
INPAA Baby Safety Awards
Australia’s leading awards for innovation & safety in nursery products.
The INPAA Awards are the Australian nursery products industry’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in infant safety, innovation, and community impact.
Judged by an independent panel of experts in injury prevention, safety standards, and product safety, the awards recognise products and individuals setting the benchmark for safer outcomes for families.
Open to both members and non-members, the program highlights:
– Innovative product design
– Tried and trusted products with proven performance over time
– Meaningful contributions to infant safety and injury prevention
At the centre of the program is the Dr Ron Somers Award, recognising an individual who has demonstrated outstanding, long-term impact in infant injury prevention and product safety.
Dr Ron Somers Award
Named in honour of Dr Ron Somers, one of Australia’s leading injury prevention experts, this award recognises a lifetime of contribution to infant safety. Dr Somers, the inaugural recipient in 2025, is a renowned epidemiologist whose work has shaped both national and international approaches to injury prevention.
His ongoing involvement as an independent judge reflects the rigour and credibility underpinning the INPAA Awards.

Ron Somers Award
Rob Wise
Compliance Wise Consultancy
Outstanding Achievement & Excellence in Product Safety & Injury Prevention
Rob is one of Australia’s best practitioners of product safety. An INPAA Safety Ambassador and Chair of INPAA’s Products Integrity and Consumer Safety Group, Rob has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to injury prevention and product safety. He is resolute in his pursuit of product safety.
He has been widely recognised for his contribution to the field of child injury prevention. He coauthored INPAA’s product safety framework which has been published by Standards Australia as the definitive Product Safety Framework handbook.
With over 30 years of experience, he has built a reputation for providing quality service and practical advice. His mission has been to make compliance easier and to help businesses to navigate complex regulations.
Community Safety Program
River's Gift
The Hope Collective
The Hope Collective delivers infant safe sleep education via the Finding Hope storybook and mascot, reaching childcare centres across Queensland. The program blends storytelling with public health messaging and plans nationwide expansion to foster safe sleep knowledge.
Tried & True
On The Go
SnoozeShade
All SnoozeShades
Snoozeshade offers safety-led sun and sleep shades for prams, strollers, and cots, addressing gaps in UV protection and unsafe improvised shading. With over 15 years on sale and INPAA approved, it combines genuine airflow mesh, evidence- based guidance, and parent education, maintaining bestseller status through evolving markets.
Environment & Sustainability
Product
The Little Linen Company
Wonderlings
Wonderlings is a plush range designed for longevity, reduced waste, and sustainable ownership. With planned character additions, durable materials, and embedded sustainability practices, it promotes generational use and responsible consumer behaviour.

Innovation & Safety
Sleep Product
Redsbaby
KIPP Smart Bassinet
KIPP offers automated gliding motion, vibration, music, and cry detection to soothe infants. Its firm mattress and air-permeable panels support safe sleep while remaining compact and easy to store.
Innovation & Safety
Safety Products
Bubba Blue
Nursing Pillow
The 2025 Nursing Pillow features a safety-first U-shaped design that prevents entrapment and accidental propping, incorporates ergonomic loft, and meets voluntary Australian Firmness Standards and INPAA CO2 guidelines for optimal infant safety.
All entries are independently assessed by a panel of experts across injury prevention, product safety, and standards development.
Products and initiatives are evaluated based on:
– Safety outcomes and risk reduction
– Design and innovation
– Real-world usability for families
– Evidence and performance over time
This ensures every award reflects meaningful impact—not marketing.
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