Winners of the 2025 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. This year we continue a special offer for table bookings where you will save on table bookings of 10.
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
- 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 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 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








