The South Australian Government has extended its funding partnership with SHINE SA, ensuring South Australians will continue to have access to affordable sexual and reproductive health care, information and education services through to 2033.
Each year, thousands of South Australians rely on SHINE SA’s services.
In the past year alone, more than 6,800 people accessed over 18,300 clinical appointments, helping individuals access care early and make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.
The State Government’s decades-long partnership with SHINE SA has given them long-term funding certainty,
The renewed partnership reflects a longstanding commitment to improving the sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing of South Australians.
Supporting shared public health priorities, including the elimination of HIV and cervical cancer as preventable public health threats over the coming decade.
SA Govt extends its funding partnership with SHINE SA through to 2023/Images Supplied“After more than 55 years of partnership with the South Australian Government, we are proud to continue this important work for South Australians,” said SHINE SA Chief Executive Officer Holley Skene. “Sexual and reproductive health is fundamental to health and wellbeing.”
“Every South Australian should be able to access the care, information and support they need, and be empowered to make informed decisions about their own health and relationships.”
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$48 million funding agreement over the next seven years
The funding agreement will enable SHINE SA to continue delivering free and low-cost services across metropolitan and regional South Australia.
This includes contraception, unplanned pregnancy support, STI and HIV prevention, testing and treatment, cervical screening, inclusive sexual health care, telehealth services and its free and confidential Sexual Healthline.
“This partnership provides certainty for the communities, families, educators and health professionals we work alongside every day,” Skene said. “Allowing us to continue delivering clinical care, education and support across South Australia. ”
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“Looking to the future, we are working towards a South Australia where sexual and reproductive health and rights are upheld, where stigma continues to decline, and where every person is treated with dignity, respect and compassion.”
The partnership also supports efforts to improve equitable access to sexual and reproductive health care across the state. Services are delivered through SHINE SA clinics in Adelaide CBD, Woodville and the recently reopened Davoren Park clinic, alongside telehealth options that help connect people in regional and remote communities with expert care.
Minister for Health and Wellbeing of South Australia, Blair Boyer, said he was proud of the government’s support to improve the health of LGBTIQA+ South Australians.
“It was Don Dunstan’s Labor Government who first funded what was then Shine SA, and I’m proud that the Malinauskas Labor Government has expanded that support to enable Shine SA to re-open a clinic in Davoren Park.”
Delivering evidence-based education and health promotion initiatives
“SHINE SA and the Malinauskas Labor Government share a commitment to improve the health and wellbeing of all South Australians and address health inequities,” Boyer said.
“This renewed partnership will ensure South Australians can continue to access affordable, high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, information and support, regardless of where they live. It will also help advance important public health goals, including preventing HIV and eliminating cervical cancer as a public health threat.”
“Beyond direct clinical services, SHINE SA plays a critical role in strengthening the broader health system by supporting health professionals to provide high-quality sexual and reproductive health care.”
SA Govt extends its funding partnership with SHINE SA through to 2023/Images SuppliedMore than 1,000 health professionals participated in SHINE SA training and professional development programs during 2025-26.
SHINE SA also delivers evidence-based education and health promotion initiatives that help people make informed choices, build healthy and respectful relationships, prevent unintended pregnancies, and reduce the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections.
‘SHINE SA’s work empowering all South Australian communities’
“The recently launched SA State Public Health Plan 2026-2030 provides a blueprint for the achievement of a healthy, liveable and connected community for all South Australians,” said Department for Health and Wellbeing Communicable Disease Control Branch Executive Director Noel Lally.
“Maintaining healthy relationships and positive sexual and reproductive health is fundamental to individual and population health and wellbeing, as is the prevention of unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence, HIV, STIs and cervical cancer, which is vaccine-preventable. ”
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“I welcome the extension of our highly valued partnership with SHINE SA and the opportunity to work with the SHINE SA team for a further seven years and advance our shared public health goals across all communities regardless of geography, opportunities or background.
“SHINE SA’s work empowering all South Australian communities with knowledge, cutting through sexual health-related stigma and shame, promoting safer sex and regular sexual health checks and addressing inequity of access to sexual health care remains essential to improving the health and wellbeing of South Australians.”
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Fantastic news, however long-overdue legislation needs to pass federally to protect both students and teachers from discrimination – on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics within religious schools too.