27/05/2026
Advocacy in action ❤️
Yesterday, Diabetes SA CEO Catherine Hughes and member Sandy met with Minister for Health and Wellbeing Blair Boyer MP to talk about the importance of diabetes prevention, education, and support services across SA.
Sandy also shared her powerful story of receiving lifesaving advice from Diabetes SA after calling with heart attack symptoms—support that encouraged her to seek urgent hospital care.
Every conversation matters when it comes to improving health outcomes for South Australians living with diabetes 💙
Thank you to Minister Boyer for your time and commitment to community health.
26/05/2026
Today, on National Sorry Day, we honour the strength, truth and lived experience of Stolen Generations survivors and their families. 🖤💛❤️
National Sorry Day is an important reminder for all Australians to acknowledge the truth of how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were forcibly removed from their families, communities and Country, and the enduring intergenerational impacts that continue today.
Listening to and acknowledging the full history of the Stolen Generations is essential to building understanding, respect and lasting change and turning sorry into action.
At Diabetes SA, we are committed to listening to and standing alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, who continue to experience disproportionately high rates of diabetes and related health impacts.
We remain committed to learning from and working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to support culturally safe and community-informed approaches, helping create healthier futures and more equitable outcomes for all.
🎨 Artwork by Kaurna and Ngarrindjeri artist and Diabetes SA Aboriginal & CALD Engagement Officer Milly Sumner
08/05/2026
📍 Visit Diabetes SA and the Moonta Lions Club at the Copper Coast Flame Festival this weekend.
We’ll be offering FREE Type 2 diabetes and skin cancer checks at Polgreen Park, Moonta across both festival days.
🗓 Saturday 9 May & Sunday 10 May 2026
⏰ 9:30am – 3:30pm
📍 Polgreen Park, 13 Bay Road, Moonta
Everyone who has a health check & conversation with the team will also be eligible to enter a daily prize draw to win a gift valued up to $100.
This event is supported by grant funding from Preventive Health SA, and volunteers from the Moonta Lions Club and the Lions Medical Research Foundation. Thank you for helping bring preventive health services to the local community.