2021 Impact 25 Awards Night

Join us for A virtual awards celebration and presentation 🎉

We're creating a virtual celebratory space - join us as we come together as friends, family, colleagues and community of the 2021 Impact 25 to celebrate these Australian beacons of hope, tenacity, courage and resilience. 

We've gathered a stellar line up of special guests to celebrate leaders of remarkable calibre who drive extraordinary change across a sector that contributes billions of dollars in GDP each year.

Our fifth awards saw over 350 impact leaders nominated for an Impact 25 Award, and from a shortlist of 150 nominees, over 19,000 people voted for the final Impact 25, who will be revealed on 25 March. 

Meet our special guests

Senior Boon Wurrung and Wamba Wamba elder, Aunty Fay Stewart-Muir will invite us into a deep Acknowledgement of Country, we’ll hear the wisdom and insights of Greg Mullins AO AFSM, take in the powerful poetry of Melanie Mununggurr-Williams, and peek into the proudest achievements of our Impact 25 winners.

Meet the impact judges

We're delighted to announce our three judges, Bruce Speirs, executive, business banking at Bendigo Bank; Karen Mahlab AM, Pro Bono Australia's founder and CEO; and Greg Mullins AO AFSM - who will each presenting an award in the categories of Innovation, Influence and Collaboration. Be there on the night as we reveal who the Judges Choice winners are!

Meet your MC

With our wonderful editor, Wendy Williams as MC, this will not be your standard zoom event - immerse yourself in a powerfully inspiring evening! 

Want to show your support?  

We are proud to offer this special event to celebrate these extraordinary leaders for free. 

If you would like to show your support, when you book your ticket, please consider making a contribution to the wonderful organisations our speakers have nominated, or to Pro Bono Australia, for our ongoing commitment to independent media and the social purpose sector. 

When reserving your awards celebration ticket through Humanitix, you'll have the option to donate to the following organisations. Join us in supporting those who generously give their time in support of the amazing 2021 Impact 25.

Groundswell Giving is a new Giving Circle created in response to the climate crisis, accelerating action and supporting solutions by funding high-impact climate advocacy in Australia. Greg Mullins AO ASFM supports Groundswell for its powerful multiplier effect. 

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Sisters Inside is an independent community organisation based in Queensland, which advocates for the collective human rights of women and girls in prison, and their families, and provides services to address their individual needs. Melanie Mununggurr-Willia invites you to contribute to #FreeHerCampaign.

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The Indigenous Literacy Foundation's purpose is to make a difference to the lives of Indigenous families by not only gifting thousands of new, culturally appropriate books - with a focus on early literacy and first language - but also by running programs to inspire the communities to tell and publish their own stories, in the languages they choose.

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Pro Bono Australia is able to deliver free social sector news thanks to the income we generate through Pro Bono Careers, Salary Survey, Guide to Giving, webinars and advertising. If you like what we do, please show your support by using one of our services or providing a donation, and join thousands of others supporting Pro Bono Australia to help activate good intentions.

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