Archive Nov 2010
Innovate SA hosts Unlocking Growth Potential Workshop with international expert
- 30 Nov 2010
Dr. Jana Matthews, renowned author and international expert on growing business is helping Adelaide CEOs achieve successful and sustainable growth.
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Sealink adopts greener fuel
- 30 Nov 2010
South Australia’s largest tourism and transport company SeaLink Travel Group has switched to a bio-diesel fuel to power one of its two ferries that operate between the mainland and Kangaroo Island.
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The Independent Weekly goes digital, daily
- 30 Nov 2010
Indaily is a specialised platform that delivers crafted news and information to an audience, free of charge. Subscribers receive an email at midday, alerting them that the free newspaper is ready to view at www.indaily.com.au
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Audiences embraced the 2010 Adelaide International Guitar Festival
- 30 Nov 2010
In his first year as Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan has taken the Adelaide International Guitar Festival to the next level, Grigoryan curated a Festival that reflected and drew on his musical expertise and his international connections as one of Australia’s finest musicians. Audiences embraced the 2010 Adelaide International Guitar Festival with total attendances reaching more than 16,000.
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Flinders University biomedical engineer tops nation
- 29 Nov 2010
Flinders University biomedical engineer Professor Karen Reynolds has finessed her earlier State award by being named Australian Professional Engineer of the Year at the 2010 Australian Engineering Excellence Awards in Canberra on November 24.
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New Lord Mayor Sets Adelaide Alight
- 29 Nov 2010
Adelaide’s new Lord Mayor, Stephen Yarwood, is set to deliver a vibrant, bustling new future for Adelaide as a ‘niche’ city, based on economic prosperity and long term sustainability.
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2010 Fast Movers announced
- 26 Nov 2010
ZEN Home Energy Systems is the in-business Fast Movers SA Award winner for 2010, recording a remarkable 484% average annual growth during three of the toughest trading years in a generation.
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TIA drives SA energy deals with Qld
- 25 Nov 2010
SOUTH Australian technology companies will help Queenslanders get smarter about their energy use in a potential $10 million deal.
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Clear winner for Coopers
- 25 Nov 2010
Coopers Clear has helped Coopers reverse four years of declining sales in South Australia. Coopers have recently registered a 3 per cent volume growth in the state.
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Beach Energy Limited to consolidate Cooper Basin assets via merger with Impress Energy Limited
- 25 Nov 2010
The Directors of Beach Energy Ltd and Impress Energy Ltd are pleased to announce they have agreed, subject to shareholder approval, to merge the two companies through a Scheme of Arrangement.
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South Australian business confidence on the rise
- 24 Nov 2010
The results from the Survey of Salaries conducted by AME Recruitment for South Australia are in, with some surprising and positive results for the future of businesses in the state.
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Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre sweeps pool at SA Tourism Awards
- 24 Nov 2010
Jacob’s Creek Visitor Centre has again been recognised as one of Australia’s most unique tourist attractions winning three gongs at the South Australian Tourism Awards in Adelaide last night (18 November) and securing a place in the coveted Hall of Fame.
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The Great South Australian Wine Adventure
- 22 Nov 2010
Supported by the South Australian Tourism Commission, the Great South Australian Wine Adventure is on! Get ready to explore South Australia’s beautiful wine regions, and be in the running to win thousands of dollars worth of prizes! You will need a little bit of social media know-how to win!
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FIVEaa announces Kenneally to join breakfast team
- 22 Nov 2010
A magical new era in radio is set to begin with John Kenneally confirmed to join Keith Conlon on Adelaide’s 2010 number one breakfast show.
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Netics phases out ad-hoc support
- 22 Nov 2010
SA based Information Technology company Netics has made the decision to discontinue Ad-Hoc support services in favour of a Managed Service + Project Services structure.
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Volt named Car of the Year
- 19 Nov 2010
Ahead of its Australian launch as the Holden Volt in 2012, the Chevrolet Volt has been named 2011 Car of the Year by esteemed US motoring publications Motor Trend and AUTOMOBILE. Holden’s Energy and Environment Director Richard Marshall said the accolades reinforced that Volt would have a significant impact when launched in Australia.
