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Government of South Australia - Department of State Development

    South Australian Premier’s Business & Export Awards 2025

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    These prestigious annual awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding contribution South Australian businesses make to the social, environmental and economy wellbeing of our community.

    Presented by the South Australian Government in partnership with the South Australian Business Chamber, this year’s awards will feature two a new categories, the First Nations Exporter Award and the Workplace Culture and Wellbeing Business Award.

    The Department of State Development is proud to sponsor the following award categories:

    • Technologies Export Award
    • First Nations Award

    Winners will be announced at a Gala Award Dinner on Friday 29 August 2025 at Adelaide Convention Centre.

    The winners of the export award national categories will automatically be entered as finalists in the Australian Export Awards in Canberra on 26 November 2025, with the exception of the SA Wine Exporter award being a state-based award category.

    Nominations are now closed.

    Finalists announced for the 2025 South Australian Premier’s Business and Export Awards

    Almondco Australia Ltd

    Apex Energy Australia

    Australian Dental Foundation

    Barossa Veterinary Service

    BioCina

    Blue Lake Milling

    Celsus Pty Ltd

    CME Group

    Consunet Pty Ltd

    De Stefano & Co

    Enable Fitness Centre

    Kies Family Wines

    KWY Aboriginal Coorporation

    MAXM Skate

    Mayne Pharma International

    MyVenue

    Pisani Group

    Praetorian Aeronautics Pty Ltd

    Rental Property Network

    Santos

    Secure State

    Seonix Bio

    SKOOT Community Access

    St John Ambulance SA

    Teakle Wines

    The Hospital Research Foundation Group

    The Kangaroo Island Ligurian Bee Co

    The University of Adelaide

    Tindo Solar

    VALAI

    Willoway Farming Pty Ltd

    Workskil Australia

    Adelaide Fringe

    Air Water Global

    Almondco Australia Ltd

    Balco Australia

    Bec Hardy Wines

    Château Tanunda

    Clever Culture Systems

    CMAX Clinical Research Pty Ltd

    Collett Wine Group

    Foil Drive

    Foxie Games

    Green Gold Energy

    MAXM Skate

    Mayne Pharma

    Mosaland Pty Ltd.

    Munda Wines

    MyVenue

    Neutrog Australia

    Noora Lab Tech

    Novafast

    Pixelforce

    Sentek Technologies

    The Yoghurt Shop

    Wilco Technologies

    Winners will be announced at a Gala Award Dinner on Friday 29 August.

    The winners of the SA Export Awards will go on to the Australian Export Awards National Ceremony which will be on Wednesday 26 November in Canberra.

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    Key features of the awards

    Australian Exporter of the Year Rising Sun Pictures Crystel Newman Senator the Hon Don Farrell Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister of State Jennie Zeiner 1

    Rising Sun Pictures named Australian Exporter of the Year in 2024

    In 2024, South Australian VFX company, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), was awarded the South Australian Creative Industries Export Award and went on to win at the Australian Export Awards, named as Australia’s Exporter of the Year.

    RSP also took home the Creative Industries Award in the national awards, with software company Fivecast recognised as the Advanced Technologies Exporter of the Year.

    Among 12 South Australian companies to be nominated across 13 categories, RSP has produced visual effects for global successes including the Warner Bros. Harry Potter series, the recent Mad Max saga, Furiosa; Harold and the Purple Crayon; Deadpool and Wolverine; The Marvels; Monarch: Legacy of Monsters; The Fall Guy and many more.

    The Adelaide-based company has been bringing cinematic experiences to life for nearly three decades and boasts a team of more than 400 artists and supervisors across its studios.