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PORTRAIT OF NIMAL WIKRAMANAYAKE KC UNVEILED IN VICTORIAN BAR ASSOCIATION CHAMBERS Ross Howie KC who unveiled the portrait. A ceremony attended by many of the leading judges, silks, and lawyers of the Victorian Bar was held at the Bar Association’s Peter O’ Callaghan Gallery on 17 July 2023. It was presided over by the Chairperson of the Victorian Bar’s Arts and Collection committee Siobhan Ryan KC who called upon retired County Court Judge Ross Howie KC to unveil the portrait of Nimal Wikramanayake KC. Judge Howie spoke at length on Nimal’s legal career and the resolute manner in which he overcame obstacles on his way to the top of his profession. Nimal remains the only lawyer from an Asian background to be granted silk in Australia. He now enjoys the added distinction of being the only lawyer from an Asian background to have his portrait unveiled in the Bar ...

Jul 27, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, lawyer in Sri Lanka, lawyers of the Victorian Bar, Nimal Wikramanayake

Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara ඇඩිලේඩ් ශ්‍රී ලංකා බෞද්ධ විහාරය Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara Inc. (ASBV), a not-for-profit organization, was established in 1996 to promote Theravada Buddhism and has gradually turned out to be the solitary community hub representing the culturally diverse Sri Lankans in South Australia. ASBV engages in a broad scale of Dhamma activities including conduction of Dhamma sermons as well as Seela and Bhavana (meditation) programs for the benefit of both Sri Lankan and non-Sri Lankan communities in South Australia. ASBV also offers a comprehensive education program including linguistic, cultural and religious components to children in the community through its Ethnic School (Sinhala Buddhist School), which is registered under the Ethnic Schools Association of South Australia. Moreover, aspiring to be a community hub in South Australia, ASBV extends a plethora of non-religious volunteer services such as counselling, community awareness programs and charity work and reaches out to the wider Australian ...

Jun 25, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Associations – Australia Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Sri Lanka Buddhist Vihara, Australia, Buddhist temples in Australia, Sri Lankan communities in South Australia

Dushyanthi Thangiah awarded OAM for service to the community – By AMIT SARWAL Image: Dushyanthi Thangiah (Source: LinkedIn) Source : theaustraliatoday Dushy was born to Sri Lankan parents with strong ties to India – both grandmothers are Indians! The Governor-General of Australia, the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), has announced Honours and Awards for 1,191 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service. Well-known Sri Lankan-Australian community worker Dushyanthi Thangiah has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community through social welfare organisations. Image: Dushyanthi Thangiah (Source: LinkedIn) Dushy was born to Sri Lankan parents with strong ties to India – both grandmothers are Indians! In December 1988, Dushy and her husband Ranjit migrated to Australia after spending several years in Singapore. “Community work runs in my blood. My mother and sisters are all ...

Jun 21, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, Hon. David Hurley, INDIA

Leaked memos reveal international students rorting dual-study loophole – By Clay Lucas Source : theage Leaked federal government memos reveal large numbers of international students are exploiting a loophole in Australia’s visa system to abandon university courses for cheaper private colleges and then go on to work instead of study. The documents also show the federal Education Department has taken little action on the issue despite admitting it was a serious problem at least 18 months ago. International students in Australia can sign up for “concurrent study”, a rule designed to allow preparation for employment through short courses such as responsible service of alcohol or barista and hospitality training. But with little oversight from authorities once they enter Australia, growing numbers of students are obtaining a student visa offshore via a university enrolment and then enrolling in a cheaper vocational education course once they arrive. In the past year, 11,000 overseas ...

Jun 5, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, federal Education Department, International students

Rental affordability at a nine year low in Australia: SBS Sinhala current affair on 30 May – By Athini Amarasiri, Catriona Stirrat, Mahnaz Angury Source : sbs Listen to the SBS Sinhala radio current affair feature on the latest updates of the report revealing housing affordability is at a nine year low in Australia. ...

