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Systemic Impact, On the Record

Achievements, Awards & Nominations

Our organisational trajectory is not measured in headlines — it is measured in permanent records, formal apologies, and children who are safer tonight.

31 MAY 2017 — ADELAIDE, SA

The Royal Commission Victory

A landmark private session held in Adelaide, logging 45 years of historical institutional data permanently into the nation's records.

  • Private session held in Adelaide, South Australia
  • 45 years of institutional history entered into the permanent national record
  • A survivor's testimony formally acknowledged by Australia's highest inquiry
  • The moment decades of silence became an irreversible public record
ONGOING — CROSS-CONTINENTAL

Institutional Accountability

Forcing cross-continental institutional leaders to stand face-to-face with their actions — resulting in official, formal apologies.

  • Institutional leaders confronted face-to-face with the consequences of their actions
  • Official, formal apologies secured from the institutions responsible
  • Accountability pursued across state and national boundaries
  • No settlement of reputation over the safety of children
10+ YEARS — REGISTERED OPERATION

Community Impact

Over a decade of registered non-profit operation, actively reducing local risk factors through targeted public-safety initiatives.

  • More than a decade of continuous registered non-profit operation
  • Measurable reduction in local risk factors through targeted patrols
  • Public-safety initiatives embedded in the communities we serve
  • A standing, visible deterrent against abuse and neglect

Honours Roll — 2014 to 2023

A Decade of Awards, Nominations & Commendations

Ten consecutive years of formal recognition for Ronald Waters and the organisation's frontline work — culminating in the 2023 Commonwealth Bank Community Organisation Award win.

Winner — 2023

Commonwealth Bank Community Organisation Award

Semi-Finalist — 2023

Lifetime Achievement Award, Community Achievement Awards

Nominee — 2020

Australian of the Year

2014
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
2015
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
  • NAPCAN Play Your Part AwardNominee
2016
  • Statewide Superannuation Super Hero AwardNominee
  • National Australia Bank Community Organisation AwardNominee
2017
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
  • Human Rights AwardNominee
  • NAPCAN Play Your Part AwardNominee
2018
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
  • Human Rights AwardNominee
  • NAPCAN Play Your Part AwardNominee
2019
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (S.O.P.)Nominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
2020
  • Australian of the YearNominee
2021
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (S.O.P.)Nominee
  • Human Rights AwardNominee
  • NAPCAN Play Your Part AwardNominee
2022
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Volunteer AwardNominee
  • SA Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (S.O.P.)Nominee
  • NAPCAN Child Protection Awards (×2)Nominee
  • Human Rights AwardNominee
2023
  • Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (P.A.I.N.)Nominee
  • Community Achievement Awards — Community Organisation (S.O.P.)Nominee
  • Community Achievement Awards — Lifetime Achievement AwardSemi-Finalist
  • Commonwealth Bank Community Organisation AwardWinner
  • NAPCAN Child Protection Awards (×3)Nominee
  • NAPCAN Play Your Part AwardNominee
  • Human Rights AwardNominee