In pictures: The 2024 iTnews Benchmark Awards winners

Winners Photo for the iTnews Benchmark Awards 2024.

Winners Photo for the iTnews Benchmark Awards 2024.

IRT Group won both the Best Health Project and the Project of the Year. Pictured: Scott Belgrove, Group Head of IT Security and Operations.

The Australian Taxation Office won Best Federal Government Project. (L-R) Melanie Lofthouse (Atlassian), Michael Rowell (ATO), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews).

Department of Transport and Main Roads (Queensland) won the Best State Government Project. (L-R) Rachel Goos (TMR), Paul Hesford (TMR), Vania Collett (NRI), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Northern Beaches Council won Best Local Government Project. (L-R) Ben Pluznyk (Freshworks), Michael Turner (Northern Beaches Council), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

SA Water won Best Industrial & Energy Project. (L-R) Robert Cipriani (Ping Identity), Vineeth Maruvada (SA Water), Aled Jones (SA Water), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews).

Yarra Valley Water was Highly Commended in the Industrial & Energy Project category. (L-R) Lora Vinokurov (Amdocs), Swati Gupta and Arun Ravindranath (both Yarra Valley Water).

CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay won Best Not for Profit project. (L-R) Ry Crozier (iTnews), Nathan Bolling (CatholicCare), David Oxley (CatholicCare), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Monash University won Best Education Project. (L-R) Rod Halstead (Rackspace Technology), Mathew Radford (Monash), Ed Messina (Monash), Dan Maslin (Monash), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Best Finance & Professional Services Project went to Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). (L-R) Daniel Gardner (CrowdStrike), Sahil Kalia (CBA), Ash Moollan (CBA), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

The extended CBA team.

Big Red Group won Best Retail Project. (L-R) Michael Downey (Jabra), Andrew Clark (Big Red Group), JC Pellerin (Big Red Group), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Queensland Country Bank won Best Telecommunications & Media Project. (L-R) William Maher (CRN), Jarred Manning, Carl Mathieson and Kellie Davis (all Queensland Country Bank), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

NSW Telco Authority was Highly Commended in the Telecommunications & Media Project category. 

The inaugural iTnews Federal Government Technology Leader award went to Peter O'Halloran from the Australian Digital Health Agency. (L-R) Kate Weber (Digital Nation), Peter O'Halloran (ADHA), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

SA Government CIO Dr Eva Balan-Vnuk won the State Government Technology Leader award. (L-R) Vania Collett (NRI), Dr Eva Balan-Vnuk (SA Government), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Naren Gangavarapu of Northern Beaches Council won the Local Government Technology Leader award. (L-R) Vania Collett (NRI), Naren Gangavarapu, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Dominic Hatfield, General Manager Digital & CIO, Sydney Water won Industrial & Energy Technology Leader. (L-R) Derek Patterson (Equinix), Dominic Hatfield, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Dr. Chrissy Burns, CIO, UNSW won the Education Technology Leader award. (L-R) Jeremy Nadel (iTnews), Chrissy Burns, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Michelle Fitzgerald, Group Chief Digital Officer, St Vincent's Health Australia won the Health Technology Leader award. (L-R) Rod Halstead (Rackspace Technology), Michelle Fitzgerald, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Dr. Andrew McMullan, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Commonwealth Bank won the Finance & Professional Services Technology Leader award. (L-R) Daniel Gardner (CrowdStrike), Dr. Andrew McMullan, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

John Hunt, CIO and Director of Group Enablement, Woolworths won the Retail Technology Leader award. (L-R) Daniel Gardner (CrowdStrike), John Hunt, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

Anna Clive, CIO of Aussie Broadband, won Telecommunications & Media Technology Leader. (L-R) Nick Beaugeard (World of Workflows), Anna Clive, Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

The overall Technology Leader of the Year Award went to Peter O'Halloran from the Australian Digital Health Agency. (L-R) Ry Crozier (iTnews), Peter O'Halloran (ADHA), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)

The iTnews Benchmark Awards 2024 Project of the Year was IRT Group's Falls Predictor, a comprehensive AI-driven falls risk identification and decision support system for their Home Care customers and aged care facilities. (L-R) Ry Crozier (iTnews), Scott Belgrove (IRT Group), Velvet-Belle Templeman (iTnews)