CBA’s Diwali extravaganza

It is said to be one of the best venues in Sydney, the Waterview restaurant at Bicentennial Park in the Sydney Olympic Park. This was the venue chosen by the Commonwealth Bank to celebrate the Festival of Lights Diwali last month.

With over 250 people in attendance, it was an evening filled with fun and excitement capturing the Diwali spirit. Be it the sincere MCing of Divya Dhingra or the robust dhol players as they escorted the main guest to their seats, Commonwealth Bank’s Premier Banking and Migrant Financial Services celebrated Diwali with their guests with great flair.

Their General Manager Ed Box spoke eloquently about the value which CBA places not only on their valued customers but also their staff.

“At CBA, we are like a family. We recognise the diverse needs of the community and I am proud to say our staff meets these needs. In fact at CBA we live for customer gracefully swayed to the number Chalte Chalte from Pakeezah and proved that mothers can still be ‘stars’. It was wonderful when Deepa credited her success to her husband Vikram and equally lovely to see many others wives, especially Mrs Sahni, nod in agreement as they looked at their own partners!

Gifts and prizes, games and raffle draws kept everyone entertained before dinner. Among the prize givers, was Cr Gurdeep

Singh from Hornsby Council. The food served on the night was scrumptious. Maya da Dhaba excelled themselves yet again as expected!

While the adults were at dinner, the kids were well and truly kept occupied by Hannah from Bop Till You Drop.

The night ended with a trademark Indian tradition, Bollywood dancing; but at this event, there was also a final Diwali present, a take-home box of Indian sweets for each family to relish later.

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service and have been recognised as No.1 in customer service in our industry,” he added with pride. Box also acknowledged the high value which CBA places on both the Chinese and Indian markets and his pride in having at least 51% of the Indian migrant market business. Their Mumbai operations were launched in 2010.

With tongue in cheek, he played out to his audience linking their love for cricket and the Commonwealth Bank’s sponsorship of Cricket Australia. The bank observed Diwali with their well-wishers with Bollywood dancing, fine dining, colour and plenty of music.

Pawan Luthra