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.
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’re celebrating 20 years of the Awards with a gala dinner at The Marion in Canberra on Thursday 13 November.
Award categories
In 2025, there are 6 awards in 5 categories:
- Prevention Award
- Recovery at and Return to Work Award
- Impact and Contribution Award
- Outstanding contribution by an individual
- Outstanding contribution by a team
- Health and Safety Representative Award
- Judge’s Choice Award.
Eligibility
We’re looking for nominations that highlight outstanding success in workplace health and safety, recovery at and return to work.
All employers and individuals in the Comcare scheme are eligible for nomination, including those in the:
- Comcare workers’ compensation scheme
- Comcare work health and safety jurisdiction.
Unsure? Contact the awards team to check eligibility.
Nominations
Nominations open in March 2025.
Nominating is easy. We’ll ask you to fill in a brief online form. If your nomination is shortlisted, we’ll contact you to arrange an interview and gather more information.
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
- August – Finalists announced
- 13 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, including categories, eligibility and judging, contact the team at awards@comcare.gov.au and subscribe for updates.
