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Do you know someone in your community who shows outstanding leadership, innovation and community connection in promoting social cohesion and harmony across NSW? Or do you know someone who deserves posthumous recognition for their legacy and impact on NSW’s remarkable multicultural community? Then nominate them now for the 2025 Multicultural Community Medals and Honour Roll. The medals and honour roll inductees will be revealed at the 2025 Premier’s Harmony Dinner, a gala 1600-head evening event dedicated to celebrating the significant contributions made by multicultural leaders right across NSW. The annual event celebrates our rich cultural diversity and its historic and…
“Old Roads and New” Rajiv Chaudhri announces that his new short film, a social experiment emerging from a partnership with The Community Foundation of North Western Sydney, India Club, Indo Australian Sanatan Society & Indian Seniors Group Hornsby, is being shot in Sydney forrelease later this year. With immigration now such a public policy issue, this timely production follows the experiences of a group of migrants of South Asian descent, some of whom arrived fifty years ago and others within the past two. At this point their reflections are more relevant than ever with much to be learned from. Their…
Monday, 2 September 2024 The importance of healthy eating for culturally and linguistically diverse communities is the focus of Multicultural Health Week 2024 which is encouraging everyone to get together to prepare healthy lunchboxes for work, school, or a day out. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park announced the theme for this year, ‘Celebrate culture through food with multicultural family lunchboxes’ and encouraged everyone to create delicious and healthy lunchboxes as a great way to teach children some positive lifelong habits. One of Australia’s favourite chefs and multicultural health ambassador, Adam Liaw joins this year’s Multicultural Health Week to help promote…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) More than half of the world’s population does not consume enough calcium, iron, or vitamins C and E, according to a new study. The study, published in the Lancet journal, is the first to present estimates of the inadequate consumption of 15 micronutrients that are important for human health on a global scale. One of the most prevalent types of malnutrition in the world is micronutrient deficiency, which has a range of negative effects on health, including blindness, poor pregnancy outcomes, and an increased risk of infectious infections. The new study assesses whether these intakes…
Tuesday, 27 August 2024 The NSW Government is investing in community harmony and social cohesion through the Stronger Together program, which aims to empower cross-cultural collaboration. Community organisations are encouraged to apply for the $400,000 Stronger Together Project Grant program. Non-profit groups right across NSW are encouraged to apply for a share in the funding pool to help deliver projects that break down language barriers, boost skills across diverse communities, support cross-cultural collaboration, help new arrivals thrive and build community resilience. The project grants funding ranges from $20,000 to $50,000 for delivery during 2025. The Stronger Together Project Grant program…
Sydney’s independent theatre scene is about to experience a seismic shift as Nautanki Theatre and KXT-Broadway unite in a groundbreaking cross-city exchange that promises to redefine the city’s cultural landscape. This collaboration aims to foster a richer, inclusive, and interconnected theatre community across the city, benefiting not only artists and audiences but also contributing to the broader cultural and social fabric of Sydney. The first significant endeavour in this exchange is the much-anticipated play Ten Years To Home, written by acclaimed playwright Sonal Moore. This powerful autobiographical work, spanning a decade from the 1960s to the 1970s, offers a poignant…
On Friday 23rd August, the legendary Gulzar Sahab, composer & music director Pt. Bhavdeep Jaipurwale and singer Sumeet Tappoo launched their brand-new album “Dil Pareshan Karta Hai”, in a star-studded function in Mumbai. Dil Pareshan Karta Hai, an album of seven original songs, is a masterpiece of musical artistry, presenting seven distinct melodies crafted by Gulzar Sahab, set to the compositions of the eminent music director Pt. Bhavdeep Jaipurwale, and brought to life by Sumeet Tappoo’s evocative and soulful voice. The glamorous event was graced by a galaxy of legends and stars including Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, Sunil Gavaskar, Pammi Gavaskar,…
Adelaide, Aug 27 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana, one of the leading stars in women’s cricket, has joined the Adelaide Strikers for the upcoming Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) season 10, becoming the first Indian to sign a league’s pre-draft overseas contract. Strikers will be the fourth team Mandhana will represent in the 10-year history of the competition. The left-hand batter has appeared in three previous WBBL seasons for the Brisbane Heat (WBBL 2), Hobart Hurricanes (WBBL 4) and Sydney Thunder (WBBL 7). It was against the Melbourne Renegades in WBBL 7 that Mandhana hit an impressive 114 not out off just…
London, Aug 26 (IANS) Taking research on love to a whole new level, a team of scientists on Monday revealed that different types of love light up different parts of the brain. Humans use the word ‘love’ in several range of contexts — from sexual adoration to parental love or the love of nature. Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences. Researchers from Aalto University in Finland utilised functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity while subjects mulled brief stories…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Riding on robust local production as iPhone manufacturing plants in India continue to create new export records each month, Apple is all set to create 5-6 lakh jobs (direct and indirect) in the coming 1-2 years. As iPhone exports continue to clock around $1 billion each month thanks to the government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the tech giant employs about 2 lakh people, dominated by women employees, across its supply chain that includes vendors and component suppliers, according to industry sources. Tata Electronics, which runs two plants for Apple, is the biggest job creator in…