The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland elected the Committee of Management for 2024 at its annual general meeting on April 12.
Incumbent president Jay Weerawardena and secretary Jayantha Weerasekera were re-elected while past president Jayantha Pathikirikorale has taken up the post of Governance Lead, earlier held by the late Lal Mendis.
The office-bearers
Patron: Anton Swan, OAM.
President: Dr Jay Weerawardena.
Vice-Presidents: Uditha Manage and Sidath Wijetunga.
Secretary: Jayantha Weerasekera.
Treasurer: Sanjaya Unantenna.
Governance Lead: Jayantha Pathikirikorale.
Project Coordinators: Uditha Liyanage and Sunil Gooneratne.
Project Coordinators – Cultural Program: Gothami Meepe and Dush Devendra.
Committee
Ex-Officio members
Ruwan de Silva, President, Sinhala Association of Queensland..
Darshika Koggalahewa, Convenor Radio 4EB, Sri Lanka Group.
Brian Dissanayake, President, Silver Fawn Club.
Jayamini Mathiwala, President, SPUR Queensland.
Sandhya Abeysekera, Sri Lanka Society of Queensland.
Bill Deutrom, President, Australia Sri Lanka Friendship Association.
Chamitha Weerasinghe, President, Sri Lanka Society of Queensland
Laurensz Manricks – Silver Fawn Club
Dr Kanchanamala Ranasinghe, Medicine Project lead.
Janaka Weerasinghe, Radio 4EB Sri Lankan Group.
Additional community members
Dr Kalidasa Adhikari and Sunil Shantha Patabendige.
