Our State - South Australia
‘Our State’ is a half-hour, weekly radio segment airing 1:30pm ACST each Monday on Adelaide's FiveAA.The program focuses on uncovering and sharing important subjects: the interesting, the significant, the future, the unknown and the things that are happening, right now, in South Australia. Each week, a wide range of guests discuss achievements, initiatives and events which highlight South Australia’s priorities.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 311
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2024
07/09/20 - 151 - Supporting SA Exporters and Attracting Investment Into the State
The Department for Trade and Investment drives economic growth in South Australia by attracting new foreign investment and increasing exports in sectors of competitive advantage.
Hear CE Leonie Muldoo…
31/08/20 - 150 - Defence industry careers in SA
This week, Chief Executive of Defence SA Richard Price and Naval Shipbuilding College Chief Executive Ian Irving discuss the real opportunities for people to find lifelong defence industry careers in…
24/08/20 - 149 - Port Adelaide Football Club Aboriginal Programs
Following the AFL’s annual Sir Doug Nicholls round of matches recognising and celebrating indigenous players and culture, Paul Vandenbergh, Director of Aboriginal Programs at the Port Adelaide Footba…
17/08/20 - 148 - Governor's Multicultural Awards nominations open
The 2020 Governor’s Multicultural Awards opened for nominations today!
His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia, His Honour Judge Rauf Soulio, District Court of South …
10/08/20 - 147 - Road safety and the fatal five
SAPOL's Officer in Charge, Traffic Services Branch, Superintendent Bob Gray, joins the podcast to discuss the five most significant factors that cause accidents, injuries and fatalities on our roads,…
03/08/20 - 146 - Smoking and COVID-19
The global COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound effect on the lives of people all over the world. Current evidence suggests that smoking is significantly associated with increased severity of the v…
27/7/20 - 145 - Music Education Strategy
The Department for Education’s Music Education Strategy 2019 to 2029 sets out South Australia’s long-term vision that all children and young people throughout their education have access to high-qual…
20/7/20 - 144 - Upcoming exhibitions at the Art Gallery of South Australia
Since reopening around six weeks ago, the Art Gallery of South Australia has welcomed approximately 25,000 visitors. Take a listen to this week's Our State podcast, as director Rhana Devenport ONZM h…
13/7/20 - 143 - The latest COVID-19 testing blitz
As part of the latest COVID-19 testing blitz, health authorities are calling for a 50% rise in COVID-19 tests as the only reliable way to find out if the recent Victorian outbreak has spread to South…
6/7/20 - 142 - Zoos SA: connecting people with nature and saving species from extinction
As a conservation charity, Zoos SA relies on the support of its visitors and members.
Following recent shutdowns due to COVID-19, both Adelaide Zoo and Monarto Safari Park have both reopened their gat…
29/06/20 - 141 - SA Water’s pricing and service delivery for 2020-24
SA Water customers across South Australia will receive a total annual bill reduction of approximately $186 million in 2020-21, while a range of initiatives will start being progressed to improve the …
22/06/20 - 140 - Her Majesty's Theatre redevelopment
Australia’s most exciting theatre project is now complete! The new-look Her Majesty’s Theatre has been unveiled at last.
Have a listen as Adelaide Festival Centre CEO & Artistic Director Douglas Gauti…
15/6/20 - 139 - Bushfire recovery six months on
This Saturday 20 June will mark six months to the day since fires broke out in the Adelaide Hills and Kangaroo Island.
Including the Yorketown and Keilira fires, a total of 278,603 hectares were burnt…
1/6/20 - 138 - Protecting South Australia from fruit fly
With an unprecedented number of fruit fly outbreaks declared across metropolitan Adelaide, Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA) is working hard on eradication programs.
Current outbreaks are affe…
25/5/20 - 137 - Road safety is critical as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted
With the social distancing directions of COVID-19 placing significant restrictions on South Australians travelling - particularly to regional areas - there may be an expectation that the number of li…
18/5/20 - 136 - SA’s 20-year State Infrastructure Strategy
The quality of South Australia’s infrastructure is critical to its economic performance and social capital.
Infrastructure SA, an independent advisory body, has just released the 20-Year State Infras…
11/5/20 - 135 - Wellbeing SA’s new strategy: Open Your World
South Australia’s Open Your World wellbeing strategy - focussing on mental, physical, social, and community wellbeing - was recently launched.
It concentrates on five priority areas:
- promoting the opp…
4/5/20 - 134 - Supporting vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic
The Department of Human Services is committed to supporting vulnerable South Australians during this challenging time and has established a number of initiatives to assist.
These include the COVID-19 …
27/4/20 - 133 - Support for SA’s small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Every business is being affected by COVID-19 with impacts on customers, staff and supply chains.
This has been a challenging period for small business owners and start-ups.
Financial support is availab…
20/4/20 - 132 - How SA’s agriculture industry is responding to COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant impact on many agricultural industries and primary producers in South Australia.
All agricultural industries and related businesses across the food suppl…