SA Climate Leaders Awards

The SA Climate Leaders Awards have been held every two years since the inaugural awards in 2016. The Awards have attracted entries from a wide array of industries and sectors, including adaptation pioneers, the wine industry, the building sector, local government, community organisations and more.

In 2024 the City of Mitcham was awarded the overall prize for its Community Renewable Energy Program.

The 2022 overall prize was taken by PHD Candidate, Bobbie Lewis Baida for her work focussing on the impact of climate extremes on grazing sheep.

Tom Linnell, a sustainability and climate educator from Tenison Woods College took out the overall prize the 2020 Awards.

In 2018, Wattle Range Council was awarded as the overall winner and winner of the Government category for working with their local community to develop a coastal adaptation strategy for Southend.

Port Lincoln business Regional Connections was named overall winner in 2016 for their work with farm advisers to engage with broadacre farmers about the effects of emissions from farming, and how they can incorporate carbon farming technologies into their operations.