May Updates and Events

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Federation of indian associations of act (finact) Inc

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Dear Visitor ji,

General Council Meeting

FINACT General Council Meeting of 2016-17 took place on the Tuesday 2nd May 2017 at the Indian High Commission premises at 3-5 Moonah Pl, Yarralumla ACT. The meeting started with a stirring address made by the Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Mr Ajay Kumar. Mr Kumar discussed the real consequences and shared insights on recent changes in the work visa and other immigration policies of the Australian Government. Followed by the DHC’s address, the president of the Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) Mr Amardeep Singh chaired the meeting and advised the general council that there are no serious and immediate implications of the changes on the Indian community. Mr Singh also conveyed that the 457 visa will be replaced with two new visas and current visa holders will not be affected by the change.

New Member of the Federation

The GC were further introduced with a new member, ‘Mehak Punjab Di,’ the association was represented by its delegates Mrs Manpreet Kaur and Mr Sameer Sekhon who appraised the FINACT general council about the activities and objectives of ‘Mehak Punjab Di’. The general council welcomed the new association unanimously to the folds of FINACT.

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The general council reviewed the activities of FINACT since the last GC meeting including events such as the National Multicultural Festival, Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival and Community Harmony Day. The general council also reviewed the financial status, upcoming events/activities, discussed preparation and proposed changes to the ongoing FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament.

New Initiative for Independence Day

There was a major decision taken with relation to the celebration of the Indian Independence Day. It was discussed and decided that there shall be a change in the nature of celebrations moving from a focus on cultural performances to a new initiative of engaging the youth. Creative writing, essay or speech competitions aimed at diaspora youth will be a part of this initiative and rewarding prizes will be awarded to encourage the participation of youth. The meeting concluded on a very positive note.

FINACT Annual General Meeting

The General Councile meeting decided to organise the Annual General Meeting on Sat 15 July 2017 after the accounts are audited. FINACT Executive Committtee requests all member associations to send us updated list of delegates.

Successful organisation needs leaders at all levels - critical for flexibility, innovative ideas, inspiring others to survive and perform, and acquiring new levels of understanding of rapidly changing socio-political dynamics. FINACT provides a wonderful platform and incubator-like environment to foster and promote leadership. If any delegate wishes to contest for Executive Committee position, please get ready with a presentation of vision and action plans for a better FINACT.

Hope to see delegates of our member associations in the Annual General Meeting on Sat 15 July 2017.

Amardeep Singh

President FINACT

In this newsletter:

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Better Health Management by IWN - Sun 21 May
International Day of Yoga on Sun 18 June
Reception for FINACT Executive Committee Members
ATCS Celebrates Silver Jubilee
Cricket Coordination Committee Meeting on Sun 28 May
Hindi School in North Canberra
Congratulation Jayanti Gupta
Important note from our sponsor
Request for sponsorship

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Better Health Management IWN & ICACT on Sun 21 May 2017

iwn Integrated Cultures ACT Inc. and Integrated Women’s Network (IWN) invite you to a workshop on Better Health Management.

We are celebrating IWN’s fifth anniversary (falling 22 May 2017) and International Day of Families, (falling on 15 May).

Event Details: The workshop has five confirmed speakers:

Date: Sunday 21 May 2017

Time: 2.00 pm – 5.00pm (registration from 1.45 pm for a start at 2 pm sharp)

Free: open to all (light refreshments, tea/coffee will be provided)

Venue: Conference room 1, Gungahlin Library, Corner of Hibberson and Gozzard Streets, Gungahlin ACT 2912. Please enter from the road across Bunnings.

RSVP: [email protected]

We acknowledge the support of All community associations.

International Day of Yoga program on Sun 18 June 2017

Please block your calendar for the International Day of Yoga event on Sun 18 June at the India In Australia (High Commission Of India, Canberra).

Reception for FINACT Executive Committee Members

Leader of opposition in legislative assembly of ACT Alistair Coe hosted a reception on Tue 16 May 2017 for past and present executive committee members to acknowledge the contribution of FINACT to the multicultural aspect of ACT.

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Mr Coe reiterated his commitment to the concept of multiculturalism and appreciated the community for its contribution by bringing in the family values to Australia. Many MLAs including Giulia Jones MLA , Elizabeth Kikkert, Elizabeth Lee, Nicole Lawder MLA and Vicki Dunne MLA attended the reception.

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Giulia Jones mentioned that we all need to be proud of our heritage and also appreciated the Indian community maintaining their traditions.Amardeep Singh on behalf of whole the Federation of Indian Associations of ACT thanked Mr Coe for his hospitality and his commitment of support to the community at all times.

