COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

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AISV Independence Day Dinner

15 August, 6:30 for 7pm start at Richmond Town hall, Bridge Road, Richmond

3 course meal & drinks (BYO). Tickets $60 members, $65 non-members For any further information please contact Dr. Gurdip aurora Tel: 0417 357715

Mehfil Night

21 August, 8 – 10pm, at The Meeting Room at Coburg Library, Crn Victoria & Louisa streets. Melway: 29h1. presenting Dr shardha Reddy who will sing ghazals and filmi songs, accompanied by tabla and harmonium. Free entry.

VSA’s 21st Dinner Dance 2009

26 August, at Golden sands Receptions, Burwood. Live performances, bhangra tunes, dholis. Tickets: adults $65 (inclusive of pre-dinner drinks, 3 course Indian Dinner and drinks - softs/beer/ wine/sparkling), students (15-17 years) - $55, Kids (12-15 years) - $40. Contact sarin at social.director@victoriansikhs. com or email – info@victoriansikhs.com / secretary@victoriansikhs.com .

ISCF Independence Day event

29 August, 2 – 4pm at Community Centre, shirdi sai sansthan, 32,halley ave. Camberwell Vic.3124(Melway 60 B5). Indian senior Citizens Forum celebrates Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan. Free event, light refreshment will be served. Contact seema 9551 in this meeting that there is a need for better regulation of operations of a few onshore education agents, who have allegedly followed unethical practices and mislead students about study options and student visa regulations. such activities on their part aid and abet students’ noncompliance with their student visa rules and lead to problems in their academic and social lives, making them easy and vulnerable targets to opportunistic crime, exploitation and an unsavoury experience of life in australia. aaeRI has noted that recent negative media publicity about the attacks on Indian students and the operations of ‘rogue’ private providers and education agents, has caused a lot of damage to “Brand australia”. aaeRI will be making efforts to project true and positive stories about current students and alumni of australian institutions, and about the desirability of australia as a study destination.

The delegation strongly urged the providers to also conduct a similar exercise of publicising their laudable efforts and highlighting the positive experiences of their students in countries where the australian image has suffered. such media efforts will go a long way in restoring confidence in current and prospective students and their families, about the australian international education sector.

In conclusion, it was decided unanimously that providers and aaeRI will work together towards this goal of improving the australian image, not only in India but also globally.

1067; patel 9572 4960; auplish 9561 1878 or email auplishsk@yahoo.com.au

Shri Sankat Mochan Mahotsava 2009

29 August, 3.30 to 8.30pm at CCTC auditorium, 44-60 Jacksons Rd, Mulgrave, (Mel way Ref: 80K3). puja and path recitation followed by prasad. For more details contact sunila shrivastava, Mobile: 0412 753 763 email: ashriv@ gmail.com