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Community Language Schools Spectacular Success – 06.06.23 Community Language Schools in NSW have demonstrated in a spectacular way that they are doing much more than maintaining community languages for the next generation. Sydney Town Hall has hosted the Inaugural NSW Federation of Community Language Schools Performance Spectacular on June 4th with the songs and dances of dozens of cultural backgrounds on show. Welcoming the large Sunday audience to the Town Hall, the President of the Federation, Lucia Johns, told them how it came about: “We talked about organising a big event where our community language schools could showcase their cultures and the richness of their traditions. It would be an opportunity for us to show the beauty of the work done by the many community language schools every week”. She also thanked the Shadow Minister for Multiculturalism, Mark Coure, whom. she said: “had the vision to support the idea and ...

Jun 6, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Charles Dickens in Ceylon: Talk by Dr Raja Bandaranayake MBBS, PhD, MSED, FRACS at the Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) Meeting held in Sydney on 28 May 2023: a short summary. The second meeting of the Ceylon Society of Australia (CSA) for 2023 was held on the 28th of May at the Pennant Hills Community Centre. It was well attended, considering it was a cold Sunday evening! The speaker was Dr Raja Bandaranayake. Raja graduated in Medicine from the University of Ceylon, obtained his PhD from the University of London Guy’s Hospital Medical School and a master’s in education from the University of Southern California. He is a highly respected surgeon and medical educator who has advised the United Nations, WHO and World Bank. Raja also is an avid collector of books on Ceylon covering the British colonial period. The attendees were treated to a fascinating talk on whether or ...

Jun 5, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Travel Diary – Trip along the Great Ocean Drive, Regional Victoria, and Toowoomba – By Ravihansa Rajapakse & Chinthika Ranasinghe Source : Qld Sri Lankan Newsletter – Dæhæna – January 2023 We were living in Melbourne at the time when we had to move to Brisbane for Chinthika’s studies and my work. The Christmas holidays were looming large, and so we took the opportunity to do a ‘mega’ 12-day road trip from Melbourne to Brisbane. The plan was to first travel West along the Great Ocean Road before turning North towards Queensland. We thought of making stops at Ballarat, Bendigo, Canberra, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Newcastle, and Byron Bay, before reaching Brisbane. We started the trip early morning on the 17th of December and our first stop was Werribee Zoo. Although not overly enthusiastic about zoos, we decided to pay a visit to this zoo as it follows a different structure of ...

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Sydney teen killed while walking with friends – By Lucy Slade Source : amp.9news A 17-year-old boy was walking with a group of friends near a shopping centre he was struck and killed by a car in Sydney’s north-west. 9News understands the boys were walking behind Carlingford Court shopping centre when a car veered off the road and pinned him into a parked van. Friends, family and teachers from Carlingford High School went to the scene to console the remaining boys at Rembrandt Street about 11.20am today. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the teenager when they arrived but he died at the scene. Another 17-year-old boy was injured and is at Westmead Hospital. The driver, a 90-year-old woman, was also taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing. Police have not yet been able to contact the boy’s family. He is yet to be formally identified. ...

Dec 3, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Schoolboy, 17, killed in horror car crash after a 90-year-old driver veered off the road excelled in maths and dreamed of becoming an aeronautical engineer – as his heartbroken parents speak out – By Antoinette Milienos Source : dailymail Calvin Wijeweera was killed after he was struck by a car and pinned under a van The 17-year-old was walking from school in Sydney’s north west when he was hit  A 90-year-old woman was driving a Mitsubishi when she collided with the pair A classmate was taken to hospital after suffering a head injury in the collision  Police are investigating whether speed or a medical episode caused the crash The grieving parents of a 17-year-old boy who was killed after being pinned between a car and a van in a horror accident have shared their heartache. Calvin Wijeweera was walking from school with two other classmates in Carlingford, in Sydney‘s north-west, at about 11.20am on ...

Dec 3, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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EXCITEMENT BUILDS FOR THE T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP NSW is set for a major economic injection with Sydney set to host a suite of action-packed matches as part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in less than two weeks’ time. A host of sports stars and celebrities, including Australian women’s cricketer Alyssa Healy, GWS Giants player Lachie Whitfield and former NRL player Michael Ennis, got into the spirit today taking part in a ‘Biggest Hit’ competition on Sydney Harbour to promote the upcoming T20 action. Premier Dominic Perrottet said Sydney will host seven games, with tens of thousands of cricket fans expected to flock to NSW throughout the tournament. “This is going to be a cracker of a tournament as the Aussies look to defend their T20 World Cup crown and NSW will be right in the thick of things,” Mr Perrottet said. “Sports fans across the ...

Oct 4, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , , ,
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Doctor’s mercy dash across surging floodwaters to help patients Source:9now.nine.com.au New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet has warned that flooding across the state is far from over. More than 50,000 people are now under flood evacuation orders or warnings and whole suburbs that have been cut off are still in need of access to essential services, which is where Dr Enoka Guneratne comes in. “I come from a third-world country, but I’ve never seen this,” the Richmond doctor, who is originally from Sri Lanka, said about the devastation left by the floods in Sydney’s north-west. “Even there, people have access to medical stuff even during the worst times. “Here the community is cut off from … mainstream medical help.” Guneratne said she’ll do anything to help her patients. Today she suited up in a life jacket over scrubs, with a garbage bag of supplies, in an effort to get to ...

Jul 7, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , , ,
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms unauthorised vessel from Sri Lanka has been intercepted   Source:abc.net.au The Prime Minister has used his last appearance before voting closes to confirm an unauthorised vessel from Sri Lanka has been intercepted on its way to Australia. Speaking after casting his ballot in his home electorate of Cook in Sydney, Mr Morrison told journalists reports of an interception were correct. “I can confirm that there’s been an interception of a vessel en route to Australia. That vessel has been intercepted in accordance with the policies of government and they’re following those normal protocols,” he said. “In the interests of full transparency in the middle of an election campaign, the Labor Party was advised of this and a statement has been issued by the border protection authorities.” Minister blames Labor for boat attempts under her watch The Home Affairs Minister, Karen Andrews, told media the interception was the ...

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