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He’s long been a champion of South Australia’s arts sector, has been Deputy Chief Executive of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, was founder of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, but he’s also a passionate advocate for human rights. Greg Mackie spoke with The Message Pod podcast about gay rights and the hot topic of … Read full article
Greg Mackie spoke with Andrew Montesi and James Begley from Rooster Radio about how he found success in the unlikely mix of business, government and the arts.
My answers to the APPA Central Ward Candidate Survey and relevant policy initiatives. Policy Initiative #1 I advocate the City of Adelaide and SA Government, through the Department of Environment and Water (DEW) develop and implement a dynamic “Adelaide Park Lands 2050” plan – a 30-year plan for the enhanced landscaping and place-making of currently … Read full article
On July 13th 2017 Adelaide Festival of Ideas founder and chair Greg Mackie OAM presented the University of Adelaide 2017 Cultural Oration. See other talks by Greg Mackie on the Adelaide Festival of Ideas website. Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I acknowledge that we meet here on the traditional lands of the Kaurna people and … Read full article
Adelaide Festival of Ideas founder, former long-time independent bookseller, city west-end trader and senior public servant, Greg Mackie has announced his candidacy for City Councillor in the forthcoming Central Ward by-election. In what is a return move destined to breath life into an otherwise dull City of Adelaide by-election, Mackie brings a wealth of experience … Read full article
Greg spoke at Southstart in 2019 on the subject. of ‘Living at the Edge – Public Entrepreneurs or Activists? Watch the video on YouTube
Greg spoke at SouthStart in 2019, giving this short talk entitled Living At The Edge – Public Entrepreneurs or Activists.
“In the Bettison and James Oration delivered yesterday, Mackie – a senior public servant through the Rann years and now CEO of the statutory authority, the History Trust – questioned why many of the ideas-focused entities built during the Rann era had been since dismantled under Premier Jay Weatherill.” Read the full article on InDaily
Back in 2011, Greg Mackie’s staff and colleagues at the SA Govt’s DPC got together (in secret) to send him off in style. Watch on YouTube
From The Australian, October 26 2007 “True cultural leaders are those people who use their imagination and creativity at a high level: the makers of art, tellers of stories, translators of ideas into objects. We turn to them to celebrate our humanity and challenge our prejudices. Cultural leaders inspire others, and push boundaries to make … Read full article