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2026 Nominees

Every nominee appears once per category. Where a person has received several nominations in the same category, those nominations are combined into one listing.

427 of 427 nominees

Participant of the Year 2026

28 nominees

  • Albert G.

  • Briana W.

  • Callum O.

  • Clare B.

  • Coen Y.

  • Dalton J.

  • Eloise L.

  • Ford T.

  • Isabella W.

  • Jason F.

  • Jaxson C.

  • Joseph S.

  • Kai-Cee H.

  • Kayla P.

  • Kemual A.

  • Logan B.

  • Lorene D.

  • Louise M.

  • Mark F.

  • Mel P.

  • Molly P.

  • Noah P.

  • Rebecca A.

  • Rori D.

  • Self

  • Simone M.

  • Tracey M.

  • Travis C.

Goal Kicker Participant of the Year 2026

9 nominees

  • Albert G.

  • Coen Y.

  • Gaylene H.

  • Kayla P.

  • Lily H.

  • Lorene D.

  • Mari-Anne C.

  • Molly P.

  • Skylah C.

Support Worker of the Year 2026

166 nominees

  • Alexandra Lamprey

  • Alicia Boyack

  • Alicia Richardson

  • Ally Triffett

  • Andrea Binns

  • Andrew Stone

  • Angie Nankivell

  • Angus King

  • Anita Grace

  • Anna Morrison

  • Annahleigh Robinson

  • Annette Michelle Breen

  • Bethany Quillerat

  • Bianca Payne

  • Breanna Hingston

  • Bridie Walsh

  • Burgo84

  • Caden Howlett

  • Callum Whiley

  • Carmel Best

  • Casey Eyers

  • Chloe Furley

  • Chloe Girkin

  • Chloe James-Hammersley

  • Chloe Jefferson

  • Chloe Morse

  • Chris Shearsmith

  • Connor Davie

  • Corey Flannery

  • Courtney Templeton

  • Crystal Walker

  • Daniel Riley

  • Danni-Elle Palmer

  • Deborah Ryan

  • Dekoda-Lee Neasey

  • Deon Barnes

  • Diana Vargas

  • Diane Cornish

  • Donna Fitzpatrick

  • Donna Keady

  • Emily Kenna

  • Emmanuelle Oakey

  • Ezechiel Naughton

  • Fiona Foster

  • FIONA WALTON

  • Frances Dolbey

  • Georgina Murdoch

  • Glen Moore

  • Hannah Baginski

  • Harrison London

  • Haylee Salter

  • Hayley Phipps

  • Holden Cass

  • Iresha Senarathna

  • Jade Shliapnikoff

  • Jake Bilston

  • Jake Blackwell

  • Jamie Kelly

  • Jareth Redman

  • Jarrod Riley

  • Jasmine Luke

  • Jasmine Smith

  • Jay Chand

  • Jayde Alexander

  • Jenna Ramage

  • Jennifer Davie

  • Jess Wegerbauer

  • Jessica Dennis

  • Jessica Nankivell

  • Joanne Davey

  • Joe Mannix

  • John Jebbink

  • Jonty Lucas From Flex Supports

  • Jorgen Schelleman

  • Kahlia Flack

  • Kahu Ropata

  • Kaiden Stone

  • Kamal Arora

  • Kane Norris

  • Karissa Rogers

  • Kate Dobson

  • Katie Streets

  • Kayla Hunter

  • Ken Grave

  • Kieran Boucher

  • Kim

  • Kim Corkery

  • Kim Klug

  • Kimberley Mendonca

  • Kirstie Whelan

  • Kylie Triffett

  • Lasta Bajracharya

  • Laura Harris

  • Lee Boucher

  • Leyla Baker

  • Lily Jones

  • Lisa Cullen

  • Lori Charleston

  • Lorinda Bryan

  • Ltarlia Latham

  • Luke Wade Smith

  • Madison Wood

  • Maria Muarry

  • Mathew Freshney

  • Matt Seymour

  • Matthew Wilson

  • Megan Evans

  • Melissa Harwood

  • Melissa Parnell

  • Missy Harwood

  • Munaishe Manyati

  • Narelle Gilbert

  • Natalie Nolan

  • Ned Standen

  • Neesa Dahal

  • Nexus Inc

  • Nicholas Shearsmith - Flex Supports Pty Ltd

  • Nicolette Hewson

  • Nikki Johnson

  • Nikki Jones

  • Paige Nicholas

  • Penny Fulton

  • Priscilla Oliver/ Devonfield

  • Rebecca Blackwell

  • Rebecca Goss

