Recognising Excellence at the 2026 ARCIA Excellence Awards
On Wednesday, October 14, the winners of the ARCIA Excellence Awards were announced at the Annual Gala Dinner. A huge congratulations to all the winners and nominees! It was incredible to see such strong support from our critical communications community, with so many well-deserved nominations coming through.
Congratulations to the 2026 Excellence Awards winners:
- Life Member Award:
- Jamie Baker
- Small Business Award:
- Ruff Road Communications
- Exceptional Talent Award:
- Winner: Darien-Lee Holiday, ACE Communications
- Highly Commended: Maddison Craven, Tait Communications
- Outstanding Professional of the Year Award:
- David Deacon, Etherstack
- Major Project Award:
- CSE Crosscom – Timor-Leste Critical Communications Network
- Industry Innovation Award:
- Etherstack – LMR-MCX, 3GPP compliant IWF
- Local Manufacturing Award:
- Omnitronics – 960SIP
- Outstanding Critical Communications Project:
- Telstra – Maritime Safety Queensland Radio Upgrade
Congratulations to all our winners and nominees—what a fantastic achievement for you all!
Read the 2026 ARCIA Gala Dinner recap blog, or view all photos from the night.
