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 that they can enhance outcomes across systems and issues.
Meeting regularly with key stakeholders ensures the Commissioner can also share information that children and young people have told her so that the solutions devised and changes made reflect what they have said they most want and need.
Below are key events Commissioner Connolly attended throughout October, November and December:
- October 4 – City of Unley, Living Young Reference Group Consultation
- October 5 – AMRC Youth Consultation – Adelaide Festival Centre
- October 10 – Junior Parliament Opening Ceremony
- October 13 – Pom Poms 10th Birthday Party – Davoren Park Shopping Centre
- October 17 – Leaving poverty behind: Anti-Poverty Week event – SACOSS
- October 18 – COP28 Event – Consultation
- October 20 – Guest speaker Official Launch of Children’s Week 2023 – Christie Downs Primary School
- October 21 – Teddy Bears Picnic for Children’s week – Freemont Park, Elizabeth
- October 23 – Minister’s Awards – Children’s Week. Par Hills West Primary School
- October 24 – Judging Future Anything Finals
- October 24– Adelaide Film Festival
- October 25 – The Children’s Week Awards – Government House
- October 26 – SAPPA Podcast
- October 26 – Channel 7s Children’s Research Foundation Awards. Eleven Piazza
- October 27 – Panellist WCHN Research Panel
- October 28 – NEO Teen Takeover Consultation – Art Gallery of South Australia
- October 31 – BHP reception with Board and senior leaders – Art Gallery of South Australia
- November 1 – GARP youth Consultation – Pilgrim Hall
- November 2 – Panellist E3 National Educators Conference
- November 6 – The 2023 Premier’s Anzac School Prize Award Ceremony – Torrens Parade
- November 8 – White Ribbon event – Elizabeth Vale Primary School
- November 14 – 2023 Muriel Matters Award Ceremony – Parliament House
- November 16 – Guest speaker at the Children’s University Adelaide Graduation
- November 17- Co-Host. Bright Future Forum – SA
- November 20 – Port Augusta for a number of consultations
- November 21 – Port Augusta Youth Centre Consultation
- November 23 – Guest Speaker Norwood International High School Graduation – Year 12
- November 24 – Guest speaker at Book Launch. “Raising Sexually Intelligent Kids”
- November 27 – 2023 Student Citizenship Awards – Government House
- November 28 – End of year celebration for CCYP groups
- November 30 – Panellist at SACOSS Changing Narrative forum discussion
- December 1 – Presenter Culture and Democracy Symposium – University of Adelaide
- December 4 – Attended the Benchmarking Adelaide Member Workshop: Unlocking Adelaide’s Potential – SAHMRI
- December 7 – Visited Port Lincoln and various meetings with children and Young people and agencies
During this time, the Commissioner visited the following schools and centres consulting with students on a range of topics: Port Augusta Secondary School, Port Augusta West Primary, Willsden Primary School, Augusta Park Primary, Flinders View Primary, Caritas College, Seaview Christian College, Kirton Point Children’s Centre.
