Meet Jovia Prem, Melbourne’s young prolific author
Though little and just eight years of age, Jovia Prem has a lot going for her. For one, in the year of the pandemic,...
I ran a genuine campaign: Sahana Ramesh
While the huge swing in favour of women candidates in the Wyndham City Council elections is remarkable, for India-born Sahana Ramesh, who is part...
Darebin councillor Tim Singh Laurence is six times lucky
With his recent win in the Darebin Council elections, Tim Singh Laurence marks his sixth victory (never having been defeated) and is perhaps on...
Diwali joy: Woolworths expands South Asian product range
Diwali preparations are now made easier and more convenient with special South Asian products available in selected Woolworths stores across the country.
Diwali occupies an...
How the Malayalees in Bendigo are keeping together
“If you go to any hospital in India, you are sure to find a Malayalee (native of Kerala) nurse,” says Allen Joy, who is...
Adelaide’s Bengali community celebrates Durga puja
In 1998, the Bengali community in Adelaide celebrated Durga pujas for the first time with two idols which were brought all the way from...
How one man is vitalising Bendigo’s Sikh community
Every first Sunday of the month, the burgeoning Sikh community members in Bendigo meet at the St Mary's Anglican Church in Kangaroo Flat. It...
Hashtag without limits
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate action of its members" — Coretta Scott King
Hashtag without Limits is a...
At Bairnsdale, ‘charity man’ Kamaljit Rai navigates the pandemic
At Bairnsdale, a regional town in East Gippsland some 281 km from Melbourne, Kamaljit Rai Singh humbly acknowledges that people know him now. He...
Ajay Pasupulate has his own story to tell
Few weeks ago, Melton-based Ajay Pasupulate lost his job. He had a career as an IT professional and one that was built on incremental...