Winds of change were blowing through the chambers of the Parliament of South Australia, as the Youth Aboriginal Repatriation Notion (YARN) Bill was unveiled by the Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation (IAR) Committee and passionately debated.

The Pathway to Sports Bill 2024 is a bill to presented in the 2024 YMCA SA Youth Parliament, to boost youth sports participation and development in South Australia. It aims to do this by establishing an infrastructure scheme to enhance sporting facilities, a mobile coaching program for high schools, and scholarships to support talented athletes in local club sports.

A key feature in this year’s South Australian Youth Parliament is the Intergenerational Connections Bill. This bill is being advocated for by the Health and Wellbeing committee, and is proposing a variety of methods, aimed at improving the overall emotional, physical and social wellbeing of our older population.

Young leaders from across South Australia have come together and passionately debated improvements to regional public transport during the recent Youth Parliament session.

It was to the great dismay of the opposition when, in the 29th sitting week of the YMCA SA’s Youth Parliament program, a proposed bill that aimed to target growing arid areas failed to pass.

On the 15th of July, the 29th South Australia Youth Parliament program began with a formal ceremony involving all participants.

As part of Illuminate Adelaide, one of the southern hemisphere’s biggest winter festivals, showcasing the relationship between light and art, EDEN invites audiences into its warm interior to explore a unique visual arts show.

I play-tested a bunch of Indie Games at AVCon! These are the ones going straight to my Steam Wishlist.

Where? Adelaide Showground
When? June 28th-30th 2024
Rating: 4 Stars.

‘AVCon is an annual Anime and Video Games Festival held in Adelaide, It celebrates the world of anime, gaming, cosplay, pop culture, art, and more in one big community-based event for all ages.’

‘Step back in time and into the Mesozoic Era to a land where puppets, lights and dinosaurs collide.’

Where? Adelaide Zoo
When? Select Nights from the 4th till the 21st of July 2024
Rating: 4 Stars

‘Journey through a wonderland of captivating flaming sculpture as Adelaide Botanic Garden Takes on New Surprises when Painted with the Pallette of Fire’

When: 12 Nights between the 4th and 21st of July 2024

Where: Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Rating: 5 Stars.

The 2024 South Australian Student Representative Council (SA SRC) has had an exciting start to the year. Since the SA SRC Summit in March, attended by 105 students from 80 schools and 44 South Australian electorates, the students have continued progressing the existing Fitness for Free and Free Fares for Our Future campaigns, as well as launching three new campaigns: Our Future Our Vote, Greening Our Canteens, and Seeing Ourselves.