Councillor Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM

Gang Gang on Unley Rd will be trading for one last day before shutting their doors around 2pm today. They have built a community in Unley and will be missed. Drop in and see Vinnie for a great coffee and chat if you’re in the area ☕️ 👋🏼

60 years ago (1964) today, the biggest band in the world were met by an estimated 300,000 people that lined the streets from Adelaide Airport to the Adelaide Town Hall to welcome The Beatles ahead of their performances at Wayville’s Centennial Hall.

The Adelaide Town Hall will celebrate 60 years since The Beatles’ visit to Adelaide in June with a curated display, free community concert, book launch and author talk. For more information, visit the link below 👇

https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/media-centre/beatlemania-returns-to-adelaide-town-hall/

So many memories from this place, especially when I used to work a few doors down on O’Connell Street!.

Thanks for hosting us Luke Doyle, Councillor Parkside ward, City of Unley, Mayor Michael Hewitson AM

Nominations are now open for the 2024 City of Unley Business Awards. The categories are:

- City of Unley Business Community Leader sponsored by Community Bank Goodwood.
- City of Unley Leader in Sustainability and Environment sponsored by Norman Waterhouse.
- City of Unley Leader in Transformation, Innovation & Growth sponsored by Toop and Toop.
- City of Unley People’s Choice Award sponsored by City of Unley.

Nominations close Friday 19 July with finalists announced on Friday 16 August and award recipients declared at the Business Award night on Friday 13 September.

For more information, visit 👇

https://yourbusiness.unley.sa.gov.au/Business-support/Business-grants-programs-services/Business-support-programs-services/City-of-Unley-Business-Awards

Late in Term 1 I joined the Raiise team at Cabra Dominican College.

The students were studying the impact of family and domestic violence on the health and wellbeing of victim survivors, and were keen to find out more about organisations and service providers that work in this sector.

If you are a school or sporting club and would like to learn more about what Raiise can do for you and your team/students/staff, visit their website below 👇

https://raiise.com.au

Great to celebrate the Adelaide Comets FC 30th birthday. Big shout out to Jim and the management committee and club volunteers for creating and nurturing a great football community ⚽️

Ready to be a changemaker? 🌟

Join us for an inspiring event featuring Charlotte Grant of the Matildas, alongside a stellar panel of sporting and business leaders including Andrew Bills, CEO of SA Power Networks, Leah Cassidy, CEO of Sport SA , and our MC Alexis McKay, an inclusion and diversity specialist, Ross Wait, Director Raiise and our own founder and domestic violence advocate Councillor Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM

🎤 Hear from these leaders on how they are making a difference and learn how you can make a real impact too. This isn't just another event—it's an opportunity to tackle a critical issue head-on and drive positive change.

Together, let's equip ourselves with the tools to address gendered violence openly and effectively in our workplaces and communities. Your leadership can make a profound impact. Join us and be part of the solution.

Get your tickets: https://drct-zahrafoundation.prod.supporterhub.net/events/sacm24

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It was great to join Ross and Charlotte from Raiise and speak with the Adelaide 36ers about the impacts of family and domestic violence and how it all starts with gender inequality.

Thanks to all of the staff in particular Grant Kelley, Nic Barbato and Helen Hobbins for committing the 36ers to the Raiise program.

To find out more visit their website below 👇

https://raiise.com.au

Couldn’t agree more Mary Couros 🙌

Calling on Primary School kids in South Australia to get creative and design a Mini Float that will be built and showcased in the 2024 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant 🎅🏻

There are prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

For more details, visit 👇

Mini Float Competition | National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant The winning float will be built and showcased in the 2024 National Pharmacies Christmas Pageant.

Couldn’t ask for better weather for the Adelaide Equestrian Festival 🐎 ☀️

After 7 years in the public sector, initially with Renewal SA and then the SA Housing Authority, I am hanging up this pass! 👨🏻‍💻

It all started with a $4.4m public housing refurbishment project which turned into a $30m asset renewal program that included two and three storey walk-up-flats. 🏚️

More recently I’ve been working alongside community housing providers to facilitate redevelopment and renewal of social and affordable housing assets. 🏘️

Australia, particularly South Australia, has been and continues to experience a housing crisis. A challenge that many, including my former public sector colleagues, continue to work on in order to resolve. But they say “challenges bring about opportunities” so I’m staying in the social and affordable housing sector to work toward a future with more affordable and adequate housing for all, in particular our vulnerable cohort. 🏗️

A French Raclette Melted Cheese Igloo Experience is coming to Festival Plaza, beginning May 9th to June 10th.
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This will be a dining experience you will not want to miss!
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Melt into a winter wonderland, as you're transported to the French Alps, to experience the popular cheese-based winter dish, Raclette, cured meats, mulled wine, French wines, all while dining inside of a cozy Igloo, under the stars. ⁠
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To top off the night, you can roast some marshmallows, in front of the toasty warm fire pits. ⁠
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Explore more events like this on here: https://bit.ly/4bHusIk
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Put it in your calendars! 🗓️ 10 May to 9 June⁠
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📸 Experience Adelaide

Don’t forget daylight saving time ends tonight (or early tomorrow morning) at 3am!

Great to be back at Saint Ignatius' College Adelaide senior campus for a chat with students. Thanks to their teachers and leadership team for allowing me to have some important conversations about healthy relationships and the prevention of family and domestic violence.

Apologies for my post earlier about daylight savings. It was supposed to be a scheduled post for next weekend but I clicked on the wrong button 🤦🏻‍♂️

The people you bump into at a Women Lawyers’ Association of SA event. Great to catch up with Meredith Dickson who was my mum’s family court barrister (and an absolute legend!)

Nowadays she is a judge at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (and still a gem!)

Big birthday shout out to my mum Zahra. Whilst this day also marks the day of the incident that took her life, I’d like to focus on the happy memories. I probably would have jokingly called her “old” and may have jokingly given her retirement village pamphlets as a subtle reminder! My mum and I had a similar sense of humour - we laughed a lot and didn’t take life very seriously. Here is to 14 years without your physical presence and you having a laugh with some familiar faces who are no longer with us 💜

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Wishing all those who celebrate it, a wonderful and happy

Ps. A toy tractor may have been added to our haft-sin table!

Great to hear that Natasha Stott Despoja AO has been appointed as the Royal Commissioner inquiring into family, domestic and sexual violence. The Commission will focus on the following five key areas:
- prevention
- early intervention
- South Australia’s response
- recovery and healing
- coordination

The Terms of Reference is available via link below 👇 https://www.agd.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/989667/Royal-Commission-Letters-Patent.pdf

Photo cred: Natasha Stott Despoja Instagram 📸

Thanks to Cr Mary Couros we got it done for the Adelaide Comets FC ⚽️

In the studio with Sandy Verschoor on FIVEaa talking about the upcoming fundraiser for Zahra Foundation Australia.
Sunday 17th March
Registration opens at 8am, race starts at 9am
Grange Jetty Reserve
Visit the link below for more information 👇
https://drct-zahrafoundation.prod.supporterhub.net/events/wotr2024

If you (just like me and many others) are disappointed by Council’s decision to reject the Adelaide Comets FC fence proposal, then make sure you tune into the Council’s livestream next Tuesday 27th from 5:30pm via link below 👇
Councillor Mary Couros will be bringing a motion to the chamber to ensure there are no further delays and this issue is resolved once and for all.

https://m.youtube.com//streams