COMMUNITY NOTICEBOARD

International Peace and Non-Violence day (2nd October 2009).

• Create posters, paintings, slogans or songs. Choose from any one of the topics below:

Peace, Harmony, Unity, Non-Violence, Values of Multiculturalism, Truth, Honesty, Sustainable Future, Recycling, The Recession

Be a messenger of peace and harmony

• Itching to write your stories? Write about any one of the following:

• What’s happening to the world around me?

• People like me because…

• Disagreeing with views and not with the people

• If/when I start earning…...

• Be the change you want to see in the world

• My dream

• Self portrait

• The recession

Age groups: A) 7 to 12 years B) 13 to 17 years C) 18 years and above. Send your entry to: Nidhi Sharma and Bharati Mehta, Address: 3/1 Reid Avenue Wentworthville 2145 Ph: 9687 0061

Email: gandhicentre.australia@gmail. com

Entries close on 28th August 2009. Two prizes for all categories. Participation prizes for all entrants.

Details visit website: www.gandhicentre. com www.gujaratisamaj.com.au

OZINDCARE fundraiser

12 Sept OZINDCARE in association with Hamsa Venkat’s Samskriti School of Dance presents Anuragh, the experience of being in love - an expression through the stories of Shakuntala and Meera at the Science Theatre, 14 Baker St., Kensington, 6.30 pm. For tickets contact: Geetha

Mahadevan 9624 1314, Hamsa Venkat 9620 6026 or Anita Kurien 9825 6772

Classical music duet

25 Sept – 30 Oct The South Indian Fine Arts Association of Canberra sponsors the visit to Australia of Indian classical musicians Debapriya and Samanwaya, vocal and sitar performers. While in Australia, Dev and Sam are scheduled to perform at various venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Byron Bay. Details email devasaman@gmail. com or visit website www.myspace.com/ debapriyasamanwaya

Theatre fostering greater respect for ethnic diversity

5-29 Aug The Alex Buzo Company presents a season of two short plays at the Seymour Centre, Norm And Ahmed by Alex Buzo and Shafana And Aunt Sarrinah by Alana Valentine. Tickets at http:// seymourcentre.com.au

Ganesh Visarjan at SVT Helensburgh

30 Aug The popular Ganesh Visarjan festival will be celebrated with poojas, stalls, cultural programs, foods, children’s activities, procession with drumming and singing of Ganpathy Bappa Morya to Stanwell Park Beach and the final immersion of the idols at sea. Special Ganesh making workshops for kids. Simultaneous outdoor cultural programs and yummy food on sale. Details at http://www.svtsydney.org.

Third Bollywood Youth Talent Competition

23 Aug, 4.00pm-7.00pm AHIA presents the 3rd Bollywood Dance Competition at Ryde Civic Centre, 1 Devlin St, Ryde.

Open to youth of Indian origin, 15 to 25 years, in solo as well as group categories. Details call Pravesh Babhoota 0422 008 907

Ganesh Festival

23 Aug – 3 Sept The Western Sydney Ganeshotsav Incorporated is pleased to announce annual Ganesh Festival Program for this year. The festival is organised in the Swaminarayan Temple located at 1/44 Bessemer Street, Blacktown NSW 2148. Like last year, along with the Sahastravartan and daily Pooja a cultural entertainment program is organised on Saturday, 29th August ’09 at Blacktown Boys High School, Fifth Ave, Blacktown NSW 2148 to encourage children and local artists to show their talents and add some more cultural flavour to the celebrations.

Details call Uday Kulkarni 0439 130 729

Free fun day for people with disabilities,

Frail And Elderly

6 Sept The seva wing of the Vishva Hindu Parishad is running free fun day camp for adults and children with disabilities and their carers and the frail and elderly from 10am to 3pm at Crestwood Community Centre, Crestwood. There will be games, singing and dancing, art etc. Vegetarian lunch and coffee and tea will be provided. Castle Hill member of parliament Mr. Michael Richardson and Baulkham Hills councillor Ms. Barbara Burton will be present. There will be a speaker from Woodbury school (the first wholly ABA school in Australia for children with autism and related disorders) as well. Please register before 31/08/2009 by contacting any of the coordinators. They are Uma Ramasubramanian 96170060, Akila Ramarathinam 8814 7016, Narayanan 9614 5788, Nalini Sankar 9802 5805 and Brij Pal Singh 9484 5204.