REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION GRANTS NOW OPEN Local councils and not-for-profit organisations can now apply for funding to facilitate programs aimed at helping reduce social isolation among seniors. Minister for Seniors Mark Coure said a total of $600,000 is available through the Reducing Social Isolation for Seniors Grants Program to support initiatives, which play an important role in keeping seniors connected to their local community. “No one likes to be alone or feel disconnected from their community, especially not our seniors,” Mr Coure said. “This funding is about helping foster environments where people can come together, meet new people and enjoy themselves in their local community. ...
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WORTH LISTENING TO Fear by Kahlil Gibran It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages. ...
“It’s A Cowboy Lovin’ Night – Heidi Hauge” – by Des Kelly I first heard theTanya Tucker version of this song and found myself wanting to hear it over and over again. No-one else seemed to have recorded it, until I recently heard the version recorded by the so-called Scandinavian Queen of Country Music, Heidi Hauge,and found myself falling in love again, both, with her, and her style of singing (with superb Couhtry style backing as well). Heidi Hauge has recorded dozens of songs, and for Country Music Lovers, her Scandinavian accent is like no other. I cannot think of ANY Sri Lankan, musically motivated guy or gal, that wouldn’t love this song, so here she is, ladies & gentlemen,my latest Country Music Love, Heidi Hauge telling us that it really is A COWBOY LOVIN NIGHT. I love her, and so will you. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
“TAKE ME BACK” – by Des Kelly My latest female Country-Craze, the Queen of Scandinavian Country Music Heidi Hauge, singing what could well be a sequel to the song that I dedicated to “My Lovely Island Home” & recorded a few years ago. Heidi could have possibly been in the very same position, as we Showbiz Characters are often not appreciated in our own Motherland, until perhaps, after we leave, what was hitherto, our home. ...
“BETWEEN US OLDIES” – by Des Kelly SENT IN TO ONE “OLDIE”, MYSELF, FROM ANOTHER, CHARLES SCHOKMAN, STARTING OFF WITH THAT LITTLE GREEN THING, And going onto many other varied reminisces of “things” past. Please read and enjoy. Please also note, the following was sent to eLanka as an email and has been adopted based on the following source by Dennis Byren. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. My older generation didn’t have that “green thing” – By Dennis Byrne Source :chicagonow Checking out at the supermarket, the young cashier suggested to the much older woman, that she should bring her own grocery bags because Plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologised and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back in my earlier days.” The young cashier responded, “That’s our problem today – your Generation did not care enough to save our environment ...
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Life luck and learning: Gracious Grigson gives back – By Marcus Uhe Source : dandenong.starcommunity Having worked for the UN in both New York and the Middle East, Rod Grigson now calls Botanic Ridge home, and teaches creative writing at the Balla Balla Community Centre. 279564_01 Purchase this photo from Pic Store : 279564 Precede: Rod Grigson’s ambitions to travel took him to New York, the Middle East, and now Melbourne, where he has settled with his wife in Botanic Ridge. The IT specialist turned published author spoke to Gazette Journalist MARCUS UHE about his experiences and how they have shaped his outlook. Pull quote: “All my life, I have been able to move forward because someone has helped me. When you have the opportunity, you have to grasp it, you have to move forward yourself, but that initial leg-up is because someone has helped me.” A series of fortunate events ...
From Bhutan to Sri Lanka: The roadside adventure that uncovered a subcontinent – By Farah Celjo Source : sbs.com.au With over 100 vegetarian and vegan recipes on offer – this is a story 50 years in the making for chef Peter Kuruvita… he just didn’t know it yet. “It’s been four years in the making,” chef and beloved SBS star Peter Kuruvita tells SBS. But in fact, this book has been brewing since the late 60s, he just didn’t know it yet. While you may be accustomed to Peter showing us how to cook amazing fish; sharing the sweet side of black olives (by turning it into caramel – yes!) or perhaps, that camel milk is more than what Cleopatra bathed in; it’s actually a childhood holiday that has written this chef’s next chapter. Born in London to an Austrian mother and a Sri Lankan father, Peter spent much of his childhood in Sri Lanka before moving to Australia with his ...
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“NUWARA ELIYA” – by Des Kelly This post was sent out to me, by a good friend, Joe VanLangenberg featuring this young man Travis Fein, walking the Streets of Nuwara Eliya and extolling it’s magnificence in his eyes. I agree with him quite wholeheartedly and decided to publicise the picture/story on e’Lanka for everyone interested as well. Nuwara Eliya, or Nu-raliya. as it was sometimes referred to, by us Burgher buggers, was indeed a lovely place, as I remember it, ,quite close to Haputale in the highlands, a tiny Suburb of our tiny Island, yet supposedly the 2nd best area in the WORLD for the recovery of patients who had previously suffered various diseases. The top recovery area was supposed to be somewhere in Switzerland. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
BIWWA NEDA WADAKAHA SUDIYA – by Des Kelly Sent in to me, and in turn, to e’Lanka, is this famous Sinhala ditty, sung by many famous Sinhala vocalists & one Burgher bugger, whose name I conveniently forget, as I am much older now. The English lyrics are self-composed, telling the story of Emily, the girl driven to drink. Cannot recall the name of the female dancer, but then, folks, who cares, as we concentrate on her “moves” & the little-fella is a great dancer, isn’t he ?. The very famous tune was composed by the late, great, Walter(Wally) Bastiansz my former baila-tutor in Moratuwa Please enjoy, & make a COMMENT OR THREE !!!., Thank you. Desmond Kelly. (Editor-in-Chief) e’Lanka. ...
From Ceylon to Australia: Migrant Journeys, 1860s-to-2010s – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Earl Forbes, whose chosen title in The Ceylankan is “Ceylon/Sri Lanka to Australia: Arrivals and Survival” Ceylonese/Sri Lankans have entered Australia for a variety of reasons during the past one and a half centuries. The far greater number of these arrivals occurred in the second half of the twentieth century and first two decades of the 21st century. Early arrivals go as far back as the last two decades of the nineteenth century. Early Arrivals Before Australian Federation on 01 January 1901, there is evidence of arrivals from Ceylon, mainly to Queensland and a very small number to Victoria and Western Australia. In 1882, a sizable number of Ceylonese arrived in Queensland as indentured labour. With the expansion of sugar cane planting in Queensland at that time, there was an ever-present need for labour to work the plantations. In November 1882 ...
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