Minister for Health and Wellbeing - Excellence in Public Health Awards

Each year, the Minister for Health and Wellbeing Excellence in Public Health Awards celebrate outstanding contributions to public health by local governments across South Australia.

The Awards showcase councils' essential and often unseen roles in supporting community health and wellbeing through public health action.

There are two categories, one for regional councils and another for metropolitan councils. Winning and highly commended councils from each category are selected by a panel of public health experts.

2023 winners

Thank you to all the councils that submitted a nomination for this year’s Awards and congratulations to the winning and highly commended councils.

Metropolitan winner:

  • City of Onkaparinga: Advance Care Directive peer-led workshop project



Left to right: Mayor Moira Were AM (City of Onkaparinga), Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, Judith Lowe (City of Onkaparinga).

Regional winner:

  • Mount Barker District Council: Air Quality Study - impact of wood smoke in our township


Left to right: Lily Do (Mount Barker District Council), Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier.

Highly commended councils:

  • City of Charles Sturt: Ngutungka (place of knowledge) library hub
  • City of Mount Gambier: The Haven, community domestic violence initiative
  • District Council of Kimba Revitalising Healthcare: a comprehensive approach to GP attraction & retention


Left to right: Bec Lyons (City of Charles Sturt), Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, Mayor Angela Evans (City of Charles Sturt), Adam Filipi (City of Charles Sturt


Left to right: Chief Executive Officer, Deb Larwood (District Council of Kimba), Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier, Mayor Dean Johnson (District Council of Kimba).


Left to right: Mayor Lynette Martin OAM (City of Mount Gambier), Chief Public Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier.

Further information

For further information about the Excellence in Public Health Awards, please email PublicHealthAct@sa.gov.au or contact Local Government Relations and Policy on (08) 8226 6238.