David J Goldsmith

1 week ago | adelaidenow.com.au | David J Goldsmith |Cara Jenkin

A 10-year cultural policy will help ensure South Australia’s arts, cultural and creative industries thrive throughout the next decade. CreateSA executive director Clare Mockler says the recently-released policy – titled A Place to Create – is backed by an $80 million State Government investment to help support these sectors within the state.

2 weeks ago | adelaidenow.com.au | Lynn Cameron |David J Goldsmith

A new approach to tackling childhood obesity in South Australia is being applauded by one of the key policy-shapers at the state’s independent health and medical research institute. Professor Caroline Miller, the director of SAHMRI’s Health Policy Centre, says the state government’s move to ban the advertising of unhealthy food and drink products on government-owned public transport is a “step in the right direction” to help curb diet-related health issues.

1 month ago | preprints.org | Shaher Bano Mirza |David J Goldsmith

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1 month ago | adelaidenow.com.au | Cara Jenkin |David J Goldsmith

When 18-month-old Charlotte hurt herself playing at about 7pm on a Sunday night, her mum Julie Power was unsure what to do to make it better. As Charlotte sadly cradled her pulled elbow, Power pondered whether an X-ray was required or if it could wait until the following day to be treated. She logged on to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital’s free Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service (CAVUCS) to get advice.

2 months ago | adelaidenow.com.au | Lynn Cameron |David J Goldsmith

It only takes a second to change a life. One split second can turn a world upside down, leaving families devastated and living with unrelenting grief for the rest of their lives. Vanessa Mortimer can attest to this. On New Year’s Day 2006, Vanessa and her family – husband David, 40, and daughters Ebony, 8, and Olivia, 7 – were involved in a head-on collision about 6km south of Maitland. David and Ebony were killed on impact, along with the driver and a passenger in the other vehicle.