Photo: Whyalla foreshore

1 January
New Years Day

1-31 January
Veganuary - supporting people to become Vegan in January
In SA: Visit the Vegetarian & Vegan Society of SA Inc.

14 January
Semaphore Greek Cultural Festival Saturday 14th - Sunday 15th

Can you help with a research project on volunteer committees by completing a survey?

Funded by the Australian Research Council, this Flinders University research project aims to understand what motivates people to volunteer on boards and committees, what prevents some from doing so, and what can be done to encourage more people nominate.

We are looking for survey participants who are members of community groups, clubs and not-for-profit associations.

December is survey time for SAcommunity! 

Photo: Barossa Valley courtesy C. McIntyre

1 December
World AIDS Day 'Hands up for HIV prevention'
In SA: Visit Shine SA – Sexual Health Information, Networking & Education

National Novel writing month inspired SAcommunity to investigate some of the 21 creative writing groups across the state involved in supporting various writing pursuits.

November's many community observance days included National Novel Writing Month, an event which started in California that has quickly spread world-wide. The event aims to encourage creativity, education and foster imagination by motivating people towards a goal to start writing 50,000 words in a month, guided by the 2016 theme: 'Your Novel, Your Universe'.

The SAcommunity team of volunteers were busily updating records across the state when they noticed A&H Doddridge Blacksmith Shop and contacted volunteer Leo Leggett to find out more.

What is the A&H Doddridge Blacksmith Shop? 

Photo: McLaren Vale SA courtesy of Volunteer Laura Monje


1 November

Department for Child Protection SA opened today

In response to “The life they deserve” Child Protection Systems Royal Commission.

The 27 October is the UN World Day for Audiovisual Heritage with the theme for 2016: “It’s Your Story – Don’t Lose It”, recognising that many of the primary human records from the 20th and 21st century are audiovisual documents which are at risk due to their innate risk of deterioration as well as the technical and financial challenges that exist for their preservation, not only for the materials themselves but for the playback equipment required to access and share them with the world.

For International Day of the Girl Child Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: What Counts for Girls on October 11, we looked at organisations that work with girls and women based in SA. Groups included Girl Guides who offer leadership with an outdoor focus and International Rainbow Girls a group featured in our earlier blog who offer leadership through community service.