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Australian International Documentary Conference seeks volunteers
- 19 Nov 2010
The AIDC is seeking enthusiastic and reliable volunteers to work during its Conference being held in Adelaide at the Hilton Adelaide Hotel, from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 March, 2011.
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Advantage SA members honoured at SA Tourism Awards
- 19 Nov 2010
Congratulations to the Advantage SA members who were recognised at the SA Tourism Awards last night. Winners included the Sebel Playford Adelaide, Adelaide Convention Bureau, Crowne Plaza Adelaide, Woodhouse Activity Centre, Unforgettable Houseboats, Adelaide Convention Centre and UniSA.
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Vet School leads brain gain for Adelaide's north
- 18 Nov 2010
The number of students and staff at the University of Adelaide's Roseworthy Campus is expected to reach as many as 900 within the next few years, exceeding the University's expectations and resulting in a major "brain gain".
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Coopers posts $179m sales record, $23.5m profit
- 18 Nov 2010
Coopers Brewery has reported record sales and profits for the 2009-10 financial year, reaching $179 million compared with $169 million in 2008-09, while after tax profits reached $23.5 million, compared with $20.3 million in the previous year.
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Minter Ellison announces four Rising Star awards in the arts
- 18 Nov 2010
women@minterellison, sponsor and host of the 8th annual Rising Star Awards, has rewarded four female artistic achievers with cash prizes and professional support.
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Tis the season to be jolly at the Adelaide Festival Centre’s 2010 Christmas Proms
- 17 Nov 2010
There won’t be any “Bah! Humbug!” this December at the Festival Theatre only a ‘good ol’ fashioned Christmas as the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Christmas Proms has a Dickensian theme, with special guests Rhonda Burchmore and PJ Lane on 17 and 18 December.
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Holden’s new recruits joined second shift this week
- 17 Nov 2010
Holden welcomed the resumption of the afternoon shift at its South Australian vehicle manufacturing plant this week with 165 new employees set to join its ranks this year.
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SA women take three of six Telstra Business Women's awards
- 17 Nov 2010
South Australians won three of the six 2010 Telstra Australian Business Women’s Awards announced in Melbourne last week.
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SA SMEs continue to outperform Australia
- 16 Nov 2010
South Australia’s small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) experienced Australia’s strongest business conditions and equal highest cash flow position during the September quarter, according to the latest NAB SME Quarterly Survey.
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Former PM batting early for Craniofacial Australia
- 16 Nov 2010
Former Prime Minister John Howard will inspire both cricket fans and supporters of Craniofacial Australia when he speaks at a fundraising breakfast on the first day of the Adelaide Ashes test on December 3.
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Adelaide Hills Magazine awarded REGIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR at national Publisher’s Australia Excellence Awards
- 16 Nov 2010
Adelaide Hills Magazine is thrilled (and a bit surprised) to announce that on Friday it was awarded the inaugural Regional Publication of the Year Award at the national Publisher’s Australia Excellence Awards.
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Advantage SA and Buy SA supporters among SA Food Awards winners
- 10 Nov 2010
Advantage SA members Sam Tucker of Tucker’s Natural, Beerenberg and Bickford’s Australia were some of the winners at the South Australian Premier’s Food Industry Awards last week.
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Save the date for the Barossa this Vintage Festival
- 10 Nov 2010
WHAT: The 2011 Barossa Vintage Festival WHEN: Saturday 23 April to Sunday 1 May WHERE: The ‘Barossa’ of course…
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The search is on for iconic images of Adelaide
- 10 Nov 2010
The Adelaide Marketing Group is partnering with the publishers of the Footprints – South Australia to find an iconic image of Adelaide with great prizes to be won for the winning photographer.
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Preferred site identified for bank's new Adelaide HQ
- 09 Nov 2010
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank today announced its search for a new corporate head office in Adelaide has progressed with a preferred site now identified.
