The Pre-Seventies Batch/Group of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union – Annual General Meeting The Pre-Seventies Batch/Group of the St. Peter’s College Old Boys’ Union held its 14th Annual General Meeting yesterday, 25th August 2023 at the OBU Secretariat with an attendance of over 30 members. The keynote address was by the President of the OBU, Mr. Sanjeeva Abeygoonawardena.  The following members were elected to the Committee of Management for the year 2023/24: President – Maj. Jayantha Atapattu (Ret.)  Vice-President – Mr. Algi Wijewickrema  Hony. General Secretary – Mr. Nihal Wijeratne Hony. Treasurer – Mr. Srinath Fernando  Asst. Secretary – Mr. Rodney Martenstyn Asst. Treasurer – Mr. Nalin Jayasuriya  General Committee Members –  Mr. Hector Pietersz,  Mr. Mahinda Saranapala,  Mr. Erajh Balasuriya We wish the new COM all the best in their efforts to serve the Alma Mater, the OBU and their members. ...

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Annual General Meeting (10 February 2023) Source : THOMIANA Newsletter – May 2023 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the STC OBA Melbourne was held at the Mount Waverley Youth Centre on Friday February 10th 2023 at 6.30pm. In the absence of any Covid restrictions, there was increased attendance of 77 including spouses. The meeting noted that 2022, marking the 50th Anniversary of the OBA in Melbourne, was one of the most successful years in terms of events and fundraising. In spite of COVID impacting several regular OBA activities, all the events went ahead as planned. The surplus funds generated were donated to several worthy causes including Smart Classrooms (Mount Lavinia), urgent projects in all our member schools and a local charity, Monash Children’s Foundation. The meeting formally adopted the new OBA Rules which was revised to comply with the Model Rules for Associations in Victoria. Saman Liyanage was elected President ...

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St. Benedict’s College OBU of Victoria The Annual General Meeting of St. Benedict’s College Old Boys’ Union of Victoria Inc. was held on 19th March 2023 at Lilydale Cricket Club, Noble Park. The newly elected office bearers of the committee for the term 2023/24 are as follows: Patron: Raine Walles President: Denver Fernando  Vice President: Aravinda Canekaratne Secretary: Dinesh Tissera Treasurer: Nilantha Perera Sports Secretary: Shannon Ranasinghe Social Secretary: Shaneth Diyon Asst. Treasurer: Prasad Cooray Committee Members: Dr Sachitra Patabadige Kasun Gunarathne Achala Wickremasinghe We thank the outgoing office bearers Lucky Gunatilake, Priyan De Silva, Navin Fernando, Suchendra Silva, Manujith Samantha, Sampath Dias, and Manthan Nicholas for all their hard work in the past. ...

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 St. Benedict’s College OBU of Victoria – New committee for 2023/24 The Annual General Meeting of St. Benedict’s College Old Boys’ Union of Victoria Inc. was held on 19th March 2023 at Lilydale Cricket Club, Noble Park. The newly elected office bearers of the committee for the term 2023/24 are as follows: Patron: Raine Walles President: Denver Fernando  Vice President: Aravinda Canekaratne Secretary: Dinesh Tissera Treasurer: Nilantha Perera Sports Secretary: Shannon Ranasinghe Social Secretary: Shaneth Diyon Asst. Treasurer: Prasad Cooray Committee Members: Dr Sachitra Patabadige Kasun Gunarathne Achala Wickremasinghe We thank the outgoing office bearers Lucky Gunatilake, Priyan De Silva, Navin Fernando, Suchendra Silva, Manujith Samantha, Sampath Dias, and Manthan Nicholas for all their hard work in the past. ...

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Greetings at Advent – By Claude Perera – President SLNSWCA Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,                       I write to you today in this season of advent as it’s the time to reflect on how we can prepare our hearts and homes to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is a time for faith, communities and families to remember through prayers, reflections and good deeds, the true meaning of Christmas.  As you may be aware in November this year the Association had its Annual General Meeting and a new team for the executive committee was elected. This was as per the constitution of the Association and in keeping with best practices recommended for organisations of this nature.  For those who missed the news items sent earlier the new team is:  Vice President Liturgical & Religious Activities –  Flavian de Silva  Vice ...

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Prajeeth Balasubramaniam re-elected as the President of SLSBC Source:Bizenglish 08 potential subcommittees are in place to promote trade between Sri Lanka and Singapore The 24th Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Singapore Business Council (SLSBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce was held on 16th June 2021 via Zoom. The SLSBC was inaugurated in 1997 under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce with the objective of promoting trade, investments, tourism and services between Sri Lanka and Singapore. Mr. Prajeeth Balasubramaniam, Managing Partner, BOVCapital Ltd was re- elected as the President of the Council for the year 2021-2022.  Mr Janaka Gunasekara – Deputy Managing Director, Agri Inputs, A Baur & Company Limited, Mr. Tan Beng Chuan – Corporate Manager, Prima Singapore and Mr. Shiluka Gunawardena, Partner KPMG were elected as Vice Presidents of the Council. ...

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  Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter St Lawrence’s Past Pupils Association Melbourne Inc. presents – Hawaiian Nite SPRING HOPPER LUNCHEON AT THE MENZIES IN DANDENONG NORTH. FOUNDATION SUPPORTING A NATIONAL TRAUMA SERVICE IN SRI LANKA INC. – 8th Annual General Meeting 2019 Notice of Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Association of NSW inc – 2019 Old Josephians Association of New South Wales Peerless Pearl – 30th Anniversary Ball MEMORIES OF FRIDAY NIGHTS @SPOONS SUPER QLD PADURU PARTY 2019 Silver Fawn Club Inc LANKEN FOOD FIESTA 2019 Gold Coast Sri Lankans Associations Inc, Presents Cold Coast xmas Dinner Dance Click below for events ...

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  Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Operation Hope: Celebration Luncheon – Sunday 27th October 2019 (Melbourne event) Bridging Lanka presents Trivia and Games themed ‘Jailbreak’ (Melbourne event) FOUNDATION SUPPORTING A NATIONAL TRAUMA SERVICE IN SRI LANKA INC. – 8th Annual General Meeting 2019 Annual General meeting of the S.Thomas’ College Old Boys’ Association, New South Wales Branch Inc – Sunday 27 October 2019 (Sydney event) An Evening with Kukulas (Sydney event) MEMORIES OF FRIDAY NIGHTS @SPOONS GILLETTE T20 INTERNATIONAL SRI LANKA VS AUSTRALIA Gold Coast Sri Lankans Associations Inc, Presents Cold Coast xmas Dinner Dance GILLETTE T20 INTERNATIONAL SRI LANKA VS AUSTRALIA Click below for events ...

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