View our previous winners and finalists of the South Australian Child Protection Awards.

Outstanding Achievement of a Child or Young Person who has had a Care Experience

  • Ashton Goodall
  • Tyrell (Winner)
  • Joshua Cugley
  • Tia-Louise Rigney (Winner)

Award Sponsor: Commissioner for Children and Young People

Active Efforts Award

  • Tara and Scott Forbes-Godfrey
  • Ngartuitya Family Group Conferencing, Relationships Australia SA (Winner)
  • Residential Care, Life Without Barriers

Award Sponsor: Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

The Voice of Children and Young People in Care

  • DCP Mount Barker Young People's Council (Winner)
  • Yarrow Place Youth Team
  • Jordan Zeitz, Department for Child Protection Woodville

Award Sponsor: Guardian for Children and Young People

Minister for Child Protection Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Karen Magnusson
  • Joyce Clark (Winner)
  • Diana Allwood

Outstanding  Service Award - Positive Impact

  • Grandcarers SA
  • Keeping Families Healthy and Together, Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (Winner)
  • Manuka Team, Community Living Options

Award Sponsor: CREATE Foundation

Outstanding  Service Award - Health, Wellbeing and Development

  • Cocoon Program, Women’s and Children’s Hospital Foundation (Winner)
  • Wellbeing and Learning Team, Salisbury East High School
  • Tracy Pratt, Millicent North Kindergarten

Awards sponsor: Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

Outstanding  Service Award - Regional Impact

  • Solomontown Kindergarten, Department for Education
  • Judith Pearce, Department for Child Protection, Mount Barker (Winner)
  • Jacqueline Kranz, Flinders and Upper North Local Health Network, Whyalla
  • SAPOL Far North Family Violence Port Augusta (Winner)

Award Sponsor: Uniting Country SA

Outstanding  Service Award - Sector Development

  • Dr Lauren Lines, Flinders University
  • Foster Care program – Reunification Model, Centacare Catholic Community Services (Winner)
  • The Direct Experience Group, The Reily Foundation

Award Sponsor: Child and Family Focus SA

South Australian Foster Carer of the Year

  • Andrea and Kristian Fleming
  • Carolyn and Wayne
  • Judy and Tony McKenzie (Winner)
  • Karen Davis

South Australian Kinship Carer of the Year

  • Betty and Shaun Wilson
  • Paula Rankine (Winner)
  • Nellie Egan
  • Lisa and Mathew Davis

Volunteer of the Year

  • Dylan Strudwick
  • Jan Ramsdale (Winner)

Community Service Award

  • School Retention Program, Department for Education
  • Power Community Ltd, Port Adelaide Football Club (Winner)
  • Fiona Endacott, Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

Outstanding Achievement of a Child or Young Person

  • Jacinta - WINNER
  • Tanaya
  • Peter

Award Sponsor: HenderCare Foundation

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

Active Efforts Award

  • Iga Warta Cultural Camp - WINNER
    AnglicareSA
  • Aboriginal Practice Team
    Department of Human Services
  • Johanna Maiorana and Jennifer Muscara
    Department for Child Protection

Award Sponsor: Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People

Outstanding Service Award – Positive Impact

  • The Young Parent Project - WINNER
    Junction Australia
  • Manisha Dogra
    Department for Child Protection
  • Karen Mezzino
    Department for Child Protection

Award Sponsor: CREATE Foundation

Outstanding Service Award – Wellbeing and Development

  • Australian Dental Foundation - WINNER
  • Northern Links Community Clinic
    Northern Adelaide Local Health Network
  • Trauma Informed Practice in Education Initiative Team
    Department for Education

Award Sponsor: Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA

Outstanding Service Award – Sector Development

  • Australia's First Mockingbird Family Researchers - WINNER
    Flinders University
  • Safeguarding Children Learning Initiative
    Goodstart Early Learning and Thinka
  • Unify Family Reunification Services
    Centacare Catholic Community Services

Award Sponsor: Child and Family Focus SA

Outstanding Service Award – Regional Impact

  • Kerry Court - WINNER
    Uniting Country SA
  • The Bush Telegraph
    Life Buoyancy Institute Foundation 
  • Cassandra Mills
    Centacare Catholic Country SA

South Australian Foster Carer of the Year

  • Margie and Gary Ferrett - WINNER
  • Tony and Wendy Hearne
  • Laura and Justin

South Australian Kinship Carer of the Year

  • Keshia and Dale Mildwaters - WINNER
  • Leanne Keal
  • Lorraine King

Volunteer of the Year

  • Hubertus Dirix - WINNER
  • Wayne Breese
  • Lou Jansen

The Voice of Children and Young People in Care

  • Living Arts Program - WINNER
    Life Without Barriers
  • Simon Ataian
    Big Leap Support Services
  • Samantha Fleming
    Department for Child Protection

Award Sponsor: Guardian for Children and Young People

Community Service Award

  • Operation Flinders Adventure Mentoring program - WINNER
    Operation Flinders Foundation
  • David Chikwuba
    Mentoring, Coaching and Counselling Service
  • The Wilderness Program
    AnglicareSA and The Wilderness School

Awards Sponsor: Commissioner for Children and Young People

Minister for Child Protection Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Sue Barr - WINNER
  • Kerry Court
  • Leanne Haddad

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 Young 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