The Ceylon Society of Australia 25th Anniversary Celebrations  – by Adam Raffel (Photos thanks to Senanie De Silva, Earlson Forbes and Nihal Dias) The Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) held its 25th Anniversary celebrations on 28 August 2022 at the Pennant Hills Community Centre.  The hall was decorated with balloons and banners celebrating 25 years of the CSA. All this was the tireless handiwork of Pauline Gunewardene, the President of the CSA, with the able assistance of all members of the CSA Committee. There were approximately 80 people in attendance. Pauline presided over the formal proceedings. She highlighted the achievements of the CSA during its 25-year existence, acknowledging the contributions of all former CSA Presidents. A special mention was made of dearly departed CSA Past Presidents Tony Peiris and Sunil de Silva, who served the Society with distinction and affectionately remembered by all attendees. Pauline, then, outlined the program for ...

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