Event Updates & Final Match of Westpac FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament

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Dear Visitor ji,

Westpac-FINACT T-20 Tournament final match will be played 3.00pm onwards at Bonner Oval, Burnum Burnum Cl, Bonner ACT 2914 on Sun 20 November 2016. First time finalist Karnataka Bulldozers will take on the defending champions BJSM PK XI. We hope a very good game on the day.

Due to some unavoidable reasons, we have to change the venue for Final match and award ceremony at the last moment and we apologise for the inconvenience. We are reaching out to all our beloved followers, players, organisers, stall holders, artistes, sponsors, members, invitees and guests to ensure their participation in this gala event that includes sporting festival with cultural extravaganza and spicy snacks to explore on the venue.

FINAL MATCH - SUN 20 NOVEMBER AT BONNER OVAL

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Invitation: Final Match & Award Ceremony on Sun 20 November

Can't believe our prestigious annual Cricket tournament has come to its final week.

Let me start by congratulating this years finalist teams " BJSM PK XI & Karnataka Bulldozers" and thanking all the community, players, their supporters and everyone who is involved in making this year's Westpac FINACT T-20 Cricket tournament a success.

I take pleasure in inviting each and every one of you along with your friends and family to join in and enjoy our wonderful closing ceremony for this year which includes a lot of fun filled activities for whole family and Grand Final match. Details are as below.

The final match will be played on Sunday, 20^th November 2016 and an award ceremony will follow.

Venue: Bonner Oval, Burnum Burnum Close Bonner 2914
Date: Sunday, 20^th November 2016
Time: 3 - 6pm Match & 6 - 6.30pm Awards Ceremony

Toss: 2:45 pm

From 3.00pm

Jumping castle FREE
Chat stall
BBQ (gold coin donation )
Westpac stall (Great opportunity to pursue your home loan/refinancing options)

Formal presentation Ceremony & Cultural programs involving:

6.05 Cultural program - Karnataka group
6.10 Bhangra
6:15: Chief guests & Dignitaries speech & award
Participation certificates to all teams
Man of the Match presentations for all matches
Best Batsman
Best Bowler

chittibabu Lastly but by no means least CHAMPIONSHIP Trophy presentation.

FINACT would like to cordially invite you and your association members and guests for the final match and the awards ceremony.

We have invited several VIPs including the federal and state political leaders and elected representatives. We are also expecting either the Indian High Commissioner or his Deputy to grace the occasion.

Allow me to take this opportunity on the community's behalf to thank all our sponsors, FINACT Executive committee, Cricket ACT, Mr Khaleel Shaik who has voluntarily been supporting our tournament for over 4 years in various key aspects, Mr Peter McCann ACT Umpires manager, Mr Angus from Sunday Social.

Look forward to joining you all there.

Regards,

ChittiBabu Divi

Secretary FINACT

Message from ACT Chief Minister, the Hon Andrew Barr MLA

bar200 On behalf of the ACT Government, I congratulate the Federation of Indian Associations of the ACT on your success with the fifth annual T-20 Cricket Tournament.

Cricket is one of the many shared pastimes linking India and Australia and it has been wonderful to see the passions and excitement on the pitch in this tournament over the past few weeks. Each of the teams should be proud of their achievements.

Indian culture is a rich and important part of Canberra and the Federation plays a vital role in developing events that bring people together. Your passionate advocating for a more inclusive city makes Canberra a better place to live. Canberra is a meeting place for people from all cultures and it is fantastic to see events such as this T-20 tournament bringing people together.

Thank you to all who have made this tournament possible. It takes a lot of ha~d work and considerable effort to plan a successful tournament like this and it is great to see it pay off. Good luck to those playing in the final and may the best team win.

Andrew Barr MLA
Chief Minister

Message from Meegan Fitzharris MLA

Meegan Congratulations to the Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) on yet another successful Westpac FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament over the past few weeks. This tournament brings together passionate and diverse communities from across Canberra and it’s great to see all the matches played in such a fine competitive spirit. Whatever your result, you’ve been able to put rivalries aside after the final ball has been bowled.

FINACT brings together many groups from across Canberra and it’s clear that one of the many aspects that bind all of these groups together is cricket.

FINACT plays a significant role in representing the Indian communities across Canberra, particularly in the Gungahlin region. I have worked with many of the FINACT groups and look forward to continue to work with you in Yerrabi and the wider community over the coming years.

Congratulations again to everyone involved on such a successful event.

Meegan Fitzharris MLA

Member for Yerrabi

Message from Alistair Coe MLA

Alistair Coe portrait It is an honour to congratulate the organisers, participants and supporters involved in the successful 2016 Westpac–FINACT T20 cricket tournament.

There are many cultural, historical and institutional ties that link Australia and India. Of course, the common love of cricket is a strong bond that unite us.

Growing up, I enjoyed watching players such as Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Now, the likes of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are leading a new generation of talented Indian cricketers. Not only have these people been extraordinary players, but they have also been great ambassadors for the sport and for India.

The Westpac–FINACT T20 cricket tournament brings together Indian cricketers in Canberra, with 13 teams competing in this year’s tournament. Just as international cricket unites people across the world, local cricket unites our Canberra community.

I wish the best of luck to the tournament finalists, Karnataka Bulldozers and BJSM PK XI.

