Nominations are now open for the Local Government Association of South Australia’s (LGASA) 2026 Jim Hullick award, which recognises individuals in the public sector who have partnered with local government to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
LGASA President, Mayor Dr Heather Holmes-Ross, said effective collaboration between governments was essential to deliver results for South Australians.
“When people see a new service, a safer road or progress on housing, they don’t always see the vital work happening behind the scenes between councils and other levels of government,” Mayor Holmes-Ross said.
“The Jim Hullick Award recognises government partnerships that work, where public servants collaborate with local councils to deliver outcomes that benefit communities.”
Jim Hullick OAM was CEO of LGASA from 1976 to 1997. He set up several partnerships that led to the establishment of the Local Government Finance Authority and the LGA Workers Compensation and Mutual Liability Schemes.
“Applications often reflect the wide range of initiatives delivered through collaboration between councils and state or federal governments, from community resilience and wellbeing to tourism, transport and infrastructure,” Holmes-Ross said.
The award recognises individuals who consistently go above and beyond in their work with councils, building trust, solving problems and enabling better decisions that benefit communities in metropolitan or regional South Australia.
Previous winners include the Department for Environment and Water’s Thomas McKellar for his work on a new Community Wastewater Management System at Cape Jaffa and South Australia Police Superintendent Scott Denny for strengthening partnerships with councils during the River Murray floods.
Nominations for the Jim Hullick Award are now open and can be submitted by elected members and council staff, regional local government associations, and public sector colleagues.
Nominations close Friday 27 March 2026. For more information and to nominate, visit www.lga.sa.gov.au/jim-hullick.
