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29 Rural and Regional South Australian Schools to Tour Parliament House and Adelaide’s Cultural Precincts
Twenty-nine South Australian schools will tour students to Parliament House as the successful recipients of this year’s Civics in the City grants. Now in its third year, Civics in the City is a joint initiative between Parliament SA, the...
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Commissioner’s Runabout Term 1, 2024
The Commissioner engages with stakeholders across South Australia, not only to build relationships with those who can make meaningful change to the quality of SA children’s lives, but also to foster interconnections between service providers so...
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Commissioner’s Runabout Term 4, 2023
The Commissioner engages with stakeholders across South Australia, not only to build relationships with those who can make meaningful change to the quality of SA children’s lives, but also to foster interconnections between service providers so...
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Commissioner’s Runabout Term 3, 2023
The Commissioner engages with stakeholders across South Australia, not only to build relationships with those who can make meaningful change to the quality of SA children’s lives, but also to foster interconnections between service providers so...
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Young People in Charles Sturt re-educating the community about periods and period poverty
The City of Charles Sturt wanted to help co-design a program for the re-education of members of their community around periods and menstruation, including actions that can help address period poverty. With the help of a Commissioner’s Period...
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Mount Gambier Youth Activation Group to co-design new Youth Space
With some financial assistance via the Commissioner’s Community Grants Program, the City of Mount Gambier will call on members of its Youth Activation Group (YAG) to co-design the new youth space at Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre. City of...
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SA SRC Launches the ‘Fitness for Free’ Campaign
This week (28 August 2023), members of the 2023 South Australian Student Representative Council (SA SRC) launched their second campaign to address issues the SRC has identified through their collective experiences. ‘Fitness for Free’ calls...
read moreEnding Physical Punishment Campaign – 2023 NCPW
Ending Physical Punishment This Child Protection Week (September 3-9), Commissioner Helen Connolly is highlighting the negative impacts of physical punishment on children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. The Commissioner often...
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Guide to Child Friendly Sports Clubs
Building a positive club culture in sporting organisations is important not only to children's mental wellbeing, but to their experiences and ongoing involvement in sport over a lifetime. Many young people lose confidence in their sporting skills...
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SA SRC: Free Fares for Our Future
This week, members of the South Australian Student Representative Council (SA SRC) launched their Free Fares for Our Future Campaign, calling on the South Australian Government to remove public transport fares for all students. The SA SRC is...
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