The Asian Australian Lawyer’s Association (AALA) recently held its first AGM at the offices of the law firm Baker& Mckenzie at which the keynote speaker was the Attorney General Hon. Robert Clark who is also the Minister for Finance and the Minster for Industrial Relations. Hon. Robert Clark spoke at length about the importance of promoting diversity in the […]
Bridgewater NJ and Pune, India IGATE Corporation, the New Jersey-headquartered integrated technology and operations solutions provider, launched the IGATE Corporate University – the Company’s sprawling training and development facility in Pune. As one of Asia’s largest corporate training Universities, the IGATE Corporate University will focus on building custom training programs and methodologies in association with leading global varsities. The University […]
Nikita Sharma, New Delhi A matriarch in Maharashtra adopts over one thousand orphan children; another in Rajasthan becomes the youngest Sarpanch of her native village with an MBA, leaving a lucrative corporate career behind; and yet another 23 year old becomes the first Kashimiri woman to develop an android app for the people of her state. These and […]
The cream of Australian Punjabi dance and music talent was on display at the Bhangra Down Under 2014 – Australian Bhangra competition, held at the National Theatre, St Kilda on Sunday 21st Seven teams competed from across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra for the top prize of $1,500 and the winning trophy. The event was a sellout and over […]
On September 13, Yuva Gujarat organised a festival for Navaratri at the Westside Indoor Sports Centre, Altona. Yuva Gujarat was established by a young migrant from Gujarat (a state in India) with the intention to maintain, enhance, and promote Gujarati culture and heritage in Australia. The key mission of Yuva Gujarat is to unite the Gujarati community […]
Fans and players from the Indian community have been invited to create a team and represent India in the second edition of the MoneyGram Thunder Nation Cup, which was launched recently by the Sydney Thunder. Started by KFC Big Bash team the Sydney Thunder in 2013, the competition aims to give cricket lovers from all cultural backgrounds the […]
Former Chairman of Cricket NSW, Dr Hari Harinath OAM, has been named the new Chair of the Community Relations Commission’s (CRC) Advisory Board. Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello announced Dr Harinath’s appointment along with seven part-time Advisory Board Members. “The make-up of the new Advisory Board truly reflects the changing face of multicultural NSW and for […]
Western Sydney and coastal regions will be the areas in NSW most heavily impacted by dementia growth rates, new dementia prevalence rates show. The figures, prepared for Alzheimer’s Australia NSW by Deloitte Access Economics and released today to coincide with Dementia Awareness Month, predict a big growth over the next 40 years in the number of people with […]
International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia is an independent initiative to celebrate world cinema in the southern hemisphere. It provides an opportunity to showcase movies from around the world that are high on art and content and may or may not be shown in cinemas. IFEFA also attempts to celebrate the cinematic art and awards the most original and creative […]
OnAugust 31, 2014 the Gold Coast Hindu Cultural Association held their Annual General Meeting. The association welcomed their new Management Committee, which includes Dr Shunil Sharma as the President, Dr M. Anandakumarasamy as the Vice President, Mr Rajiv Haikerwal as the Secretary, Mrs Neela Ramiah as the Joint Secretary, Mr Rathinam Srinivasan as the Treasurer, Mr Sures Sinnadurai as the Assistant Treasurer, […]