The black-tie gala takes place in September
Ahead of the Australian HR Awards 2025 later this year, HRD Australia is delighted to announce this year’s excellence awardees.
The honours - brought to you by Key Media - celebrate the achievements of the last twelve months and highlights the incredible, inspiring and hard work of the HR profession.
They are a testament to the importance of HR in driving organisational success and building a competitive advantage in today’s dynamic business environment – with hopes this year of the biggest events yet.
MC’d by comedian and presenter, Dave Hughes, and band Modern Vintage performing on the night – we’re expecting the awards to be a sellout success.
Award sponsors this year include Link-Able, Referoo and PageUp.
The 20 accolades - showcasing things such as the best employers, development program and use of technology – will be given out at The Fullerton Hotel on Friday 5 September.
The excellence awardees for the 2025 Australian HR Awards are:
Australian HR Champion (CEO) of the Year
Andrew Alcock, HUB24
Colette Giha Carella, iCare Support Services
Dr Aniss Chami, Vitex Pharmaceuticals
Drew Morland, IOR
John Burns, Abano Healthcare
Peter Maloney, Lextech
Susan McKee, Dental Health Services Victoria
Tony Clark, NTI
Australian HR Director of the Year
Ben Mansour, Anglo American
Charmaine Loratet, Altis Consulting
Francesca Calandra, Nexon Asia Pacific
Sarah Novelli, BGIS
Sharon Dunn, ASI Solutions
Snezana Bakalovski, CyberCX
Zemeel Saba, Dental Health Services Victoria
Australian HR Manager of the Year
Correne Vorster, FTI Consulting Australia
Elizabeth Pasoski, Benedict Group
Gemma Russo, Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Hannah Timcke, LMG (Loan Market Group)
Laura Gay, Suncare Community Services
Maria McGrath, Austroads
Nadia Achie, Vitex Pharmaceuticals
Renae Carter, Airservices Australia
Australian HR Rising Star of the Year
Damien Atkins, The Tassal Group
Jasmine Hartwig, Kestrel Coal Resources
Lynette Cardinal, Vertical Scope Group
Riki Tanaka, Hilton
Sarah Carvalho, Konica Minolta
Sarah Thompson, BGIS
Tasha McCallum, Capgemini
Australian HR Team of the Year (>1000 Employees) – Sponsored by PageUp
Abano Healthcare
Amart
BGIS
Capgemini
City of Parramatta
CyberCX
The Disability Trust
Australian HR Team of the Year (≤1000 Employees)
ASICS Oceania
Dental Health Services Victoria
Edwards Lifesciences
Freedom Furniture
Heinemann Oceania
Infrastructure Australia
LMG (Loan Market Group)
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Richard Crookes Constructions
Best Graduate Development Program
Capgemini
Dental Health Services Victoria
FDM Group Australia
HUB24
MYOB
Powerlink Queensland
Westpac Group
Best Health & Wellbeing Program
Adobe
Commonwealth Bank
Edwards Lifesciences
Johnson & Johnson
Metso Australia
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
Publicis Groupe
TAFE NSW
Best Leadership Development Program
Aurecon
Brisbane Catholic Education
Bunnings Group
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
TPG Telecom
Best Learning & Development Program – Sponsored by Link-Able
Airbus
Australian Association of Social Workers
Capgemini
FDM Group Australia
KPMG Australia
Mirvac
NBN Co
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
The Salvation Army
Best Recruitment Campaign – Sponsored by Referoo
Abano Healthcare
ASICS Oceania
Boston Consulting Group
Coles Group
Coxons Group Australia
DLA Piper Australia
Liverpool City Council
Trideca
Best Remote Work Strategy
Fluent Commerce
Inclusee
NTI
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Best Reward & Recognition Program
Amart
Edwards Lifesciences
ghd Hair
Krispy Kreme Australia
Rio Tinto
Story House Early Learning
Suncorp
Village Roadshow Theme Parks
Best Use of Technology – Sponsored by Referoo
Abano Healthcare
Colonial First State
El Jannah
Metso Australia
Norton Rose Fulbright
Orora
Best Workplace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Program
Australia Post
Deloitte Australia
Dentons Australia
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Jumbo Interactive
Merck Australia
WIthYouWithMe
Vertical Scope Group
Best Workplace Flexibility Program
Daiichi Sankyo Australia
John Holland
Nexon Asia Pacific
Our Watch
Oz Hair and Beauty
Systra ANZ
Telix Pharmaceuticals
Employer of Choice (>1000 Employees)
Allianz Australia
Amart
BGIS
City of Gold Coast
Colonial First State
CyberCX
Metso Australia
Village Roadshow
Westpac Banking Group
Employer of Choice (100-999 Employees)
Adica Insurance
Adobe
Edwards Lifesciences
Freedom Furniture
HUB24
HNECC Primary Health Network
Munich Re
NTI
Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation
Employer of Choice (1-99 Employees)
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Australian Scaffolds Access
Corporate Technology Services (CTS)
Daiichi Sankyo Australia
Fastmail
Information Quality
Infrastructure Australia
Trideca
Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)
Inclusee
Infrastructure Australia
Latrobe Health Services
Our Watch
The Disability Trust
Wesley Mission Queensland
Windermere Child & Family Services
