The WA Seniors Awards acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of exceptional older people and those who support older Western Australians, including advocates, businesses and local governments. Nominations are now closed.
The 2026 WA Seniors Awards were funded by Communities and Lotterywest and coordinated by the Seniors Peak, Advocare.
Meet our 2026 Seniors Awards finalists
Previous years' WA Seniors Awards finalists and winners
2025
Show moreThe WA Seniors Awards 2025 awards ceremony was held on Friday 14 November 2025. Congratulations to the finalists and winners:
WA Senior of the Year - Metropolitan
- Anne Moore - winner
- Keith Eveson - finalist
- John Green - finalist
WA Senior of the Year - Regional
- Elizabeth Smith - winner
- Annette Howard- finalist
- Sue Etherington- finalist
WA Age-friendly Business of the Year
- Val and Kathy’s Crafty Kitchen- winner
- Two Monkeys Agency Pty Ltd- finalist
- The REED Collective- finalist
WA Age Friendly Local Government of the Year
- City of Vincent - winner
- City of Fremantle - finalist
WA Seniors Advocate of the Year
- Christine Young - winner
- Sharon Kellow- finalist
- Alanagh Godderidge, Umbrella - finalist
2024
Show moreThe WA Seniors Awards 2024 awards ceremony was held on Tuesday 12 November 2024. Congratulations to the finalists and winners:
WA Senior of the Year - Metropolitan
- Suresh Rajan - winner
- Wendy Harman, Peel Community Legal Services - finalist
- Robyn Forshaw, Umbrella - finalist
WA Senior of the Year - Regional
- Irene Davey (Aunty Irene) - winner
- Bob Symons - finalist
- Michael Pemberton - finalist
WA Age Friendly Business of the Year
- Switched on Seniors - winner
- Have a Go News - finalist
- Wheelchairs For Kids Australia - finalist
WA Age Friendly Local Government of the Year
- City of Bayswater - winner
- City of Rockingham - finalist
- City of Fremantle - finalist
WA Seniors Advocate of the Year
- Christine Zambonetti, Advocare - winner
- Stephen Edmonds, RSL WA - finalist
- Anna Harrison, Umbrella - finalist
2023
Show moreThe WA Seniors Awards 2023 awards ceremony was held on Tuesday, 14 November 2023. Congratulations to the finalists and winners:
WA Seniors Advocate
- Marika Krstevska: winner
- Kedy Kristal: finalist
- Loretta Baldassar: finalist
WA Senior of the Year: Regional
- David Walker: winner
- Ybeltje Thomson: finalist
- Bernice Climie: finalist
WA Senior of the Year: Metropolitan
- Benito Chan: winner
- Michael Wiggin: finalist
- Dorota Pietowska: finalist
WA Age Friendly Business
- Connect Victoria Park Inc: winner
- Older People’s Rights Service (OPRS): finalist
- Nirrumbuk Aboriginal Corporation: finalist
WA Age Friendly Local Government
- City of Mandurah: winner
- City of Melville: finalist
- City of Fremantle: Ambassador Program: finalist
