DrupalSouth Splash Awards 2026 Nominees Announced Ahead of Wellington Event

Organisers of DrupalSouth have announced the nominees for the Splash Awards 2026, recognising Drupal projects and community contributions across Australia and New Zealand ahead of the DrupalSouth Wellington event.

The awards span categories including open source, government, corporate digital experience platforms, design and user experience, and community impact. Alongside these, the Ironstar Community Awards recognise individual contributions such as leadership, advocacy, and ecosystem support. Winners are scheduled to be announced on 12 May 2026 during DrupalSouth Wellington.

In the Open Source category, nominated projects include Vortex – Drupal project template by DrevOps, Teaching Drupal intelligence: Context engineering for AI-driven experiences by Salsa Digital, Drupal support in OSV Scanner by Ackama, and OpenAPI integrations for Drupal: Scalar API rendering and Google Apigee improvements by Tomato Elephant Studio. These projects extend Drupal’s capabilities across AI integration, developer tooling, and API ecosystems.

Government category nominations include Cancer Australia’s GovCMS consolidation by PreviousNext and PaperMoose, and Walsh Bay Arts Precinct by PreviousNext. Public sector work is further represented by the Reef Knowledge System by Morpht and the GovCMS.gov.au redesign delivered by Salsa Digital.

Community impact and design-focused nominations include the Indigenous Land and Sea Council platform by Jude Digital and Kirra Services, the Reef Guardian School project by Morpht, and the Kids’ Corner platform by Salsa Digital. Additional nominations include the City of Boroondara design system and corporate platforms such as the Ausco website and the Medical Device Single Audit Program platform.

The Ironstar Community Recognition People’s Choice Award shortlist includes Adam Bramley, Alex Matthews, and Nicole Ritchie, with one nominee pending acceptance. These awards recognise individual contributions to the Drupal community across the 2024–2025 period.

The awards are judged by an independent panel and serve as a regional benchmark for Drupal project delivery and community contribution. Further details are available on the official awards page.