Australian Tamil Cultural Society - Sat 17 Feb at 4:30pm - Stage 1

Australian Tamil Cultural Society (ATCS) cultural performances in National Multicultural Festival.

Several cultural medleys are mixed together and presented to you in an inspiring way to bring out the best performance by a group of talented young and aspirant members from our community. Programs range from 90’s song medley, mix of dance performance and several other music.

Make sure you are at Stage-1, 4.30PM on Saturday the 17^th Feb. Looking forward to see you all at this great event.

Festival of India - Sat 24 March

AusIndia Fair is an event for celebration, showcasing and promotion of India in Australia emphasising the niche businesses, values, spirituality, culture and communities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is the biggest ever Indian event in the ACT that promotes a holistic India.

Canberra Punjabi Sports and Cultural Association (CPSCA) has initiated the concept of annual AusIndia Fair and is actively supporting FINACT to coordinate the event. 

FINACT and its member associations are organising annual “AusIndia Fair” on 24 March 2018 at Stage 88, Commonwealth Park in Canberra to make AusIndia Fair a fun-filled, exciting and eagerly anticipated annual event on the local calendar. 

The event is aimed to promote and encourage inclusiveness of Indian communities, culture, food, businesses and values in Australia. The fair is providing an opportunity for wider Australian communities to participate and enjoy the proactive, productive, vibrant and dynamic AusIndia community. 

Given this, the 2018 AusIndia Fair will provide an excellent marketing opportunity for businesses seeking to promote their goods and services; bring all interesting aspects of India on one platform instead of the current piecemeal approach; and for the promoters, sponsors and participants to promote and harness mutual opportunities for India and Australia. 

The event will have a stage for performances and addressing the crowd. There will be about 30 stalls for promoting various states, business information, food and tourism. 

The AusIndia Fair will be advertised in the local newspapers, community newspapers in Sydney and Melbourne, Yupp TV, SBS, ABC, FINACT and community newsletters, through social media and letterboxing.  

Sponsorship packages are available for businesses and organisations and they will be officially recognised as supporters of AusIndia Fair 2018. 

FINACT invites you to be part of this exciting and enjoyable journey. 

Connect with us through the following:

Website: www.ausindiafair.com 

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Please contact us for participation, volunteering, suggestions, comments. 

Watch the space for more updates.

Royal Canberra Show

23 - 25 FEBRUARY 2018
EXHIBITION PARK, CANBERRA

OUR SHOW IS YOUR SHOW

Canberra Hindu Mandir - Fri 16 to Sun 18 - Stall E17 & E18

Come and visit Canberra Hindu Mandir Incorporated stall for Indian Vegetarian Food, - Vegetable pakora, samosa, Bread Pakora, vada, dosa, cold drinks and much more.

Canberra Punjabi Sports and Cultural Association - Stall F55 & F56

Canberra Punjabi Sports and Cultural Association (CPSCA) will be participating in the National Multicultural Festival from 16 to 18 February at stalls F55 and F56. 

This year CPSCA will be providing yummylicious Indian food and invites everyone to enjoy Punjabi Culture and delicious finger-licking food.

We look forward to seeing you during the NMF at stalls F55 and F56 .

Canberra Sikh Association - Sat 17 Feb - Stall F20

Canberra Sikh Association has booked a stall for 17 February at National Multicultural Festival Canberra City (Civic Square).        

 

The aim of this stall will be promoting the Sikh identity and message of Sikhi. 

 

Our volunteers will be distributing free water and soft drinks to the visitors of National Multicultural Festival and also handing over the literature of Sikhism detailing Sikh identity and ideology.  

 

The volunteers from Sydney will also assist Canberra Sikh community in answering any queries of visitors on Sikh identity and ideology. We will need the support of the Sangat to make a deep impact of Sikh presence at the National Multicultural Festival.

 

Initiatives For Women In Need (IWiN) - Sun 18 February

IWiN is organising a half day event, FemFest 2018, on Sunday 18 March to celebrate and display creativity and success of multicultural women (particularly women coming from culturally and linguistically different background)  in the ACT region.

Please find the attached event flyer. 

Integrated Women's Network -  Sat 17 & Sun 18 February

We have our presence at the multicultural festival on Saturday 17 February and Sunday 18 February.

Karnataka Association of Canberra - Sat 17 Feb - 11am to 8pm

Since our founding, KAC is putting all effort to bring every individual from Karnataka in Canberra to be part of KAC family by organizing social and cultural events throughout the year.

As you are aware, KAC is proudly showcasing Karnataka's rich and diverse culture and its traditions at this year's National Multicultural Festival - India in the City. The KAC will host its display on Saturday 17^th February from 11:00 am TO 8.00 PM. 

OriOZ Canberra - Sat 17 Feb - 12pm to 9pm 

Hindu Temple and Cultural Centre - Sat 17 Feb - 10am to 9pm

Community Events

ACT Women's Thunder Social Cricket League - Thurs 22 Feb to 15 March 2018

This one is for the mums, older sisters, aunts, female friends etc..

Come and play Social Cricket!

Round up your friends and family to play in the ACT Women's Thunder Social Cricket league proudly supported by ANU Sport.

No experience required, all gear supplied, we play with a modified ball so no protection equipment needed.

Details

Starts Thursday 22^nd February through to 15^th March (4 weeks)

Time: 6.15pm - 7.30pm

Venue: Willow Fields, ANU

Teams of 6 players

Cost: Special offer of $30pp which covers equipment, umpires, ground hire and insurance.

Register and pay online: Click Here 

N.B: If you have a team sorted then each player still needs to register individually. In registration form you can note which team you are aligned to. There is an option to register as an individual as well and we will find you a team to join.

For more information please email ANU contacts:

Holly.Halford-Smith@anu-sport.com.au or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..au

Look forward to seeing you on the field,

NICOLA BROWNE | Development Leader - ACT & Southern NSW
Cricket ACT | 6 Spoering St | PhillipACT2606
PO BOX 429 | Phillip ACT 2606
Direct: 0410 671 256 | Fax:  | Mobile: 0410 671 256 
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..au | www.cricketact.com.au

International Mother Language Movement - Language Walk on Sun 25 February

Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival -  Sunday 4 March 2018 in Queanbeyan Park

Last year Federation of Indian Associations of ACT Inc set the stage on fire with their high energy routine. The #Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival 2018 on 4 March will be no exception.

Children Language Sanctuary

ACT Bilingual Education Alliance (ACTBEA) is organising language related activities at the Children’s Sanctuary at the National Multicultural Festival in February 2018. One of the things we are doing is looking for people who can write in other scripts to promote awareness of the great variety of languages being spoken and/or learned in Canberra. Volunteers should have neat writing and be able to show children and their families how their names can be written down in another script. It would be wonderful to have several Indian scripts represented, so I hope you can pass this message on to FINACT members.    

The Children’s Sanctuary will be in CMAG in Civic Square:

10am - 4pm, Saturday 17 February 2018

11am - 4pm, Sunday 18 February 2018

A small honorarium is available for volunteers who can help for a minimum of 90 minutes. Teenagers and young adults particularly welcome. Seeing their writing skills valued in this way may inspire them to further develop their language abilities. 

To register interest, or for more information, please contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If registering as a volunteer, please provide details of:

·  Name of volunteer  

·  language/s that can be written, 

·  email address, and 

·  age (if under 18 years old)

More details: http://actbilingual.weebly.com/