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The Ex-Servicemen Association of Sri Lanka will hold a commemoration ceremony on Saturday, July 16, in Goodna to mark the 13th anniversary of the end of the separatist war in Sri Lanka. Ranaviru Commemoration Day will honour and pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives or suffered horrendous injuries during the long conflict. The …
The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations in Queensland has announced that Sri Lanka Day 2022 will be held on September 11 at Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks This follows the success of the inaugural multicultural festival last November, with the FSOQ and its member organisations putting on a display of Sri Lankan culture, hospitality …
Students and friends of RnR Dance Studio will hold a social night of dancing to raise funds for the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland’s campaign with Brisbane doctors to send vitally needed medical supplies to hospitals in Sri Lanka. The evening will be held from 6.30 to 11pm on May 29 at the …
Sri Lanka ex-servicemen and women will march on Anzac Day at the Brookfield Showgrounds tomorrow, Monday, April 25. The parade starts at 9am and more than 5000 people, including veterans, schoolchildren and the general public will attend the commemoration day. Past president of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association of Queensland Jayantha Pathikirikorale said Sri Lankan …
The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland has launched an appeal to raise funds to buy and send urgent medical supplies to Sri Lanka. This follows a discussion the FSOQ had with three Brisbane doctors, Dr Kanchanamala Ranasinghe, Dr Akila Samarakkody and Dr Sisira Goonaratne, who have undertaken the despatch of much-needed medicine and …
The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland is driving a fundraising appeal to help residents affected by the floods that swamped South-East Queensland and regional centres in late February. The campaign, launched by the FSOQ and its member organisations, is in response to Queensland Premier Anastasia Palaszcuk’s appeal for Queenslanders to dig deep to …
The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queenland presented Councillor Sarah Hutton (Jamboree Ward) with a plaque in appreciation of the Brisbane City Council’s support of the inaugural Sri Lanka Day on November 13, 2021 . The event, generously supported by council and the Department of Multicultural Affairs, was organised by the FSOQ in collaboration …
The Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland has loaded 114 electrically operated beds into two containers to be shipped to Colombo for use by two army hospitals and cancer hospital in Sri Lanka. The distribution of beds has been requested by retired Brigadier Hiran Halangode, of the Sri Lanka Army, whose family donated to …
A campaign, launched in Brisbane this week, aims to collect computers and smart phones to be delivered to Sri Lanka to aid under-privileged schoolchildren continue their studies online. The appeal has been initiated by Asela Weerasinghe, a dedicated participant in fundraising and charity work run by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland and …
The first shipment of hospital beds and accessories to be distributed to intensive care units in Sri Lanka left Brisbane on board a freighter on July 1. The first consignment, shipped in two containers, comprised 74 beds, 26 mattresses, 26 bedside cupboards and 140 crutches. This is the first of a campaign launched by the …
A $50.00 a head fundraising lunch for 50 guests hosted by Rena Henderling, in partnership with the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland, raised $3450.00 for the hospital beds appeal so generously supported by the Sri Lankan community in Brisbane. The buffet luncheon of hoppers and range of curries, held on June 27 at …
The wider Brisbane community has once again risen to the occasion to support the urgent appeal launched by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland to cover shipping costs to send 350 hospital beds for critical patients in ICU wards in Sri Lanka. The appeal was initiated following a plea from Sri Lankan doctors, …