Winners of the 2026 IPAA WA Achievement Awards will be announced at this special Awards luncheon. The Achievement Awards offer a total of 21 awards, 9 for individuals and 12 for organisations.
On the day of the ceremony, award winners can record a short thank-you message off stage, outside the room. Recordings will be shared with winners in the new year. See last year’s acceptance videos as an example.
Award Categories
Individual Categories
The highest accolade in Public Administration in WA
- Patron’s Award (nominated by the IPAA WA Council)
Leader of the Year (5 Awards)
- Murdoch University Leader of the Year in State or Federal Government
- Local Government Professionals Award for Leader of the Year in Local Government
- Leader of the Year in the Not for Profit Sector
- Leader of the Year working within a Division, Team or Organisation
- Public Sector Commission Young Achiever of the Year
Best Practitioner in the Public Service (4 Awards)
- Human Resource Management Practitioner of the Year
- Information Technology Practitioner of the Year
- Policy Practitioner of the Year
- Department of Treasury and Finance Award for Finance Practitioner of the Year
Organisational Categories
Best Practice in Collaboration (2 Awards)
- Moore Australia (WA) Award for Best Practice in Collaboration Between Government and any other Organisation (NFPs, Private, Corporate etc.)
- Best Practice in Collaboration Across Government Agencies
Organisation Demonstrating Best Practice (10 Awards)
- Best Practice in Innovation
- Lotterywest Best Practice in LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
- Best Practice in Corporate Social Values
- Department of Health Best Practice in Health and Wellbeing
- Australian Evaluation Society Award for Best Practice in Public Sector Evaluation
- Office of Digital Government Best Practice in Digital Transformation
- Commissioner for Children and Young People Award for Best Practice in Children’s Consultation
- Business News Award for Excellence in the Not-for-Profit Sector
- Department of Treasury and Finance Award for Best Practice in Procurement
- Commissioner for Children and Young People Award for Best Practice in Child-focused Complaints Handling
Secure your table today
Special offer
This year we continue a special offer for table bookings where you will save on table bookings of 10.
Book your table early for the best seats
In response to feedback and to recognise early support, this year we are introducing three tiers of seating for the awards ceremony. Tables will be placed in one of three tiers based on the booking date, with earlier bookings receiving seats closest to the stage. If you have already booked, your table has been automatically assigned to its tier.
- View the draft seating plan here with the priority areas.
Achievement Awards Sponsors
