Major 'Moogy' Sumner among conservation legends honoured at the 2022 SA Environment Awards

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas, Deputy Premier Dr Susan Close and Adelaide Cemeteries CEO Michael Robertson were among the special guests presenting the Awards at the Art Gallery of SA on Tuesday 27 September.

What a night!

For more than 20 years, the SA Environment Awards have honoured and celebrated the South Australians who give their time, expertise and passion on behalf of our precious natural environment.

Along with the Lifetime Achiever Awards, the Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection and the Leif Justham Young Achiever Award, 2022 saw the addition of Green Adelaide's prestigious Pelzer Prize, alongside two new categories: the Innovation Award and the Working Together Award.

Premier Peter Malinauskas, Deputy Premier Dr Susan Close and Adelaide Cemeteries CEO Michael Robertson were among the special guests presenting the Awards at the Art Gallery of SA on Tuesday 27 September. Alongside an inspiring line-up of finalists, the night's 10 winners represented young achievers, legendary nature champions, community connectors and innovators all working to build a brighter future for our state and the planet.

And the 2022 SA Environment Awards winners are:

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Green Adelaide's Pelzer Prize
Sophie Thomson
Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection
Tom Morrison

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Innovation Award
Dr Maximilian Mann
Working Together Award
Nature Festival

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Leif Justham Young Achiever Award
Madeline McShane
Lifetime Achiever Award
Major 'Moogy' Sumner AM

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Lifetime Achiever Award
Dr Richard Willing OAM
Lifetime Achiever Award
Margaret Lee

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Lifetime Achiever Award
Dr Mike Bossley AM
Lifetime Achiever Award
Betty Westwood OAM (accepted by Jenny Way)

Read all about the winners and finalists on the SA Environment Awards website, and view the event's photo gallery on Facebook.