2025 Australian Access Awards Finalists announced!
The judging for the 4th biennial Australian Access Awards has been completed, and we are delighted to present the finalists below. Centre for Accessibility Australia received a record 126 nominations leading to 64 finalists which are recognised for their great achievements in making their website accessible. All entries were assessed by our eight-member judging panel of passionate accessibility advocates from across Australia.
The ceremony to announce the winners will be held on Wednesday 12 November 2025 at Optus Stadium, Perth. Tickets are available now via Humanitix and a live stream will be available online.
Not-for-profit/community website of the year Finalists
Learn2adult: Mosaic
Sea Dragon Search: Sea Dragon Search:
Holyoake: Holyoake
Katanning Hub: Katanning Hub Community Resource Centre (CRC):
Ngala: Ngala
Outlook Australia: Outlook Australia
Learning Links: Learning Links
Neve: Women with Disabilities Australia
aaaplay: Reclink Australia
Volunteering Gateway: Volunteering Australia
myHBF: HBF Health Insurance
Ability Heroes: ABILITY HEROES LTD
See Differently Shop: See Differently with the Royal Society for the Blind
The Aphasia Research Library; The University of Queensland
Not-for-profit/community app of the year Finalists
EmberApp: The Flagstaff Group:
Government website of the year Finalists
CITS: Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, Western Australia
wa.gov.au: Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Western Australia
DFES Recovery Website: Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Western Australia:
My Gov: Services Australia
WA Maritime Museum: WA Maritime Museum
NSW Government: NSW Government
Multicultural NSW: Multicultural NSW
Western Australian Museum: Western Australian Museum
GESB: GESB
Department of Social Services: Department of Social Services
Children’s Court of Western Australia: Department of Justice, Western Australia
National Office for Child Safety: National Office for Child Safety
Transport WA: Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, Western Australia
Mouthful of Dust: State Library of Victoria
Government app of the year Finalists
Queensland Digital License App: Queensland Government, Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small and Family Business
Educational website of the year Finalists
University of the Sunshine Coast: University of the Sunshine Coast
Strength in Diversity: Enhancing Your Employment Journey: Edith Cowan University
CQ University Australia: CQ University Australia
TAFE NSW: TAFE NSW
La Trobe University: La Trobe University
TasTAFE: TasTAFE
Educational App of the year Finalists
Sonokids: Sonokids
Moodle: Moodle LMS
CompuEd: CompuEd
Corporate website of the year (commercial) Finalists
Maroomba Airlines: Maroomba Airlines
Coles: Coles
Information Access Group: Information Access Group
Telstra Group Limited: Telstra Group Unlimited
P&N Bank: Police & Nurses Limited
Bunnings: Bunnings
Bendigo Bank: Bendigo Bank
Bankwest: Bankwest
Corporate app of the year(commercial) Finalists
Big W: Big W
Make it Easy: Make it Easy
DRN1: DRN1
TAB: TabCorpTAB
Coles: Coles
Initiative of the Year:
DCJ Accessibility Studio: NSW Department of Communities and Justice.
Mirror XR: Creart Digital Media
Telstra Touch and Track: Telstra Group Limited
Inclusive Design Research Practice (IDRP): ABC
Cérge Accessibility Suite: Cérge
Hall of Fame:
Keely Johnson
Herin Hentry
Leona Holloway
Anne Tonkin
Julie Grundy
Rosie Putland
The Australian Access Awards are generously sponsored by Brayco Commercial, Coles, Office of Digital Government Western Australia, GrackleDocs, OZeWAI, VisAbility, and Dormatics Australia.
Thank you to all the finalists, judges and everyone involved in making this selection possible.