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