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    SARALANGA 2019 – 28 Years of Creativity On Saturday the 28th September, Saralanga – the premier cultural extravaganza of the Sri Lankan Community in Brisbane, presented by the Sinhala Association of QLD (SAQ), graced the stage of Moreton Bay College, delighting a packed audience. The purpose of Saralanga is twofold: to promote Sri Lankan traditional performing arts among the new generations of Australians of Sri Lankan heritage and share it with the general Australian public; to showcase the creativity of the Sri Lankan community in Brisbane. The appreciation of this aspiration was clearly established by the comments made by the invited guests Anton Swan (Honorary Consul for Sri Lanka in Qld.) Joan Pease MP (Member for Lytton, Senior Government Whip) and Wayne Briscoe (Executive Director, Multicultural Affairs Queensland & Engagement). The high standard of performance was unmistakable. The hallmark of Saralanga 2019 was that it brought on stage ...