eLanka Newsletter – 18th February 2024 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Nissanka, Fernando and Mendis lead Sri Lanka blitz and bowlers complete series clean sweep. T20 series should decide new look Sri Lanka revival. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Looking after your gut health – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Obituary: Trevor Rajaratnam – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. Cricket Australia commits to Multicultural Action Plan SQUAD Nepal turns one RAJITHA HIRAN MULTIFACETED RENOWNED, CHARACTER ACTOR,COMEDIAN,VOCALIST,SCRIPT WRITER, SKETCHER,FILM DIRECTOR, POEM LYRICIST IN A FASCINATING UNBLEMISHED VOYAGE – By Sunil Thenabadu Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 197 15 02 2024 SUNDAY CHOICE – WHAT HE’S DONE–MESSAGE FOR LENT – By Charles Schokman Obituary : Doris Vannitamby – By Charles Schokman Sri Lankan Exporters Delegation to Melbourne , Australia 11th to 16th March 2024 ( ...

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EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES THAT PETERITES STARTED BEFORE THE JOSEPHIANS – Algi Wijewickrema St. Peter’s College was launched as St. Joseph’s College, Colombo South by Rev. Fr. Maurice Le Goc, the visionary Rector of St. Joseph’s College in 1922 and obviously sports and many other extracurricular activities were introduced by St. Joseph’s from early years. Two examples are Cricketers studying at St. Peter’s playing for St. Joseph’s College up until a separate team represented St. Peter’s in 1927 and Football launched at St. Peter’s in 1925 while it was still St. Joseph’s College Colombo South. Although it is obvious that this should be the natural order of things, as St. Peter’s progressed as a College independent of St. Joseph’s after 1927, there are at least three activities that St. Peter’s College introduced before its brother school. This should not come as a surprise to anyone, least of all to Peterites as their ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 18th December 2022 – 5th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “Indrani Perera, Medley by: Shanika Arsecularathne” – by Des Kelly Your Heart- Keep it healthy – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The SLNSWCA Invites to you to See The Old Year And The New Year in On new Year’s Eve 202223 Committee – The Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc YULETIDE – By Charmaine Candappa AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2022 Yashoda Wimaladharma with supreme charisma ,actress on stage, television, cinema locally and overseas, model, broadcaster, lyricist having a Masters in Hindi in an animated journey of three and a half decades in celeb – by Sunil Thenabadu Kaleidoscope with Savithri Rodrigo 136 16 12 2022 Royal Palace Polonnaruwa – architectural marvel of yesteryear – By Arundathie Abeysinghe Is AI enhancing optimization ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 6th November 2022 – 2nd Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “A SQUIRREL’S TALE” – by Des Kelly Felicitation event for Dr Harold Gunatillake OAM – By Ajith Karunaratne, Sydney Australia England win against the “We Will Never give up” Sri Lankan team in the last over of the Sydney T20 World Cup Cricket Encounter Andrea Marr – Vocalist/Vocal Coach nominated in the Blues Music Victoria Hall Of Fame Blues Legends award THE JUNGLE AND THE SEA AT BELVOIR ST THEATRE SRI LANKA NEWS – OCTOBER 2022 Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation is an exciting day in Australia. By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Melbourne Cup, the race that stops the nation is an exciting day in Australia. By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Closing Of The Centenary – Photos That Could Not Be ...

