Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2026 Premier's Awards. As we mark 15 years of recognising excellence, innovation and leadership across South Australia's energy and mining sectors, we are proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of this year's nominees and the positive impact they continue to make for our state.
Community and collaboration category
AGL Energy
Point Pearce Community Solar and battery project
GGP Energy
GGP Energy - Zero Barriers to Clean Energy
ShineHub
ShineHub and Mitcham Council Community Energy program
Renewable Project Services
Carmodys Hill Wind Farm
Santos
2025 Cooper Basin Floods Response
Santos
Santos Indigenous Advisory Panel
Alliance Resources
A Tri-partite Community Meal Support Program in Kimba
Alliance Resources
Workshop26 Mural in Kimba
BHP
A Pathway to Prosperity: Traditional Owners Leading Mining on Their Own Lands
BHP
She Leads, We Rise Program
Discover Co.
Project Pernatty
Healthy Environs
Roxby Downs Community Hub Men's Health Week Initiative
Hillgrove Resources (now known as Kantra Copper)
Hillgrove Resources and Fleet Space Technologies Collaboration
Rex Minerals
Rex Minerals Resources Sector School Immersion Day
SkillUp SA
Pathways to Resources: Building Regional Workforces
Women in Mining Network South Australia
Championing Women in Mining Through Mentorship and Leadership - Colin Jackson
Environment category
Adelaide University
Sirous Hosseinzadeh – Natural Hydrogen and Mineral Carbonation Research
Adelaide University
Integrated Environmental Risk Assessment Framework for Safe and Sustainable Underground Hydrogen Storage
Amplitude Energy
Circular Sulphur Initiative
Australian Gas Infrastructure Group
From Off-Cut to Resource: Closing the Loop on PE Pipe and Fittings Recycling
Delorean Corporation Limited
Delorean SA1 Salisbury - Australia's First Mains-Grade Biomethane and Biogenic CO₂ Project
Purple Giraffe
Vitivoltaics Pilot Project with Paxton Wines and Adelaide University
Tindo Solar
Tindo: advancing Australian solar innovation through local manufacturing and renewable energy sovereignty
Adelaide University
CarbonLock mineral: Turning Iron Ore Tailings into Permanent Carbon Storage
Adelaide University
AI for Carbon Capture and Storage: From Trusted Data to Better Decisions
BHP
Landfill to Circular Economy project
Hillgrove Resources (now known as Kantra Copper)
Kanmantoo Grassy Woodland Restoration Project and Habitat Corridor Initiative
Iluka Resources
Progressive Rehabilitation at Jacinth-Ambrosia
Renascor Resources
Renascor Resources Hydrofluoric Acid-Free Graphite Purification Project
Health and safety, inclusion and wellbeing category
Australian Gas Networks
Understanding Country, Building Inclusion: AGIG’s First Nations Lands Maps
Beach Energy
Driving HSE excellence: Transforming Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Beach Energy
Kimberley Wanganeen Consultancy
Kimberley Wanganeen Consultancy Economic Participation Strategy
Santos
Eliminating Line-Of-Fire Hazards Through Design
BHP
Carrapateena Safety Vision
BHP
Changing the Chemistry of Safety: Eliminating Xanthate Without Compromising Performance
BHP
Copper SA Logistics Transformation
BHP
Copper SA Village Wellbeing Initiative
BHP
Fatality Elimination: Making Invisible Exposure Visible
BHP
Drop Board Regulator
BHP
Live Work Elimination
BHP
Our Safety Leadership Program
BHP
Safe Start
BHP
Transforming Underground Radiation Protection at Carrapateena
Furnace Solutions
Furnace Solutions and Nyrstar Port Pirie : Vertical Demolition Device (VDD) at Port Pirie Top Submerged Lance (TSL) Furnace
Iluka Resources
Iluka Resources Safety Visit Prompting Tool
Productivity improvement category
Amplitude Energy
Orbost Gas Processing Plant – Transformational productivity through targeted improvements
Australian Gas Networks
South Australian Mains Replacement Program
Beach Energy
Bauer 70 multi-lateral project
Beach Energy
Cooper Basin Integrated Flood Intelligence Framework
ElectraNet
Streamlining the connection process for South Australia’s transmission network
EnergyLogistix
Connected logistics: Powered by FleetSmart
Santos Limited
Autonomous Production Optimisation in the Cooper Basin
Venergy Solar Australia
Unlocking Rooftop Solar for Embedded-Network Communities
BHP
High Performance Haulage
BHP
Prominent Hill Traffic Control
BHP
Underground Locomotive Replacement and Rail Automation Infrastructure
Hillgrove Resources (now known as Kantra Copper)
Kanmantoo Grade Control: Combining AI with Traditional Geological Practices
KAEFER Australia
KAEFER Scaffold Shutdown Innovation
MaxMine
Retiring the weighbridge: Trusted real-time payload data delivering an 8% productivity gain
Nyrstar Port Pirie
Nyrstar Port Pirie Reliability Intelligence Program
Purple Giraffe
Risk-based TSF Monitoring and Surveillance Framework
Young achievers and Young Aboriginal achievers
Aboud Babaa (Santos)
Adam Zanardo (Hillgrove Resources)
Angus Smart (Beach Energy)
Dana Wright (Iluka Resources)
Emily Palmer (BHP)
Jade Jensen (BHP)
Joel Hill (BHP)
Jumeka Saunders (Nipapanha Community Aboriginal Corporation)
Lilly Harrower (Iluka Resources)
Lily Ticehurst (BHP)
Lucas (Tuan) Tran (Amplitude Energy)
Reece Townsend (Santos)
Tahlia Curnow (Beach Energy)
Victor Yin (Beach Energy)
