19/10/2026
What a night! 🏆
Last Friday, we held our 2026 NSS Employee Excellence Awards Night at The Ville Hotel & Casino , celebrating our 12 Employee of the Month winners and announcing our Employee of the Year!
It was great to see everyone come together for the night, especially those who travelled all the way from Mackay and Cloncurry to join us.
A huge congratulations to Jamie Windust, who took home the $5,000 grand prize and the title of 2026 Employee of the Year!
Jamie received the award for his incredible bravery while working a night shift at the Port of Mackay, where he saved a woman's life after she fell into the water, spending three hours in freezing, crocodile-infested waters helping keep her safe until help arrived. A truly remarkable effort, and we couldn't think of a more deserving recipient.
As for the rest of the night, it's probably a good thing we held it on a Friday, because we're fairly certain a few people woke up feeling a little worse for wear on Saturday morning!
A big thank you to everyone who came along and made the night what it was, and congratulations again to all 12 of our monthly winners.
And with that, we're already starting the countdown to next year's awards! Nominations for October 2026 Employee of the Month are open, so if you've got someone in mind who deserves a bit of recognition, make sure you nominate them. You never know, they might be taking home the $5,000 next year!
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