Melbourne Peterites Remember Their Mates at Moving Memorial Mass – By Lawrence Machado The Old Boys of St Peter’s College, Colombo, remembered their late college mates at their annual memorial service on July 6th (the Sunday after the feast of St Peter) at The Resurrection Church in Keysborough, Victoria. The book with the names of the recently departed Peterites was taken to the altar, along with the college flag and scarf, at the start of the mass. The lively Peterite choir included Rodney Patternott (keyboards and piano), his son Ryan (guitar), Treherne Pereira (guitar), Murray Moldrich, Rienzie Machado & their wives. The moving service, which commenced in 2014 by the late Dalston de Rozario and Rienzie Machado, has grown over the years from small beginnings, with strong support from the Old Peterite Social Club and former Peterites in Melbourne. This year, a total of $650 was raised for the Fred Hollows Foundation, ...
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Vale a true legend in Lankan journalism: Louis Benedict – By Lawrence Machado I had the pleasure of working and learning at The Sun Weekend under the amazing Louis Benedict who was one of the most talented and humble journalists you could meet. He had a great writing talent which could move the hardest heart. An alumni of St Benedict’s College, Kotahena, Louis wrote and subbed at speed with extraordinary eye for spotting errors, improving articles and producing eye-catching headlines, all under the heady pressure of three or four editions each day. He wrote for several publications including the Catholic Messenger and inspired many where ever he worked. Until his health started failing, Louis worked at The Sunday Times Group where he continued to nurture and inspire journalists. Never one to say no to anyone, Louis helped hundreds of journalists throughout his 50 year plus career and I am glad we got back in touch again last ...
eLanka Newsletter – 2nd February 2025 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Divine intervention is Sri Lanka’s only hope of saving themselves from many blushes. Australia sits in wait for a historic Lanka thrashing in Galle. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Health & Views – JANUARY 3rd issue 2025 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake NEW BORN FAITH (Litmus test) – By Lakshman Navaratne SUNDAY CHOICE – A PARENT’S RESPONSIBILITY – By Charles Schokman Watch Highlights of 1st Test, Australia vs Sri Lanka – Galle, January 29 – February 02, 2025 BERNARD Rulach is no more. Vale’ a great of St.Mary’s College Dehiwala. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Calum Scott: From Reality Show Hopeful to Global Music Sensation – A Memorable Performance at the Enmore Theatre – Sydney on ...
THE DAY WHEN LITTLE-KNOWN DARIUS VISSER SET THE CRICKET WORLD ALIGHT HOW THIS HUMBLE LANKAN-SAMOAN STAR MADE IT TO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS – By Lawrence Machado DARIUS VISSER WITH JORDAN COX AND NICK LARKIN Darius Visser was unknown to most cricket fans until a fateful day in August 2024 when he pulled off one of the most astonishing batting performances to power Samoa to an amazing victory. Visser, the New Zealand-born cricketer of Sri Lankan, Dutch and Samoan heritage, and living in Australia, smote 132 off a mere 62 balls, including a world record 39 in an over. He broke several records on that day. Even more incredible, he did not know he had become a world record-breaker until an ICC official had mentioned it during the innings break. SEE DARIUS VISSER’S RECORD OVER: https://bit.ly/4hbEGmv Called up to play for Samoa in the T20 World Cup qualifiers, Visser strode ...
Vale YC Chang, a true Sri Lankan Rugby Legend – By Lawrence Machado The 1972 Sri Lankan Rugby Asian squad: Captain YC Chang, seated fifth from left. Fellow prop Hadji Omar is on his right with Anton Benedict on his left. YC Chang, one of the legends of Sri Lankan rugby, passed away on Wednesday, January 22. A massive and colourful presence on and off the field, YC, as he was better known, had a long successful stint as a player, coach and administrator at Sri Lanka and the international level. YC said under his leadership at SLRFU, Sri Lanka became the first country in the world to make rugby a professional sport, which earned the ire of IRB for some time. As a prop forward, he was fearless as they come and a powerful player who could terrorise his opponents. Remarkably, despite not playing for Trinity College first XV, ...
