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Public Sector Excellence Awards

The Public Sector Excellence Awards provide the opportunity for public sector organisations to showcase their achievements and demonstrate how the public sector is making a positive difference for the Tasmanian community.  The awards are offered annually and presented at the State of the Service event held in December.


2019 Awards

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Presidents Award for Excellence in the Public Sector

Winner | Kathryn Medlock – Senior Curator (Vertebrate Zoology), Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery 

Public Sector Professional of the Year 

Winner | Alison Lovell – Senior Statistical Analyst, Australian Bureau of Statistics 

Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Harpreet Gill – Global Education Marketing Officer, Department of State Growth 

Contribution to Community (previously known as Best Practice in the Public Sector) 

Winner |Tasmanian Emergency Services Computer Aided Dispatch Project or ESCAD project – Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

Winner | Libraries Tasmania

Winner | See it. Dream it. Do it. Project – Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment

Winner | Ms Ann Owen – Registrar, Births, Deaths and Marriages, Department of Justice

To read more about the 2019 award winners, click here. 

 


2018 Awards

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President’s Award for Excellence in the Public Sector

Winner | Karen Linegar – THS-North West Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, DHHS

 

Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Amanda Aplin – Consultant, State Service Management Office

 

Best Practice in the Public Sector – Communication and Change Management

Winner | ‘What works for me’ campaign – Working Flexibly Group, Department of Premier and Cabinet

 

Best Practice in the Public Sector – People and Diversity Development

Winner | Manager Development Program Working Group – Department of Premier and Cabinet  

Winner | The Orb – Aboriginal Education Services, Department of Education

 

Best Practice in the Public Sector – Policy Development

Winner | Recovery Policy Team – Department of Premier and Cabinet

 

Best Practice in the Public Sector – Service Delivery

Winner | IT Services, School and Client IT Support – Department of Education

Winner | Ashley Youth Detention Centre – Department of Communities


2017 Awards

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Public Sector Professional of the Year

Winner | Shelley Beverley – Rethink Autism Consultant, Department of Health and Human Services 

Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Naomi Marsh – Department of Premier and Cabinet / Department of Health and Human Services 

Winner | Loga Nadar – Department of State Growth


Best Practice in the Public Sector

-Communication/change management

Winner | Accommodation Transition Project – Department of State Growth

-People and diversity development

Winner | Whole-of-Government Graduate Development Program – Department of Premier and Cabinet

-Policy development

Winner | Fuel Reduction Unit – Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management 

-Public infrastructure development

Winner | Marty Viney – Department of Health and Human Services

-Service delivery

Winner | Bridgewater PCYC – Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

Winner | Safe Families Coordination Unit – Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management

Runner up | Parliament Square Project Team – Department of Treasury and Finance 


President’s Award for Excellence

Winner | Rebekah Burton – Department of Premier and Cabinet


2016 Awards

President’s Award for Excellence

Winner | Bob Rutherford – Deputy Secretary, Department of State Growth

Highly Commended | Ingrid Ganley – Director Disability and Community Services, Department of Health and Human Services

Highly Commended | Laszlo Szabo – Director Forensic Science Service Tasmania, Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management


Public Sector Professional of the Year

Winner | Dona Leach – Student Engagement Coordinator, University of Tasmania 


Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Shelley Beverley – Rethink Autism Consultant, Department of Health and Human Services 


Best Practice in the Public Sector

Winner | Bushfire Ready Neighbourhoods – Tasmania Fire Service, Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management 

Runner up | Purchasing and Performance Team – Department of Health and Human Services 

Highly Commended | EPA Air Section Monitoring Group – Environment Protection Authority, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 


2015 Awards

President’s Award for Excellence

Winner | Phil Foulston – Department of Premier and Cabinet 


Public Sector Professional of the Year

Joint Winner | Alison Lai – Department of Premier and Cabinet/Department of Health and Human Services 

Joint Winner | Leon Smith – Tasmania Fire Service 


Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Karla Williams – Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 

Runner up | Sarah Jane Rigney – Australian Antarctic Division 


Best Practice in the Public Sector

Winner | Tasmanian Arts Guide – Arts Tasmania, Department of State Growth 

Highly Commended | edi, the Education Information Portal – Department of Education 


2014 Awards

President’s Award for Excellence

Winner | Frank Ogle – State Service Management Office, Department of Premier and Cabinet 


Public Sector Young Professional of the Year

Winner | Ross Hinkley – Service Tasmania, Department of Premier and Cabinet


2013 Awards

Best Practice in the Public Sector

Winner | Spatial information foundations – Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment 

Highly Commended | NAPLAN toolkit project – Department of Education


2012 Awards

Public Sector Professional of the Year

Winner | Annie Curtis – Disability and Community Services, Department of Health and Human Services 


Best Practice in the Public Sector

Winner | Leadership and Management Team – Department of Health and Human Services 

Highly Commended | BreastScreen Tasmania – Department of Health and Human Services 

Highly Commended | Business Support Service – Department of Education 

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