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{PeteriteNET:363} NEARING THE CLOSING OF THE CENTENARY YEAR Yesterday, being the 18th of October, we completed nine months of the centenary year of the College beloved to us all Peterites young and old and in three months, on 18th January 2023 the centenary year will come to a close. As Chief Editor of the Centenary Publication (Coffee Table Book), I am deeply conscious of the many photographs that could not be published in same due to space constraints and believe it would be a pity if the many Peterites out there should not see them. Perhaps some may even wish to have them saved for posterity in private albums of their own.  Having given much thought to this need particularly of Old Peterites, I have decided to publish all photos available with me in a series of posts through these three months leading up to the closing of the Centenary year. ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 19th September 2021 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “BAMBALAPITIYA BEAUTIES” – By Des Kelly Sri Lankan-born Dr. Ashani Weeraratna appointed to US National Cancer Advisory Board Sri lanka Association of NSW Inc Invites you to the Virtual Sundown Gathering (Weekly On Friday – 5.30pm to 7.30pm) (Sydney time) Celebratory Mass For Old Joe Mario Pieris in Los Angeles, Ca. JETLINERS Bass guitarist Felix Fernando – by Patrick Ranasinghe Lulu Hypermarkets in Saudi Arabia host Sri Lanka product promotion week Royal College Old Boys in Australia Association – FLOREAT MAGAZINE – September 2021 2FORTY2 BAJAWWA – 25th September 2021 at 08:00 PM – (AEST) – Online event Contours for a new Constitution with a difference, for the future, not for the past By Raj Gonsalkorale SYDNEY BENS St.Benedict’s College Old Boys Association ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 08th September 2021 – 3rd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “Vale’, Gypsy King” – By Des Kelly 65th Birthday Song – Sunil Ayya – Gypsies – Performed by various artists – Music by Piyal Perera THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC – By – Algi Wijewickrema Sunil Perera: Sri Lanka’s larger than life music legend dies at 68 By Ranga Sirilal and Ayeshea Perera eLanka Cartoons by Max Gerreyn Kerrigan La-Brooy wins Lifetime Award for “Fair Play” at the Red Carpet Award Show in Holland Europe STC OBA NSW/ACT Presents a “Thomian Trivia Night” on Zoom. Nishantha: The coach behind historic Paralympic gold-by Reemus Fernando Watch ODI Cricket Highlights – Sri Lanka vs South Africa 2021 Sri Lanka Police celebrates its 155th Police Day Drum and Tabla – JIMMY x Peshala – MusicTech “MUSICAL ...

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Passing away of former UNP MP for Ambalangoda, Mr. Buddhika Sarath Kurukularatne- by Algi Wijewickrema Source: Algi Wijewickrema FB Just received the sad news of the passing away of my friend, boss and guru, former UNP MP for Ambalangoda, Mr. Buddhika Sarath Kurukularatne, this morning. He was a journalist, lawyer, author and a qualified and experienced Personnel Manager apart from being a politician. I would venture to say too honest to have been in parliament. My working career was given a turbo boost by this humane ‘Boss’ who inspired me when things looked all but lost in 1981. After recruiting me to Balfour Beatty Nuttal JV who were the Main Civil Contactors for the Victoria Dam & Hydro-Electric project, he made sure I never looked back. He was not in good health for some time but I was hoping to have a little chat with him on 19th when he ...

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Christmas of the Present-By Algi Wijewickrema Source:Island It was four days before Christmas and father Asiri was in his little office room when Peter, his faithful sacristan who doubled as butler, bodyguard, odd job man, et al, came in and announced that a young woman wished to see him. Although parishioners young and old visiting him was not something to be considered special, father Asiri detected something in Peter’s manner that told him it was not a normal visit. The young girl ushered to his presence was no more than twenty, dressed in a wrinkled skirt and blouse and was carrying a child who  could not be more than a few days old. She could not be called beautiful but could have been attractive if not for her troubled look. Fr. Asiri inquired from her what the problem was but it was Peter who answered saying that she had been ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 23 Dec – 7th edition – Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter FELIZ NAVIDAD – Blind Guitarist and Percussionist in one – Amazing talent! “MERRY CHRISTMAS” – By Des Kelly A beautiful Eulogy was written in memory of the Victims of the Easter Carnage in Sri Lanka – A Tribute to Our Nation – Friends in Harmony Orchestra Jean Van Heer White Christmas Light railway system for Jaffna peninsula-By Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Bambalapitiya Flatters and Friends website – (Connecting Flatters from all over the world) – by Kumar Bhagwandas This Dutch Burgher lamprais will make you forget curry even exists-By Rushani Epa Somebody stole my Christmas – by Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Health & Views December 3rd issue 2020 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Nuwara Eliya Post Office – Tudor style iconic structure in Central Highlands By ...

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