25/08/2026
🏆 THREE AWARDS. ONE INCREDIBLE TEAM.
We are incredibly proud to share that Disability Advocacy Service (DAS) has been recognised with three major awards at the 2026 Central Australia Regional Export & Business Awards:
🏆 Community and Social Services – Winner
🏆 Peak Industry Body / Association Advocate of the Year – Winner
🏆 Central Australia Regional Business of the Year – Winner
For a small, independent disability advocacy organisation based in Central Australia, this recognition means an enormous amount.
Every day, the DAS team works alongside people with disability, families and communities to make sure people are heard, included, respected and able to exercise their rights. We advocate when systems aren’t working, challenge barriers and work for lasting change across Central Australia and the Barkly.
These awards belong to our whole team. They recognise the commitment, compassion and determination our staff bring to their work every day, and the trust placed in DAS by the people and communities we serve.
Most importantly, being named Central Australia Regional Business of the Year demonstrates that disability advocacy and inclusion are not on the margins of our community; they are an important part of a strong, fair and successful Central Australia.
To everyone who has supported DAS, worked alongside us, referred someone to us, shared their experience with us or trusted us to stand beside them - thank you.
We are proud of how far DAS has come, but we are even more excited about where we are going.
Next stop: Darwin, where DAS will represent Central Australia as a finalist at the Northern Territory Export & Business Gala Awards on 23 October 2026.
💛 Three awards. One team. One purpose - ensuring people with disability have a voice and their rights are upheld.