  • Rebecca Jordan

  • Renea Gesler

  • Renee Oliver

  • Rizal Sulaeman

  • Rosanna Quach

  • Sallie-Anne Kline

  • Sam Palmer

  • Samantha Banks

  • Samantha Stoltenberg

  • Samuel Boucher

  • Sarah Anderson

  • Saroja ADHIKARI

  • Sebastian Parnell-Fitzgerald

  • Sehwan Park

  • Selina Petelo

  • Shannon Dale

  • Sonya Deegan

  • Spark Tasmania

  • Summer Aust

  • Tahli McLoughlin

  • Tameeka Hawley

  • Tamieka Burton

  • Tammy Bowerman

  • Tania Kirkby

  • Tania Mccullagh

  • Teena Campbell

  • Tennille Farley

  • Tequri Pusey

  • Terri Blackwell

  • Therese Wilson

  • Tiffany Burles

  • Tom Boucher

  • Tracey Phillips

  • Tracey Purcell

  • Trescia

  • Trisha Murray

  • Tylah Quilliam

  • Tyson Hawkins

  • Vanessa Spaulding

  • Victoria Cross

  • Wendy Viney

Support Coordinator of the Year 2026

53 nominees

  • Abbey Hawkins

  • Adele Collette

  • Alanah Mcleod

  • Alex Dempsy

  • Ally Triffett

  • Andrea Binns

  • Angela Dodd

  • Ashleigh Pead

  • Bec Carroll

  • Bec Unwin

  • Care Plus Management

  • Cassandra Van Den Bogart

  • Chantelle Mitchell

  • Cherrie Phillips

  • Clare Waiss

  • Clarquinn

  • David Freeman

  • Diane Scott

  • Gemma Free

  • Hephzibah Tucker

  • Ian Clarquinn

  • Jackie Park

  • Jamie Free

  • Joining The Dodts

  • Jorgen Schelleman

  • Jye Dodt

  • Karen Larsen

  • Kaydi Gray

  • Laura Dodt

  • Lollita Stratton

  • Lori Charleston / Cradle To Coast Support Pty Ltd

  • Lorinda Tuck

  • Luke Wilson

  • Matt Gaffney

  • Melanie Flack

  • Mitch Febey

  • Montanna Cooper

  • More Opportunities

  • Olivia Kenyon

  • Rachel Norris

  • Russell Elphinstone

  • Sallee Peck

  • Sarah Pollock

  • Shannon Dale

  • Sharon Gillian

  • Spike Connections

  • Tanya Evans

  • Terri Blackwell

  • Tezrob09

  • Trisha Murray

  • Tyneale Beach

  • Vikki Botta

  • We Listen Support Coordination

Behaviour Support Practitioner of the Year 2026

28 nominees

  • Alena Rosendorf

  • Alicia Anwandter

  • Bailee Atkinson-Fox

  • Bonnie Murfet

  • Briana Stewart

  • Caitlin Turner

  • Carleigh Burns

  • Codie Kringle

  • Erin Haas

  • Evan Toms

  • Georgia Simcich

  • Ishv Jossan

  • Isobel James

  • Joel Cann

  • Kayla Carpenter

  • Kylie Riseley

  • Lindy Steyn

  • Makenzie Andersen - TassieCare Services

  • Maranda Graham

  • Michelle Furminger

  • Mitch Zammit

  • Nicky Cousins

  • Nikki Jeffrey

  • Romy Easther

  • Sam Smithhurst

  • Tia McGillvery

  • Vicki Salter

  • Zane EID

Local Area Coordinator of the Year 2026

8 nominees

  • Alex

  • Angela Williams

  • Georgia Lee Babos

  • Harley-Anne Eastoe / Baptcare

  • Jonty Roberts

  • Mannie Giameos

  • Parrish And Bryant Inc

  • Rhi Smith

Plan Manager of the Year 2026

8 nominees

  • Care Plus Management

  • Duharte Consulting

  • Jeza Amanulla

  • Jeza Plan Managers

  • Jodie Casboult

  • Natalie - St Giles Plan Management

  • Scorpion Business Services

  • Tamara Clarke

Community Hero of the Year 2026

15 nominees

  • Bianca Hodgetts

  • Brayden Wells

  • Chathura Dissanayake

  • Christine O'keefe

  • Codie Baylis

  • Codie Kringle

  • Courtney Templeton

  • Diversity Den

  • Ellen Berry

  • Kerry Dargavel

  • Louise Cowan

  • Mingari+Co

  • Rebecca Galetto

  • Shannon Jones

  • Tracey Ryan

Child Disability Support Service of the Year 2026

