Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards
The Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards recognise and reward excellence in workplace health and safety, recovery at and return to work.
About the Awards
For individuals and organisations in the Comcare scheme, the Awards are an opportunity to celebrate and be recognised for your achievements while raising awareness of best practice.
In 2025 we celebrate 20 years of the Awards. To mark this milestone occasion, we will celebrate our winners and finalists at a memorable gala dinner at The Marion in Canberra.
2025 finalists
Thank you to everyone who nominated in the Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards this year.
This year we will be presenting the Health and Safety Representative Award for the first time.
Congratulations to our 2025 finalists:
Prevention Award
- Inland Rail Pty Ltd
- Western Sydney Airport Corporation
- Department of Home Affairs
- Australian Federal Police
- Australian Public Service Commission
- Telstra
Recovery at and Return to Work Award
- IPAR Rehabilitation
- Australia Post
- EML
- Department of Defence
Impact and Contribution Award
Outstanding contribution by an individual
- Royal Australian Air Force
- SBS
- B2W Solutions
- Royal Australian Navy
Outstanding contribution by a team
- ELEV8 Consulting with Administrative Review Tribunal
- Telstra
- Australia Post
Health and Safety Representative Award (new category)
- National Indigenous Australians Agency
- Australian Border Force, Department of Home Affairs
- Office of Senator Penny Wong
- Australian Federal Police
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Winners will be announced in November.
Judging criteria
Our judges will assess nominations based on:
- best practice – activities that go above and beyond existing better practices
- innovation – novel programs, systems and evidence-based approaches
- impact – results and data that showcase a significant, ongoing impact enabling safe and healthy work.
Key dates for 2025
- March – Nominations open
- April – Nominations close
- September – Finalists announced
- November – Awards dinner and winners announced.
2023 Award winners
Watch the video to see who won in 2023.
More information
For more information about nominating, contact the team at awards@comcare.gov.au.
Privacy notice
Your privacy is important to Comcare. We will only collect, use, or disclose your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. The information you provide will be used for the Comcare National Work Health and Safety Awards 2025, including judging nominations, presenting awards and related Awards purposes. Comcare may contact you to discuss the information you provide. Comcare is unlikely to disclose your personal information overseas.
For more information about how Comcare protects and handles personal information go to the Comcare Privacy Policy. To request access to or seek correction of your personal information, or to make a privacy complaint, phone Comcare on 1300 366 979 or email privacy@comcare.gov.au.
Comcare will be using a third party – Awards Force – to assist with the Awards. Awards Force will collect your personal information and may use or disclose your information as required, in accordance with the Awards Force Privacy Policy.
