Conference 2025

Community Centres SA 2025 Conference

Community Centres SA amazing Local Voices 2025 conference was held on Thursday, 6th November 2025 and had almost 200 guests.

We were thrilled that so many could attend! It was a busy day, filled with learning, curiosity and networking.

Our keynote speakers Dana Shen, Becky Hirst and Jane Anderson provided insight, challenge and reflection on what community development can look and feel like in place, and how as a sector we can rise to the challenge to always provide opportunities for communities to share their wisdom, goodwill and experience.

Workshop sessions focussed on sharing insights and growing our understanding, and we thank all who were part of sharing their experiences.

Our most heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors but in particular our Gold and Silver sponsors Flinders University, Department of Human Services, Wyatt Trust, and Mable for their support for this event. Without you, we could not make days like this happen.

Keynote speakers presentation slides

Our amazing keynote speakers have generously agreed to share the slides from their presentations which can be found below.

The Power of Us - Local Voices Unlocking Collective Potential

Becky Hirst

Building the People Power Behind Place-Based Change

Jane Anderson