We presented the awards for the annual Walking SA Walking Awards. The awards recognises and promotes the achievements and work of groups, organisations, local and state government, and volunteers in South Australia.
The Annual Walking SA Walking Awards program provides a key vehicle for the promotion of the achievements and work of groups, organisations, local and state government, and volunteers in South Australia. The Awards process is an opportunity for public and peer recognition of achievements in walking, and demonstrates to volunteers, community groups, the recreation industry, business, government, and the wider community the significant and positive impact that can be achieved through improvements to walkability.
2025 Annual Walking Award Winners
WEA Ramblers Bushwalking Club Inc
2025 Outstanding Group Contribution to advance walking inclusivity in South Australia
Awarded for 100 years of walking – an amazing achievement. The club are trailblazers for recreational club walking in SA and still going strong. They have a long legacy of offering walking opportunities which continues to this day, with fantastic club membership retention.
Lorraine Thomas
2025 Outstanding Individual Contribution to walking in South Australia
Awarded for her contribution to the board and recreation committees of Walking SA, membership and walk leadership in the Adelaide Bushwalkers, Retire Active SA Bushwalkers and other clubs, friends of parks and nature groups and for her trail work with Walking Trails Support Group.
The annual Walking SA Walking Awards are to recognise sustained and outstanding contribution to walking at all levels throughout SA. Many volunteers and others have contributed to South Australia’s great walking trails, walking clubs, and walking promotion and opportunities for health, wellbeing, recreation and tourism.
The Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail opened in late 2016. The five-day walking trail weaves its way through one of South Australia’s most botanically unique areas before reaching the rugged, remote and spectacular coastline of the Southern Ocean. The vision of the trail is to build on the Island’s reputation as an international tourist destination by offering a nature based tourism experience. By linking in with commercial tour operators the options available range from basic backpacker tours to gourmet food and wine and basic to luxury off-trail accommodation, as well as being open to independent walkers.
