Message from our Chair Professor David G. Lloyd
I wanted to let you know that I have regrettably accepted formal notice of Jodie van Deventer’s resignation as the Chief Executive Officer of the Committee for Adelaide, with her last day of employment scheduled for Wednesday 30 June 2021. While very sorry to see Jodie leaving us, I very much respect and welcome her […]
New staff member – Jennie Wilkinson
Jennie brings her expertise in public policy to the role. Having worked in a variety of State Government roles her focus has been on providing high level policy advice and development on issues relating to state housing strategy, housing affordability, affordable housing policy and innovations, national housing policy reforms and economic participation for public housing tenants. Jennie […]
WellCity Adelaide Conference
As part of our Well City agenda, we were thrilled to support WellCity Adelaide’s A reset for Wellebing conference. At the event, our CEO enjoyed hosting an expert panel including Agent General Bill Muirhead, StudyAdelaide CEO Karyn Kent, International Well Building Institute APAC Vice President Jack Noonan and Cyber Collaboration Centre CEO Hai Tran.
New member – St Andrew’s School
We are pleased to welcome St Andrew’s School as a member of the Committee for Adelaide. This is an extra special welcome given they are the first school to join as members. St Andrew’s, located in Walkerville, is South Australia’s oldest independent primary school and celebrated its 170th anniversary in 2020. It is widely respected as […]
Opinion: Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate
Where should nuclear waste be stored? North Terrace or the Outback? It’s a fair bet most would go with the Outback. Yet as debate around a storage facility drags on, low-level nuclear waste continues to pile up in Adelaide in science facilities, universities and hospitals. In fact, waste is being stored at more than 100 […]
2020 wrap-up
Thank you to all our members and supporters who joined our end of year celebrations. We are grateful to end what has been an extraordinary year on a high note by doing what so many around the world are unable to – catch up in person. Special thanks to our guest speakers Urban Futurist, Stephen […]
Adelaide Abroad networking event (#1 Sparkke at the Whitmore)
After delays due to COVID, it was great to hold our first Adelaide Abroad networking event for the year with South Australian expats and skilled migrants who are helping drive the “brain gain” that Adelaide is experiencing. Led by our guest speaker Serafina Maiorano, who used to head up Advance and has recently returned from New York, […]
New member – SAGE Automation
We are pleased to welcome SAGE Automation as a new member of the Committee for Adelaide. SAGE Automation, which is based at Tonsley and looks at industrial automation design, delivery and support, is part of the SAGE Group, a global company with a team of more than 470 people over three continents. As a specialist […]
Working Group update
Our groups are now planning their strategies for 2021. If you are not on a working group but would like to join either our Sustainability for our Economy, Sustainability for our People or Sustainability for our Places groups, please contact Albert. A special thanks to Dirk Beelan from the Department of Investment and Trade who […]
Media Release: Committees for our Cities and Regions call for a national strategy out of the COVID crisis
The Committees for Cities and Regions Network, which represents more than 20 Australian & New Zealand cities & regions, is calling for a transparent and integrated national road to recovery plan. Priorities include clear and consistent standards for safely opening our economies, roadmaps on infrastructure, red-tape, planning, private sector investment, marketing and digital security. The […]
