As this year comes to its end, one cannot but reflect on how it all started and where it has reached. In such a short time, and with the strong support of the Ozarab (Australian Arab) community, Oz Arab Media forged its way to become a leading media platform for Arabs in Australia and worldwide.
During this quick year, Oz Arab Media expanded its audience base tremendously by bringing the latest news from Australia to the Arab World and vice versa. Moreover, in addition to the quickly growing website traffic and social media reach and engagement, Oz Arab Media also launched a mobile app on both IOS and Android.
Regardless of its stellar successes, Oz Arab Media is mostly proud of the strong bonds and partnership we have made with the community. This not only includes our partnership with Sawt Sydney, the leading online Arabic radio, or Radio 2000 FM, but it also includes a variety of organisations such as chambers of commerce like the Canterbury Bankstown Chamber of Commerce and the Australian Arab Business Council, charity and service organisations like the Lions Club of Canterbury Bankstown and The Salvation Army, and various organisations in the events and hospitality industries such as the Lebanese Film Festival, the Australian Lebanese Football Association (ALFA), and Bankstown RSL.
During this year, we have also been invited to participate in and cover many events which were cultural, political, religious, or otherwise. These included the Lebanese Film Festival in Sydney, Mrs. Universe Australia, the Lions Clubs’ 75th Anniversary in Australia, the Melbourne Cup Luncheon at Bankstown RSL, the ALFA Cup 2022, and a variety of events by the council of the City of Canterbury Bankstown, among many others.
Whether by providing media coverage or by connecting people together, Oz Arab Media has had a tremendous year full of growth and continued improvement. And we are looking forward to the year ahead with bigger plans, more connections, and much wider coverage.
Of course, this couldn’t have been possible without the Oz Arab Media team of contributors, designers, marketers, and public relations personnel who have continually showed faith in the message that this platform embodies. This was further made possible due to our generous advertisers who have been supporting us from day one, and they deserve all our gratitude and appreciation because they believed in us and continue to do so.
Finally, the team at Oz Arab Media would like to wish all our readers, contributors, advertisers, families, and friends a Merry Christmas and a 2023 full of continuous success.
Remy Wehbe
Director of Oz Arab Media