The success of this tournament is a credit to everyone involved. Once again, I congratulate the organisers, players, umpires and sponsors for hosting and taking part in the tournament.

Sincerely,

Alistair Coe MLA

Leader of the Opposition, Member for Yerrabi

Shadow Treasurer; Shadow Minister for Economic Development;
Shadow Minister for Transport

Message from Gai Brodtmann MP

gai I write to wish the Federation of Indian Associations of the ACT every success for this year’s fourth annual T-20 cricket tournament.

This is one of the rare years where both Australia and India have sat atop the ICC Test Team Rankings. The result belies a level of performance that is testament to our mutual passion for the sport and the spirit in which it is played.

It is through events like the T-20 tournament, as well as the Diwali Festival of Lights and the Multicultural Festival, that Canberra’s active Indian community can continue to be celebrated and to flourish.

I wish the tournament organisers the best of luck for another successful event and offer my congratulations to everyone involved.

Gai Brodtmann MP

Federal Member for Canberra

Shadow Assistant Minister for Cyber Security and Defence

Message from Elizabeth Kikkert MLA

Campaign photo A passion for cricket is one of the many things that India and Australia have in common, and so it brings me great pleasure to extend congratulations to my good friend Amardeep Singh and his associates from the Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) who organised the 2016 Westpac FINACT T20 Cricket Tournament, as well as my congratulations to those who participated and to all those who showed up to cheer the players on.

The Indian associations in Canberra are wonderfully rich and varied, reflecting the cultural, historical, religious and intellectual diversity of India itself, but I have no doubt that this very successful tournament has helped to foster greater unity amongst the territory’s Indian communities – and between these communities and others in our beautifully multicultural city.

I extend my best wishes to PK XI and the Karnataka Bulldozers, the tournament finalists.

Your passion and competitive spirit are an inspiration. Good luck to all the players for Sunday’s final – and to FINACT for many more successful cricket tournaments in future.

Yours sincerely,

Elizabeth Kikkert MLA

Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs

Shadow Minister for Families, Youth and Community Services

Pre Final Dinner and High Commissioner's Farewell on 17 November

suris As you know, the High Commissioner of India Mr Navdeep Suri has been assigned another important task by the Government of India and will be departing Australia leaving an exceptional impression among the communities and diplomatic circles.

FINACT Member associations' delegates and distinguised community leaders bid a very sentimental farewell to His Excellency Mr Suri on Thursday 17 November 2016.

dinner

A number of guests attended the event including but not limited to Kanti Jinna (President of Royal Commonwealth Society), Nanette Bak and Sam Holden of Konica Minolta (Sponsor), Benjamin Pamu and Samantha Walker of Westpac (Tournament Cup Sponsor), the Hon Elizabeth kikkert MLA, Shadow Minister for Multicultural Affairs in ACT, and finally the Hon Mike Kelly MP from Eden Monaro. On the occasion everyone acknowledged and remembered Mr Suri as an outstanding diplomat who worked extremely well in the interest of better Australia-India relations.

The farewell programme followed by pre-final dinner party and both the finalist team members and event sponsors were introduced to the guests.

Hindi School in GUNGAHLIN is open

खुशखबरी व शुभ समाचार - हिंदी पाठशाला शुरू

Good news for residents of North Canberra. Hindi School is functioning in North Canberra since 16 October 2016 at the Palmerston District Primary School. It runs on Sundays from 3pm.

If you wish to enrol yourself and/or your kids OR wish to teach, please contact Sushant at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Talk on Mindfulness and Stress Management - Sun 6 November 2016

I am the Australian coordinator for Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari who visits Australia every year from India for conducting sessions on Mindfulness and Stress Management.

Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari is a globally acclaimed motivational and inspirational teacher, specializing in Mindfulness Meditation and Stress Reduction. He is also an author, social advocate, peacemaker and innovative Micro-Credit leader from West Bengal, India. His vision of mindfulness as the greatest self-help tool permeates all aspects of his service to humankind.

In 2005, Shuddhaanandaa founded the Stress Management Academy, and began conducting global seminars on breathing, relaxation, meditation and positive thinking for schools, corporations, hospitals, prisons and other venues. He expanded his Simple Art of Managing Stress Program into Course in Mindfulness (CIM) in 2012. He delivered Talks on Mindfulness and Stress Management in USA, UK, Mexico, Costa Rica and many other countries.

He was the keynote speaker at the Global Youth Conference held in Washington, D C. He was also awarded the Man of Peace Award by the World Organization of Peace in Mexico in 2012. In July 2015, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the S.T.A.R foundation for his invaluable and outstanding contribution to society. He was presented the award at the House of Lords, United Kingdom (U.K), in July 2015.

This year he will be in Canberra from 23-26th November, 2016. It would be wonderful if he could personally interact with HAWAAI members and deliver a Talk on Mindfulness and Stress Management.

He also delivered Talks on Mindfulness in Sydney University in 2004 and to corporate executives of Cotton On in Melbourne.

If you are interested, please get back to me at the earliest so we could discuss about the event dates and timings. Some links to relevant websites are given below:

http://www.courseinmindfulness.com/
International man of peace: https://youtu.be/NHeW_CyTFz8
Interview: https://youtu.be/zcEG01Ba2wY

Best regards,

Anirban Banerjee
Phillip, Canberra
Mobile: 0406 305 098


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