The HESTA Excellence Awards recognise exceptional achievements in a range of settings across aged care, allied health, community services and disability services.
2026 winnersRead about the winners and finalists in the 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards
aged care | allied health | community services | disability services
A story worth celebrating...
These awards celebrate exceptional achievements in a range of settings across aged care, allied health, community and disability services. Finalists have been announced.
2026 Awards presentation
Winners of the 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards were announced on 6 August in Melbourne.
Prizes
Winners will share a $60,000 prize pool, courtesy of our premium sponsor, AIA.
Key dates
Nominations are now closed.
2026 finalists
Read about the finalists and winners of past HESTA Excellence Awards.
2025 finalists and winners: allied health | aged care | community services | disability services
2024 finalists and winners: allied health | aged care | community services | disability services
2022 finalists and winners: allied health | aged care | community services | disability services
2021 finalists and winners: allied health | aged care | community services | disability services
2026 Award categories
Recognition
Every team or organisation nominated will receive a certificate in recognition of their contributions.
Acknowledgement
The 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards were held on 6 August in Melbourne, at a dinner hosted by Virginia Trioli.
REWARD
Winners will share a $60,000 prize pool, courtesy of our premium sponsor, AIA..
Relive the excitement of the night as we announced the 2026 and celebrated their achievements.
Watch the presentations
If you didn't see the live presentations, you can catch up here.
The 2026 HESTA Excellence Awards were streamed live and the recordings are available on our facebook page.
Relive the excitement of the 2025 Awards presentations
