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Committee for Adelaide
Company typeIncorporated association
Founded2013
HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia
Websitecommitteeforadelaide.org.au

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

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.

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 and by Professor David Lloyd, the vice chancellor and president of the University of South Australia in August 2019.

The first general manager of the Committee for Adelaide was Timothy Horton, who was followed by Matt Clemow in 2014. The first full-time chief executive officer of the Committee, Jodie van Deventer, began in September 2016.

Governance and membership

Its membership of the Committee for Adelaide is made up of some of the most diverse and influential organisations in South Australia.

Its board includes professionals across numerous industries. As of January 2024, Raymond Spencer is chair, and Heather Croall is a board member. Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia, is patron.

The Committee for Adelaide has four different tiers of membership: Platinum, Corporate, Small Enterprise Member, and Associate Member.

Advocacy and projects

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)
  • Vision for Adelaide (2019)
  • The Economic contribution of migration to South Australia (2019)
  • University Merger submission (2018)
  • Shaping Adelaide’s Future (2016)
  • Attracting the business we need (2014)
  • Attracting the people we need (2013)
  • Earning our place in a global economy (2013)

It has also prepared submissions into foreign policy white papers and infrastructure inquiries as well as given evidence at various parliamentary hearings

In 2017, it launched its business attraction project Boards without Borders and in 2019 launched its talent attraction program Adelaide Abroad, designed to attract skilled migrants and expats and make their transition back to Adelaide easier.

In the media

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
  • 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
  • Defence can steer state into the future
  • Adelaide is about the stories we tell ourselves
  • South Australia needs policies to turbo charge population growth
  • South Australia cannot lose its voice in Canberra because of poor population growth
  • Bikes, electric scooters must be made legal for the road
  • We need vibrant high-tech industry
  • Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate

In 2020, the Committee for Adelaide hosted a workshop with the 50 most influential people 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. Ten key ideas emerged 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 when it met with then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull 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 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..." InDaily reported that the delegation visited the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant and Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository. 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.

See also

References

  1. "James Blackburn Chair in 2017".
  2. "Committee for Adelaide appoints new chair Professor David Lloyd".
  3. "Timothy Horton Profile".
  4. "Matt Clemow Profile".
  5. "Jodie van Deventer named CEO of Committee for Adelaide".
  6. "Jodie van Deventer CEO of Committee for Adelaide says our narrative must change for the city to grow". Adelaide Now.
  7. "Committee for Adelaide Membership".
  8. "About Us". Committee For Adelaide. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  9. "Committee for Adelaide Members".
  10. "Joint standing committee on migration".
  11. "a vision for Adelaide".
  12. "The economic contribution of migration to South Australia".
  13. "Submission into the proposed merger between the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia".
  14. "2018 Election Ask".
  15. "Attracting the businesses we need".
  16. "Attracting the people we need".
  17. "Earning our place in a global economy stop comparing start competing".
  18. "New regional visas are uncompetitive".
  19. "Boards without Borders".
  20. "Adelaide Abroad".
  21. "Migrants get guided tour to lure them to Adelaide". Adelaide Now.
  22. "Opinion Piece Motorsport".
  23. "How do you see Adelaide getting over this".
  24. "Are we going to step up after Covid 19".
  25. "Beyond the gloom Adelaide has a chance to recreate itself".
  26. "The devastating truth about reconciliation".
  27. "SA has much to lose if submarine work goes West".
  28. "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Defence".
  29. "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Adelaide is about the stories we tell".
  30. "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Population Growth".
  31. "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer SA Voice in Canberra".
  32. "Opinion Piece Jodie van Deventer Bikes and Electric Scooters".
  33. "Opinion Piece we need a vibrant hiitech industry".
  34. "Clock ticking on nuclear waste site debate". InDaily. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  35. "Summit for SA's 50 most influential people".
  36. "Sam Shahin challenges SA".
  37. "10 ideas from SA's top 50 influencers to boost the state".
  38. "Turnbull and Xenophon in crisis talks".
  39. "SA firms bring energy concerns to Canberra".
  40. "remarks at a meeting with the Committee for Adelaide".
  41. "Ian MacFarlane outlines ambitious plan for national gas network".
  42. "Nuclear lesson".
  43. "nuclear dump investigation Committee for Adelaide".

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