Australia Day Council of South Australia

Media Release: Bruce Djite new CEO of Committee for Adelaide

8 June 2021 Former Socceroo and Director of Football at Adelaide United, Bruce Djite, has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Committee for Adelaide, starting his new role in July. Committee for Adelaide Chair Professor David Lloyd said Mr Djite was chosen from a pool of outstanding candidates and while the professional footballer was most known for his on-field endeavours, it was…

Working Groups update

Our agenda continues to be shaped by our working groups. Our Sustainability for our Economy group remains focussed on future economic challenges and opportunities and Aaron Hill, Partner at Deloitte Access Economics, provided a briefing on economic recovery and insights into how people's behaviour has shifted due to COVID. Our Sustainability for our People group heard from Brendan D’souza, Business Development Manager at Skills Lab, part…

Federal Budget response

Earlier this month the Federal Budget was announced based on the stark assumption that our international borders are unlikely to open until at least mid-2022 - even then it’s likely to be a phased opening. For many South Australian businesses and industries, particularly tourism, hospitality and those that rely on international students coming to our shores, it means that recovery efforts are likely to be…