eLanka Newsletter: February 2020 1st edition: Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE “ORION, PERSONIFICATION OF ELVIS” – By Des Kelly Annual Golf tournament in memory of Julius Ferdinands Alston Koch to perform at Oscars ‘After Party’ COUNTING AND CRACKING WINS AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST LITERARY AWARD Governor General David Hurley welcomes Indian Women’s Cricket team – By Rajni Anand Luthra Is keto diet the best for diabetics – By Harold Gunatillake SRI LANKA NEWS (JANUARY 2020) – Compiled by Victor Melder Kindness in Action – By Oscar E V Fernando Click below for events ...

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Annual Golf tournament in memory of Julius Ferdinands  An annual Golf tournament in memory of Julius Ferdinands who passed away in Melbourne in 2018 was held at the Waverley Golf course recently.  The event was put together by Julius’s wife Romaine together with Philip Morris, Mohan Liyanage.and brother Anton Ferdinands.   (Photos thanks to Trevine Rodrigo)   ...

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JULIUS FERDINANDS IS NO MORE – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE   Julius Ferdinands lived his life as a fierce competitor in his life’s work or on the cricket fields or Golf courses around Melbourne. But life outside the passions of this caring dad, husband and wonderfully warm friend was tragically cut short at the age of 57, cruelly taken away by Cancer which left a distraught family and hundreds of friends grieving his demise. A passionate Collingwood fan who wore his heart on his sleeve, Julius was known to let the neighborhood know who he barracked for whenever his beloved Pies were in battle. He fought his own battle similarly when challenged with the dreaded disease. A fun-loving man who made inroads into culinary fare that delighted thousands in Sri Lanka, where it all began, then the Middle East and finally in Australia at restaurant and ending as a ...

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