Committee for Adelaide calls for COAG focus on electricity
The Committee for Adelaide is supporting the State Government’s call to put the national electricity framework on the agenda at the next COAG meeting. “At our recent meetings in Canberra with the Prime Minister and other leading politicians, we stressed that the national electricity market was not working and that a bipartisan, nation-wide approach was […]
Canberra briefing with the Prime Minister
On 14 February Committee for Adelaide CEO Jodie van Deventer led a 12-strong team of South Australian businesses to Canberra for a briefing with the Prime Minister and Treasurer to talk about power issues, tax cuts and population growth. On 22 February we invited our members to a briefing on the trip to Canberra. It […]
Opinion: Shining a light on electricity
While it’s clear this week’s State-wide blackout was due to infrastructure damage caused by a massive storm, the damage to our brand as an investment destination is enormous. Interstate headlines ranged from SA entering the dark ages to being a state in the dark. At a time when Adelaide city centre is undergoing exciting changes […]
Jodie van Deventer announced as full-time CEO
The Committee for Adelaide is thrilled to announce Jodie van Deventer as its first full-time Chief Executive. Committee for Adelaide Chair Colin Goodall said Ms van Deventer was successful from a field of 128 applicants and will start her role in mid September. “We optimistically went to the market in an attempt to find an […]
Committee for Adelaide – SA Budget
The Committee for Adelaide welcomes a number of initiatives outlined in the State Budget, delivered today by the Treasurer the Hon Tom Koutsantonis, that will assist SA to become a high-tech advanced manufacturing hub of the future. We welcome the Government’s focus on encouraging new industries and new businesses – both home grown and from […]
Gig City
27 June, 2016 The Committee for Adelaide welcomes the State Government’s announcement today that it will roll out an internet network offering some Adelaide businesses connections up to 100 times faster than the national average. Committee for Adelaide General Manager Matt Clemow said, “for a city like Adelaide – dealing with economic transition – this […]
Career opportunity: Chief Executive Officer
Established in November 2013, the Committee for Adelaide was run by Tim Horton who was succeeded by current General Manager Matt Clemow. Colin Goodall, Chair of the Committee for Adelaide said “Matt has done a superb job as General Manager, boosting the organisation’s membership, profile and led the charge on a number of debates in […]
Business leaders tour Europe on nuclear industry fact-finding mission
Stored nuclear waste taken from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. Political parties unit over high-level nuclear waste storage Nuclear waste dump would earn state $445 billion Push for storage at former atomic bomb test site A DELEGATION of South Australian business leaders have travelled to Europe to learn how the state could protect […]
Opinion: Population growth through migration can turbocharge South Australia’s economy
For every new South Australian, they need a roof over their head, 1.5 square metres of retail space and about 15 square meters of workspace. All of this means new jobs. SOUTH Australia’s single biggest issue is that as a state we lack the critical mass to enable a thriving economy. It is not enough […]
SA leaders to tour key nuclear sites
A high-powered delegation of South Australian business leaders and parliamentarians will jet off to Europe next month to visit key nuclear sites in a bid to facilitate a community debate on the merits of expanding the state’s role in the nuclear fuel cycle. The Cattenom nuclear power plant in France. Photo: Nicolas Bouvy, EPA. The […]
