Archive for: October, 2015

Casting Call ! Contact Abhinay !!

Casting call: Opera Australia is seeking 1x female actor, 5x male actors and 2x male dancers of South-East Asian backgrounds   for their new production of   The Pearlfishers   To be directed by Michael Gow. His production will play in the Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney Opera House throughout the months of January through March. […]

An UnIndian guide to Sydney

                    Brett Lee and Tannishtha Chatterjee in unIndian (Pics by Kate Ryan)   7 October 2015: Cricket superstar and actor, Brett Lee  showcased Sydney and its attractions to Australian and Indian travellers with the release of his new film, unINDIAN, a romantic comedy filmed exclusively in […]

At the red carpet premiere of UnIndian

                                                            By Neeru Saluja It’s been a long wait to watch the film UnIndian, but all worth it! A year ago the Indian Down Under was […]

Ajaka launches grants for more innovative communities

  Minister for Ageing John Ajaka today announced the launch of a new grants program providing $4 million dollars over four years for innovative projects that support healthy ageing. The grants deliver another NSW Government election commitment that makes a positive difference to the lives of older people across NSW. The Liveable Communities Grants will […]

Hard to Swallow: How climate change is affecting Australian food

  THE price, quality and seasonality of Australia’s food is increasingly being affected by climate change with Australia’s future food security under threat, a ground-breaking report by the Climate Council has revealed. Australia’s food supply chain is highly exposed to disruption from increasing extreme weather events driven by climate change with farmers already struggling to […]

Finance Ministers’ delegation visits OZ for GST experience

                  Capt.  Abhimanyu with Santram Bajaj     By Vijay Badhwar A large delegation from India, comprising of 13 state finance ministers and their representatives, visited Sydney and Canberra on 27-30 September to meet their counterparts in Australia to learn first-hand from their experiences on Goods and […]

New Australian of the Year Awards 2016

  DO you know someone who is new to Australia who has made an outstanding contribution to the community that deserves to be recognised and celebrated? The New Australian of the Year Awards recognise the important contributions of migrants and refugees in Australia. Established in 2014 by the Australia Day Council (Victoria) Inc, the awards […]

Indo-Fijian film Sahara draws applause from local community

              By Manju Mittal ”˜Sahara’, an Indo-Fijian film based on indian Fijian farmers who were evicted out of their farms after the coup and their struggle to survive, was screened at Casula Powerhouse Art Centre on long weekend Saturday October 3, 2015. It has been produced and directed by […]

Sydney Pada Yatra ”“ a spiritual journey right here!

    By Manju Mittal It was a historic long weekend in October for the Hindu Community in Sydney. Up to a hundred enthusiastic devotees with determination, faith and devotion congregated to participate in 65km walk for the annual event Pada Yatra -Westmead Sri Murugan temple to Helensburgh Sri Venkatershwara temple. It is a Hindu […]

Sydney remembers late Ghazal King Jagjit Singh

                “Hontho se chu lo tum mera geet amar kar do” By Manju Mittal Ghazal is a soothing poetic form consisting of rhythmic verses where the heart touches the soul. A legend by the name of Jagjit Singh was crowned “King of Ghazal” by millions of his ghazal […]

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