Feature image: Clr Mary Couros and Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor
Councillor Alexander Hyde’s run as Deputy Lord Mayor of Adelaide is coming to an end, and Mary Couros is preparing to take over the role in December.
North Ward Councillor Mary Couros was elected to the City of Adelaide in 2018, and has spent this time championing North Adelaide’s amalgamation of innovation and tradition.
Mary, who is of Greek descent, has over 25 years of experience in the Real Estate industry.
“This is a very exciting opportunity and I am humbled that all councillors voted to elect me as Deputy Lord Mayor for 2021. It is an honour to serve as Deputy Lord Mayor to the most diverse council in the City of Adelaide’s history,” Ms Couros says.
“In 2020 we had the youngest Deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Hyde and I am looking forward to working with Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor through our recovery of the pandemic.”
“It is also very inspiring to be have two women leading the chamber for the first time in since 1999. As a child of immigrants that grew up in the city supporting my parents business this sends a clear message to everyone out there that not matter of your gender, age or your upbringing if you have a passion and are prepared to work hard anything is possible.”
City of Adelaide Councillor Arman Abrahimzadeh took to social media to congratulate Ms Couros on her appointment, stating, “female leadership continues to thrive at the City of Adelaide.”
Mary Couros will join Lord Mayor of Adelaide Sandy Verschoor as Deputy Lord Mayor from 1 December 2020.
“It has always been my belief that our city should be a sustainable city, recognised worldwide as a forward-thinking economic and cultural centre. There is a lot of work to be done in 2021 to support our community through the recovery phase and how we will shape our city to still be vibrant and active under COVID conditions,” she says.
“As Deputy Lord Mayor I want to support the City of Adelaide together with the Lord Mayor through this crisis so we can build a foundation for bigger and better growth for our capital city.”
For more info, head to the City of Adelaide website at https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/.
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