Meet the
2025 Hunter Safety Awards
Winners
Multivalve Flow Solutions
Best WHS Improvement (SME)
Multivalve Flow Solutions mean business when it comes to providing innovation and technology to service their clients. Having used both quantitative and qualitative data, the ADAM Mobile PLC module has transformed the way they approach power simulated testing. The improvements have meant that they can ensure smoother and more efficient testing, resulting in clients getting back to what they do faster and with less down time but most of all means safer outcomes for those using the equipment.
Enviroculture Maintenance Services
Best WHS Management System (SME)
Enviroculture Maintenance Services (EMS) has been a trusted name in commercial open space and land maintenance since 1999. Their ethos and commitment to the safety and well-being of their workforce is embodied in their continuous efforts to apply and enhance their Work Health & Safety Management System (WHSMS). This proactive approach has ensured they don’t just meet regulatory requirements; it means they are consistently satisfying customer needs, and ultimately safeguarding their people.
Christine Atkins
Body and Mind 2000
Best Health and Wellbeing Program (SME)
Christine Atkins – Body and Mind 2000 – your dedication to supporting organisations with health and wellbeing programs is a winner! The dynamic nature of the program allows it to be adapted across different organisations and teams with ease. The basis of the program is to measure and assess fitness of participants and then to provide unique programs that stand out from the expected norm and encourage full-on participation at a level suited to the fitness of each individual.
Carpentry Australia
Most Innovative WHS Idea (SME)
Carpentry Australia’s approach to utilising an app and digital solution designed to revolutionise compliance and safety management in the carpentry industry. The Safety Start app offers a suite of features tailored to address the unique challenges faced by carpentry professionals. One of its standout innovations is the Online Site Induction Form, which simplifies the onboarding process for new workers and visitors.
Asplundh
Best WHS Improvement (Large)
Asplundh is a specialist vegetation management service provider. In health and safety they understand the importance of consultation and communication, and the Asplundh team knew they could improve within their team and their clients. Through sharing key knowledge and information during safety tailgate meetings, they have seen large improvements in employee engagement, safety conversations and overall experience in dealing with Asplundh.
Pacific National Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
Best Health and Wellbeing Program (Large)
At Pacific National they recognise that supporting the health and wellbeing of their workforce, and fostering meaningful interactions across their business, allows them to create a stronger and safer workplace for employees. The team are on an ongoing journey to embed proactive mental health and psychosocial safety within company values and their organisational strategy.
John Holland Rail Services NSW/ACT
Best WHS Management System (Large)
John Holland Rail Services are a trusted partner, delivering projects that transform journeys by creating new road and rail networks. To ensure repeated success in all facets of project delivery, John Holland has an established Integrated Management System (IMS) which supports all projects. The IMS combines management documents and systems, including Quality, WHS and Environment, into a single framework, ensuring consistency and alignment across all management procedures and operations.
Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group
Most Innovative WHS Idea (Large)
Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) operates a premier coal export terminal at the Port of Newcastle, supporting the nation’s coal export industry. Innovation is a key part of their success. NCIG recognised a critical challenge in measuring safety performance due to the limitations of traditional lag indicators, particularly in a workplace with an already low injury rate. In response, NCIG developed the Safety Culture Score (SCS)—an innovative framework designed to holistically measure and enhance safety performance by integrating lead indicators across four key dimensions: Environment, Practices, People, and Leadership.
Infrabuild Leading Safety
Best WHS Training Program
InfraBuild is Australia’s largest vertically integrated steel manufacturer and distributor, with over 100 years of operation.
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In the Hunter Valley, they employ more than 850 people which means a lot of training! The Leading Safety program is a comprehensive six-to-nine-month development journey, designed for frontline operational leaders, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead safety effectively. As those closest to the workforce, frontline leaders have the greatest impact on shaping and strengthening the Infrabuild safety culture.
Tahnee Sumner
Young WHS Leader of the Year
As the HR Manager at Swietelsky Rail Australia (SRA), Tahnee Sumner has demonstrated outstanding commitment to integrating Work Health and Safety (WHS) principles into her day-to-day activities and broader organisational initiatives. Beyond her core HR responsibilities, which include recruitment, onboarding, and employee lifecycle management, Tahnee actively prioritises the health, safety, and wellbeing of the workforce across all levels of the organisation.
Emma Meldrum
WHS Champion of the Year
With the highest number of award entries, we are surrounded tonight by WHS Champions but there could only be one winner.
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Emma Meldrum’s passion and lived experience with mental health has seen her take on an instrumental role in the rollout of the Pacific National Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy. Emma utilises her internal relationships with the business, as well as internal communication platforms to connect, share knowledge, develop training and more.
Pacific National
WHS Business of the Year
Pacific National prioritises safety above all else by bringing safety into every moment, every interaction, every day. Operating within a high-risk industry, they are committed to being curious to benefit the safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement of the workplace.
The judges were in collective agreement that Pacific National’s exceptional approach to ensuring safety and the wellbeing of their team makes them deserving to be our overall winner as Hunter Safety Awards’ 2025 WHS Business of the Year.
