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 […]
Minister Tudge roundtable discussions
This follows on from meetings with Minister Tudge and other key Ministers, Shadow Ministers and South Australian MPs in Canberra in October advocating for policy changes to Designated Area Migration Agreements (DAMAs) to meet our specific labour market needs. We’re pleased to see that the City Deal announced last week – in addition to supporting […]
Boards without Borders – Skycity
We had the opportunity to show Skycity’s Expansion Committee around while they were in town in November. With only the afternoon to spare we were able to tailor a package that suited their interests which included a tour and briefing at ASC Osborne, briefing from Australian Naval Infrastructure and a tour and briefing at Adelaide […]
New board members
Following our AGM held on 12 November, we have some new faces on our Board and we would like to congratulate and welcome: Lester Wynne-Jones – State General Manager SA/NT/TAS, Westpac Leah Grantham – Director Partnerships & Corporate Relations, Adelaide University Matthew Sherwell – Manager Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Santos Katrina Quinn – Business School […]
2019 Innovation Precincts Study Tour
As Adelaide is poised to establish itself as a major centre for innovation, entrepreneurship and social enterprise with a national defence spend, emerging industries such as space and developments at Lot Fourteen (the oRAH site), we’re excited to announce an innovation study tour to Canada and the US from 4-18 May 2019. For more than […]
Boards without Borders – Committees for Cities and Regions Network
It was a pleasure to host members of the Committee for Cities and Region Network from across Australia and New Zealand in Adelaide this month. Through our Boards without Borders program, our CEO Jodie van Deventer led a full-day program which included a submarine tour at ASC followed by a briefing at the Naval Shipbuilding […]
Adelaide delegation to Parliament House
The Committee for Adelaide led a productive and successful delegation to Parliament House on Wednesday 24 October talking all things population growth and City Deals with Ministers Alan Tudge and David Coleman, Shadow Minister Shayne Neumann and MPs Rowan Ramsey, Rebekha Sharkie and Senator Tim Storer as well as the UNHCR. To grow our population, […]
New members: Westpac, The Tailor and Carclew
Westpac Westpac, one of South Australia’s largest employers, is Australia’s first bank and oldest company. For more than 200 years they have played an important role in the economic and social fabric of Australia. We look forward to working with Westpac together on our journey towards creating a better future for our city. The Tailor […]
New members: BHP and Haigh’s Chocolate
BHP is a world-leading resources company. They extract and process minerals, oil and gas, with more than 60,000 employees and contractors, primarily in Australia and the Americas. BHP has an important footprint in South Australia with Olympic Dam mine and is one of the largest employers in the state. Haigh’s Chocolate first opened its doors […]
Global Sustainable Development Goals
A set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals were adopted by all the world’s governments at the United Nations in 2015. The Committee for Adelaide endorses these goals, with our work supporting a number of them from promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth to ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy. Click here for […]
