Active Citizenship Award for a man who sees beyond himself
Gurjinder Singh’s ambitions seem quite modest. He came to Adelaide in 2009 and all he wanted to do was work hard and lead a...
How community cricket clubs are raising their bats
Australia’s summer would seem incomplete without cricket. And with many multicultural clubs raising their bats, there is excitement for players and fans alike.
For people...
Sri Lankans in Melbourne on the political disenchantment
On 21 April 2019, in what is now infamously known as the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Monash University’s Mathematics Lecturer Dr Ranjith...
Chhatt Puja & the Bihar Jharkhand community in Victoria
Shiv Gulam Mishra, originally from Munger in Bihar, who came to Australia in 1991 jests, “None of the Biharis are businessman. We are hundred...
Embracing Golu, the festival of dolls, with an Aussie twist
For Shruthi Mangalaganesh, every year the nine-day festival of Navratri is a memorable one. It is a time when the family engages in the...
How organisations in Australia are reaching out to India
As India grapples with its worst outbreak of coronavirus there has been an outpouring of support flowing from Australia. The country's worst health emergency...
Jaya Manchikanti: Making her mark
It was in the 1970s that Jaya Manchikanti came to Australia along with her parents as an eight-year-old from India. The family settled in...
Forks to friendships: How a small passionate team is helping refugees
It is the first day of Melbourne’s chilly winter and a small team at South of Johnston Café at Collingwood is keeping the evening...
Pandemic conversation: How can we stay relatively safe?
With a highly infectious Omicron third wave, the pandemic conversation is now shifting to how communities and individuals can keep themselves safe.
On an average,...
From Gurdwara to Greenery: Officer blossoms into an eco oasis
At Melbourne’s satellite suburb of Officer, a vibrant community is actively engaged in efforts to create a greener environment.
The extent of their endeavours was...