2018 National Winners
Government Sponsored Campaign
WA Scarborough Foreshore Redevelopment: Mills Wilson
Advocacy and Public Affairs Campaign
NSW 2018 Liverpool Hospital Funding Campaign: Liverpool Innovation Precinct
Issues Management Campaign
TAS Preventing TasWater Takeover: Bright Company
Crisis Management Campaign
QLD #mindthefacts: Protecting youth mental health in the marriage equality debate: Provocate
Internal or Change Management Communications Campaign
VIC Surround sound in the first 100 days of a merger: Tabcorp
Corporate Communications Campaign
NSW EY University of the future: Sefiani - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Community Relations
QLD Lighting up Bowen after Cyclone Debbie: Cole Lawson Communications
Major Campaign
NSW Project Revoice: Haystac - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Small Budget Campaign
NSW Girl Guides Biscuit Drive PR Campaign 2018: LBPR
Pro Bono Campaign
QLD Dancing CEOs: P4 Group
Health Campaign
QLD St John Ambulance – Shocking AUS: Red Agency
Digital and Social Campaign
WA Buy West Eat Best – June Dining: Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development
Experiential Campaign
NSW Taylor Wines Celsius – A wine temperature experience: Klick Communications
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign
VIC MyMACS campaign shifts the way people think about aged care: Chatterbox Marketing
Consumer Campaign
QLD The Great Backyard Dunny Search: Queensland Urban Utilities
Business-to-Business Campaign
NSW EY University of the future: Sefiani
Thought Leadership Campaign
VIC Unspeakable: Understanding sexual crime: Victoria Police
Small Consultancy of the Year
QLD Elevate Communications
Medium Consultancy of the Year
NSW Honner
Large Consultancy of the Year
NSW Herd MSL
Corporate In-house PR Team of the Year
VIC Holden Australia
Government In-house PR Team of the Year
QLD Townsville City Council - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Not-for-Profit In-house PR Team of the Year
ACT Credible Clickbait: Outshouting fake news & supplying factual, entertaining science: Australian Academy of Science
Future Leaders
QLD Olivia Van Dalsen: Elevate Communications
NSW Andrea Phillips: Red Agency
PR Educator of the Year
WA Katharina Wolf: Curtin University
2018 State Finalists
Government Sponsored Campaign
QLD Translink Local Area Marketing (North Lakes): Translink - WINNER
NSW ASEAN – Australia Codeathon hosted by AUSTRAC: Horizon Communications Group - WINNER
NSW Building Australia’s temporary electoral workforce: Horizon Communication Group - HIGHLY COMMENDED
VIC Melbourne, meet your new train: Transport for Victoria - WINNER
WA Stadium Transport Education Campaign: Public Transport Authority - HIGHLY COMMENDED
WA Scarborough Foreshore Redevelopment: Mills Wilson - WINNER
Advocacy and Public Affairs Campaign
QLD #mindthefacts: Protecting youth mental health in the marriage equality debate: Provocate - WINNER
NSW Endo the Silence: Red Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW 2018 Liverpool Hospital Funding Campaign: Liverpool Innovation Precinct - WINNER
Issues Management Campaign
NSW Reputation Rebuild: NBN Co and Herd MSL - WINNER
TAS Preventing TasWater Takeover: Bright Company - WINNER
WA Protecting the Unprotected: Hunter Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Crisis Management Campaign
QLD Lighting up Bowen after Cyclone Debbie: Cole Lawson Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD #mindthefacts: Protecting youth mental health in the marriage equality debate: Provocate - WINNER
Internal or Change Management Communications Campaign
VIC Surround sound in the first 100 days of a merger: Tabcorp - WINNER
VIC A simply brilliant approach by City of Casey: Internal Communications Team, City of Casey - HIGHLY COMMENDED
WA Beyond MyCSIRO: CSIRO - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Corporate Communications Campaign
NSW EY University of the future: Sefiani - WINNER
VIC ‘This is how we tram’ community relations and behaviour change campaign: Icon Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Community Relations
QLD Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2: CPB Contractors - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD Lighting up Bowen after Cyclone Debbie: Cole Lawson Communications - WINNER
NSW ‘Ask your pharmacist’ flue vaccination: VIVA! Communications - WINNER
VIC Australia’s LEGENDAIRY Capital: Porter Novelli - WINNER
WA Scarborough Foreshore Redevelopment: Mills Wilson - WINNER
Major Campaign
QLD Brisbane Festival 2017: 22 Days of Wonder: P4 Group - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD #mindthefacts: Protecting youth mental health in the marriage equality debate: Provocate - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Project Revoice: Haystac - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Small Budget Campaign
