ANNUAL REPORT 2020 THANK YOU The Don Dunstan Foundation acknowledges and thanks the University of Adelaide and Flinders University for their invaluable support. The Foundation would also like to thank the Government of South Australia and the City of Adelaide for their sponsorship. The Foundation acknowledges the Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Region. We pay tribute to their physical and spiritual connection to land, waters and community, enduring now as it has throughout time. We pay our respect to their culture and to Elders past and present. Further, we recognise and support the Uluru Statement from the Heart as a blueprint for our future as one nation. 2 CONTENTS NOTE: The digital copy of this report contains hyperlinks. These include the page numbers below, some images, and social media links throughout the report. THANKYOU 2 CONTENTS 3 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT 5 ACHIEVEMENTS 6 EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSIONS 7 How to Foster Food Security in Uncertain Times 7 How to sing, dance, paint and play your way out of COVID -19 8 RECONCILIATION 9 The Lowitja O’Donoghue 2007-2019 9 Influencing our Influencers Webinar 9 ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS 10 Adelaide Zero Project 10 Homelessness Week 14 Opinion Editorial by Dr John Falzon 14 Dunstan Dialogue: Using Data and Collaboration to Drive Positive Solutions 15 Health, Housing and Homelessness Papers 15 Dunstan Dialogue: Learning form the Challenges and Looking to the Future 17 Homelessness, Housing and Children Interview, Article and Presentation 17 Student Challenge: Creative Responses to Homelessness 18 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP 19 Dr Guy Turnbull’s Towards a Co-operative State 19 Social Capital Residences Final Report 20 ART FOR GOOD 21 OUR MOD 2020 21 SALA AWARD 2020 21 SUPPORTING STUDENTS 22 Len King Scholarship 2020 22 STIMULATING FRESH THINKING ON MENTAL HEALTH 23 AdMental 23 SUPPORTING MIGRATION RESEARCH 23 The Migration and Refugee Research Network 23 GOVERNANCE AND STAFF 24 Board of Directors 24 Committee of Management 24 Staff 24 INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS 25 HOW TO HELP? 26 FINANCIAL REPORT 27 3 OUR PURPOSE Inspiring action for a fairer world. WHAT WE DO In reflecting the life’s work of Don Dunstan, we foster dialogue, ideas, policy, education and research. As thought leaders we seek to secure outcomes that empower people and communities on issues concerning their social, cultural and economic development. Strategic Focus One: A Fairer World Identify emerging social issues and activate dialogue to achieve change. Strategic Focus Two: Enable a new generation of ‘Dons’ Inspire a new generation of leaders, thinkers, disruptors and change makers. Strategic Focus Three: Shaping Change Mobilise our diverse networks to advance action for a fairer world. Strategic Focus Four: Organisational Integrity Ensure that how we work and how we collaborate aligns with what we seek to achieve. 4 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT Dear Friends, The last year has been marked by challenging disruptions throughout the world and inevitably, at the Don Dunstan Foundation, our activities, finances and staff have been affected. However, we have responded to the challenges and as the new year proceeds we will continue developing a program of activities to ensure that Don’s legacy continues to have impact throughout the South Australian community. I am delighted to have taken on the role of Chair of the Don Dunstan Foundation and to have the opportunity to play a role in one of the State’s leading forces for change at this important time. I would especially like to thank my predecessor Hon. Reverend Dr Lynn Arnold for his leadership and influence which resulted in significant growth of the Foundation. Over more than a decade his leadership ensured the Foundation enhanced its important position in the South Australian community and enabled many new and significant ideas to be brought into the public arena and to become part of the community discourse. .In the same week the ‘Homelessness, Housing and Much of the leadership of the Foundation is vested in Children Interview’ presentation enabled us to reach the Committee of Management, and I would like to out through the media and raise awareness of the personally thank two retiring long-standing members, realities that homeless children face. Dr Debbie Faulkner (University of Adelaide delegate) and Associate Professor Deb King (Flinders University delegate Many thanks to our major partners for Homelessness then Community delegate) have made significant Week, the Capital City Committee, Meals on Wheels, the contributions through this Committee to the standing and Government of South Australia, and the City of Adelaide direction of the Foundation. for your sponsorship. Deb King was Deputy Chair of the Committee of Although we were unable to host a 2021 Lowitja Management and chaired the sub-committee responsible O’Donoghue Oration we celebrated 13 amazing years for administration of the Foundation. It is largely thanks to of Reconciliation with the launch of the book Lowitja her that the Foundation