The Ozlanka Events Album

About This Website by Administrator Apr 2, 2012

We hope you enjoy this advanced Photo Album created by Ozlanka. You can view the photos from the Thumbnails and click to view a larger image. You can SEARCH using several methods from the CATEGORIES drop down box. Or you can click on any highlighted date in the CALENDAR to review the event(s) on that day. We will continue to improve this album as we create new templates for the photos. We hope you will find the features in this album easy to use . (To all those who submitted Event Photos this year, please check to ensure your Event has been included) Webmaster - Ozlanka

Vivid Sydney Opens Its Fifth Year With Spectacular Lights Show 902 B Jun 9, 2013

Vivid Sydney is the biggest light, music and arts festival this part of the world. It is now on its fifth year and ran from May 24 to June 10.

This year, the festival commissioned the Spinifex Group, one of Australia's most artistic innovators, to lead the 3D-orchestrated visual extravaganza. They were assisted in the creative execution by some of the world's imaginative personalities from the US, Germany, Italy, Greece, Malaysia, Korea, Poland, Brazil and New Zealand. These artists are responsible for one-third of the exquisite lighting installations.

For the first time in the world also, the famed Harbour Bridge of Sydney comes fully alive through an "interactive lighting installation" found in the western side of the bridge.

The public is given the chance to adorn the bridge according to their preferred design by just using the interactive touch screen controlling the light display.

We bring you photos by Thanuja Wijesekara

St. Paul’s Milagiriya PPA NSW inaugural get together 890 B Jun 9, 2013

St. Paul’s Milagiriya Past Pupils Association of NSW held their inaugural get together at Lake Parramatta Reserve, Sydney on 9th June 2013.
The event began with lighting of the traditional oil lamp & cutting the celebration cake by senior members of the Association Damayanthi Wickramaratne & Gynasmin Lye followed by members of the Interim committee. The Interim committee included Prashanthi Wijesinghe, Jayamalie Tillekeratne, Tharana De Silva, Samali Saparamadu, Anoma Herath, Antoinette Vander Straaten, Shafeeka Jude, Thushara De Silva.In her address to the audience, Prashanthi Wijesinghe explained that the association is established with the aim of bringing past pupils of SPM together to support the Alma mater and is still in its early stages of formalising.
The event was well attended by the past pupils and their families. Guests enjoyed delicious Sri Lankan short-eats and BBQ lunch followed by fun games.
The committee wishes to thank all the guests for making the day a success!
If you are a past pupil of St. Paul's Milagiriya and would like to join the association please email spmppansw@yahoo.com.au
Photographs by Thanuja Wijesekara

Auslan products dinner dance 889 B Jun 8, 2013

A dinner dance was held on the 8th of June at the Don Moore Community Center in Carlingford by Auslan Products, the Sri Lankan Spice shop in Pennant Hills, Sydney. The dinner dance was organised to provide a good time and a night to remember to all party goers at a very acceptable cost. It was a near sell out attended by friends and well wishers.The music provided by Sumithuro led by Sumith Sirimanne was great and played well-remembered music from the seventies, eighties and nineties and also a non-stop baila session for the party goers and saw the dance floor packed with guests swinging to the tunes.The scrumptious buffet was another one of many highlights of the event provided by Mahinda Balalla and was enjoyed by all.Gifts were presented to winners of the raffle and the table draw.The event was a big success and Ruwan Guruge, the proprietor of Auslan Products thanks all of friends and well wishers who attended and supported the event in many ways and hope to see all of them at the next event.Ruwan thanks Ozlanka for advertising and also Thanuja Wijesekara for tirelessly covering the event.

Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, NSW, 2013 Convention 891 B May 31, 2013

The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, NSW Chapter (IESL NSW), concludes its 2013 Engineering Convention in Style. The IESL NSW 2013 Engineering Conference was a showcase of Sri Lankan Engineers excellence and their contribution to NSW.

The first part of the Convention, the Engineers Conference, was on 31st May 2013 at the Institution of Engineers Australia Auditorium at Chatswood.

The second part of the Convention, the Gala Dinner was held on 1st June at Castle Grand. The Gala Dinner was a sell out and attended by the Sri Lankan Consul General Ambassador Bandula Jayasekera and the President of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Eng Thilak De Silva. The keynote speech was delivered by the National President of Institution of Australia, Dr Marlene Kanga.

