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