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Elizabeth Grove Primary Students Idea to ‘Be a buddy not a bully’
‘Be a buddy not a bully’ was the idea for an art project by a group of year four and five students from Elizabeth Grove Primary School. The group of 45 children have been working with Youth Development Officer Georgina Pearce from Playford Council...
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Shelter SA is a non-profit peak housing organisation incorporated in 1977 and a member of National Shelter, a network of Australian housing organisations. Shelter SA advocates for improved housing outcomes for everyone, including those who are on...
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The Power of Music
Not only is Lonely Planet telling the world about the music scene in Adelaide but our children and young people also know the power of music! “I myself am a very musical person, I play most instruments, I play drums when mad or play guitar when I...
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“Adulty” Things
During the Listening Tour we heard a lot about the importance of learning how to do the day to day activities that you are responsible for once you become an adult. One 17 year old told us that schools should “run programs that teach young...
read moreNational Youth Arts Summit
Helen Connolly presenting her opening keynote address at the National Youth Summit Future Proofing Arts + Culture at Carclew House. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izduAipS5dA
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Listening Tour Reflections
Listening Tour: Reflections is the first report released by the Commissioner of Children and Young People. It is the Commissioners reflections of what was said after speaking to over 1,000 South Australian children and young people. It summarises...
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2018 SA – Listening to the Hopes and Dreams of Regional Kids
Hope is Huge! This is what the scientific research done by Positive Psychology experts tells us. But what is it, the definition of hope is, put simply, “to look on the future positively, to see opportunity in challenges (rather than...
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Being “healthy”
Being Healthy is a phrase we, as adults use all the time, there are likely to be many different ideas about what this means. Being Healthy can refer to our bodies, our minds and our sense of wellbeing. We know, there are some health concerns that...
read moreABC announces four outstanding Heywire Winners from South Australia
Four young people from South Australia have won the highly sought-after prize of having their stories published by the ABC. Ranim Alkharabeh from Mount Gambier, Kane Goldsworthy from Port Neill, Natasha Leedham from Perponda, and Krystin Mance from...
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Commissioner signs Family Matters Statement of Commitment for Aboriginal children and young people
Earlier this month, I met with Leata Clarke, SA Family Matters Campaign Convenor and Rob Martin, Chief Executive Officer at Child and Family Focus SA to show my support and commitment towards decreasing the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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