Name: 2026 SA/NT iAwards Ceremony
Start: 2026-07-22
End: 2026-07-22
Location: National

2025 VIC Winners and Merit Recipients

Student & Education Solution

Victoria University

Bean Cycle Collective turns coffee waste into verified climate action. Our blockchain-powered platform tracks every bin, transforming everyday disposal into tamper-proof data. We help businesses reduce methane emissions and close the trust gap in sustainability reporting — starting with something as simple, and powerful, as coffee.

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Technology Platform Solution

DEPT®

Kali Healthcare aims to revolutionise pregnancy monitoring with a wearable AI-powered platform. Comprising a small device, smartphone app, and web portal, our technology represents the future of pregnancy care, offering a scalable and impactful solution that redefines how maternal-fetal care can be delivered.

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Sustainability & Environmental Solution

MEQ

MEQ LIVE is an agriculture-focused technology that allows breeders, farmers and feedlot operators to measure meat quality and consumable meat of live animals while reducing carbon emissions. This world-first technology has been developed exclusively in Australia and there is no other device of this nature on the market.

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Start-Up Solution

Minikai Pty Ltd

Minikai deploys “Minis” – AI agents that handle regulatory paperwork and compliance tasks in disability and aged care. By automating reports, audits, and other admin, these Minis free carers to focus on people while ensuring continuous audit readiness, improved care quality and continuity, and revenue optimisation.

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Start-Up Solution

Drone-Hand Pty Ltd

Drone-Hand is a ground-breaking autonomous drone platform purpose-built for livestock producers. Operating entirely offline, it delivers real-time insights on animals, water, and land - replacing manual checks and helicopter musters with smart, scalable automation. It’s precision agriculture designed for the realities of extensive, remote farming.

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Not-For-Profit / Community Solution

Orygen Digital

MOST is an evidence-based, digital mental health service for young people aged 12-25. It combines clinical support, lived-experience peer connection and tailored therapy in one scalable platform. It’s co-designed with young people to ensure it’s safe, inclusive and effective while complimenting face-to-face mental health services.

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Government & Public Sector Solution

CSIRO’s Data61, CyberSecurity CRC

CyberAlly is an AI-powered assistant that helps security teams interpret, prioritise, and act on cyber alerts in real time. Embedded in Slack and enhanced by a graph-based knowledge base, it supports live incident response and Red vs. Blue exercises—bridging the gap between AI reasoning and operational cyber defence.

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Business & Industry Solution

WorkPro

WorkPro is an end-to-end job-readiness platform streamlining hiring by automating compliance, background checks, training, and licence verification. Our AI-driven solution reduces hiring friction, empowers candidates with a digital employment wallet, and helps businesses hire faster, safer, and smarter, ensuring a seamless, compliant, and future-proof workforce.

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