wish I’d Thought of That – Lifeline Online team
Healthy Communities Award – The Wesley Hospital RAP Committee
Safe and Sound – Ipswich Men Choosing Change Program, Family Support Program and Community Support Program team
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Leadership Award - Renny Woibo, Cape York Family Centre
Go Green Award - Luke Hoskins and the Wesley’s Waste Warriors Committee
In Their Shoes Award - Nirupa Kulasekara Wickremasinghe, Tania Revelo and Everlyne Mbayi, Children's Contact Service at the Family Relationship Centre in Logan.
Bringing People Together Award - Alison Vallejo
You’re an Inspiration Award - Desley Kipping, BlueCare Carina