eLanka Newsletter – 30th March 2022 – 9th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “VEDDAS WANDER” – by Des Kelly Dr Padmini Howpage – She is a Srilankan Australian. Why does this matter ? KatchaMusic – 13 Years in the Making – Kat & Cha COVID SAFE PRINCIPLES FOR YOUR WORKERS, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES FINANCIAL, WELLBEING. GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO BUSINESS OWNERS – PRESENTED BY AUSTRALIA SRI LANKA BUSINESS COUNCIL & AUSTRALIA SOUTH ASIA SOCIETY ( WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022 – 7 – 8pm) MARIAZELLE OF ‘KANDY LAMISSI’ FAME SUSTAINS STARDOM WITH UNBLEMISHED MELODIOUS VOICE – by Sunil Thenabadu 20 March 2022 to 30 June 2022 Pension Rates Charts – Australia Australian Academy of Science medal for geotechnical engineer Dr Samintha Perera Fond memories! The great school by the sea – during a bygone era! ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 27th March 2022 – 8th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter A CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS – by Des Kelly Professor Wije Ariyaratne – Live Interview on Saturday 19 March with Nine Radio Perth on 90th anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge Sri Lanka Lions Sports Club – New South Wales Presents Under 16’s Junior Cricket Carnival 2022 09 APR 2022 at Raby Oval (Sydney event) Good News From Jayam April 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Silverscene – Official Newsletter of the Silver Fawn Club Inc (Brisbane) – March / April 2022 A FISHERMAN’s PRIDE AND JOY – by Quintus de Zylva TWO GREAT SPORTSMEN OF A BYGONE ERA – by Quintus de Zylva AUSLMAT DONATIONS – by Quintus de Zylva Sri Lanka – Aurudu-Nakath 2022 (in Sinhala) Shane Warne Graham Norton Tokyo ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 23th March 2022 – 7th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “ENGLISH HISTORY” – by Des Kelly Journey through time as the Bridge turns 90 – (includes quote by Sydney University engineer and bridge expert Professor Wije Ariyaratne) As Long as there is Breath – by Noor R. Rahim Vaughn Monroe Double Dutch – by Patrick Ranasinghe The end of Shane Warne’s MAGIC S.THOMAS’ COLLEGE OBA NSW/ACT – THOMIAN FIESTA – Saturday 4th June 2022 (Sydney event) Lest We Forget: That Day at Lahore on 3rd March 2009 When Cricket was Assailed – by Michael Roberts British Lankan named 40 Under 40 by Boston Business Journal By Sujeeva Nivunhella BRC hockey stalwart Wally de Zylva was a ‘tri-sport champ’-BY DENNIS DE ROSAYRO The roots of music in Sri Lanka has five primary influences ancient ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 9th March 2022 – 3rd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “MONKEY-MEN” – by Des Kelly eLanka Cartoons by Max Gerreyn S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia, Old Boys’ Association – Walk a Mile DUBAI EXPO – Alston Koch in Action International Women’s Day – Women for Women – by Uma Panch UDUMBARA SEVWANDI KUMARI PHENOMINAL MULTIPOTENTIAL VISHARAD DANCING DOCTOR AT THE SUMMIT OF FAME – by Sunil Thenbadu What and how can it happen to someone so young and with so much to contribute to the sport? – by Alston Koch Lessons from Shane Warne’s death – A cardiologist’s perspective – by Sanjay Gupta Blue Ocean Group builds to last India -Sri Lanka – by Trevine Rodrigo : Melbourne (eLanka Sports editor) Dubai World Expo- Rhythm, Music, Dances, of Sri Lanka- by Dr harold ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 6th March 2022 – 2nd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter VALE’ SHANE WARNE – By Des Kelly Shane Warne…a legacy hard to parallel – By Trevine Rodrigo in Melbourne Cricket legend Shane Warne dead at 52 of suspected heart attack in Thailand By Upali Obeyesekere AN ODE TO MARSHIE & WARNIE – by Robin Daniel Blue Ocean Group builds to last Missive on Lent – by Oscar E V Fernando Vale the great Shane Warne – Lawrence Machado Shane Warne. Legend. An extraordinary innings ended far too soon. Vale. – by Anthony Albanese SUNDAY CHOICE LAHIRU PERERA OF LA SIGNORE IDENTITY A SIGNATURE MUSICIAN AT THE SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu SLNSWCA Building Project – “LANKA MATHA” Fond memories of old Colombo city-by HM NISSANKA WARAKAULLE Tourism…are we on the right ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 