Please Join Us To Celebrate The life Of Baptist Abeyadeera – OBITUARY Viewing – Thursday | March 21 | 7pm St Kevin’s Catholic Parish Hampton Park 120 Hallam Rd, Hampton Park Vic 3976 Funeral Service – Friday | March 22 | 11:30am St Kevin’s Catholic Parish Hampton Park 120 Hallam Rd, Hampton Park Vic 3976 Followed By – Burial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery 600 Princes Hwy, Springvale Vic 3171 Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!  ...

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Consul General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne assumes duties Source:-https://www.ft.lk/ General-designate of Sri Lanka to Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, in Australia, Sandith Samarasinghe assumed duties at the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Melbourne on 12 December 2022. Addressing the staff of the Consulate, Consul General-designate stated that he intends to focus on trade and tourism promotion and collaboration on climate change and green economy while continuing to provide consular services to Sri Lankans in the three States in more efficient manner during his tenure. Consul General-designate Samarasinghe has 13 years of experience in politics, engagement with numerous stakeholders across industry, Government and corporate sectors and has operated within complex environments at both national and international level. He worked as a Climate Change Consultant at multinational and local organisations involved in renewable energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, tourism, wildlife and agriculture development projects in Sri Lanka. He has previously served as ...

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Report, Clips and letter of appreciation from Lions Club in Sri Lanka to Lions Club of Wantirna, Victoria The Lions Club of Batticaloa appreciated the donation given by Lions Club of Wantirna, Victoria, which was utilised to purchase educational materials for schools in Batticaloa. Thank you, Siva Sivagnanam Lions Club of Wantirna Download the PDF file .   ...

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Golumale – unique geological formation – By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located in Meegolla in Yatamedura approximately 23 kilometers from *Walapane in the Nuwara Elya District, Golumale is a breathtaking hamlet bordering *Victoria, *Randenigala and *Rantembe Sanctuaries as well as the boarder of Central and Uva Provinces. One side of the hamlet borders a thick forest, whereas the other side has paddy fields, a unique breathtaking scene. Golumale is a unique geological formation with a series of rock pools on the banks of a river created by years of erosion. There are also natural rock carvings and rock formations of various shapes and sizes at the location. Golumale is considered as a wonderland due to its picture post card scenes, surrounded by splendid evergreen vegetation and a wildlife sanctuary one side of the river there is dotted with tree-houses that are constructed along this human and wildlife interface to enable the locals ...

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The new laws that take effect in Victoria and across Australia in 2021   Source:-smh The start of 2021 will bring some welcome news for many Victorians, with many set to benefit from the introduction of new laws and regulations across the state. Some renters will gain more security from laws that offer additional protections, public transport fares will remain the same for the first time in years and electricity bills are set to drop slightly.   New laws will offer more protections to tenants in 2021.CREDIT: DOMAIN   State Parliament spent less time sitting in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and was often occupied with urgent COVID-19 legislation, meaning some proposed laws have been pushed back to the middle of the year and beyond. Here are some of the new measures that take effect across Victoria in the first three months of the year: New protections for renters Permanent ...

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New species of horn-lizards discovered in Sri Lanka’s Salgala forest- By Ifham Nizam A new species of the genus Ceratophora (horn-lizards) found in the Salgala forest in the Kegalle district in the northern part of the wet bioclimatic zone, has been named to honour a renowned scientist in Sri Lanka.   ...

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