Thorathuru – SLA Newsletter – September 2024 – by Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA) Inc. Download the PDF file . Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox! ...
HSC High Achievers Awards 2024 presented by Sri Lanka Association of NSW. The Sri Lanka Association of New South Wales (SLA) held the Annual HSC High Achievers Award Ceremony on 01 September 2024 at the Don Moore Community Centre in Sydney. The recognition, felicitation and honouring those HSC students of Sri Lankan origin by the SLA has been an annual feature and event in the calendar of the Sri Lankan Community of NSW for over 20 years. Each year students who have performed to an exceptional high standard at the High School Certificate examination in that year and received an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 95 and above are recognised. The ATAR rank is used to offer undergraduate places by Universities in NSW. The HSC High Achievers Educational Awards were open to HSC students of Sri Lankan origin on their performance at the 2023 HSC Examination. Eleven students were ...
A half century of Sri Lankan prominence… fast fading? – By Aubrey Joachim Last evening the Sri Lanka Association of New South Wales (SLA) held its Annual Winter Ball at the plush Sofitel Wentworth in Sydney. It was also the formal celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Association. The premier black-tie Sri Lankan event in Sydney saw some 300 attendees including a number of past presidents and their ladies grace the occasion. The SLA was formed in 1973 when a small group of Sri Lankan professionals came up with the idea of forming a community of interest to foster and promote togetherness among Lankan diaspora in Australia. While Ceylonese had been migrating to Australia in reasonable numbers from the 1950’s – even greater numbers chose to do so in the 1960’s following the socio-political changes and language / ethnic upheavals that ostracized some groups that made up the rich ...
Grocery Voucher Support Program – SLA GROCERY SUPPORT VOUCHERS TO THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY CURRENTLY AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc (SLA) is implementing this project with the support of the NSW Government and participating shops WHO CAN APPLY? Priority will be given to Seniors, Families with children and Temporary Visa holders including International Sri Lankan students HOW TO APPLY? Please email publicofficer@slansw.org.au with your name, special circumstance and your preference of the shop by 22 October 2021 THANK YOU TO OUR PARTICIPATING SHOPS JJR Indian & Sri Lankan Spices (Ingleburn) Surya Supermarket (Toongabbie) Kate Foods (Seven Hills) ...
Sri Lankan-Australian Community Young Achiever Awards 2021 Organised by the Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc. INTRODUCTION: Sri Lanka Association of NSW Inc (SLA), annually presents the Young Achiever Awards to young Australians of Sri Lankan descent/heritage. The aim is to recognise, encourage and reward Sri Lankan youth in their respective fields of excellence to make them role models for others in the community The specific objectives of the Awards Program are to: Acknowledge and highlight the academic achievements of Sri Lankan-Australian students at the HSC. Recognise youth accomplishments in their chosen field of endeavour. Develop a sense of pride in being a Sri Lankan-Australian. Encourage leadership, build self confidence in young individuals through recognition of excellence and act as role models. Stimulate and promote creativity and innovation among young Sri Lankan-Australians The Awards will take place at a function on 8 May 2021. The venue will be notified ...
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