Jim Hullick Award

The Jim Hullick Award celebrates partnerships between local government and state and federal government.

The award recognises public sector workers from state and federal government who have gone above and beyond to collaborate on projects with local councils. These projects have delivered great outcomes on important issues for people across South Australia.

The award is named after former LGA Chief Executive Officer Jim Hullick in honour of his work building partnerships across levels of governments.

“By councils, state and federal government working together, projects like [the Remarkable Southern Flinders Project] are having a positive impact on communities and bringing with them tremendous environmental benefits.”
– 2022 Winner Craig Nixon

About Jim Hullick

Jim Hullick OAM was Chief Executive Officer of LGA South Australia 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.

His work also led to the first Memorandum of Understanding between a Premier and an LGA President in 1990.

Mr Hullick also served on many national and international committees and was a fierce advocate for South Australia and local government.

Award winners

2025-2026: No award presented
2024: Thomas McKellar – Department for Environment and Water
2023: Superintendent Scott Denny – South Australia Police
2022: Craig Nixon – Department for Environment and Water
2020: Senior Sergeant First Class Russell Dippy – South Australia Police
2020: Kelly-Ann Saffin – CEO of Regional Development Australia Yorke & Mid North
2019: John Chapman – Small Business Commissioner, Office of the Small Business Commissioner
2019: Dennis Kuhlmann – Senior Property Officer, Crown Lands Program, Department for Environment & Water
2018: Leeanne Redpath – Senior Electoral Officer, ECSA
2017: Ronnie Faggotter – Director of the State Recovery Office
2017: Geoff Strempel – Associate Director Public Library Services
2016: Michelle Brown – Department of State Development