The CSIRO People Award

This award recognises significant contribution and excellence from individuals and teams in the areas of workplace safety, wellbeing, diversity, inclusion and leadership.

2024

Awarded to the Indigenous People team for outstanding contributions and organisation-wide impact in their work to double Indigenous employment and create a workplace where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have the mutual support and connectio to foster thriving careers in science and research.

Team members: Taylor Bamim, Deanne Hanchant-Nichols, Tommy Zeaiter, Juanita Sellwood.

External contributors: Frank Gafa, Lauren Singleton

2023

Awarded to the Data61 Diversity Growth Hiring Campaign Team for developing an innovative and unique strategic hiring approach to increase diversity, inclusion, and female leadership across the Data61 business unit. 

Team members: Carolyn Huston, Clare Manton, James Leith, Alison Donnellan, Alexandra Persley, Melissa Hendry, Jon Whittle and Alezeia Brown. 

2022

Awarded to David McCallum for safety leadership over twenty years, providing sustained commitment to the management of critical safety risks in multiple projects as an active HAZOP leader.

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