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It was a pleasure to attend the SA Evatt Grand Finals at Parliament last week! 🤝🕊️📝Convened by UN Youth Australia, the Evatt competition combines diplomacy, strategy and negotiation skills. On display were talented SA high school students representing member states in model UN Security Council negotiations and resolutions on international peace and security. UNAASA President Annie Ngo was delighted to attend. Congrats to UN Youth on facilitating this impactful initiative and we look forward to the upcoming 2026 Evatt National Finals to be hosted in South Australia from 3–9 December 2026.
The United Nations Association of Australia (SA Division) was proud to support youth leadership across our state at the Student Leaders Forum: From Voice to Impact (Empowering Youth Leadership in a Digital and Diverse World) at Adelaide University. 💻📱Organised by Pinnacle College and Dr Mehmet Aslan, the forum brought together inspiring voices from across South Australia to explore how the next generation can translate passion into meaningful, lasting action.A core message of the forum centred on how young leaders define their approach to leadership—built on foundations of responsibility, active listening, authenticity, and curiosity.Gabrielle Anand our committee member elect attended on behalf of UNAASA. At UNAA SA, we believe that empowering young people to step up with empathy and shared purpose is essential to creating inclusive, resilient communities and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals locally.
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🥁 And the winner is Narelle Zanker 🎉South Australian dairy farmer Narelle Zanker is Australia's AgriFutures 2026 Rural Woman of the Year.Narelle is a former teacher with a passion for farming.Growing up on the family dairy farm on the banks of the Murray River near Mannum, Ms Zanker always wanted to be a teacher. But four years into her new career, she realised she could merge her love for teaching with her love for farming. And so, with the support of her husband and family, Dairy Adventures was born in 2024."[Dairy Adventures] is a fun, educational, interactive experience for families and school groups to come onto the farm and bottle-feed the calves, milk the cows, tour the farm and learn about where their food comes from, from paddock to plate," Ms Zanker said.Australia's Rural Woman of the Year was announced at Parliament House Canberra on Tuesday, September 8.In the UN international year of the woman farmer, we congratulate Narelle for her novel, nationally leading agritourism venture!!#IYWF#YearOfTheWomanFarmer#SDG15LifeOnLandCongratulations Narelle 👏👏South Australian dairy farmer Narelle Zanker has been crowned Australia's AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year at Canberra's Parliament House.She is a former teacher with a passion for farming.Read more: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/narelle-zanker-rural-woman-of-the-year/107126242The only agritourism venture of its kind in South Australia, Ms Zanker said Dairy Adventures addressed a massive gap between farmer and consumer.The Rural Women's Award, originally established by ABC Rural in 1994 and now in its 26th year as an AgriFutures initiative, recognises women who are shaping the future of rural and regional Australia through innovation, enterprise and leadership.#ABCRural #SouthAustralia #RuralWomensAward
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On the eve of our Annual fundraising dinner to celebrate the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer (#IYWF) we wish SA nominee for the national AgriFutures Australia Rural Women’s Award Narelle Zanker the best of luck! We are really looking forward to our event on 17th September which will feature two past award winners at the State level Robyn Verrall (2022) and Kelly Johnson (2025) as our guests. #SDG15LifeOnLand
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⏱️Final days to book! Don’t miss the opportunity for our premier event for 2026 👩🌾📢 UN International Year of the Woman Farmer” Fundraising Dinner📍Where: Kent Town Hotel, 76 Rundle st ⏰ When: 6pm onwards Thursday 17th September 2026📣 Keynote speaker: Robyn Verrall, award-winning South Australian agricultural entrepreneur, author, and aspirational speaker 🎫 Tickets: $95 www.trybooking.com/DNSKC2026 is the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF). To celebrate we will spotlight the essential roles women play across agrifood systems and their contribution to food security, nutrition and economic resilience. IYWF 2026 raises awareness and promotes actions to close gender gaps.Our event is to shine a light on South Australian regional communities, agriculture and will celebrate innovation, resilience, diversity, leadership and community spirit. We are excited to be highlighting UN Sustainable Development Goal - 15 Life on Land, SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 9 Industry and Innovation.Our Dinner is the UNAASA’s main annual fundraising flagship event. Sponsorships are still available - if you are interested in exploring the benefits of sponsorship please contact us at sa@unaa.org.au We are pleased to announce that this year our fundraiser will help to raise funds for disadvantaged rural youth in South Australia. Thank you to our 2026 Annual Supporting Members: Foodbank SA & Central Australia, Australian Migrant Resource Centre, Adelaide Venue Management Corporation and Enviro. This event is open to all attend. #ruralwomen#womenfarmers#CommunityEvent#SDG15LifeOnLand
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