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Adelaide United Football Club entering exciting era with new ownership
- 09 Nov 2010
Adelaide United FC is entering a new era following Football Federation Australia’s (FFA) announcement, that the club has been sold to a highly respected local consortium lead by Robert Gerard that also includes Dr Richard Noble, Bruno Marveggio and newly-appointed Chairman of Adelaide United Football Club Greg Griffin.
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Light Horsemen to lead Centennial Park Remembrance Day service
- 09 Nov 2010
Soldiers on horseback will lead an annual Remembrance Day service at Centennial Park this Thursday 11 November.
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Adelaide Fringe muscles up for another strong year
- 08 Nov 2010
Adelaide Fringe has shown continued strong growth for yet another year, with at least 740 events registered to take part in the festival from Friday, February 18 to Sunday, March 13.
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Team Adelaide take the best of SA to Sydney and Canberra
- 08 Nov 2010
Team Adelaide recently travelled to Sydney and Canberra to showcase the very best of Adelaide and South Australia’s conference, event and incentive product and services.
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Adelaide Fringe reveals 2011 poster
- 05 Nov 2010
Adelaide Fringe Chair Judy Potter unveiled the festival’s 2011 poster at a special event this week.
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Holden takes iQ test online
- 05 Nov 2010
Facebook friendships are set to be tested this summer with the launch of Holden’s online iQ test – www.holdeniQ.com.au.
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Key position on a major account at Clemenger BBDO
- 05 Nov 2010
Adelaide's leading agency, Clemenger BBDO, is looking for a rather special individual to help manage one of its most significant clients.
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Ahrens expands into northern WA
- 04 Nov 2010
On November 1, 2010 the Ahrens Group Pty Ltd will take over the business assets of Mahon’s Asset Management Pty Ltd (MAM), a family business based in Newman in northern WA.
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SkyCity touts Riverbank Precinct opportunity at AGM
- 04 Nov 2010
Adelaide Casino operator, SkyCity Entertainment has announced a positive first quarter result at its annual meeting, following on from the record net profit after tax of NZ$141.7 million for the year ended 30 June 2010.
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'Micycle' takes top prize at University of Adelaide MechExpo
- 04 Nov 2010
The University of Adelaide's School of Mechanical Engineering held its 16th Annual Student Project Exhibition at the Adelaide Showground's Goyder Pavilion this week with more than 60 innovative final-year student projects on display.
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Minter Ellison offers silly season unlawful conduct risk prevention
- 04 Nov 2010
In the lead up to the 'silly season' of festivity, legal practice Minter Ellison is offering a discrimination, harassment and bullying training package to help employers prevent unlawful and inappropriate workplace conduct.
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Heaps Good iPhone app a huge success
- 03 Nov 2010
Continuing on from the success of the Heaps Good website, the Heaps Good iPhone app is now overtaking conventional web access as the most popular way to view the Heaps Good site.
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Be part of being FIRST in SA!! Double Happiness Uranium
- 02 Nov 2010
Double Happiness Uranium is a dystopian science fiction feature film set in the nuclear-fuelled Independent Republic of South Australia.
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Advantage SA CEO helps launch book about South Australia
- 02 Nov 2010
On 21 October Advantage SA CEO Nikki Seymour-Smith helped launch the greatly anticipated Beneath the Southern Cross– An Aerial Portrait Of South Australia.
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Advantage SA's Annual General Meeting
- 01 Nov 2010
The Chairman acknowledged the past and present Board members and thanked them for their work and support while on the Board. He also expressed how proud he was for how far Advantage SA has come over the last few years, especially the last three years, with the new branding strategy and positioning, and the new premises.
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Fuller and Education Adelaide win PRIA Golden Target Awards
- 01 Nov 2010
Fuller and Education Adelaide recently won awards at the national PRIA Golden Target Awards in Darwin. Fuller won the Government Sponsored Campaigns category for their Water & Vine campaign by Peter Fuller. Education Adelaide won the Issues Management category for their Adelaide: Australia’s Learning City by Mark Osborne.
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Enters a New Era
- 01 Nov 2010
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation has embarked on a landmark new phase having launched a vibrant new logo and brand – The Hospital Research Foundation – coupled with a move in office location.
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