Committee for Adelaide

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Committee for Adelaide
Type Incorporated association
Founded2013
Headquarters Adelaide, South Australia
Website committeeforadelaide.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.

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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.[ 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

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, 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

The Committee has worked on policies and initiatives to attract talent, business and capital. Some of the publications it has produced include:

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

The Committee for Adelaide is often quoted by the media and has had numerous opinion pieces published in various media including:

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]

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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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