came through such a financially O’Donoghue 2007-2019. We also hosted the online challenging 2020 in good condition and ready to rebuild. Reconciliation Week Panel, Influencing our Influencers. Thank you to our presenting partner Reconciliation SA Debbie Faulkner’s expert contribution to the Foundation’s and our sponsor BHP for supporting this program. involvement with homelessness was invaluable in ensuring the Foundation was able to continue to lead This year’s SALA saw over 30 entrants whose art public discussion in this important area of social justice touched on many themes important to the Foundation. over many years. Congratulations to Makeda Duong who won the $1,000 DDF Award with her Mixed-Race Sweater. My personal thanks to the whole Committee of Management and especially to Cathie King who have Finally, supported by the Erasmus+ Program of the guided the Foundation through a very tough period. They European Union, MAARNet hosted the workshop have shown strong leadership and acted strategically to Precarious Refuge, which explored the challenges and ensure the Foundation weathered 2020 and remained possibilities for people on temporary protection visas. strong both in reputation and financially and ready to face the challenges of 2021. While 2020 was a particularly challenging year with a lot of changes administratively and operationally, we COVID-19 brought particular challenges to the Adelaide could not have continued the work of the Foundation Zero Project but the year resulted in milestone without the extraordinary efforts of our Volunteers and achievements with housing records broken. In particular University interns as well as the continued backing of it was astounding to see the project partners reaching a our major partners, Flinders University, the University peak housing rate of 72 people per month, with over 500 of Adelaide, and the Government of South Australia. South Australians housed over the lifetime of the Project. We looking forward to rebuilding the Foundation’s We are so proud to have initiated and played a supporting presence in 2021 and beyond. role in this project and its impact on street homelessness. The Foundation has resolved to pass responsibility for this fabulous project over to the community. The Yours sincerely, methodology is now well established, of proven efficacy and demonstrably able to continue its positive impact in our community, meeting the personal needs of each individual sleeping rough in our city. The Hon. Dr Jane Lomax-Smith AM In Homelessness Week we launched the University Chairperson, Board of Directors Student Challenge – Creative Responses to Homelessness, which provided us with the opportunity to understand contemporary and abstract conceptualisations of homelessness involving students from Flinders University 5 of Adelaide ACHIEVEMENTS Celebrated the employment of 108 partnerships. some of our valued Volunteers and Interns within the Foundation and by 6 reports and our partners. books released in 2020. 391 registrations, in all corners of Delivered $25,500 the world, for our worth of scholarships online seminars. and awards, directly supporting three students and one emerging artist. Over 500 South Australian's Delivered housed through value for our AZP over 3 years. Members and supporters. Over 70 people housed in one month. Continued to ensure the values of our organisation were sustained. Ensured all our staff and supporters were Successfully kept safe and transitioned a well throughout number of our the year. staff into fulfilling roles with other 6 organisations. EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSIONS With the introduction of social distancing measures and border restrictions, the Foundation shifted its focus in 2020 away from live events and towards alternative ways to deliver its thought leadership. We were proud to present two fascinating online panel discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on South Australia’s food and arts sectors. These events opened extensive discussions on how South Australia’s iconic food and arts cultures can emerge from this COVID-19 period. HOW TO FOSTER FOOD SECURITY IN UNCERTAIN TIMES The wave of pandemic panic buying that swept South Australia has exposed a constrained food supply chain. In order to address poor perceptions surrounding food security, the Foundation hosted How To Foster Food Security in Uncertain Times – an online panel featuring some of South Australia’s leaders in the food assistance service. Meals on Wheels Australia President Sharyn Broer, Food South Australia Chief Executive Catherine Sayer, and Foodbank SA Chief Executive Greg Pattinson joined forces to outline how their organisations were ensuring food security despite COVID-19 -related challenges. Our presenting partners were the University of Adelaide’s Stretton Institute, whose Program Director of Agrifood Policy, Professor Rachel Ankeny, facilitated the discussion. The webinar attracted 81 registrations from across Australia, many of whom were very active in asking questions and offering insightful thoughts through the online chat facility. To watch How to Foster Food Security in Uncertain Times, please visit the Foundation’s YouTube channel.