Sustainability Week launch
Our CEO Jodie van Deventer delivered a keynote speech at Adelaide Sustainability Association’s opening of Sustainability Week, the first ever student driven and facilitated festival of sustainability at The University of Adelaide which ran from 1-5 April. The event encompassed every campus and included the involvement of some 30 separate student clubs, faculty and industry. […]
2026 Commonwealth Games
This week the Committee for Adelaide met with Commonwealth Games Australia to discuss the impacts of the most recent games on the Gold Coast and explore opportunities around Adelaide hosting the Games in 2026. In particular, we began to explore benefits related to place building and social impacts that go beyond the 12-day sporting event, […]
New board member profile: Leah Grantham
Leah is the Director of Partnerships and Corporate Relations at the University of Adelaide. In this role Leah is responsible for the development and management of relations with business and industry partners, key government and community stakeholders and the University’s media profile and corporate communications activities. “The University of Adelaide are members and I have […]
Adelaide City Deal signed off
Adelaide’s $551 million City Deal has been signed off, bringing together three levels of government on a vision to grow Adelaide’s population, innovation economy and its global reputation in culture and the arts over the next decade. We have been working hard behind-the-scenes helping to secure the best deal for our state, meeting with Minister […]
2019 International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day we celebrated the accomplished women behind the Committee for Adelaide – our Board, members and staff – who share their time and expertise to help drive positive change for Adelaide. Half of our Board members are women, representing a diverse range of industries, experience and skills.
New board member profile: Lester Wynne-Jones
Lester joined Westpac in February 2015 as the Westpac Retail Bank State General Manager, for South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. Based in Adelaide, he is responsible for Westpac’s retail banking business comprising 59 branches and more than 500 staff. Prior to moving to Australia to join Westpac, Lester already had an extensive international banking […]
Mena Muecke receives OAM
Congratulations to Committee for Adelaide Board member Mena Muecke who was awarded an OAM for service to the community through charitable initiatives as part of the Australia Day Honours. She does some amazing work at Sight for All and it’s a privilege to have her as part of our team.
DAMA Roundtable
Moves to increase our population are gaining traction in Canberra and the Committee for Adelaide, along with Migration Solutions, is playing a key role in helping secure the best outcomes for our State. We’re collating data on future and current skills and labour shortages that can be used as the basis to negotiate Designated Area Migration Agreements […]
New Member – Migration Solutions
We have been working closely with Mark Glazbrook from Migration Solutions on the population issues impacting our state and are thrilled they have joined us as silver members. Migration Solutions was founded in 2001 and has grown into one of Australia’s largest and most comprehensive migration agencies. It has two distinct divisions, corporate migration and […]
Adelaide Engage Work Experience Network
We recently participated in the Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment’s Adelaide Engage Work Experience Network (AEWEN) program – an international student focused program, bringing student teams and employers together to work on real world projects – and the result far exceeded our expectations. Our group included four students who came from different universities, cultures […]
