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Prashanth Sellathurai, the pride of Sri Lanka for Australia – By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE The insatiable hunger for success cannot be suppressed in some minds, and one of those with this rare quality is Prashanth Sellathurai, despite his outstanding academic success. Not satisfied with his credentials as a practising doctor, the 36-year-old has pushed himself to boundaries far exceeding a healthy regimen among mere humans to establish himself as one of the best Australian gymnasts earning him an induction to Hall of Fame appreciation among sportsmen in New South Wales. From a Sri Lankan perspective it is an honour to have a dedicated participant that has brought honour and success at the highest level in a sport that has only produced two world class performers for Australia. Prashanth’s parents are medical professionals and he is the seed that did not fall far from.the tree. But he superseded it with ...

“Hearts Aflame” Bushfire Fund Raising Event When Catastrophic Bush fires swept across our adopted homeland Australia, disaster set our HEARTS AFLAME beyond imagination. The natural compassionate nature of our community strike in, to heal the agony of our fellow Australians. Sri Lankan community living in Sydney gracefully united at “Hearts Aflame” to raise much needed Funds for the Bush fire Emergency. We are proud as a community to inform the “Hearts Aflame” Bush fire Fundraising event has been a great success with a total collection of $30,800.19 for the Bushfire emergency. All the contributions have been donated to NSW Rural Fire service (RFS) in two separate occasions. Recently, our team has gathered at RFS Headquarters in Sydney Olympic Park to meet up with the Assistant Commissioner RFS Stuart Midgley and handed in the final contributions of $16,572.19 by Hearts Aflame and $10,300 by the Sinhalese Cultural forum of NSW Australia ...