A MEMMORABLE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION – by Mr Nimal Sedera: Brisbane   The Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration organized by the Sri Lanka Society of Queensland on 24th April at the Jindalee Bowls Club was a tremendous success. With the tradition of the Society, it was an event of less talk and more fun packed rituals, traditional games and events followed by a sumptuous buffet lunch.   Tickets for Maximum COVID number allowed within the main hall was one hundred and twenty-five and every seat was occupied at the commencement of the meeting.  Every participant was welcomed with a pack containing a professionally made  “Konda Kevum”. The President of the Association Mrs Namal Wijeratne welcomed all guests and the programme was launched with the ritual of boiling of milk for prosperity. Mrs Chalani Gunasekera , wife of  Late Victor Gunasekera who was a founder member of the Society lit the ...

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Sri Lanka Society of Queensland (SLSQ) celebrates members and friends get together   Sri Lanka Society of Queensland (SLSQ) was planning its signature event, the Sri Lanka New Year function in the beginning of the year. Unfortunately, the worldwide pandemic was declared in March. The Australian government cancelled all public gatherings and therefore we had to cancel our celebrations too. When restrictions were easing in Queensland, the committee decided to organize a fellowship get together for its members and friends who always support the Society. As a result of this idea, on Saturday 14th November we celebrated a get together at Jindalee Bowls Club. The event was organized as per COVID regulations set by Premier with a restricted number of guests. The MC for the event was Laurensz Manricks, who has been a member of the Society for many years. He kept the guests relaxed and entertained us with his ...

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