Active Efforts Award

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

Award Sponsor:  Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

Outstanding Service Award – Non-government organisations

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

Award Sponsor:  Child and Family Focus SA

Outstanding Service Award – Across Government

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

Outstanding Service Award – Department for Child Protection

• Country Support Unit
• Mikala Ballard (WINNER)

Outstanding Service Award – Regional

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

South Australian Foster Carer of the Year

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

South Australian Kinship Carer of the Year

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

Volunteer of the Year  

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

The voice of children and young people in care  

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

Award Sponsor:  Commissioner for Children and Young People

Positive Impact Award

• Stella Braund (WINNER)
• Jeannie Alderson and Julia Popkins (WINNER)

Award Sponsor:  CREATE Foundation

Outstanding achievement of a child or young person

• Butch Ricciardi
• Jessica Tresidder
• Shantae Barnes-Cowan (WINNER)

Award Sponsor:  Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

Life Achievement Award

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

Award Sponsor:  Lutheran Care

Active Efforts Award

• KWY Aboriginal Corporation (JOINT WINNER)
• Jody Satala (Principal Aboriginal Consultant, Department for Child Protection) (JOINT WINNER)
• Callum Grigg and Ximena Farrokhy, Residential Care Program Team, Life Without Barriers
• Trevor and Julie Wingard

Outstanding Service Award – Non-government organisations

• Child and Family Wellbeing Service, NPY Women’s Council
• MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY™ Program Team, Life Without Barriers (WINNER)
• Breathing Space, Centacare Catholic Family Services

Outstanding Service Award – Across Government

• Clinical Business Improvement Team, SA Dental
• Guardianship Program Family Day Care, Department for Education
• Children in Care Service, Department for Education (WINNER)

Outstanding Service Award – Department for Child Protection

• Central Region, Hindmarsh Office, Annual Review Initiative
• Morphett Vale COVID Unit, Residential Care (WINNER)
• Country Support Unit, Far North Far West
• Victoria Cobb (Coober Pedy/APY Lands)

Outstanding Service Award – Regional

• Natalie Beyer, Uniting Country SA
• Natalie Saunders (DCP Riverland)
• Child Aware Approach Team, Uniting Country SA (WINNER)

South Australian Foster Carer of the Year

• Debraha Bills (WINNER)
• Nicole and Scott Cugley
• Gemma Noone

South Australian Kinship Carer of the Year

• Alec and Daisy Henry
• Corey and Robert Briggs (WINNER)
• Renee Andrew (nee Coulthard)

Volunteer of the Year  

• Orange Tree Quilters
• Lyn Kennedy (WINNER)
• Michael Bull

The voice of children and young people in care  

• Fabian McPhee (CREATE Foundation) (WINNER)
• No Capes for Change
• Amy Duke

Positive Impact Award

• Post care services, Anglicare SA
• Stella Braund
• Monique Cauchi, School Support Officer, Pulteney Grammar (WINNER)

Outstanding achievement of a child or young person (or group of children/young people) who has had a care experience (up to 25 years)  

• James Beaumont
• Strong in Culture Strong in Voice Choir (WINNER)
• Lita Hamon
• Serina

Foster Carer of the Year Award

• Dallas and Melissa Ballard
• Josh Savage and Lucy Mastrangelo
• Katina Karam (WINNER)
• Kelly Donaghay

Kinship Carer of the Year Award

• Lee Lawrie
• Leslie Wanganeen (WINNER)
• Rebecca Turner
• Vicki Rigney

Supporting Families to Stay Together Award

• Centacare Catholic Country SA
• Kornar Winmil Yunti Aboriginal Corporation (KWY)
• Ann-Marie Hayes, Department of Human Services (WINNER)
• The Yarning Group, Gabmididi Manoo Children and Family Centre

Improving Education and Learning Outcomes for Children and Young People in Care Award

• Catholic Education SA (WINNER)
• Department for Education - Youth Justice Program, Port Lincoln
• Department for Education - Children in Care service
• Noarlunga Downs Primary School

Innovation in Child Protection Award: Metropolitan

• Department of Human Services - Adults Supporting Kids (ASK)
• Community Living Options
• Detective Senior Sergeant Ashley Grant, SAPOL (WINNER)
• Uniting Communities – Jo’s

Innovation in Child Protection Award: Regional

• Centacare Catholic Country SA
• Flinders Medical Centre – Child Protection Service outreach (WINNER)
• Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation
• SAPOL – Far North and APY Family Violence and Child Abuse Teams

Transition to Independence Award

• AnglicareSA Post Care Pathways (WINNER)
• Relationships Australia SA – GOM Central
• SYC Specialised Residential Care & HYPA Housing
• With Love Formal Wear

Aboriginal and Torres Stright Islander Child Placement Principle Award

• Aboriginal Family Support Services, KWY together with Lutheran Community Care and InComPro together with UnitingCare Wesley Bowden
• Bindee Davis and Karen Weeks
• Sharron Williams, Chief Executive, Aboriginal Family Support Services
• Winangay Resources Incorporated (WINNER)

The Voice of Children and Young People Award

• CREATE Foundation
• Junction Australia
• No Capes for Change (WINNER)
• Relationships Australia SA – Ngartuitya Family Group Conference Service

Media Award

• Eric Cruz, Centacare Catholic Family Services (WINNER)
• Key Assets
• Lauren Novak, The Advertiser
• Patrick Martin, ABC

Excellence in Child Protection Research Award

• Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia (WINNER)
• BetterStart Child Health and Development Research Group, University of Adelaide
• Centacare Catholic Family Services – Dr Jackie Amos, Samuel Carpenter and the Reunification Team
• Social Work Innovation Research Living Space, Flinders University

Improving Health and Development Outcomes for Children and Younf People in Care Award

• Dr Deepa Jeyaseelan, Dr Jane Rosser and Ms Franca Foti, Women’s and Children’s Health Network (WINNER)
• Dr Greg Miller, Chairperson, Australian Dental Foundation
• West Coast Youth and Community Support
• Yarrow Place – My Place program