What: Almond Cookery Competition
Enter the 50th Anniversary Willunga Almond Blossom Festival's Almond-Inspired Cookery Competition
Who: Willunga Almond Blossom Festival
How: Download an entry form >>here for almond categories including almond cake, almond biscuits, almond bread, almond novelty and Festival Cake (recipe above)

What: Australian Traditional and Bush Dance Society (ATBDS) Annual Ball

When: Saturday 27th July 2019. Doors open from 7.30pm. 
Where: Payneham Masonic Hall, cnr Payneham Road and Wear Avenue, Marden 5070
Visit: http://www.atbdsdancesa.com.au/
Contact: Merilyn 0409 670 205

What: Solo and Ensemble Showcase
Who: Onkaparinga City Concert Band
When: Fri 19th July 2019 7.30pm
Where: Performing Arts Centre, Aberfoyle Park Primary Schools Campus, 2 Campus Dr, Aberfoyle Park SA 5159
Tickets: trybooking.com/BCSNN

What: Sustainable Online Community Engagement Program
Provides small to medium-size community organisations with a website, short documentary or sponsorship proposal package without fees through UniSA Creative Industries students.
Who: A joint venture between The University of South Australia and the South Australian Government, through the Office for Volunteers.

What: National Diabetes Week 2019 - ‘A prescription for health and wellbeing’.
Who: Diabetes SA
When: 14-20 July 2019

The 14th - 20th July is National Diabetes Week, a campaign to raise diabetes awareness and understanding. The campaign serves to recognise the 6.1% of the South Australian community diagnosed with diabetes and learn about how we can empower people to live well through early detection, prevention (of type 2) and management. 
 

Photo: The Tal-Kin-Jeri Dance Group aims to promote a better understanding of Aboriginal culture at Adelaide and Monarto Zoo

Events are happening across Australia this month to acknowledge the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, as Australians get together to celebrate 2019 NAIDOC week.  

South Australian School celebrates Aboriginal Culture in July

Photo: Pennington Bay (Kangaroo Island) courtesy of Volunteer Laura Monje

1-31 July
National Desexing Month 
The National Desexing Network offers low cost pet desexing in July. Visit their online directory: https://ndn.org.au/desexing-directory/ to find participating desexing programs near you.
In SA, Cats Assistance To Sterilise Inc. works with vets to desex cats at reduced rates. 

What: ROBOT HAVOC 2
Who: Adelaide Robot Combat
When: 29th and 30th of June 10am – 4pm
Where: 96-100 Franklin St, Adelaide, SA 5000
How: Pre-registration is required for bots, spectators free!
 

The Global day of recognition of ALS/MND is celebrated on the 21st of June every year. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) week was held in SA by MND Australia on May 5-11, 2019.

What is MND?

It is a terminal and rapidly progressive neurological condition affecting the nerves from the brain and spinal cord that control movement. In most cases, people with MND become unable to move, speak, swallow and eventually breathe.

The problem