Night of Hope – More than just a Dream… 898 B May 25, 2013

The Sri Lanka Association of New South Wales continued marking its 40th Anniversary this year by working hard – not for itself – but for those less fortunate from an Island home to which Sri Lankan Australians owe much more than mere lip service. The dream behind the Night of Hope came from community members attending last year’s Sri Lanka Association of NSW Cancer Awareness Seminar who encouraged the Association dedicate a function to the most worthy of causes – to the Children’s Leukaemia Cancer Ward at the National Cancer Institute of Maharagama in Sri Lanka. Accordingly the entirety of the proceeds from the night are earmarked for upgrading the facilities necessary to care for Sri Lanka’s most vulnerable and long suffering children with leukaemia at the Maharamgama cancer hospital. But dreams alone cannot yield a hope dividend without some elbow grease on the ground. Charity fundraisers are often notorious for their inability to produce a meaningful net gain – after paying for costs – to go towards the charitable purpose of the fundraiser and support the good intentions of the attendees. Fortunately the SLA Night of Hope had some serious elbow grease aplenty to back its claims for the Night of Hope. To each of our guests, whose support and attendance for SLA functions continues to build on last year’s success in diversifying and renewing our membership and reaching out to the broader Sri Lankan Australian community – you are the Association and you are making a difference.

“A Night with the Islanders” 892 B May 18, 2013

On the 18th May, the Lankan Islanders Cricket club hosted their annual flagship event – “A Night with the Islanders”.

The night has extra significance as the club celebrated their 5th year and the event was sold out 1 month before the event.

This year the event was held at Castle Grand Function Centre and was both a fundraiser for the club as well as part of the proceeds of the night is to be donated to Candle Aid which the club sponsors 2 children and the CCC Foundation

The night started off with a small welcome speech by the President – Sanji Ratnayake, followed by the trophy presentation with the help of former Sri Lankan international cricketer and now commentator Russel Arnold. Trophies were presented to the top performing cricketers of the club throughout the season. Awards included best batsman, best bowler, most valuable player etc.

The Bellbirds do it Bollywood style! 898 B May 18, 2013

“The most colourful event I’ve ever been to” one delighted guest quipped as she, attired in a dazzling pink Georgette (or was it Benares?) saree studded in gold embroidery with dazzling gold earrings and necklace to match, as she and her partner, in equally eye-catching garb, strode into the Thornleigh Community Centre hall for the Bellbirds Club Bollywood and Hopper Night. She was one of the 208 guests, all dressed in the most creative and colourful of dress that could well have given Bollywood a fair run for its money. It was full house that kept Hyacinth Jones and Ingrid Keunemen at the entrance on their toes.

All credit to Ingrid Keuneman for her hall décor which she designed and had executed with great flair. A considerable amount of time and hard work by the committee, led by President Angela Jansz, contributed to the success of the event.

Gordon Rebeira, Roger Menzies, with Nihara Loos adding to the vocals, kept everybody swinging and swaying to their rhythm.

Royal Ball Rocked by Misty in Sydney 892 B May 11, 2013

A Royal College dance invariably conjures myriad images – smartly suited men and elegant ladies in dazzling saris, the constant buzz of lively conversation punctured with regular bouts of laughter, amusing and witty speeches delivered with aplomb in typical Royalist fashion, great music, good food, the clink of glasses and energetic dancing and above all, the unique Royal spirit!

The Royal Ball with Misty on Saturday May 11 delivered all of this and more when a throng of 350 comprising of old Royalists, their spouses and friends filled the dance hall at the Epping Club to enjoy the company of friends amidst wonderful music, a dance floor packed to capacity and well supplemented by plenty of food and drink.

The evening was ably coordinated by the MC, Duke Ramachandran, who kept the house well informed with information delivered with good humour and ensured that the flow of the evening was smooth.

Lak Saviya Foundation Charity Dinner 2013 891 B May 11, 2013

This was the sixth successive annual Charity Dinner organised by Lak Saviya Foundation to raise funds to help the needy, and once again it was a sellout. The event showcased the generous spirit and commitment of our diverse community through their efforts to support those in need, and make a difference.

The venue, Cherrybrook Community Centre, provided warm and welcoming ambience for the guests, while the food stalls, comprising of hoppers, dosai, rice and curry, desserts and drinks, allowed guests to indulge in traditional Sri Lankan food to their heart’s content.

The event raised about $13,000. Lak Saviya Foundation will continue to use these funds carefully to provide assistance to the needy in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.

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