2019 Award winners
Minister for Health and Wellbeing - Excellence in Public Health Awards recognises local councils that have made outstanding contributions to public health outcomes 2019
The winners of the 2020 Minister for Health and Wellbeing Public Health Awards have been announced.
The Minister’s Excellence in Public Health Awards are held annually and celebrate outstanding contributions to public health by local councils. Council submissions showcase the essential, often unseen roles of councils in supporting community health and wellbeing through public health action.
Despite the Dust Community Muster, was championed by the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton in response to the public health challenges of the mid-2019 drought to foster community connectedness and pride, and provided immediate social and practical support to isolated farming families, regional tourism and local businesses.
The DC Orroroo Carrieton Award submission:
The St Clair Immunisation Clinic established by the City of Charles Sturt contributes to community wellbeing by sustaining and improving public and environmental health protection and disease prevention. This initiative showcases the council’s passion in ensuring ease of access and equity and overall excellence in immunisation services to improve child and adult survival. The St Clair Immunisation Clinic focuses on:
The highly commended councils for the 2020 Public Health Awards were:
Barossa Council: Go Green Campaign which engaged community action on waste, climate and sustainability, to deliver a 40% increase in organic waste recycling in the Barossa.
City of Mount Gambier: AF Sutton Memorial Park Neighbourhood Engagement Project which tapped local pride and know-how to restore open space that is inclusive, safe, sustainable and walkable.
District Council of Mount Remarkable: Northern Passenger Transport Network, honouring two decades of community transport service across the mid-north region.
For further information, email PublicHealthAct@sa.gov.au or contact Local Government Relations and Policy on (08) 8226 6238.
Previous winning metropolitan and regional public health initiatives can be found below.