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

WINNER - Tara Forbes-Godfrey, KWY Aboriginal Corporation

Finalists
Brad and Rhonda Jacob,  Centacare Catholic Family Services
Resource Packs for Aboriginal Children Project, ac.care
Teya Rickett, Department for Child Protection

Award Sponsor: Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

WINNER - Newpin Team, Uniting Communities

WINNER - Taikurtirna Tirra-Apinthi,  KWY Aboriginal Corporation

Finalists
Grandcarers SA

Award sponsor:  Child and Family Focus SA

WINNER - Detective Senior Sergeant Alexandra Rusul, Investigations Manager, Child and Family Investigation Section,  Northern District Criminal Investigation Branch

Finalists
Conrad Morris, Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People
Dave Pascoe, Elizabeth Vale School
Madeleine Miels,  Women’s and Children’s Hospital

WINNER - Mikala Ballard

Finalist
Country Support Unit

WINNER - Emily Ware, Centacare Catholic Country SA

Finalists
Crime Prevention Section, Limestone Coast  LSA SAPOL
Gabmididi Manoo Staff and Volunteers, Gabmididi Manoo Children and Family Centre

WINNER - Lisa O'Malley, supported by Lutheran Care

WINNERS - Maxine and Stephen Bowden, supported by Uniting Country SA

WINNERS - Sonia and Brenton Smith, supported by Uniting Country SA

Finalists
Cheryl Hummel, supported by Aboriginal Family Support Services Regional
Lorraine Joy, supported by Key Assets

WINNER - Dwayne Harvey, supported by InComPro

WINNER - Kylie Stewart, supported by DCP

Finalists
Colleen Ryan and Margaret Fraser, supported by DCP
Kaye Johnson, supported by DCP
Natasha Litster, supported  by DCP

WINNER - Myra Langdon, DCP

Finalists
Lorraine Joy, Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA
Merv Trubee, DCP

WINNER - Ros Calley, DCP

Finalists
Brooke Oliver, Relationships Australia
Carol Goznik and Chelsea Sawley, Life Without Barriers

Award sponsor: Commissioner for Children and Young People

WINNER - Stella Braund

WINNERS - Jeannie Alderson and Julia Popkins

Award sponsor: CREATE Foundation

WINNER - Shantae Barnes-Cowan

Finalists
Butch Ricciardi
Jessica Tresidder

Awards sponsor: Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

WINNER -  Fiona Ward PSM, Adjunct Professor University of South Australia

WINNER - Nancy Penna, Anglicare SA

Finalists
Dr Jackie Amos, Centacare Catholic Family Services
Lyn and Roy Matthews

Award sponsor: Lutheran Care