20th February 2022 – 6th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter FAMOUS LAST WORDS – By Des Kelly A story to tell by SOMASUNDARAM SKANDAKUMAR AIDAN MURPHY – by Des Kelly CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF Sri Lanka-Australia Relations They came, they saw and realized the mountain was too high to conquer – by Trevine Rodrigo RIP – BENITO DE SILVA (1935-2022) – CO-FOUNDER, JPAA CANADA – by Upali Obeyesekere Rajive Sebastian with Vivo on 19 March 2022 (Sydney event) Active Super – Join a leader in Responsible Investment PIYUMI PATHIRAJA A PHENOMINAL QUALIFIED MUSICIAN POSSESSING ABUNDANT OF VOCAL TALENT AT THE APEX OF FAME – by Sunil Thenabadu Mokata Matters by Capt Elmo Jayawardena “THE AGE OF INNOCENCE & THENCE-FORTH” – by Noor Rahim Brillant etymology – by Des Kelly Sri Lanka – India ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 16th February 2022 – 5th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter 11th February ……The day Charlie Chaplin died and some profound facts of and for a happy Life. – by Desmond Kelly Valentine’s Day in the light of Christian admonishment on Love – by Oscar E V Fernando NON BENDERS SHIELD GAME – Photos & Write up by Jon Karu MAITHRI PANAGODA UNDISPUTED LEGAL PRODIGY IN NSW OF SRI LANKAN ORIGIN, FORMER DIRECTOR OF LANKAVISION, FORMER EDITOR IN CHIEF SLE, PATRON OF MUTHUHARA OF SLRC, FOUNDING MEMBER OF OLD ANANDIANS ASSOCIATION NSW Mathavaraja Sri Bawan – My Very Dear Friend – A Eulogy – By Chris Wickramasinghe Watch Cricket Highlights of 3rd T20 – Australia v Sri Lanka 15th Feb 2022 – Aussies seal series in Canberra Watch Australia v Sri Lanka 2nd T20 ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 13th February 2022 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “FACTS OF LIFE” – by Des Kelly Watch T20 cricket highlights -Australia v Sri Lanka 2021-22 Australia’s $315k-a-week woman: How the daughter of migrants who arrived Down Under with $200 in their pockets became the nation’s highest-paid CEO Cartoon of late Bill Forbes – by Max Gerreyn 200 years ago a green haven began to grow “PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOUR.” – The story behind this hymn NADEERA SRI A PHENOMINAL MULTI SKILLED, A RESEARCH LAWYER IN LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING, LAW LECTURER MUSICIAN, LYRICIST, VOCALIST AT THE APEX OF CELEBRITY – by Sunil Thenabadu Sri Lankan Street Food by Dish – Celebrate Valentine’s Day with our Special Tempting Menu RUKMANI DEVI – by Des Kelly FIVE GOOD SUPER HABITS FOR THE YEAR OF ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 30th January 2022 – 9th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “SUCH IS LIFE” – by Des Kelly Paralympian and disability advocate Dylan Alcott has been named Australian of the Year By Akash Arora Deshan Walallavita expands his forte – emerges runner-up at IHC Art Awards – By Clifford Lazarus Multicultural Ambassador Dee Brock shares all about National Backyard Cricket Thomiana Newsletter – January 2022 – by the S. Thomas’ College Old Boys Association, Australia Branch Inc. Tribute to Joan Vyvette Atukorale (nee Arnolda) – by Alix and family Tribute Page for Russell Geddes at Tobin Brothers funeral on Saturday 29th of January at 2.00 PM Let us all be proud that we are ‘Sri Lankans’ by Harold Gunatillake Good News From Jayam February 1, 2022 Pls Scroll Down 35 items Sachini Nipunsala eminent ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 16th January 2022 – 5th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter VALE’, DESMOND De SILVA – by Des Kelly Desmond De Silva – Keeping his memory alive the way he wanted us to! – By his wife Phyllis De Silva “GOLDEN GLORIES” – by Des Kelly Desmond De Silva….a rare gem of Sri Lanka music plucked away to another galaxy – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE A tribute to Desmond De Silva – යන්න ඔබ ගියා ඉන්න හඬ තියා ලස්සන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ – cover by Yellow Beatz Music POPULAR ENTERTAINER DESMOND DE SILVA NO MORE! (13 JULY 1944 – 09 JAN. 2022) – Iconic entertainer bids farewell – by Upali Obeyesekere Milroy. R. Martyn J.P and Jacinta Ratnayake Celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on the 31st of Dec 2021 Match Highlights – Sri Lanka ...

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