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The WA Disability Support Awards Honour Board celebrates the significant contribution of those who support people with disability to achieve their goals. Visit the Western Australian Disability Support Awards page for information about the upcoming awards.
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Excellence in Regional Support Award
Deb Cording, Avivo: live life
Excellence in Supporting Employment Outcomes Award
Will's World
Excellence in Home and Family Support Award
Cindy Jane, SensesWA
Excellence in Innovation Award
Superyou Therapy Driving Service
Excellence in Rights Promotion
John Holdcroft, Workpower
Excellence in Supporting Inclusion and Citizenship Award
Carmelisa (Carmi) Biddle, Interchange WA
Excellence in Leadership Award
Uvana Sewpersadh, LifeLift
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Jeffrey McMahon, Cam Can
Excellence in Supporting Employment Outcomes Award
Kylie Blakemore, Interchange WA
Excellence in Home and Family Support Award
Team Murphy, Dianne Murphy, Valued Lives and Microboards Australia
Excellence in Innovation Award
Peer-to-Peer Networks WA, Valued Lives
Excellence in Rights Promotion: Supporting Choice, Control and Capacity Building Award
Rebecca Eddy, Directions Disability Support Services
Excellence in Supporting Inclusion and Citizenship Award
Andrea Holden, At Home Care
Emerging Leader Award
Hamish Wilkinson, Access Plus WA Deaf
Excellence in Supporting Social Inclusion Award
Jay Minogue, Mosaic Community Care
Excellence in Home and Family Support Award
Serena Elms, One2One
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Kevin Smith, Far North Community Services
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Margaret Lawlor, Down Syndrome Western Australia
Excellence in Advocacy and Rights Promotion Award
Mark White, Interchange WA
Excellence in Innovation Award
Joint winners: Autism in Cricket Project, Autism Association of Western Australia – Tasha Alach; Mathew Johnson; Scott Henry; Rachel Fowlie; Nicola Fuller and Jill Perry and Monique Ziegelaar, VisAbility
Excellence in Leadership Award
Robyn Frost, atWork Australia
Excellence in Supporting Social Inclusion Award
Ryan Honschooten, VisAbility
Excellence in Home and Family Support Award
Anna Wright, Senses Australia
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Joint winners: Cyril Yeeda, Far North Community Services and The Carnarvon Team, Avivo – Daniel Norrish; Phillip Braun; Ceilidh Christey; Janelle Mathews; Greg Rose and Alishea Laing
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Valued Lives Microenterprise Project Team, Valued Lives Foundation: Geraldine Maddrell and Jorden Garnaut
Excellence in Advocacy and Rights Promotion Award
Janis Turnbull, One2One
Excellence in Innovation Award
Community Allied Health Services Schools Team, Independent Living Centre WA: Alison Senior;
Jen Blaxill and Tanith Brien
Excellence in Leadership Award
Tony Chorley, Activ Foundation
Excellence in Supporting Social Inclusion Award
Patrick Costello, Life Without Barriers
Excellence in Home and Family Support Award
David Mwansa, My Place
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Rob Golledge, Community Living Association
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Devin’s Handy Office Help Team, GIFSA
Excellence in Advocacy and Rights Promotion Award
Samantha Warne, Directions Disability Support Services
Excellence in Innovation Award
Holly Bridges, ART Autism Therapy
Excellence in Leadership Award
Claire Kavanagh, atWork Australia
Excellence in Advocacy and Rights Promotion Award
Partners in Recovery Perth North Team, Black Swan Health
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Ahmed Selim, atWork Australia
Excellence in Leadership Award
Bernadette Williams, Ability Centre
Excellence in Improving Participation Award
Andrea Holden
Excellence in Personal and Community Support Award
Team Brian
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Julie Carton, Lifestyle Solutions
Overall Award for Excellence
Partners in Recovery Perth North Team, Black Swan Health
Excellence in Personal and Community Support Award
Stephen Cathie, Ability Centre
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Susie Waller, Nulsen Disability Services
Emerging Leader Award
Ayesha Patterson, Youth Disability Advocacy Network
Excellence in Improving Participation Award
Renae Hartmann, Enable Southwest
Excellence in Advocacy Rights Promotion Award
Jenny Au Yeong, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Annie Ryder Team (Tammy Mickle, Slade White-Dunn, Odette Askew, Jocelyn Frearson), Avivo
Lifetime Achievement Award
Helen Payne, My Place
Excellence in Personal and Community Support Award
Mahziar Bahreini, Ability Centre (formerly The Centre for Cerebral Palsy)
Excellence in Improving Employment Opportunities Award
Ian Thomas, Goodwill Engineering
Emerging Leader Award
Robert Eades, Teem Treasure
Excellence in Improving Participation Award
David Start, Inclusion WA
Excellence in Advocacy Rights Promotion Award
Denise Kay, Albany Community Legal Centre
Excellence in Regional Support Award
Heydi de Waal, Wongan Community Care Inc.
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gary Taylor, Ability Centre (formerly The Centre for Cerebral Palsy)
Supported Living Award
Michael Ardzejewski, Nulsen
Independent Living Award
Lynda Innes, UnitingCare West
Community Support Award
Lisa O’Donnell, Rocky Bay
Disability Employment Services Award
Jenny Fuller, EDGE Employment Solutions
Australian Disability Enterprises Award
Kerry Bain, Activ
Emerging Leader Award
Anna Whitaker, Community Living Association
Regional Disability Support Worker Award
Scott Mapley, Enable Southwest
Individual Accommodation Support Award
Christine Kelly, Goldfields Individual & Family Support Association and person supported
Shared Accommodation Support Award
Sarah Lenhard, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Community Support Award
Nerilee McKenzie, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Emerging Leader Award
Eamon Rice, Life Without Barriers
Disability Employment Services Award
Elaine Green, Workpower
Australian Disability Enterprises Award
Eric Jarvis, Goodwill Engineering
Regional Disability Support Worker Award
Russell Cullum, Family Member of Person Supported
Individual Accommodation Support Award
Lindsay Neil, Goldfields Individual & Family Support Association
Shared Accommodation Support Award
Leanne Lewis, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Community Support Award
Christine Laut, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Emerging Leader Award
Nicole Naeslund, Autism Association
Disability Employment Services Award
Craig Robb, Edge Employment Solutions
Australian Disability Enterprises Award
Jodie Cox, Goodwill Engineering – The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Regional Disability Support Worker Award
Joy McGlashon, Activ
Accommodation Support Award
Dianne Barnes, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Emerging Leader Award
Cathryn Munckton, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Individual Accommodation Support Award
Diana Beckford, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Community Support Award
Desiree Empeigne, IdentityWA
Disability Employment Services Award
Elizabeth Thair, Options Employment GSI
Australian Disability Enterprises Award
Greg Kissane, Activ Foundation
Individual Accommodation Support Award
Joint Winners:
Robert Fry, Lower Great Southern Community Living Association
Colin Holden, Activ Foundation – Busselton
Accommodation Support Award
Dawn Harvey, Activ Foundation – Kellerberrin
Community Support Award
Leeanne Ruppell, My Place
Emerging Leader Award
Alana Francas-McNee, Rocky Bay Inc
Individual Accommodation Support Award
Bernadette Williams, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
Accommodation Support Award
Richard Simm, Disability Services Commission
Community Support Award
Jodie Coles, Advocacy South West Inc
Emerging Leader Award
Sarah Kennedy, The Centre for Cerebral Palsy
For any enquiries, please contact NDS in WA, (08) 9242 5544, michelle.clark@nds.org.au