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Australian Women’s squad for CommBank Tour of India The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named the following 16-player women’s squad for the CommBank Tour of India in December/January. Australia plays one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals against India in a multi-format series across two venues in Mumbai over the Christmas and New Year period. Australian Women’s squad Darcie Brown (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC) Lauren Cheatle (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Campbelltown Camden District CC)* Heather Graham (TAS / Hobart Hurricanes / Clarence District CC) Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC) Kim Garth (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC) Grace Harris (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Western Suburbs CC)** Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Sydney CC) Jess Jonassen (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Valley Districts CC) Alana King (WA / Perth Scorchers / Midland Guildford CC) Phoebe Litchfield ...

Nov 14, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia plays, Australian Women's squad, CommBank Tour of India, New South Wales, The National Selection Panel

Anton’s Swan Song – by Lal Wickrematunge How does one capture in a few paragraphs thirty three years of unparalleled service to a community? Impossible and grossly inadequate but let me try, Anton Swan’s colossal effort must not go unrecorded. I had the pleasure of meeting Anton Swan in 2015 on being appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka for New South Wales and Queensland. He was by then a veteran and more so a legend. Being a rookie at Diplomacy it took me a few weeks before I could drum up courage to telephone him. I knew that Anton had by then seen many a High Commissioner and Consuls General come and go. I finally did call him. ” Anton Swan speaking,” he said. I stood up from my chair and words betrayed me. I stuttered and stammered, finally saying who I was. ” How have you settled in? ” he ...

Jul 19, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anton Swan, Lal Wickrematunge, New South Wales, Queensland, Queensland Hon Consul

Diabetes Awareness Forum at the Glenwood Community Centre – 11th June 2023 – 9.30 AM To 1.00 PM As most of us are aware, Western Sydney is a diabetes hotspot with disease rates higher than the New South Wales (NSW) average. Western Sydney faces some daunting issues as the social determinants of health that promote healthy eating, active living and social inclusion are not working favourably to prevent diabetes and its progression. https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/1233/WSD_TakingHeat_DiabetesHotspot.pdf.aspx Lions are also taking initiatives to address this major issue in Western Sydney and one being our 2nd free Diabetes education forum at the Glenwood Community Centre on 11/6/23 from 9.30AM – 1PM. Please register and also promote the event in your circles where possible and help our community. More details in the below brochure and the registration on the link / or the QR code on the brochure. https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/632442070257 ...

May 13, 2023 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Diabetes education forum, diabetes hotspot, New South Wales

Anti-discrimination Videos (sent by The NSW Community Engagement) Anti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW) has launched a series of new in-language video resources aimed at addressing race and other types of discrimination facing multicultural communities in New South Wales. In 2021-22, race discrimination was the second most common type of discrimination complaint lodged with ADNSW. Most race discrimination complaints were in the areas of employment and goods and services. To help communities better understand anti-discrimination laws and yu can watch the videos below. ...

Dec 7, 2022 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anti-discrimination, Anti-Discrimination NSW, Multicultural communities, New South Wales

Australia Day On January 26 in 1788, 11 convict ships from Great Britain landed at what is now Port Jackson in New South Wales, where Governor Arthur Phillip raised the British flag to signal the beginning of the British colony. Since the early days of the British colony, Sydney has marked January 26 using various names, such as Anniversary Day, First Landing Day and Foundation Day. This gradually evolved into ‘Australia Day’, and other states and territories officially adopted the name in 1935. Although celebrations originally focused on the anniversary of the British occupation of New South Wales, since 1979, the federal government has promoted an Australia Day that was less British and more Australian in the hope of unifying Australia’s increasingly diverse population. Australia Day eventually became a national public holiday in 1994. According to the National Australia Day Council, it’s “the day to reflect on what it means ...

Dec 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Australia Day, January 26 in 1788, New South Wales, Port Jackson

Death of a Colossus – Sunil de Silva – by Raj Gonsalkorale Sunil de Silva Sunil de Silva, a lawyer of immense repute who strode the legal halls of fame in Sri Lanka and Australia passed way peacefully in Gosford, New South Wales on 28th February 2021. He was 80 years old. Sunil was well known amongst those living in New South Wales, Australia, more for his affability, wit, instant rejoinders, and his ongoing engagement with the Sri Lankan community. He was colosus, not just in his intellect, but his demeanor! A larger than life figure who one could never miss in a crowd! Despite all this, he was a kind and soft person within and would melt emotionally when seeing unfortunate circumstances befalling others. He was a lover of drama and acted in many stage productions and recently, took to the cinema as well. His many roles in stage productions ...

Mar 2, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged New South Wales, Raj Gonsalkorale, Sidat De silva, Sunil de Silva

International travellers have flown into Melbourne for the first time in months Source:-abc The first international flight to land in Melbourne since June has touched down at Melbourne Airport. The flight, from Colombo, is one of eight international flights due to land in Melbourne today. Passengers arriving from overseas will go straight into Victoria’s revamped hotel quarantine system. More than 170 Australian Defence Force personnel are now involved in the scheme, temperature checking staff and helping to manage the entry and exit of travellers into hotels. Victoria Police will be in charge of all aspects of security within quarantine hotels. Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville, who is ultimately responsible for overseeing the scheme, said the chances of another hotel quarantine breach were minimal. “You can’t say 100 per cent that you’re not going to get an infection out of it, these are people that are coming back from ...

Dec 7, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged International travellers, Melbourne, Neville, New South Wales

Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter SCHOENSTATT NITE – 20TH ANNUAL DINNER DANCE (Melbourne event) ‘Vishama Bhaga’ movie to raise funds for ‘Pure Water for All’ charity project Sydney Alumni of Girls’ High School Kandy Presents – A Night in the Galaxy(Sydney event) St Peter’s College Old Boys Social Club – Peterite Melbourne Rugby Group presents Scrum Down – Rugby Fellowship Dinner Dance Old Antonian Social Club of Australia presents 38th Annual Dinner Dance (Melbourne event) Sri Lanka Association of New South Wales presents Pride and Passion Click below for events ...

Sep 10, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged New South Wales, Rugby Fellowship Dinner Dance, St.Peter's College Comments 0

WORLD MS DAY 2019 | THIS THURSDAY 30 MAY | MY INVISIBLE MS MEDIA ALERT Monday 27 May 2019 What: The World MS Day 2019 #MyInvisibleMS campaign aims to (both) spotlight the invisible symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) and their unseen impact on quality of life; and increase the visibility of MS. A key characteristic and point of difference of MS, invisible symptoms include pain, fatigue, visual problems, numbness/tingling, feeling hot and cold, brain fog (cognitive difficulties), depression, continence problems and balance issues/dizziness. People with MS often hear, “but you look so well!” when in reality, they are experiencing severe invisible or hidden symptoms. When: This Thursday 30 May 2019 Where: Global including Australia (events and campaigns across nearly 100 countries) Campaign: My Invisible MS Theme: Visibility Hashtags: #MyInvisibleMS (or #myinvisiblems) #worldmsday (or #WorldMSDay) Media-friendly activities throughout Australia on Thursday 30 May include the public/online events such as: New South Wales (MS Limited) o MS Symposium (sold out but live streaming), media briefing ...

May 28, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged New South Wales, Western Australia, WORLD MS DAY Comments 0