2025 Health Equity Awards

Adelaide PHN’s inaugural 2025 Health Equity Awards was held on Saturday, 23rd August at the Playford Hotel.

The 2025 Awards

We celebrated our 2025 Health Equity Awards, a night dedicated to honouring the exceptional primary health care providers in our region, who are paving the way for a healthier and more equitable healthcare system.

The event was attended by Member for Boothby Louise Miller-Frost MP, and State Minister for Health and Wellbeing Chris Picton, who delivered powerful speeches on health equity in the South Australia.

Guiding us through the evening was award-winning journalist, producer, and presenter Caroline Winter, who returned as our MC to ensure a memorable night. The evening started with a dynamic, Welcome to Country by Robert and Ella Taylor - their welcome reminded us of the profound connection between health, culture, and community.

Award Recipients

The awards ceremony recognised five exceptional organisations for their dedicated work in providing equitable and accessible healthcare. To showcase the remarkable work of these winners, WatchPost filmed five engaging videos that were featured during the event.

Recipients also received a handcrafted trophy from Aboriginal artist, Josh from EtchTech Designs to represent their hard work and dedication to providing valuable primary healthcare, to the Adelaide metropolitan region.

The 2025 Health Equity Awards were nothing short of a success, and we would like to congratulate all winners for their dedication to achieving an equitable and accessible healthcare system.

The award recipients for the 2025 Health Equity Awards are as per below:

The Lived Experience Leadership & Advocacy Network (LELAN) for the implementation of the Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP), which supports the Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Pilot project, shaping how responses to victim-survivor disclosures and links to additional support can be enhanced through this model.

LELAN was honoured at the 2025 Health Equity Awards for its dedication to ensuring lived experience is at the centre of service in this space throughout the Adelaide region.

Congratulations to the LELAN team for making a significant impact!

To view LELAN’s award winner video, click here.

Youturn for its Youth Enhanced Service (YES), which is dedicated to supporting young people who are navigating moderate to high mental health challenges.

Youturn was recognised at the 2025 Health Equity Awards, for its work to empower young people and foster community connection, and provide a service that meets each individual's unique needs.

Congratulations to the Youturn team for making a real difference in young people's lives.

To view Youturn's award winner video, click here.

Survivors of Torture and Trauma Assistance and Rehabilitation Service (STTARS) for its Thrive and Connect program, assisting people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds to achieve better mental health and wellbeing.

STTARS was celebrated at the 2025 Health Equity Awards for strengthening the ability of mainstream services to better support the mental health of CALD populations.

Congratulations to the STTARS team for its invaluable work!

To view the STTARS award winner video, click here.

Wellness Connect is a consortium made up of Neami National, Life Without Barriers, Mind Australia, Skylight Mental Health, and Community Access and Services SA, working to deliver better health outcomes for vulnerable South Australians.

Wellness Connect was acknowledged at the 2025 Health Equity Awards, for improving the mental health of vulnerable populations, and providing accessible care that meets their unique needs.

Congratulations to the Wellness Connect consortium for providing care to those who need it most.

To view Wellness Connect award winner video, click here.

Relationships Australia SA (RASA) for its Supporting Emotional Wellness (SEW) in Aged Care program, delivering psychological therapies to people living across residential aged care facilities throughout Adelaide.

RASA was commemorated at the 2025 Health Equity Awards for its efforts in ensuring clients always feel safe and welcomed within their aged care facilities.

Congratulations to RASA for going above and beyond!

To view RASA’s award winner video, click here.