Ross Womersley has had an extensive involvement in community services over many years and is driven by the idea that we live in a community in which everyone is included and has access the good things in life. He is the CEO of the South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) – the peak body […]
Martin Hamilton-Smith is a self-employed Board Member, consultant, media commentator and company director, with a focus on international trade and investment, Indo Pacific relations, defence and space industries, entrepreneurship and science and technology linked to artificial intelligence, cyber and big data. Martin represented the seat of Waite for 21 years as a Liberal and later […]
Michael joined the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium of South Australia as Director in 2021, bringing 20 years of experience in the museum, culture and science sector to the role. His particular focus has been on the development of public experience in museums of science and natural history. Michael has held leadership positions in the […]
Our Speakers: Kerryn Smith served for 8 years in the Education arm of the Defence Department. Kerryn then transferred to the Defence Industry as an Executive in Industry Associations, managing teams and projects. In December 2021, Kerryn joined Legacy South Australia and Broken Hill as Chief Executive Officer and in December 2022 she was […]
Our Speaker : Paula Nagel is well known as the first female reporter on the ABC’s current affairs program ‘This Day Tonight.’ She then worked as a film producer in Melbourne, before returning here as the Marketing Manager of Foundation SA, the largest sponsor of arts, sport and health promotion the State. Paula has served […]
Samela Harris is a Hall of Fame journalist for whom retirement has been an epic fail! In a career which began aged 7 writing reviews for her father’s bookshop publication, Mary’s Own Paper. she has edited Adelaide University’s On Dit;worked for The News on North Terrace; AAP Reuter on Fleet Street; The Evening News in […]
Mike Smithson is one of the most experienced reporters and presenters in the Seven Network, having worked as a television journalist and newsreader for 43 years. Mike was awarded the prestigious Journalist of the Year in South Australia plus numerous other awards for his work on television and in newspapers for his political commentary and critique, where […]
Peter Rees is an author specialising in Australian military history. His books have also included politics, biography and true crime. His career began inauspiciously as a copyboy on the Daily and Sunday Telegraph in 1966 when the proprietor, Sir Frank Packer, sent him to the David Jones food hall in Sydney to collect freshly shucked […]
Peter Rees is an author specialising in Australian military history. His books have also included politics, biography and true crime. His career began inauspiciously as a copyboy on the Daily and Sunday Telegraph in 1966 when the proprietor, Sir Frank Packer, sent him to the David Jones food hall in Sydney to collect freshly shucked […]
Jane Lomax-Smith is a Pathologist, with a career in research and clinical medicine. She trained in London and has worked in Boston and Adelaide, where she gained a PhD in immunology. Jane has run hospital departments and private practices, including her own. She is a staunch supporter of conservation of heritage buildings and the […]