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Dr Harold Gunatillake OAM felicity and recognition by the Sutherland-shire Council –  by Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: How and why, we settled down in Sutherland shire. A Journey through time It was accidental. I had the opportunity to meet Keith Bates mayor of the Sutherland shire in Singapore in the early seventies, working as a surgeon in Singapore General Hospital. They say unexpected friendship are the best ones. Whilst enjoying a glass of beer at one of the 5-star hotels, on that Sunday morning, I told Keith we have been passed to come to Australia and hope to settle down in Sydney. He obliged to host us until we settled in. Likewise, when we arrived at the Sydney Airport, Keith was waiting for us in his limousine at the exit. We were settled in, in one of his apartments in Bates Arcade, in Jannali a small suburb in Sutherland shire. ...