‘If we can make Adelaide a sustainable city… we can become a model for the world’

Chair of Green Adelaide Chris Daniels speaks of his unbridled passion for nature and how we can all enjoy it – even in the city.

‘I became increasingly concerned about the plight of our oceans’

To mark World Oceans Day on June 8, engineer, entrepreneur and AusOcean founder Alan Noble talks about why he left Google, the future of our planet and the legacy of his late wife Susie.

‘I decided a while back to follow the joy’

After landing her first professional gig at age nine, performer Michaela Burger has forged her own path ever since.

‘If I’m not being honest with myself then I’m not worth my art’

A true all-rounder in the arts industry, Elaine Crombie talks about everything from upbringing to upcoming projects.

‘It’s like riding a crazy roller-coaster every day’

Louise Withers went from playing in the local brass band in Para Hills to producing some of the biggest names in showbiz. Here's how.

‘My heart broke all over again for each and every one of them’

Midwife Stephanie Malan was deeply affected by the new mothers she met who were doing it tough. So, she did something about it.

‘I simply followed my dream – it almost felt like a compulsion’

From a tough childhood to fleeing communist Hungary as a refugee, Ida Maglai’s courageous path in life is reflected in her artistic jewellery.

‘If you don’t try, you don’t know what you’re missing out on’

As he prepares for another round in the MasterChef kitchen, Sashi Cheliah talks family, cooking and culture.

‘Easter Sunday symbolises the fulfilment of our faith as Christians’

Sr Shiji Soosadima, 35, joined the convent at just 15 years old. Her religious path has brought her from a village in India to a school in Mount Barker.

‘I was not going to give up without a fight’

Jurgen Ollwitz has survived five battles with cancer, experiencing first-hand the advances in treatment over more than 30 years.

‘Our aim is to create a legacy for generations to come’

A country lad at heart, Stefan Ahrens chats about growing up outside of Gawler, building a business empire and his plans for luxury accommodation in the Barossa.

‘I have struggled with my identity as Deanna Wallis’

Deanna Wallis opens up about the pressures and privileges of being part of such a well-known family, as well as her own health battles this Endo Awareness Month.

‘It’s incredible to ride that wave of exposure’

From backup dancing at the Mars Bar to So You Think You Can Dance, performer Rhys Bobridge has been forging his own career path.

‘I pinch myself at the opportunity that I’ve been given’

‘We are facing some of the biggest challenges in living memory’

As Jo Dyer comes to the end of her tenure as director of Adelaide Writers' Week, she talks to us about her life, her career and her decision to run for South Australia's most marginal federal seat.

‘Being alone in the desert as a teenager is a pretty unique experience’

From a free-range outback childhood to an exchange trip to Cape Town, Beatrice Jeavons has brought her focus to the environmental impact of the arts at the Adelaide Festival.

‘I’m inspired to meet anything head on’

Having founded a cancer care centre in Darwin, Dr Michael Penniment AM has now set his sights on opening Australia's first state-of-the-art proton therapy centre here in Adelaide.

‘Connection sculpts how we think, feel and live’

Adelaide cognitive scientist Dr Fiona Kerr says we are all “electrochemical bags” beautifully designed to connect. Her immersive experience, Hippocampus, opens soon at Adelaide Fringe.

‘Listening leads to better communication, better compassion and more comprehension’

ABC Radio Adelaide’s Drive presenter Jules Schiller chats about his broadcasting career, what it was like growing up with a spy for a father and exactly what is so funny about guinea pigs.

‘There is still so much untapped potential in SA’

He found fame through football but Bruce Djité is using his status and savvy skillset to lead and inspire others in the community.

‘Fundamentally there is a restlessness in me’

He’s chaired the Fringe, started a record label and is a legend of Adelaide’s advertising industry. David Minear chats about the paths he’s taken in life and what continues to drive him.

‘I love what I do. It’s as simple as that.’

Chris Dittmar, aka Ditts, grew up hard in Alberton, played squash for Australia, then carved out a successful media career. He says his goal these days is to be a better person.

‘I’ve been very lucky to be able to survive without having to get a real job’

Francis Greenslade, the man of many characters on Mad as Hell, talks university footlights, family life and a desire to play the serious guy.

‘I am constantly inspired by what some of these young people go through’

Ryan Lloyd and Jamie Moore combined their passions for BMX and helping kids in need, starting Lighthouse Youth Projects and encouraging better prospects for the state's youth.

‘I believe deeply in the value of local journalism’

ABC newsreader Jessica Harmsen talks about her determination to make it in the tough world of media and the joys of family life.

‘It’s the incredible feeling when someone says you’ve been part of their life since they were a kid’

Sean Craig Murphy is a survivor in the cut-throat world of radio. Here's how the on-air personality has maintained his mojo for more than 30 years on our airwaves.

‘Take a little time to enjoy this piece of life’

Belinda Hellyer draws strong links between her lives as a performer and a tea maker.

‘It was the phoenix rising from the ashes‘

David Horbelt is a master at redeveloping hotels around Australia, finding unpolished diamonds that have lost their shine and bringing them back to their full glory, but it was Mount Lofty House that’s kept him in SA.

‘I have always been a dreamer’

As one of Australia’s most lauded interior designers, Paul Hecker has forged a career from Melbourne, but it all began in South Australia.

‘The most testing time is the one we are currently in’

Life has brought both great adventures and insurmountable grief for Judy Potter, an arts and community leader whose role as chair of Adelaide Festival sees her helping steer the organisation through one of the most difficult times the sector has ever faced.