QLD Department of Premier and Cabinet – Queensland Anzac Centenary grants program: Phillips Group - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD Litter-ally Improving Waste: Townsville City Council - WINNER
NSW Girl Guides Biscuit Drive PR Campaign 2018: LBPR - WINNER
VIC Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong spreads Christmas cheer (and plenty of laughs) via video: Chatterbox Marketing - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Pro Bono Campaign
QLD Dancing CEOs: P4 Group - WINNER
NSW The Palau Pledge: Red Agency - WINNER
Health Campaign
QLD St John Ambulance – Shocking AUS: Red Agency - WINNER
NSW WE Buchan – Know Meningococcal: WE Buchan - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Cracking the genetic code of clinical depression: VIVA! Communications - WINNER
Digital and Social Campaign
NSW Anantara Kihavah: WASAMEDIA - WINNER
VIC Speaking up for speech pathologists: Using video storytelling to spread the word on communication access: Pesel & Carr - WINNER
SA SA Water – MySAWater: SA Water - WINNER
WA Buy West Eat Best – June Dining: Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development - WINNER
Experiential Campaign
QLD The Great Backyard Dunny Search: Queensland Urban Utilities - WINNER
NSW Taylor Wines Celsius – A wine temperature experience: Klick Communications - WINNER
VIC Kathmandu: Hidden Retreat: Keep Left - WINNER
WA AGL Big Breakfast BBQ: Hunter Communications - WINNER
Integrated Marketing and Communication Campaign
QLD QBANK Everyday Heroes Awards: P4 group - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD Vinnies CEO Sleepout Queensland 2018: Rowland - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD The Great Backyard Dunny Search: Queensland Urban Utilities - WINNER
NSW An evening with Hillary Rodham Clinton – The IMPACT Agency and The Growth Faculty: The IMPACT Agency - WINNER
VIC MyMACS campaign shifts the way people think about aged care: Chatterbox Marketing - WINNER
VIC ‘Now’s the Time’ National Gun Amnesty 2017: Icon Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Consumer Campaign
QLD Supercars Vodafone Gold Coast 600 & Coates Hire Ipswich SuperSprint: P4 Group - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD The Great Backyard Dunny Search: Queensland Urban Utilities - WINNER
NSW Corona Wave of Waste: Fuel Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Mills & Boon – Do you dare?: FORWARD Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Launching Thompson’s hemp seed range in Australia: A superfood secret to healthy eating: Palin Communications - WINNER
VIC TrustedHousesitters.com: Red Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
VIC National Pet Adoption Day: Communicado - WINNER
Business-to-Business Campaign
NSW NBN Co and Regional Australia Institutes Small Business Roadshow: NBN Co - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW EY University of the future: Sefiani - WINNER
Thought Leadership Campaign
QLD At what price?: Great Barrier Reef Foundation - WINNER
NSW Project Revoice: Haystac - WINNER
NSW EY University of the Future: Sefiani - HIGHLY COMMENDED
VIC Unspeakable: Understanding sexual crime: Victoria Police - WINNER
VIC HERE Technologies – Where to from HERE Campaign: Keep Left - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Small Consultancy of the Year
QLD Elevate Communications - WINNER
NSW VIVA! Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW LBPR - WINNER
WA Hunter Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Medium Consultancy of the Year
NSW Sefiani - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Honner - WINNER
NSW Sauce Communications - HIGHLY COMMENDED
VIC Think HQ - HIGHLY COMMENDED
VIC Ellis Jones - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Large Consultancy of the Year
NSW Herd MSL - WINNER
NSW WE Buchan - HIGHLY COMMENDED
NSW Red Agency - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Corporate In-house PR Team of the Year
NSW Knight Frank Australia - WINNER
VIC Holden Australia - WINNER
Government In-house PR Team of the Year
QLD Ipswich City Council - HIGHLY COMMENDED
QLD Townsville City Council - WINNER
NSW NSW Shark Management Strategy: NSW Department of Primary Industries - HIGHLY COMMENDED
Not-for-Profit In-house PR Team of the Year
ACT Credible Clickbait: Outshouting fake news & supplying factual, entertaining science: Australian Academy of Science - WINNER
Future Leaders
QLD Olivia Van Dalsen: Elevate Communications - WINNER
NSW Andrea Phillips: Red Agency - WINNER
PR Educator of the Year
WA Katharina Wolf: Curtin University - WINNER