2025 Awards Finalists

We are proud to announce this year’s Awards Finalists! These 42 finalists across eleven categories were shortlisted by the judges based upon their outstanding demonstration of innovation, commitment to safety as a business priority, proven return on investment, and leading work health and safety standards in their industry.

On Friday 22 August a live virtual event was held to announce the finalists for the 2025 NSCA Foundation/HSI Donesafe National Safety Awards of Excellence. View the finalists announcement to the right:

Category 1: Best Continuous Improvement of a WHS Management System

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Gold Coast Health
Metcash Trading Limited
Southern Ports
West Beach Parks

Category 2A: Best Solution of a WHS Risk (Small-Medium Business)

Aaro Group Pty Ltd

Category 2B: Best Solution of a WHS Risk (large Business)

City of Parramatta Council
Downer Energy & Utilities
Energy Queensland
Service Stream
The University of Sydney

Category 3: Best WHS Training Program

City of Parramatta Council
Downer Group (Social Infrastructure & Citizen Services)
Monash Health

Category 4: Best Communication of a Safety Message

Gold Coast Health
Service Stream
Zinfra

Category 5: Ian Chisholm Award for the Best Individual WHS Achievement

Sirr Christoffersen, Auckland Transport
Rick Fox, fr&nk Capability Leaders
Ben Kirkbride, Gamuda Australia

Category 6: Best Safety Leadership Program / Initiative

JF Hull Holdings
Southern Ports
Spark NEL
Toll Group

Category 7: Best Wellbeing Program

Auckland Transport
Pacific National
Santos
The University of Sydney

Category 8: Best Return & Recovery at Work System

Gold Coast Health
Metcash Trading Limited

Category 9 – Best Solution for Managing Psychosocial Hazards at Work

Emergency Management Victoria and Cognition Evolve
Western Health
Windlab Australia

Category 10 – Best WHS Commercial Product or Service Innovation

Anchored Height Safety
Carelever
Dredge Robotics Pty Ltd
Freight Cyber
Intelligent Inventions International Pty Ltd

Category 11 – Best SAFETY TEAM

Gold Coast Health
InfraBuild
Lendlease – Construction, QLD/NT
QBuild

All finalists will be recognised along with the announcement of the winners at the National Safety Awards Gala Dinner being held in Sydney on Thursday 23 October 2025. For more information on the Gala Dinner and to register click here.