2022 proved to be the year in which Speech Pathology Australia capitalised on all the patience, planning, and measures that the Association had implemented over the previous few years. For many, it seems a distant memory, but we started January 2022 with some trepidation. The Omicron strain of the COVID-19 virus was known, but we still were uncertain as to how its virulence and severity stood in comparison to previous iterations of the virus. However, what we had learnt over previous years was that, as an Association, we certainly could adapt to an ever changing professional and societal landscape, and we now had a shared vision and desire to move forward with our strategic priorities.