Sinhala Association of Qld Archives

Saralanga 2022 – By Wipula Dharmasooriya Source : Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter November 2022 – Queensland Sri Lankans Saralanga, the annual cultural festival of the Sinhala Association of Qld (SAQ) was held last month at St. John’s Anglican College Auditorium on October 1, 2022. Its primary objective is the preservation and promotion of the Sinhala language and Sri Lankan culture within the Sri Lankan community in Queensland. The Saralanga concert is held every year with two objectives, the first is to promote Sri Lankan traditional arts and culture among new generations of Australians having Sri Lankan heritage and share with the Australian multicultural community, and the other is to showcase the creativity of the Sri Lankan community in Queensland. It has continued for 28 years except in 2020 and 2021 when Covid intervened. The Saralanga 2022 cultural festival included wonderful performances by Sri Lankan sons and daughters, their creative skills developed ...

QLD Youth Week Source:Dæhæna – Radio 4EB Sri Lankan Group – Monthly e-Newsletter – April 2022 My name is Pumudi Widana Pathirana. I am a final year architecture student at QUT and I have been a part of Sinhala Association of Qld (SAQ) Youth in the past few years and this year I am the social media coordinator of the QUT Sri Lankan Students Association. Queensland Youth Week is an annual event which celebrates the youth of Queensland. In 2022 it is happening from the 1st of April through to the 11th of April 2022. Every year the diverse youth of Queensland hold various events throughout the week, ranging from arts and crafts to science events and carnivals, attracting like-minded youth among the community. A few of the events happening this year include LEGO Club, Anime/Manga Club, Drumming Workshop, Skateboarding Workshop and Virtual Talk: Young, LGBTQI+ & Amplified and many ...