Multicultural media recognised by NSW Premier at annual communications awards

SBS featured prominently among the winners of the 2022 Premier’s Multicultural Media and Communications Awards, recognising the important contributions they make to supporting diverse communities in New South Wales.

The awards were presented at a special ceremony attended by Premier Dominic Perrottet and  Minister for Multiculturalism Mark Coure.

Announcing the winners, the Premier said “The New South Wales Government has been proudly hosting this awards ceremony for five years, and it is the only one of its kind in Australia that celebrates the valued contributions of the multicultural media and marketing industry.”

“I commend this year’s winners and finalists and would like to personally thank them for their ongoing work in supporting, engaging with and informing diverse audiences across our state.”

The winners included:

Best Audio Report – National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council

Best audio-visual report – Plus61j Media

Publication of the Year – SBS Dari/SBS Pashto

Young Journalist of the Year – Rhea L Nath from Indian Link

Alan Knight Student Award – Boushra Elkheir

Lifetime Achievement Award – Mimi Chau

Public Interest Award – SBS Insight

Best Use of Digital or Social Media – Muslim Women Australia

Best text report – Indian Link’s Pawan Luthra, Rajni Anand Luthra

Agency Campaign of the Year – Loud and Identity Comms

Business Campaign of the Year – NSW Department of Customer Service, NSW Health and MHCS, UM/Identity, Etcom

Community Campaign of the Year – South Eastern Community Connect