Gardeners pick up your shovels, rev up your lawn mowers and start planting – the Victoria in Bloom garden competition is now open. Minister for Housing Wendy Lovell today declared the competition open and encouraged public and community housing tenants to think creatively, put on their gardening gloves and spruce up their gardens. The Victoria […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell has today departed Sydney on his third official visit to India to promote trade and investment opportunities for NSW. During the one week visit, Mr O’Farrell will meet senior government representatives and business leaders in Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai with a focus on the infrastructure, education, financial services and tourism sectors. […]
Over 1,000 fireworks will be launched from the sails of Sydney Opera House this New Year’s Eve, using specially designed pyrotechnics to protect the world-famous building as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. The fireworks were developed specifically for the event by Foti Fireworks, so they do not damage the building’s tiled exterior. It is the […]
NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, has congratulated the 27th ARIA Award winners, saying it was wonderful to see so many artists from around Australia celebrating their musical talents in Sydney, the home of the ARIA Awards and Australia’s major events capital. “The NSW Government is pleased to support the […]
Jagdish Chaudhry (Sydney), Co-ordinator Bhartiya yog sansthan in Australia, Sydney has been awarded the 2013 NSW Volunteer of the year Award. In recognition, the award showcases active individual/seniors, who have shown dedication and initiative in this work and have positively contributed to the non-profit organisations for which they volunteer. At present yog centres are at the Hindi Schools […]
Mr. Deepak Kumar Sharma is the Vice President, Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. Harnath Sithamraju: Can you please elaborate on your relationship with OIFC? Deepak Kumar Sharma: Ministry of Overseas Indians and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a Partnership to engage Indian Diaspora started OIFC and one of the reasons Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (Kotak) […]
Mr. Dilip Chenoy is the MD & CEO of National Skill Development Corporation. Harnath Sithamraju: How will the Indian Skill developments Industry benefit from participating in this event? Dilip Chenoy: Australia has a very well developed skill industry and India is evolving a system where we are asking the employers to lead the industry in […]
Shri Vayalar Ravi, Hon’ble Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Harnath Sithamraju unveiling the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. For the first time Sydney hosted a major event by the Government of India – the Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. Dignitaries and Ministers from India, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and various Pacific nations had attended and participated in the […]
NSW has experienced its best 12 months in new housing approvals in nine years, data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. “There were 44,628 new houses approved in NSW in the 12 months to October 2013 – the highest level since 2004,” NSW Planning and Infrastructure Minister Brad Hazzard said. “NSW continues to […]
Cricket Australia congratulates cricketer Fawad Ahmed, who last night won the prestigious Australian Muslim Sportsperson of the Year award at the 8th annual Australian Muslim Achievement Awards. The awards ceremony, held in Sydney last night and organized by Mission of Hope, acknowledges the contribution of members of the Muslim community in Australia. Ahmed beat Sydney Roosters […]