eLanka Newsletter – 19th January 2025 – 6th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Jesus Christ Superstar. A journey down memory lane ……. Reminiscing the Lankan theatre scene of the 70’s – By Aubrey Joachim Sri Lanka batters find form and the bowlers complete demolition job on New Zealand. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor). Health & Views – JANUARY 2nd issue 2025 – By Dr Harold Gunatillake SUNDAY CHOICE – The Jesus Story – By Charles Schokman Australian medical teams support the Pioneering 1990 Suwa Seriya – By Lawrence Machado Kaleidoscope 245 ft Harsha Purasinghe, Gayani de Alwis, Asela Abeywardene, Mattu Pongal, spherical Dr Premasiri Khemadasa Emperor of Sri Lankan Opera who revolutionised music in Sri Lanka reminisced on 87th birth anniversary – By Sunil Thenabadu The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2025-1-18 ...
eLanka Newsletter – 12th January 2025 – 4th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter City of the Clouds- Selgessos Discover Selgessos, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey, rich in history and cultural significance – By Dr Harold Gunatillake Watch New Zealand vs Sri Lanka ODI Series – 2025 SUNDAY CHOICE – NO MORE LEFTOVERS – By Charles Schokman Rest In Peace Dimithri Seneviratne – By Lawrence Machado Sri Lanka take another comprehensive hammering from second string New Zealand in one dayers. Series loss highlights batting issues that need urgent address. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO Today marks three years buddy “Desmond De Silva” left us. MANJULA DILRUKSHI MUSIC TEACHER CUM ACCOMPLISHED VOCALIST IN SUMMIT OF CELEBRITY FOR TWO DECADES – By Sunil Thenabadu THE SRI LANKA ASSOCIATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES MANJULA DILRUKSHI MUSIC TEACHER CUM ACCOMPLISHED VOCALIST IN ...
eLanka Newsletter – 1st December 2024 – 1st Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter Sri Lanka skittled for second lowest score in history as South Africa, led by Marco Jansen, destroys their Test Championship aspirations. BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE. (eLanka Sports Editor) Health & Views NOVEMBER 3rd issue – By Dr harold Gunatillake Che Guevara-the Revolutionary turned Peacemaker – by Oscar E V Fernando Peterite Class of ’74 Magical Reunion In Melbourne – By Lawrence Machado SUNDAY CHOICE – As The Deer Pants For The Water – by Charles Schokman The Brad and Kiara Show Podcast – 2024-11-30 Sri Lankan/Asian special night for this year with a Christmas Kaleidoscope 238 ft Arienti, Chayu Damsinghe, Ahara at Amari, Pirelli 2025, markets & more 28 11 24 Kompanne Vidiye – last recorded song by Desmond De Silva – The ...
Sydney Peterites celebrate Golden Gleam in grand style – By Lawrence Machado & Photos by Spiridion Fernando of Envizion Studios View all Photos of the event on eLanka Facebook page – Click here There was plenty of wonderful entertainment, fun, laughter, music, with old friendships renewed and new friendships forged as St Peter’s College OBU NSW hosted their Golden Gleam 2024 at the Hornsby RSL on Saturday, 5 October ‘24. The grand hall – the Showroom of Hornsby RSL – was decked beautifully with the college’s famous Blue, White and Gold colours and Golden Gleam theme highlighted as a wide array of canapes and drinks kicked off the evening in style. With Sydney’s favourite dance band, Kamis setting the tone for the evening, the Peterites, their partners and friends were quick to show off their moves on the spacious floor after a warm welcome by Peterite OBU president Roshara Alles. Dynamic MC Senani Gunasekera does what he knows best: making everyone comfortable, relaxed and in ...
Goodbye Dhyan White: You Certainly Made Your Mark – By Lawrence Machado Goodbye, dear classmate and fellow altar server, Dhyan White. It’s always very sad to hear of the passing away of a childhood friend even though we hadn’t seen each other for many years. Those bonds never die, despite distances. Dhyan died in his sleep in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, leaving his loving family and many friends bereft of his unique personality. Dhyan seemed to have recovered well after his major heart surgery some years ago and was looking forward to our Peterite 1974 class reunion next month in Colombo in June 2024. Sadly, we will never see his cheeky grin and hear his stories again as he was one of the liveliest members of our WhatsApp group. Fortunately for many of our classmates in Sri Lanka, he attended a mini-reunion a few months ago. Dhyan and ...
