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 from October to December:
1 October – Commonwealth Inquiry into Youth Justice
2 October – Voice of Children Framework consultation – Participant
10 October – Grandcarers SA Consultation in Mount Crawford
11 October – Young Carers Week SA – Guest
11 October – Social Media Summit – Guest
14 October – Liveability: transport for people and community – Transport Strategy – Executive Roundtable participant
17 October – Anti Poverty Media Event Organiser
18 October – Children’s Week 2024 launch – Guest Speaker
19 October – Neo Teen Takeover – Guest
21 October – Children’s Week Awards – Guest
24 October – Future Anything Semi Final 6 – Judge
25 October – Minister for Education Awards – East Adelaide School – Guest
31 October – Adelaide Film Festival World Premiere – Documentary Songs inside – Guest
1 November – Domestic Violence Student Summit – Cohost
5 November – Chief Executive breakfast – Martin Westwell – Guest
5 November – 12th ARA Youth Ambassador Graduation and Celebration – Guest and presentation of certificates
6 November – SA SRC students meeting with Minister Joe Szakacs MP
7 November – Children’s University Graduation – Keynote Speaker and presentation of certificates
14 November – Muriel Matters Awards Ceremony 2024 – Guest
14 November – SA SRC students meeting with the Hon Katrine Hildyard
17 November – Australian Red Cross – Youth in Emergencies Development Program Graduation – Guest
19 November – SA SRC students meeting with Minister Blair Boyer
20 November – South Australian Child Protection and Family Support Symposium
20 November – City of Adelaide Integrated Transport Strategy Panel – Panellist
22 November – Child and Family Focus SA AGM – Panellist
25 November – Human Rights Act for South Australia inquiry – Witness
25 November – 2024 Student Citizenship Awards Reception at Government House
27-29 November – Attended a series of ANZCCG meetings in Wellington, New Zealand
10 December – SACOSS 2024 Thank you breakfast – Guest
11 December – SA SRC students meeting with The Premier Peter Malinauskas
12 December – Parliamentary Education conference – Presenter
12 December – Graduation Ceremony, Barkuma – Guest
13 December – Swallowcliffe Precinct Community BBQ
During this time, the Commissioner visited the following schools and centres consulting with students on a range of topics: West Lakes Shores School, Saint Peters Boy College, Magill Primary School, Paradise Primary School, Rostrevor College.
