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04/06/2026
Last chance!
Nominations for the SA Women of Impact Awards close 15 June 2026!
If you know a South Australian woman making a real difference, don’t miss your chance to recognise their incredible work! 💜
Learn more and nominate today: https://bit.ly/4tqaNoT
Yesterday, we celebrated Reconciliation Week and the launch of our Innovate RAP at Yitpi Yartapuultiku Aboriginal Cultural Centre, in Port Adelaide. Staff took time to reflect on how we can work in genuine partnership with Aboriginal communities to improve Aboriginal people’s lives.
We were also honoured to be Welcomed to Country by Tim Graham, hear the perspective of Aboriginal Elder Aunty Pat Waria-Read, and to share in cultural activities with Bryce Cawte, Rob Edwards, Katie Aspel, Ranger Willis, Leticia Rickett, and Uncle Moogy and the Tal Kin Jeri Dance Group.
Guiding us through the afternoon were the Young Deadly Diversion Leaders from MAYFS, who know how to cook a mean damper and host an event with deadly humour and style.
It was a powerful way to end Reconciliation Week, demonstrating that we’re All In – not just this week, but every day. 🖤💛❤️
🎶The Horizon by Rob Edwards
02/06/2026
The 7NEWS Adelaide 2026 Young Achiever Awards celebrated some of South Australia's most inspiring young leaders last Saturday at Hilton Adelaide.
Once again, we proudly supported two of the award categories. We sincerely congratulate this year’s winners! 👏🏆
DHS Aboriginal Achievement Award – Kahlia Gibson. Kahlia is a Kokatha woman whose lived experience of intergenerational incarceration and 30+ placements in care has driven a remarkable career in corrections, governance and community advocacy.
DHS Pride Award – Lou Potter. Lou is the first transgender President of United Nations Youth South Australia, a KPMG senior consultant and community advocate who has created inclusive spaces for young people across sport, policy and governance since 2016.
Special congratulations also to Bailee Phillips, named the 2026 South Australia Young Achiever of the Year.
Read more about the awards and the 2026 recipients: https://bit.ly/4uD8HT3
01/06/2026
Do you have an idea that could make it easier for someone with disability to access their community, connect with others, or simply feel like they belong?
The Julia Farr Disability Inclusion Grants can help turn it into reality.
With funding of up to $100,000 available for innovative projects across South Australia, there's real potential to create more inclusive environments and communities in your community.
Think about what’s possible:
✨ A neighbourhood that's more accessible for everyone.
✨ Inclusive arts programs.
✨ Technology that opens doors instead of closing them.
Be bold. Think inclusive. Make an impact.
Applications close 1pm, 22 June.
Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/4dmtBi1
30/05/2026
Your beliefs = your choice. Respect goes both ways — no pressure, no shame.
Support each other’s journey.
Find the line for you with dates mates and more
A new vibrant and stunning mural has truly transformed the Port Augusta foreshore!
‘This Place is Us: our voices, our story, our way’ celebrates youth voices, culture, connection and stories passed down through generations. Guided by Aboriginal artist Scott Rathman from Rusted Tin - Contemporary Aboriginal Arts and his team, a group of local young people helped design and spray-paint the striking 60m artwork, sharing their ideas, creativity and connection to Country.
At the heart of the artwork is the importance of Elders and the knowledge they pass down through generations; with stories that move through time, guiding how people understand themselves, their culture and their place in the world.
The project is one of the 13 initiatives funded by the Port Augusta and Davenport Community Alliance, and supported by DHS, South Australia Police and National Indigenous Australians Agency.
To read more about the project and the meaning behind the mural, visit https://bit.ly/3PUAdw2
28/05/2026
Today is LGBTIQA+ Domestic Violence Awareness Day.
Evidence shows that 1 in 2 LGBTIQA+ people will experience domestic or family violence in their lifetime yet only 3 in 10 people affected will tell someone about it.
That’s why it’s important we all recognise what healthy relationships look like and where to find support.
Learn more via dhs.sa.gov.au/dfsv
28/05/2026
Your voice matters. Help shape safer futures.
We’re looking for adults with lived experience of domestic, family or sexual violence to build the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).
The LEAG will provide advice directly to the Minister for Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence.
To join the LEAG, you need to be a member of the Adult Lived Experience Advisory Network (LEAN). You can register for LEAN at the same time.
Visit our website to learn more and express your interest: https://bit.ly/4nMO0RO
27/05/2026
National Reconciliation Week (27 May–3 June) invites all of us to reflect, learn, and take meaningful action.
This year’s theme: 'All In for Reconciliation', is a powerful reminder that reconciliation is not a spectator sport. It calls each of us to step forward, listen deeply, and contribute to lasting change.
At DHS, we are All In. 🖤💛❤️
All in for truth‑telling. All in for respect. All in for walking alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, not just this week, but every day.
Reconciliation will not happen by itself, and it will not happen without all of us.
26/05/2026
Today is National Sorry Day.
Sorry Day challenges us to reflect on the government policies that caused Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children unimaginable pain and suffering over multiple generations.
We acknowledge the Stolen Generations, those who never got to go home, those who survived as well as their descendants who continue to heal from the trauma inflicted.
The Department of Human Services stands in solidarity with Aboriginal staff and the communities we serve in sorrow, but with a commitment to listen, learn, and a renewed purpose to help Aboriginal peoples heal and restore their physical, emotional, spiritual and cultural wellbeing.
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Today is National Sorry Day. We acknowledge the Stolen Generations Survivors – those who were forcibly removed from their families, communities, culture and Country as children.
We also acknowledge the families, descendants and communities who have carried the enduring weight of this trauma across generations.
Today is an opportunity to reflect on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation.
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