Premier Kristina Keneally and the Federal Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, visited Balmain Hospital to witness first hand how the Transition Care Program is helping older residents back to better health and freeing up hospital beds across NSW.
Ms Keneally said the Transition Care Program is helping thousands of older people regain their independence after a [...]
January 20, 2010 | Posted in
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Premier Kristina Keneally announced Sydney Ferries will continue to operate ferry services on Sydney harbour – and they will remain in public hands.
The market testing process has concluded and the NSW Government has made the policy decision that Sydney Ferries should run ferry services as a NSW Government agency rather than a private operator.
A new [...]
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“The paintings created by the children made it look as though 100 rainbows had descended on the hall floor.”
More than 60 children from all over Sydney and surrounding areas attended the day camp to learn about their Hindu/Indian culture. The camp was organized by the youth wing of VHP Australia at Crestwood Community Centre, Baulkham [...]
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FISA has expressed concerns at the manner
in which the present crisis is being managed
by Victorian State and Australian Federal
Government. Gautam Gupta, FISA Spokesman
said, “It is high time that we bring to the fore all
the statistics including breakup of the number
of Indians and non-Indians, number of crimes
done by and against Indians, the number of
Indians in the [...]
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NSW Attorney General and Minister for Citizenship John Hatzistergos today reaffirmed the NSW Government’s commitment to keeping communities safe for people of all backgrounds.
Mr Hatzistergos said that recent reports of assaults on Indian nationals in Australia had underlined the need for the community to come together in condemning all forms of racism and violence.
“Australia is [...]
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A broad range of views and suggestions were presented by the attendees in a frank and open environment at the meeting held on 10 January 2010, at the UIA premises in Parramatta.These views were communicated directly to the NSW Government.
As you may be aware by now from media reports, the response from the NSW Government [...]
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By Amarinder Bajwa
Technology moves faster than our thoughts these days, many of us wonder how fast we can change our phones, TV’s, PC’s Laptops, cars or even our kitchen equipment. In 2009 the emphasis has been on the greener technologies with lesser carbon footprint, environment friendly, easier to use and accessibility. Many products have changed [...]
January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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By Ashish Ganda
The Consul General of India in Sydney, Mr Amit Dasgupta hosted a Media Briefing for Rear Admiral VS Batra, VSM in his office on 16 November 2009. Rear Admiral Batra is currently Commandant (Head) of the College of Defence Management. The College of Defence Management is a premier tri-service (Army / Air Force [...]
January 19, 2010 | Posted in
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By Ashish Ganda
Dr Harshinder Kaur author of Female feticide – A Curse (Bharoon Hatya – Ek Sarap) made an impassioned speech against Female feticide at a gathering organized by Punjabi Council of Australia in Blacktown on November 22, 2009. The Punjabi Council of Australia is a participating association for “United India Associations” a leading organization [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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Leena Munjal
A.R. Rahman….An inspiring and multi-dimensional artist – Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. Two-time Oscar winner is the undisputed superstar of contemporary Indian music. His songs embrace Indian, Western and Asian influences, connecting with hearts and minds all over the world.
Life History and Career
Rahman belongs to a musically affluent family. He started [...]
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