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Twelve South Australians aged from 15 through to 24 years of age have been appointed to a new Ministerial Advisory Council for young people. The Youth Advisory Council will play an important role in advising the Minister for Human ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2022/new-youth-advisory-council-a-fresh-voice-for-sa]

South Australia’s first State Government-led safety hub has opened in Murray Bridge today. The hub will provide local women and their children living in, or at risk of, a violent or abusive situation better access to the support and information ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/first-state-government-led-safety-hub-opens-in-murray-bridge]

Geelong Star and 2022 AFL Premiership player Tyson Stengle recently visited Kurlana Tapa Youth Training Centre to speak with the young residents. Tyson Stengle talking with youth at the Kurlana Tapa Youth Training Centre. Tyson, a Wirangu man from ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2022/afl-star-tyson-stengle-visits-kurlana-tapa]

The State Government has appointed parks and wildlife leader Mike Williams as Local Recovery Coordinator for Kangaroo Island, in the wake of a series of catastrophic bushfires. A series of fires in December and January has seen almost all ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2020/kangaroo-island-coordinator-appointed-for-bushfire-recovery]

A campaign push to increase awareness of the Energy Concession Discount Offer has resulted in a surge of South Australians taking up the discount energy deal in recent weeks. A letter was distributed to approximately 120,000 energy concession customers ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/surge-in-uptake-of-energy-discount-offer]

Assisting a Person from the Floor with Aid of Chairs Supporting a person who is on the floor to rise and sit in a chair. Note: If the person is injured, do not move them, but apply first aid ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/ngo-and-sector-support/safe-work-instructions-swi_OLD]

Applications for the 2019 Premier’s Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service are now open. Organisations are encouraged to nominate high-achieving volunteers for a certificate on the Office for Volunteers website by 29 March 2019. The Premier’s Certificate of ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/nominate-outstanding-volunteers-for-premiers-certificate-of-recognition]

The transition of State Government disability clients to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is now complete, with Disability SA’s former 13,100 clients now considered NDIS clients. Today marks the beginning of a new era, as the transition to ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/all-state-government-disability-clients-have-transitioned-to-the-ndis]

Sports betting is harmless, right? Most people I know do it... Think again. Sports betting is increasingly creeping into our everyday lives to the point where even our children have come to believe it is normal. It has become ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2022/lots-to-announce-during-gambling-harm-awareness-week]

Grants of up to $5000 for youth service providers to develop domestic, family and sexual violence primary prevention programs that support vulnerable young people in South Australia are now available. A total of $120,000 of grants will be awarded ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/grants-to-help-prevent-domestic,-family-and-sexual-violence-among-young-people]

The locations of 40 new crisis accommodation beds for South Australians escaping domestic and family violence have been announced. The crisis beds will be placed in the areas of greatest need: Northern and Southern Adelaide Murray Mallee Eyre and ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/locations-of-40-new-crisis-beds-announced-for-domestic-and-family-violence]

Aboriginal women and children sleeping rough in the Adelaide parklands will be supported into safe and stable accommodation, reconnected with their communities and if appropriate, returned to country through a new specialist domestic violence program. The program, called Marni-Padni ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2021/safe-journeys-for-aboriginal-women-sleeping-rough]

The State Government has launched a new online accessibility policy, and online toolkit, to assist all South Australian organisations to create more accessible, digital platforms. The policy and toolkit have been developed in consultation with Vision Australia, Royal Society ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/accessible-digital-services-for-all-south-australians]

The State Government has negotiated the current Origin Energy discount offer to be raised to 20 per cent, up from 18 percent, benefiting 171,000 South Australians on low incomes. The SA Concessions Energy Discount Offer (SACEDO), which includes a ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/south-australians-on-a-low-income-benefit-from-reduced-electricity-bills]

Adelaide Hills communities and businesses devastated by the Cudlee Creek bushfire will be supported by a new recovery centre, which officially opens in Lobethal today. The centre is located at:
Fabrik Arts and Heritage building, Old Woollen Mill
1 ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2020/new-bushfire-recovery-centre-opens-in-lobethal]

The State Government has awarded $125,000 in grants to 28 organisations to commemorate and celebrate the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in South Australia. Organisations were awarded grants of up to $5,000. Activities to commemorate the anniversary include public ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/$125,000-in-grants-to-commemorate-125-years-of-womens-suffrage-in-sa-awarded]

The State Government wants to hear from people with disability, their families and carers, and anyone interested in promoting the inclusion of people with disability, to create South Australia’s first State Disability Inclusion Plan. The four-year plan, which will ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/provide-feedback-on-the-state-disability-inclusion-plan]

If you are struggling to feed yourself or your family, it is important to remember that free, confidential support is easily available.Need help while quarantined or isolated? If you are in mandatory quarantine or in self-imposed lockdown because: you ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2020/need-help-with-food-and-other-basics]

South Australians who feel they may be at risk of domestic violence should make use of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS). Since the DVDS began in October 2018, 114 applications have been received by SA Police. The scheme ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/south-australians-at-risk-of-domestic-violence-urged-to-use-new-disclosure-scheme]

Grassroots organisations across South Australia are being encouraged to plan ahead for SA Youth Week (SAYW) 2023, with funding grants of up to $2,000 on offer to run youth-focussed events or activities in March and April next year. SAYW ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2022/apply-now-for-grants-to-celebrate-sa-youth-week-2023]

South Australians at risk of perpetrating domestic violence, and frontline workers who acknowledge someone needs support, will be able to access a new statewide service thanks to a $1.14 million State Government investment. The Statewide Perpetrator Response service will ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2021/new-domestic-violence-service-a-state-first-for-early-perpetrator-support]

The State Government today renewed its commitment towards ending domestic, family and sexual violence across the state, with the release of Committed to Safety: A Framework for Addressing Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.The framework outlines how the state government will ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/renewed-commitment-to-the-prevention-of-domestic,-family-and-sexual-violence-in-south-australia]

Up to 10,000 low or fixed income households could be missing out on the State Government’s annual Cost of Living Concession, which provides up to $210.70 toward bill relief or expenses. From this month, more than 135,000 South Australian ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/easing-cost-of-living-pressure-for-low-income-households]

A life-saving mobile phone app linking at-risk women directly to police and domestic violence services has been provided to 46 women since it went live in late November 2018. The personal protection app’s main safety feature includes a “duress ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/personal-protection-app-helping-women-facing-domestic-violence]

We want to hear from people with disability, their families and carers and anyone interested in promoting the inclusion of people with disability to create SA’s first State Disability Inclusion Plan. The four-year plan, which will be finalised by ...
[https://dhs.sa.gov.au/news/article-archives/2019/consultation-opens-for-south-australias-first-state-disability-inclusion-plan]