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SYDNEY’S ‘ROYAL THOMIAN’ – THE TRADITION LIVES ON! Source : stcobasydney On Australia Day, the sun shone brightly down on Sydney, a perfect public holiday. The teams donned their college cricket uniforms, gathered at the Punchbowl Oval, for an early morning breakfast readying themselves for the annual 28th Royal Thomian Opens, Masters and Classics encounters. This year STC OBA hosted the Annual NSW Royal Thomian Cricket Carnival with the planning done in close association with RC. The Games featured three limited overs matches; Classics (limited to those over 60 years) for the Sunil De Silva trophy Masters (limited to those over 50 years) for the Morrel trophy Open (to the best that each school is able to field) for the EC Gunasekaran Trophy For weeks prior to the game, the teams had gone through challenges in preparations to get the teams together. It was the usual unforeseen trouble as soon as ...

Feb 11, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Annual NSW Royal Thomian Cricket Carnival, Australia Day, Royal-Thomian

Beverley’s tireless community work earns her an Australia Day honour – By Brendan Rees Source : southbanklocalnews Beverley Pinder, a former City of Melbourne councillor, businesswoman, and Southbank Rotarian, has been awarded an Australia Day honour for her service to the community through a range of organisations. Ms Pinder, also Australia’s Miss Universe winner in 1978, was named a recipient of the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of her strong work ethic and dedication to helping others through charitable work. It’s an honour Ms Pinder said that had been “completely unexpected” but one that made her feel “so proud and humbled”. She has been actively involved in charitable organisations since she emigrated from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to Australia, aged 13. Throughout her career in public relations, Ms Pinder said she was always mindful of the opportunities that Australia gave her and her family, “to enjoy a level of ...

Feb 8, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, Australia’s Miss Universe winner, Melbourne councillor

19,000 people have used Australia Day to take out Australian citizenship : SBS Sinhala News on 27 Jan Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with new Australian citizens during the National Australia Day Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony in Canberra, Thursday, January 26, 2023. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE Source:-sbs.com.au ...

Jan 28, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anthony Albanese, Australia Day, MICK TSIKAS

Australian Honours and Awards Investiture Ceremony presentation at the Investiture Ceremony, Government House – recipient Dr Harold Gunatillake The Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) is awarded for service worthy of particular recognition. Australia has a system of honours and awards to recognise Australians for excellence, achievement and commendable service. These awards were introduced on 14 February 1975. The Governor conducts investiture ceremonies twice a year at Government House Sydney for New South Wales recipients of Australian Honours and Awards. Recipients are announced on Australia Day and the Queen’s Birthday. Transcript: Hello viewers, Thank you for clicking on the link to open this video presentation. This is not my usual presentation on a health subject, but this is about myself that I wish you share and celebrate with me. The Governor of NSW invited me, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley ACQC, for the Investiture Ceremony on the 12th May ...

May 13, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Australia Day, Australian Honours, Queen’s Birthday. Australian government, Sri Lankan community

Hornsby Shire’s Australia Day events wowed the crowd! DATE: 27 January 2022 Hornsby Shire’s Australia Day events wowed the crowd! A capacity crowd of 950 people enjoyed Hornsby Shire Council’s combined 2022 Australia Day Celebrations and Citizenship Ceremony in near-perfect weather and amid beautiful parkland surrounds, yesterday (Wednesday 26 January). Council presented its outdoor Australia Day celebrations at historic Hornsby Park, treating audiences to music, dance, roaming entertainment, and inflatable swimming-pool fun at the adjacent Hornsby Aquatic and Leisure Centre. Council earlier hosted an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony at the park, welcoming 40 new Citizens from 15 countries, including Bangladesh, the Channel Islands, China, India, Malaysia, Nepal, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Uganda, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe among others. “Hornsby Park features some beautiful heritage gardens under magnificent native trees, close to nearby bushwalks into Old Man’s Valley,” said Hornsby Shire Mayor, Philip Ruddock. “You simply couldn’t get a ...

Jan 28, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, Hornsby ShireCitizenship Ceremony, Mayor Ruddock

Australia Day On January 26 in 1788, 11 convict ships from Great Britain landed at what is now Port Jackson in New South Wales, where Governor Arthur Phillip raised the British flag to signal the beginning of the British colony. Since the early days of the British colony, Sydney has marked January 26 using various names, such as Anniversary Day, First Landing Day and Foundation Day. This gradually evolved into ‘Australia Day’, and other states and territories officially adopted the name in 1935. Although celebrations originally focused on the anniversary of the British occupation of New South Wales, since 1979, the federal government has promoted an Australia Day that was less British and more Australian in the hope of unifying Australia’s increasingly diverse population. Australia Day eventually became a national public holiday in 1994. According to the National Australia Day Council, it’s “the day to reflect on what it means ...

Dec 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, January 26 in 1788, New South Wales, Port Jackson

Sydney’s Royal Thomian Derby at Memorial Oval Ingleburn, Tradition lives on Source:Stcobasydney A change of day from the traditional “Australia Day” encounter and the “Venue” was ominous at the start of the day with grey skies and early morning showers as the players drove in for an early morning start of the Classics game. What greeted them was a typical Sri Lankan breakfast organised by Royal. By the time all enjoyed their fill, the skies cleared on the picturesque Ingleburn Oval, the picket fenced ‘turf wicket’ for the open game and the synthetic wicket for the Classic and Masters encounters. Ingleburn ground management had taken great care in preparing the grounds and all facilities, this enabled teams to settle in quickly for the matches in time. Ingleburn management had decided to make a donation of the grounds hire charges to the McGrath Foundation, hence the wickets were ‘pink’, a very ...

May 28, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, Chanaka Gunasekara, Lalin De Silva, Vineetha Rajakaruna

Australia Day – Lamb Ad 2020 – 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 – Which is the best TV Ad? ...

Apr 22, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day

SYDNEY REFLECTS, RESPECTS AND CELEBRATES OUR NATIONAL SPIRIT ON AUSTRALIA DAY The Sydney Opera House shined bright with Aboriginal artwork and the Australian and Aboriginal flags were raised high above the Harbour Bridge as dawn broke over Sydney this morning, setting the tone for our national day. What followed was an inspirational and symbolic showcase of Aboriginal culture with the WugulOra Morning Ceremony at Barangaroo Reserve, where the Australian anthem was sung in both the local Eora language and English, with its new line: “We are one and free”. ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, The Sydney Opera House

FIRST NATIONS AT FIRST LIGHT ON AUSTRALIA DAY 2021 IN SYDNEY For the first time on Australia Day, the Sydney Opera House sails have been lit up at dawn with Indigenous art as a poignant recognition of Australia’s First Nations people. Shortly after first light, the Aboriginal flag was raised alongside the Australian flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. These two significant dawn moments set the tone for Australia Day 2021 across NSW with a focus on reflecting and respecting all that makes our country so special. NSW artist, Frances Belle-Parker, was commissioned to create the artwork for the projection on the sails of the Sydney Opera House. Ms Belle-Parker, a proud Yaegl woman, mother and artist from Maclean on the Clarence River, said she is proud to have designed the projection to represent the oldest living culture in the world. “By creating this work, it gave myself the opportunity ...

Jan 26, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, Sydney