Deadline for RCSA Industry Awards extended to April 5
The deadline for applications for this year’s RCSA Industry Awards has been extended by a week to accommodate the record number of submissions currently in progress.
The deadline for all applications for both the Australia and New Zealand awards is now 5pm AEST, Friday April 5.

This year we have an outstanding line-up of judges from some veterans of the staffing and recruitment sector, some newer entrants to our industry and talent acquisition staff for some of Australia and New Zealand’s major employers including Woolworths, Coles and Coca-Cola Amatil.
Our judging panels also include representatives from Auckland Council, New Zealand Police, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, BUPA, WorkSafe NSW, Downer, Country Road, La Trobe University and the Australian Human Resources Institute.
The full list of judges for this year’s RCSA Industry Awards is:
Alana Matheson, Associate Director, People and Change, Management Consulting at KPMG
Andrew Banks, Entrepreneur, Shark on Shark Tank
Andrew Wood, Barrister at WorkAccord Legal
Clayton Warren, General Manager Australia, Certification and Business Enhancement with SGS
Emma Murphy, Head of Recruitment & Talent Auckland Council
Jacqui Barratt FRCSA (Life), Founder and Director Salt Search NZ
Marisa Fong, Trustee and Chair of Professionelle
Ruth Levinsohn, Director, Kent Douglas & Associates
Scott Barklamb, Director, Workplace Relations with Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)
Sue Healy FRCSA (Life), Business Advisor, CML Group
Greg Savage FRCSA (Life), The Savage Truth
Amanda Tolley, Group Talent & Organisational Development Manager, SKYCITY Entertainment Group
Andrea Swann, National Manager of Constabulary Recruitment with NZ Police
Anna Campbell, Advisory Board Member Institute for Strategic Leadership
Carly Drury, Recruitment Program Manager, NZ Police
Cathy Riach, National Recruitment & Resourcing Manager at BAE Systems Australia
Clif Sittinger, Principal, Workforce Futures & Analytics at IAG
Deepak Singh, Head of Diversity & Inclusion at GBG Plc
Fiona Walmsley, Senior Manager, Group Sustainability, Woolworths
Geoff Morgan, Managing Director at Inatex
Georgia Henry, Director, Culture Strategist Henry Reed
Graham Jenkins FRCSA (Life), Business Mentor
Hazel Thurlow, Director of Talent, Culture and Capability Development at Bupa
Helen Olivier FRCSA (Life), Director at HRO2 Pty Ltd
Jim Kelly, Director Health and Return to Work at SafeWork NSW
John Harland FRCSA (Life), Director at ERG Recruitment Group Ltd
John Plummer FRCSA (Life), Executive Director at Gold Tiger Management Pty Ltd
Julian Clarke, Executive Director Human Resources at Telstra Kaye Strain FRCSA (Life)
Kylie Goodwin, Talent Acquisition Manager at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
Lyn Goodear, CEO & Managing Director, Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI)
Malcolm Jackman FRCSA (Life), Chief Executive Officer, Defence SA
Matthew McArthur FRCSA (Life), Chief Executive Officer, McArthur
Nicole Rosie, Chief Executive, WorkSafe New Zealand
Nikki Beaumont FRCSA (Life), Founder and Director at Beaumont People Paul Veith FRCSA (Life)
Paula McMahon, Regional Head of Talent Acquisition, David Jones & Country Road Group
Pauline Brown, National Recruitment Manager, Downer NZ
Peter Andreopoulos, Recruitment Manager at La Trobe University
Raquel Lemon, Talent Attraction Manager at Envato
Richard Long, Group Mobility Manager, Beca
Robert van Stokrom FRCSA (Life), Chief Executive Officer of DFP Recruitment Services Pty Ltd
Robert Blanche FRCSA (Life), Director The Bayside Group Of Companies
Rosemary Scott FRCSA (Life), Retired, previously Managing Director Scott Recruitment Services
Ross Fisher FRCSA (Life), Director Fisher Recruitment
Stephen Shepherd FRCSA (Life), CEO TwoPointZero Carer Coaching
Susan Lowe, People & Culture (HR) Director with Coca-Cola Amatil
Trevor Vass, Director at ATC Events & Media
Peter Gleeson FRCSA (Life)
The Australian awards night will be held at Doltone House at Jones Bay Wharf, in Sydney on June 20, 2019 and will be hosted by Australian comedic favourite Tom Gleeson.
The New Zealand awards event will be held at the Hilton Auckland on July 25 with international comedian and New Zealand resident Urzila Carlson hosting the event.
Criteria of the RSCA Industry Awards and application forms can be found here. Secure your seat today here.