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HESTA Awards of Excellence - Allied Health, Disability, Community Sector and Aged Care categories for Team and Organisation
Sectors are:
• Allied Health
• Community Services
• Disability Services
• Aged Care

Categories:
• Team Excellence
• Individual Leadership

Key Dates:
• Nominations close 12 April 2026
• Finalists announced 7 July 2026
• Winners announced at a dinner in Melbourne on 7 August 2026

Finalists Receive*:
• 2 x tickets to attend the HESTA Excellence Awards
• 1 night’s accommodation in a standard twin share room

Overall winners for each category receive*:
• $7,500 to be used for professional development or further development of processes or services in the workplace

Note:
• You can nominate in more than one category
• You can nominate in partnership with another organisation
• You don’t need to be a HESTA member to be a nominator or to nominate
• After years of me encouraging Monash Health and Bendigo Health to nominate they have both won the Allied Health categories so maybe it’s time for Albury Wodonga Health to nominate?

Any questions:
• If your team want to check something before submitting a nomination, please contact Sue Blair (sblair@hesta.com.au) or email awards@hesta.com.au - HESTA Awards Team are very helpful.

Learn more: https://www.hesta.com.au/awards/excellence-awards