LLB, B.A (University of Adelaide)

Keith is a now retired veteran of radio and TV current affairs in Adelaide. With a well-recognised passion for South Australia's heritage and history stories, he earned himself the nickname ‘Mr South Australia’ during his time as host and reporter on the national award-winning show Postcards.

He has been Chair of the Heritage Council of South Australia in April 2018. His keen interest in our heritage sees him contributing to History Trust of South Australia programs, leading History Month tours and other events and working on the SANFL Football History Committee.


He is still active on the Adelaide jazz scene, playing drums and belting out a vocal or two. He has even researched and presented Fringe shows bringing the funnier side of Adelaide’s past to the fore. ‘Keith Conlon’s Horrible History of Adelaide’ is waiting for its next booking.

A keen photographer, Keith regularly promotes our heritage stories on Twitter and Instagram. They also pop up on his Wednesday Ride, which he has been leading for more than eight years.

Among a range of other positions with community organisations, Polly Sumner-Dodd is currently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia Ltd (AHCSA). Her involvement with AHCSA has spanned more than 38 years, beginning with the Aboriginal Health Organisation (AHO).

Now retired, Polly was the Chief Executive Officer of Nunkuwarrin Yunti of SA Inc. for more than 30 years.

Polly advocates strongly for Aboriginal community control, self-management and self-determination, and firmly believes that ongoing improvement to the health and well-being of all members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is both pivotal and crucial if we are to reach and maintain a quality of life equal to that of the wider community.

Polly has participated on a wide and varied range of Committees and Board Memberships, including the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), Aboriginal Sobriety Group, Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, Women’s Legal Service, Pharmacy Board SA and the Women’s Art Movement, to name a few.

Maggie Beer is not just an Australian food icon, she’s an essential ingredient in any discussion about food and flavour. Of all the highlights of Maggie’s career, it was being named Senior Australian of the Year in 2010 that led her on a new pathway. After giving a keynote speech at an Annual Conference of Aged Care Homes, Maggie visited many homes and saw in so many a desperate need for change in the food and dining experience in the aged sector.

 In April 2014 Maggie established the Maggie Beer Foundation with a Board of industry leaders, professors and health advisors, all with the belief that beautiful, seasonal food that gives pleasure and goodness is the key to wellbeing of residents in aged care.

 From the outset, the Foundation’s strategy has been to advocate, educate, facilitate research and share the latest knowledge and skills required with the cooks and chefs who are able to do so much to change the lives of the residents in their care.

 With her Foundation, Maggie has conducted educational masterclasses for cooks and chefs Australia-wide and since the first in 2015 has influenced more than 350 cooks and chefs and 160 CEOs and managers.

 In 2021, the Maggie Beer Foundation in partnership with Altura Learning concluded filming 11 online education modules for cooks and chefs working in aged care, with the first of these being launched in early April 2022.

Maggie feels it is our responsibility as a society to ensure health and happiness for every older Australian and that flavourful, nutritious, seasonal foods that bring pleasure and joy are a key to quality of life.