13 nominees

  • Bridge To Understanding

  • Codie Baylis

  • Gemma Burgess

  • Grow Disability Support

  • Leaps Ahead Early Intervention

  • Ohana Care Australia Pty Ltd

  • Reconnect Support Service

  • Spark Tasmania

  • St Helens Child and Family Learning Centre

  • TassieCare

  • Teleisha Kelly

  • Transform Life

  • Uprise Support Services

School Holiday Program of the Year 2026

1 nominee

  • Reconnect Support Services

Continence Nurse of the Year 2026

1 nominee

  • Teressa Martin

Social Worker of the Year 2026

7 nominees

  • Fiona Thowe

  • Hugh King

  • Kayla Kerrison

  • Kieran & Kylie BILSTON

  • Maranda Graham

  • Narelle Gilbert

  • Sam Smithhurst

Support Service of the Year 2026

44 nominees

  • AP Horizon

  • Aspire Support Solutions

  • Bec Hicks

  • Boucher Support Services

  • Caring Hands Disability Support Services

  • Chad

  • Cherie Matthews

  • Choice Support Tasmania

  • Cradle To Coast Support

  • Empowerment Support Services

  • Equal Opportunities Support Services PTY LTD

  • Equalsteps Solutions

  • Freedom Support Tasmania

  • Glenhaven Family Care

  • Hondga Chi

  • Independence Tasmania

  • John Jebbink

  • Joining The Dodts

  • Larissa Williams

  • LJM Services Tas

  • Mastery Schools Australia

  • Mesh Ability Academy

  • More Opportunities Pty Ltd

  • My Support Link

  • Nicole Palmer

  • Nicole Shearsmith

  • North West Support And Coordination

  • Ohana Care Australia Pty Ltd

  • Optimal Community Support Services

  • Paramount Disability Support

  • Reconnect Support Services

  • Roopnavdeep Singh

  • Sharee Ockerby

  • SilaCa Tasmania

  • Spark Tasmania

  • Summer Aust

  • Tamieka Bakes

  • Tasmanian Home Nursing And Community Support

  • Tassie Disability Services

  • Total Support Services

  • Transform Life Australia

  • Uprise Support Service

  • We Listen Support Coordination

  • Youth Support Services

SIL Provider of the Year 2026

18 nominees

  • AdaptCARE

  • Anglicare Curraghmore- Jade Elings

  • Anglicare Tasmania Inc - Curraghmore

  • Boucher Support Services

  • Boucher Support Services

  • Coordination Concord

  • Cradle To Coast Support

  • Devonfield Enterprises

  • Dharmaveersingh Woojageer/V-care Disability Services Pty Ltd

  • Glenhaven Family Care

  • Hola Support

  • Jorgen Schelleman

  • More Opportunities

  • My Support Link

  • Possability

  • Spark Tasmania

  • Thomas Reeves

  • Total Support Services

Therapy Service of the Year 2026

17 nominees

  • Ability Action Australia

  • Bec Secombe

  • BePositive Therapy

  • Bridge To Understanding

  • Bryce Coward- Apex Health Group

  • Hobart Wonderings

  • Invermay Allied Health

  • Jan Menzies

  • Jeanette Buzolic

  • Karen Mason

  • Leaps Ahead Early Intervention

  • Petria Morris

  • Subha Perumal - Occupational Therapist

  • Theresa Long

  • Transform Life

  • Veronica Harrop

  • Vuyo Nonkonyana

Dietitian of the Year 2026

1 nominee

  • Emma Wuester

Pediatrician of the Year 2026

2 nominees

  • Bianca Crighton

  • Dr. Anusha Jorsy

Training Provider of the Year 2026

8 nominees

  • Advance College, Tasmania

  • Asuria RTO

  • Asuria Training - Christine O'keefe

  • Brighton College

  • Kylie Hales

  • Meg Hughes

  • Nickayla Hewitt

  • Nickayla Hewitt

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