2026 Judges

Celia Antonovsky

AIHS Board Director Chair

HSEQ and Risk, GHD Pty Ltd

Nicole Ashcroft

AIHS Board Director

Head of Safety, Uber

Kym Bancroft

Director, New View Safety

Kirsten Borgas

WHS Consultant & Trainer, Fostering Safety/SSJV


Skye Buatava

AIHS Board Director

Group Head, Injury Care & Workers Compensation, Woolworths Group

Debra Burlington

Practice Lead - Leadership and Culture, Risk Strategies

Jeremy Clay

Safety, Environmental and Quality Manager, Cushman & Wakefield

Simon Coleman

General Manager HSEQ, Ampcontrol Group

Kate Curtain

Special Counsel (Safety), Kingston Reid

Craig Docherty

CEO / Founder, Fusion Safety Management Pty Ltd

Sarah Jane Dunford

Director, Riskology Consulting

Michael Eather

Director, MicroRisk Group Pty Ltd

Christine Edwards

HSE Systems & Change Manager, Snowy Hydro Limited

Tim Gilchrist

OHS Consultant, Downer EDI Ltd

Keith Govias

Workplace Safety & Risk Principal, Employers Mutual Limited

Mitchell Horan

Regional HSE Manager, WSP

Katrina Johnston

Director, Wellness Designs

Brett Jones

Principal Consultant - Health & Safety, GCG Health Safety & Hygiene

Ben Kirkbride

AIHS Board Director

Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality, Goodman

Gloria Kyriacou Morosinotto

OHS Consultant and OHS Lecturer, Contract Safety Solutions Pty Ltd

Xin Li

Manager, Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Icon Water

Laura Maddock

Health and Safety Advisor, Forico Pty Limited

Rod Maule

AIHS Board Director

Principal Strategic Safety Advisory Services, The Safe Step

Fiona McCarthy

OHS & Ergonomics Consultant, WorkPS and Good Job Safety

Bryce McLaren

General Manager Safety Risk & Assurance, Queensland Rail

Cameron Montgomery

Executive Manager Governance and Risk, City of Ballarat

David Ninnes

Group Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing, Westpac

Madeleine Page

Manager - Program Delivery, AP Psychology and Consulting Services

Tanya Pelja

Executive Director HSEQ, BGIS Pty Ltd

Stuart Rawlins

Chief Safety Officer, Autopact Pty Ltd

Simon Roberts

Founder, EHS2U

The Australian Workplace Health and Safety Awards is open to government, non-government and private organisations operating in Australia that have an ABN, and to individuals who are currently employed and working within the field of WHS in Australia.

SUBMIT 2026 NOMINATION

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