Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 8 with Donna Ferris

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Donna Ferris, Founder and Director, Tess Search Partners. Originally from Armagh in Northern Ireland, Donna moved to Australia with her young family in 2020, two weeks before the borders closed due to covid. Donna was very fortunate to discover her passion for recruitment soon after she graduated […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 7 with Alison Maguire

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Alison Maguire who is a Principal Consultant in Health, Education and Community Development at URPS . Originally from Newcastle in the United Kingdom, Alison moved to Adelaide in January 2024 as part of a 8-month exchange program between leading UK planning firm, Turley, and local town planning […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 6 with Vibhav Pant

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Vibhav Pant, Project Manager – ICT at the Department for Child Protection. Originally from India, Vibhav moved to Adelaide with his young family in August 2024 and is what we call an ‘Arrow’, someone who is originally from interstate or overseas who has moved to South Australia. […]

Workforce, Talent & Skilled Migration Roundtable

As part of our Adelaide Connected program, we brought together HR and recruitment professionals from our membership for an exclusive roundtable, focused on workforce talent and skilled migration needs across the local economy, including opportunities, gaps and challenges. Attendees heard from special guests Milly Vorrasi, Senior Strategic Accounts Director at Hays and Sonya Paterson, Manager […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 5 with Tara Moses

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Tara Moses, Chief Operating Officer, R.M. Williams. Originally from Minnesota in the U.S, Tara moved to Adelaide in January 2023 with her young family and is what we call an ‘Arrow’, someone who is originally from interstate or overseas and has moved to Adelaide, South Australia.With a background in […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 3 with Travis Mahoney

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Travis Mahoney, former Olympic swimmer and Business Development Executive at Adelaide Football Club.  Originally from Bayswater, Victoria, Travis moved to Adelaide in 2017 to join the world class South Australian Sports Institute’s Swimming Program, whilst also studying a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing Management at Flinders University. He is […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast: Season 4 Episode 2 with Onnie Chan

Our latest Adelaide Connected Podcast is LIVE, featuring Onnie Chan, Founder, CEO & Director of ADA Lab and Women in Creative Technologies. Originally from Hong Kong, Onnie Chan has a background in theatre, arts and technology and is what we call an ‘Arrow,’ someone who is originally from interstate or overseas and has moved to […]

Adelaide Connected Podcast – Season 4 Episode 1

Welcome to Season 4 of the Adelaide Connected Podcast where hosts Naomi Marsh and Ali Chatburn speak with Boomerangs* and Arrows* from various industries who are now based in Adelaide, South Australia. We hear about their time abroad and delve into key topics about their move to Adelaide, how important networking is, how we attract key talent, and how […]

Industry Briefing & Networking Event: Engineering & Construction

Our first Adelaide Connected Industry Briefing & Networking Event for the year was held on Wednesday 2 April 2025 and focussed on opportunities in the engineering and construction sectors. Mark Johnson, Founder & Partner, EGM Partners facilitated and insightful discussion along with panellists Ben Haylock, Head of Conversion & Project Management, Lendlease, Thomas Reeslightfoot, Associate – Construction Engineering Lead, […]

Adelaide Connected announcement

We’re excited to once again partner with the South Australian Government on our Adelaide Connected program. This initiative continues to bring together returning Adelaideans— “Boomerangs”—and skilled migrants— “Arrows”—with the local business community. We will continue to host a series of industry briefing and networking events, including our next event on 2 April which will focus on opportunities […]