Congratulations to the finalists of the 2023 South Australian Child Protection Awards:

  • Teya Rickett, Department for Child Protection
  • Brad and Rhonda Jacob,  Centacare Catholic Family Services
  • Tara Forbes-Godfrey, KWY Aboriginal Corporation
  • Resource Packs for Aboriginal Children Project, ac.care

Award Sponsor: Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

  • Grandcarers SA
  • Newpin Team, Uniting Communities
  • Taikurtirna Tirra-Apinthi,  KWY Aboriginal Corporation

Award sponsor:  Child and Family Focus SA

  • Conrad Morris, Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People
  • Dave Pascoe, Elizabeth Vale School
  • Detective Senior Sergeant Alexandra Rusul, Investigations Manager
    Child and Family Investigation Section
    Northern District Criminal Investigation Branch
  • Madeleine Miels,  Women’s and Children’s Hospital

  • Mikala Ballard
  • Country Support Unit

  • Gabmididi Manoo Staff and Volunteers, Gabmididi Manoo Children and Family Centre
  • Emily Ware, Centacare Catholic Country SA
  • Crime Prevention Section, Limestone Coast  LSA SAPOL

  • Lorraine Joy, supported by Key Assets
  • Maxine and Stephen Bowden, supported by Uniting Country SA
  • Sonia and Brenton Smith, supported by Uniting Country SA
  • Lisa O'Malley, supported by Lutheran Care
  • Cheryl Hummel, supported by Aboriginal Family Support Services Regional

  • Kylie Stewart, supported by DCP
  • Colleen Ryan and Margaret Fraser, supported by DCP
  • Natasha Litster, supported  by DCP
  • Kaye Johnson, supported by DCP
  • Dwayne Harvey, supported by InComPro

  • Lorraine Joy, Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA
  • Merv Trubee, DCP
  • Myra Langdon, DCP

  • Carol Goznik and Chelsea Sawley, Life Without Barriers
  • Brooke Oliver, Relationships Australia
  • Ros Calley, DCP

Award sponsor: Commissioner for Children and Young People

  • Stella Braund
  • Jeannie Alderson and Julia Popkins

Award sponsor: CREATE Foundation

  • Butch Ricciardi
  • Shantae Barnes-Cowan
  • Jessica Tresidder

Awards sponsor: Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

  • Dr Jackie Amos, Centacare Catholic Family Services
  • Fiona Ward PSM, Adjunct Professor University of South Australia
  • Lyn and Roy Matthews
  • Nancy Penna, Anglicare SA

Award sponsor: Lutheran Care