Committee for Adelaide
Company type | Incorporated association |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Adelaide, South Australia |
Website | committeeforadelaide |
The Committee for Adelaide is a non-partisan membership-based organisation providing an independent voice for the state of South Australia. It is committed to its namesake, Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.
History
[edit]Established in 2013, the Committee for Adelaide is part of the Committees for Cities and Regions Network. Its founding members are Ernst & Young and oil and gas company Santos Ltd and its foundation was influenced by political lobbyist Ian Smith.[citation needed]
Its inaugural chair was Colin Goodall, a retiree from the oil and gas sector. He was replaced by James Blackburn, a partner with PwC in November 2017[1] and by Professor David Lloyd, the vice chancellor and president of the University of South Australia in August 2019.[2]
The first general manager of the Committee for Adelaide was Timothy Horton,[3] who was followed by Matt Clemow[4] in 2014. The first full-time chief executive officer of the Committee, Jodie van Deventer,[5] began in September 2016.[6]
Governance and membership
[edit]Its membership of the Committee for Adelaide is made up of some of the most diverse and influential organisations in South Australia.[7]
Its board includes professionals across numerous industries. As of January 2024[update], Raymond Spencer is chair, and Heather Croall is a board member. Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, is patron.[8]
The Committee for Adelaide has four different tiers of membership: Platinum, Corporate, Small Enterprise Member, and Associate Member.[9]
Advocacy and projects
[edit]The Committee has worked on policies and initiatives to attract talent, business and capital. Some of the publications it has produced include:
- Inquiry into Migration in Regional Australia (2019)[10]
- Vision for Adelaide (2019) [11]
- The Economic contribution of migration to South Australia (2019)[12]
- University Merger submission (2018)[13]
- Shaping Adelaide’s Future (2016)[14]
- Attracting the business we need (2014)[15]
- Attracting the people we need (2013)[16]
- Earning our place in a global economy (2013)[17]
It has also prepared submissions into foreign policy white papers and infrastructure inquiries as well as given evidence at various parliamentary hearings[18]
In 2017, it launched its business attraction project Boards without Borders[19] and in 2019 launched its talent attraction program Adelaide Abroad,[20] designed to attract skilled migrants and expats and make their transition back to Adelaide easier.[21]
In the media
[edit]The Committee for Adelaide is often quoted by the media and has had numerous opinion pieces published in various media including:
- SA should race for next generation of motorsport[22]
- How do you see Adelaide getting over this?[23]
- Are we going to step up after COVID-19?[24]
- Beyond the gloom, Adelaide has a chance to recreate itself[25]
- The devastating truth about reconciliation[26]
- SA has much to lose if submarine work goes west[27]
- Defence can steer state into the future[28]
- Adelaide is about the stories we tell ourselves[29]
- South Australia needs policies to turbo charge population growth[30]
- South Australia cannot lose its voice in Canberra because of poor population growth[31]
- Bikes, electric scooters must be made legal for the road[32]
- We need vibrant high-tech industry[33]
- Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate[34]
In 2020, the Committee for Adelaide hosted a workshop with the 50 most influential people[35] in South Australia as identified by The Advertiser. This followed a call from one of the 50, Sam Shahin from the Peregrine Corporation, for those on the list to use their influence for the good of the state.[36] Ten key ideas emerged[37] with the Committee for Adelaide taking an active interest in energy, education, superannuation and a youth forum.
In 2017, the Committee for Adelaide made national headlines[38][39] when it met with then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull[40] regarding energy security, company taxation and migration.
Australian Financial Review journalist Phil Coorey, speaking on Adelaide radio station FIVEaa, said at the time that it was the Committee's Canberra delegation – that included medium-sized businesses – that had helped "take the sting" out of the company tax debate opening the way for Nick Xenophon MP to agree to cuts for businesses with turnover of up to $50 million. The deal included a $110 million loan for a massive solar thermal plant in South Australia and a study into constructing a long-mooted gas pipeline from the Northern Territory[41] to South Australia.
In 2016, and following discussions with Kevin Scarce and the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission, the Committee for Adelaide organised a delegation to visit several nuclear industrial facilities in Europe in April 2016. According to Matt Clemow, the committee's tour aimed to "create a cohort of SA people who have experienced the operations of the nuclear fuel cycle and will be able to contribute to the public discourse..."[citation needed] InDaily reported that the delegation visited the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant and Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository.[42] The delegation returned to Adelaide a day before the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission delivered its final recommendations to the Parliament of South Australia. On 6 May, spokespeople for the delegation expressed their support for the establishment of nuclear waste storage facilities in South Australia.[43]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "James Blackburn Chair in 2017".
- ^ "Committee for Adelaide appoints new chair Professor David Lloyd".
- ^ "Timothy Horton Profile".
- ^ "Matt Clemow Profile".
- ^ "Jodie van Deventer named CEO of Committee for Adelaide".
- ^ "Jodie van Deventer CEO of Committee for Adelaide says our narrative must change for the city to grow". Adelaide Now.
- ^ "Committee for Adelaide Membership".
- ^ "About Us". Committee For Adelaide. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Committee for Adelaide Members".
- ^ "Joint standing committee on migration".
- ^ "a vision for Adelaide".
- ^ "The economic contribution of migration to South Australia".
- ^ "Submission into the proposed merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia".
- ^ "2018 Election Ask".
- ^ "Attracting the businesses we need".
- ^ "Attracting the people we need".
- ^ "Earning our place in a global economy stop comparing start competing".
- ^ "New regional visas are uncompetitive".
- ^ "Boards without Borders".
- ^ "Adelaide Abroad".
- ^ "Migrants get guided tour to lure them to Adelaide". Adelaide Now.
- ^ "Opinion Piece Motorsport".
- ^ "How do you see Adelaide getting over this".
- ^ "Are we going to step up after Covid 19".
- ^ "Beyond the gloom Adelaide has a chance to recreate itself".
- ^ "The devastating truth about reconciliation".
- ^ "SA has much to lose if submarine work goes West".
- ^ "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Defence".
- ^ "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Adelaide is about the stories we tell".
- ^ "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Population Growth".
- ^ "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Voice in Canberra".
- ^ "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Bikes and Electric Scooters".
- ^ "Opinion Piece we need a vibrant hiitech industry".
- ^ "Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate". InDaily. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Summit for SA's 50 most influential people".
- ^ "Sam Shahin challenges SA".
- ^ "10 ideas from SA's top 50 influencers to boost the state".
- ^ "Turnbull and Xenophon in crisis talks".
- ^ "SA firms bring energy concerns to Canberra".
- ^ "remarks at a meeting with the Committee for Adelaide".
- ^ "Ian MacFarlane outlines ambitious plan for national gas network".
- ^ "Nuclear lesson".
- ^ "nuclear dump investigation Committee for Adelaide".