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ATCS Celebrates Silver Jubilee

Australian Tamil Cultural Society (ATCS) celebrated its silver jubilee on 29 April 2017. The silver jubilee celebration was presided over by Deputy Chief Minister of ACT Hon Yvette Berry MLA; Michael Pettersson, MLA as the representative for the Chief Minister of ACT, Mr. Sonal Bajaj from the High Commission of India in Australia, Mr. Amardeep Singh, President FINACT, Mr. Krishna Nadimpalli from Telugu Association of Canberra and Mr. Ravi.

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The dignitaries mentioned in their speeches that they held ATCS in high esteem. They mentioned that it was highly encouraging to see that ATCS was able to celebrate and teach the Indian Tamil cultural values to the next generation.

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The function was well attended by over 200 members of the Tamil society. These included some of the founding members as well as those who have just come into Australia. ATCS was founded 25 years ago with a small group of people by Dr. Palaniappan Muthiah. The main purpose of the organisation is to preserve, perpetuate and propagate the heritage of the Indian Tamil speaking population, to assist and promote literary, cultural, educational, social, health and community activities of the people of Tamil origin. From humble beginnings ATCS has truly spread its wings with over 200 members, a dedicated Tamil school by the name of Chennai Tamil School with over 70 enrolments and participation in multicultural and sports events.

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During the silver jubilee function, the audience heard from past and present members the successes and challenges faced by ATCS. There were many light hearted moments when the members were shown glimpses of the dance/drama shows, or anecdotes from the past performances. The evening was interspersed with classical, semi classical and karaoke performances by children and adults. Students of the Chennai Tamil School sang Vande Mataram in Tamil which was written by Subramanyam Bharathi. Now and then, a trivia was asked of the audience which kept everyone entertained. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the sports competition from the ATCS sports day held on 1 April.

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Members of the current committee cut a silver jubilee cake followed by a sumptuous three course dinner. The function concluded with a vote of thanks to all members past and present and the hardworking volunteers who once again managed to put a wonderful show.

Regards

Ravi

ATCS Executive Committee

தமிழால் இணைவோம்!

Cricket Coordination Committee Meeting - Sun 28 May

Cricket Coordination Committee (CCC) works on preparation, management of ongoing tournament and considers all aspects of feedback it receives through different channels. We want to become an organisation that learns from its experiences and from others’ feedback and suggestions, capitalising on the lessons of successes and failures to improve our performance every year. Continuous improvement is our collective approach in which all captains, managers and FINACT's executive committee members seek out, support and implement changes to make the tournament better, bigger and cost-effective, when budget is significantly constrained. Through making better use of our own and others’ expertise we can make a significant difference to our tournament’s quality, cost-effectiveness and impact.

We strive to strengthen our collective ability to learn and to reap and apply the benefits of that listening, learning, and building capacity and utilising feedback mechanisms into continuous improvements. In this context, we had a very good and fruitful meeting on Saturday 18 March as planned.

If you are also interested in participating in the next meeting of Cricket Coordination Committee, you are most welcome. We appreciate your valuable suggestions for the tournament.

You can help us as:

an adviser - with your constructive advice/suggestions
a volunteer - lots of opportunities before, during and after each match
a sport administrator - being a part of decision-making body that is CCC
a sponsor for the tournament - adopt a team or claim the title of the tournament

We appreciate and welcome all levels of interest in sponsoring our events. Contact us at [email protected]

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 [email protected].

Congrats to the Volunteer of the Year, Mrs Jayanti Gupta

jgupta Congratulations to our past president Jayanti Gupta

"Jayanti Gupta has devoted decades of her life working to make Canberra a better and more inclusive city.

Mrs Gupta was named 2017 ACT Volunteer of the Year on Monday and said she felt humbled and "tremendously lucky" to have her efforts acknowledged."

She is the founder and chair of Integrated Cultures, which coordinates radio programs in Tamil and Hindi, and the Integrated Women's Network.

She is on the executive of the Multicultural Community Forum and the Canberra Interfaith Forum.

The women's network, which began with a focus on women of South Asian origin, has expanded to offer community workshops to all Canberrans, canvassing issues such as health, financial management and domestic violence prevention."

Source: The Canberra Times

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Sponsorship Appreciated for FINACT Events

We understand that one of the main reasons to sponsor a tournament could be to promote one’s business and generate goodwill in the community. Sponsoring the FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament will give you brand recognition among the fastest-growing community group of Indians in the ACT and increase sales or traffic to sponsor’s website through their banner on our website (www.finact.net.au).

Indians are the fastest growing population in Australia. This has resulted in increased air traffic between India and Australia; increased telecommunication; and enhanced trade and cultural ties. Players and their supporters make playing cricket a fiercely competitive and memorable event. They will promote the game and use your services to show their appreciation.

In addition to providing an excellent opportunity to connect with the Indian sub-continent communities, the FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament sponsorship will:

enable them to reach out to wider community groups in ACT and surrounds
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If you are willing to or interested in sponsoring our events, please contact us soon.


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