The LASA Excellence in Age Services Awards aim to promote and recognise excellence across the diverse and dynamic fields of endeavour in the age services industry. The awards celebrate the passion and achievements of organisations, teams and individuals in the service of older Australians. The awards also seek to increase public confidence and community involvement in aged care and services.
Awards will be judged at a state level across the five categories with winners from each state progressing as finalists to the national awards.
Excellence in Age Services Awards 2020
LASA was pleased to announce that the QLD, SA/NT, NSW/ACT and WA Excellence in Age Services Awards finalists and winners online on Aged Care Employee Day 7 August 2020.
This was our industry’s opportunity to celebrate the passion, respect, integrity, daring and excellence in our industry. Presentations can be viewed below.
If you experience difficulties viewing the presentations above:
- Please click here to launch video for WA Awards
- Please click here to launch video for SA & NT Awards
- Please click here to launch video for QLD Awards
- Please click here to launch video for NSW & ACT Awards
Congratulations to all of the finalists
SA/NT Awards Finalists 2020
Individual
Team
Organisation
Next Gen Young Leader
Keyur Anand
St. Anna’s Residential Care Facility
Pat DiMaria
Infinite Care
Roshna Raut
Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation
LGBTI Connect Team
ECH
SIMPLER Research Team
Helping Hand
The Maintenance Team
The Willochra Home
City of Unley
Helping Hand Age Care
St Louis Aged Care
Tanunda Lutheran Home Inc
Tom Gray
Xtra AgedCare
Bradley Werfel
Infinite Care
NSW/ACT Awards Finalists 2020
Individual
Team
Organisation
Next Gen Young Leader
Rising Star
Jan Hume
RSL LifeCare
Edgar (Ted) L Jackson
Northern Coalfields Community Care Association (NCCCA)
Benjamin Scott
Cranbrookcare
Ben Van Lierop
RSL LifeCare
Aged Care & Inclusion Team
Northside Community Service
The Disease Outbreak Response Team
Australian Nursing Home Foundation
National Contact Centre
KinCare
Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla Aged Care Centre Teams
IRT Group
KinCare
Peninsula Villages Ltd
Simon Kerrigan
Guide Healthcare
Colin Pudsey
SilVR Adventures Pty Ltd
Amina Ward
integratedliving Australia
Maddison Davis
Peninsula Villages Ltd
Georgia Kelaher
integratedliving Australia
Kathy White
RSL LifeCare
QLD Awards Finalists 2020
Individual
Team
Organisation
Next Gen Young Leader
Rising Star
Jessica Adams
Home Instead Senior Care
Danielle Mackenzie
Sundale
Chezz Thompson
Bolton Clarke
Dementia Living Team
Cartwright Community NoosaCare Incorporated
ICT Team
Infinite Care
Let’s Dig in Team
Bolton Clarke
People and Culture Team
Infinite Care
Communify Queensland Inc
Liberty Community Connect
Loreto Nursing Home Townsville
Peninsula Palms Retirement Village
Jamie Langdon
Benevolent Living
Taranjot Minhas
Churches of Christ Care in Queensland
Preeti Ronil
Wesley Mission Queensland
Rebecca Pacey
Infinite Care
John Sisson
Churches of Christ in Queensland
WA Awards Finalists 2020
Individual
Team
Organisation
Next Gen Young Leader
Rising Star
Lisa Kempster
Community Vision
Helen Nowlan
Compatible Care Nursing Services
Woodvale Social Centre Team
Community Vision
Collaborative Leadership Model
Maurice Zeffert Home (Inc)
Brightwater Care Group
ECHO Community Services
VisAbility Ltd
Caitlin Burnett
Silver Chain Group
Ashleen Chand-Babooram
Guildford Village/St Judes Care Facility
Gabriela Di Perna
MercyCare
Sonja Norville
Community Vision
Hadja Sow
ECHO Community Services
Click on the icons above to learn more about our award finalists
Award Categories
Organisation Award
Recognising an age services provider who has made an outstanding contribution to care and services development or provision of high level support to the aged by demonstrating leadership, innovation and excellence.
Individual Award
This award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector, has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and has delivered high quality care to the aged.
Rising Star Award
This award recognises an individual with less than five years industry experience who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector, has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and has delivered high quality care to the aged.
Team Award
Recognising a team, working within the age services sector that has created an environment that encourages workplace diversity, positive workplace culture and increased staff wellbeing through development of a service or process or has used innovation and initiative to improve the lives of older people and improve the age services experience.
Next Gen Young Leader Award
This award recognises an innovative, bold and inclusive young leader under the age of 40 who has made an outstanding contribution to the age services sector and has used passion, drive and initiative to improve the lives of older people.
Congratulations to our 2020 VIC/TAS Award Winners
The 2020 Excellence in Age Services Awards are proudly sponsored by:
National Awards Sponsor
South Australia & Northern Territory Co-Sponsor
Queensland Awards Co-Sponsor
