Australia India Society Of Victoria Inc with over 50 years of community service
celebrated India’s Independence Day celebrations on 15th of August 2015 with a
capacity crowd at the Cinnamon Club in Melbourne. Guests of honour included the
honourable Mr Tim Richardson and Mrs Inga Peulich Shadow Minister for
Multicultural Affairs representing The Hon Matthew Guy, Leader of the
Opposition. Guests were treated with a sumptuous buffer dinner, entertainment by
Bollywood Dazzlers and a live six piece band.
AISV was in 2013: Winner of the most prestigious awards, the “Bharatiya Pravasi
Samman Award” bestowed upon an Overseas Indian Association by the President
of India His Excellency Shri Pranab Mukherjee . This is the only organisation in
Australia to have received this coveted award. The award was received in Cochin
India by the current president of AISV Dr Gurdip Aurora.
And in 2011 was the Winner of the Victorian Multicultural Awards for Excellence
towards community services.