May 31, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, Rental affordability

MEDIA RELEASE The Children of Macarthur region show the pathway to community harmony 09.05.23 The Australia Day 2023 Local Hero, Mr Amar Singh, founder of Turbans 4 Australia, believes that all Australians should hold on to and enjoy their language and cultural traditions. He was speaking at the annual Macarthur Multicultural Children’s Festival, on May the 7th, organised by the Children’s Festival Organisation Inc supported by a broad range of Macarthur Region groups including Campbelltown City Council and Rainbow Crossing. “It is beautiful to see our voice, our culture, our food and our dress being appreciated at this festival because it is very important in a rich multicultural, diverse nation that we protect our cultures and to pass them on to our children. “There is nothing worse in life than to miss out on something important and that will happen if we don’t give our children our culture, our language ...

May 9, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia

MEFF 2023 Press Release – Experience a Day of Diversity and Celebration at the Multicultural Eid Festival & Fair with Free Entry and Free Parking Sydney, Australia – The Multicultural Eid Festival & Fair (MEFF) returns on Sunday 30 April with FREE Entry and FREE Parking at Fairfield Showground, Smithfield Rd, Prairiewood. MEFF is the first, largest and longest-running Eid festival in Australia, being one of the most anticipated events on Sydney’s multicultural calendar. Welcoming tens of thousands of people from over 35 communities, it is a family fun day for all. The Multicultural Eid Festival and Fair was started in 1985 by late Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad OAM, a Muslim community leader when he noticed that Eid was only celebrated in people’s private homes. Back in his home country of India, Eid was celebrated in large gatherings and festivals, and he wanted to have the same feelings of celebration with ...

Mar 29, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, Dr Qazi Ashfaq Ahmad OAM, Eid Festival, MEFF, MEFF 2023, Muslim community

Monga’s Incisive Analysis of Australia’s 50 -Over Triumph – By Michael Roberts Source : thuppahis Sidharth Monga, in ESPNcricinfo.com, 22 March 2023, “Zampa and Co stifle India to take series 2-1″ Australia snatched the No. 1 ODI ranking Australia Outplay India in Final Fifty-Over ODI and snapped India’s four-year unbeaten series streak at home with a thrilling win in the defence of 269 in Chennai. Australia went all in from the moment they won the toss and gambled against the dew by choosing to bat on a dry and soft surface. They attacked the new ball in the powerplay, but kept attacking, which resulted in quite a few starts but no fifty. The bowlers then hung in despite a quick start from India, their two spinners Adam Zampa and Ashton Agar took six wickets between them to drag India back from 65 for 0 and 146 for 2. The defence was all the more remarkable because Cameron ...

Mar 23, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Michael Roberts Tagged Ashton Agar, Australia, Virat Kohli

ABSC INC. HOLDS MEDIA CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE EKONOMOS, ISSUE 4, 2023 The Australian Business Summit Council Inc. hosted its fourth annual Media Conference and Luncheon at the five-star Le Montage Reception Centre in Lilyfield, New South Wales on 13th March 2023 to announce the upcoming publication of the fourth issue of EKONOMOS, the official ABSC Inc. business affairs magazine. More than sixty VIPs and guests attended this significant event, featuring H.E. Dr Ali Kraishan PhD (Ambassador of Jordan) and the Consuls-General of Egypt and Bangladesh, the Hon. Mr Damien Tudehope NSW MLC, and the Deputy Mayor of the City of Canada Bay and Liberal candidate for Drummoyne in the 2023 NSW state election, Ms Stephanie Di Pasqua, as well as eminent business leaders, multicultural community leaders and representative members of the multicultural press corps. ABSC Inc. president for the fourth consecutive year, Dr Frank Alafaci PhD outlined the Council’s broad ...

Mar 20, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, Australian Business Summit Council, Dr Frank Alafaci PhD, H.E. Dr Ali Kraishan PhD, Stephanie Di Pasqua

Melantha Perera launches solo career at the Walawwa in Melbourne – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Melantha Perera has over the decades cut a niche for himself as a singer, songwriter and a pioneer of acapella in Sri Lankan music. His achievements don’t end there having been part of some of the best bands in Sri Lanka including Mirage, and his hunger for more, apparently knows no bounds. An inner lust for exploring further horizons has seen him set up music schools and his current music workshop Riversheen school of music has gained wide acclaim and popularity among budding musicians in the Island of great musical talent. Hailing from Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, widely acknowledged as the country’s music capital, Melantha is from a family rich in music background, his parents, siblings and children following a God gifted talent. His brother Rukshan is a case in point being a highly respected musician ...

Feb 27, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia, Desmond De Silva, Melantha Perera, MUSICIANS, Singer, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan music, Walawwa