2025 WorkSafe Awards finalists announced

Finalists by category

The WorkSafe Awards recognise excellence in workplace health and safety and return to work and the 22 finalists shortlisted for the 2025 WorkSafe Awards are:

Leading Return to Work Practice

• Injury Assist – Royal Melbourne Hospital
• The City of Greater Geelong

Worker Return to Work Achievement

• Dennis Gabriel – Yarrawonga Riverlands Tourist Park
• Lilith Dowling – CRANK
• Maree McLean – Diocese of Ballarat Catholic Education
• Adele Ritchie – Indigo Shire Council

Excellence in Preventing and Managing Psychosocial Risk

• Warakirri Cropping
• Manor Lakes Community Learning Centre

Farm Safety Solution

• People in Paddocks - PIPA
• Costa Group - Autonomous Vehicles in Table Grapes

OHS Leadership/Achievement

• Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road Project - Seymour Whyte Constructions
• Clerk of Works – Cladding Safety Victoria
• Grant Fuller – Wellness in Infrastructure

Workplace Health and Safety Solution of the Year

• The Buddie System
• Genie Grips
• Tree Coach – Natural Growth Partners
• Sexual Safety Guideline – Royal Melbourne Hospital

Health and Safety Representative of the Year

• Tony Timu – V-Line
• Anna Musgrave – Ambulance Victoria
• Ben Lennon – Crown Melbourne
• Bessie Taitoko & Owen Glassenbury- Northern Health Foundation
• Manny Mason – City of Ballarat

Thank you to everyone who submitted nominations for this year’s awards.

WorkSafe received almost 100 nominations across the award categories this year and as always it was a challenging process to determine the Finalists for 2025.

Winners of the 2025 WorkSafe Awards will be announced at the Awards Dinner and Presentation on February 26th next year.