We are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2026 Bernadette Bean SA Records Management Service Excellence Award!
Created in memory of the late Bernadette Bean, this prestigious South Australian award recognises individuals and teams whose innovation, leadership and dedication have made significant contributions to records, information, archives, knowledge, museum, cultural heritage and library collections management, while helping to preserve our history, cultural heritage, and community, government or State memory.
2026 Award Recipients
Following the Award Judging Panel’s assessment of a record-equalling number of nominations, the Award Governance Committee is proud to recognise the following nine 2026 recipients:
🏆 Winner’s Award
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- Records Management Team, Rural City of Murray Bridge – For the Transition of Lerwin Residential Care to Roshana Care Group Records Management Project
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🎖️ Runners-Up Awards
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- Anna Graves and Dr John Weste, South Australian Parliament Research Library – For ‘The Registry’ Project
- Corporate Records Management Team, Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) – For the NALHN Information Asset Register Project
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Kimberley Dye, State Library of South Australia
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- 🎖️ Merit Awards
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- Antoniette Spiniello, City of Burnside
- Jill Leonard, District Council of Coober Pedy
- Lise Windsor, Adelaide Repertory Theatre Company
- Dr Margaret Morgan and Sue Speck, Yankalilla and District Historical Society
- Richard Debono and Dr Peter Dean, Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia
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👉 Discover the Stories Behind the Awards
Explore each Award recipient’s exceptional achievements, read the Award Judging Panel’s assessment comments, and discover our distinguished past Award recipients on the Current and Past Award Winners webpage.
👏 Please join us in congratulating all nine 2026 Award recipients on their remarkable achievements and outstanding service excellence!
A special thank you to RIMPA Global for its continued endorsement and generous support of the Bernadette Bean Award. We are also delighted to share that RIMPA Live 2026 will be held in Sydney from 20–22 October 2026. 📌 The convention will bring together records and information management professionals from across Australia and beyond to connect, learn, share knowledge and celebrate excellence across our profession.
