FINACT Activities & Approach

Dear FINACT Members Thanks to FINACT members who attended the General Council Meeting on 31 October 2019 which was hosted by Senator Zed Seselja at the Parliament House. In his address to the General Council, Senator mentioned that charities that meet eligibility criteria should consider applying for funding. Senator also expressed interest in learning about[…]

FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament Final

FINACT T20 2018 tournament is going great guns. Games have been played in good spirit and the tournament is almost coming to a conclusion, with Pre-Final Dinner planned on Saturday 6 October 2018  and Grand Final being played on Sunday 7 October 2018. We request you to come join us and support us for the Two programs. Also please circulate the below[…]

150th Year of Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Celebrations

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi born on 2nd October 1869 in India and known as father of the nation (India). Gandhi is known for his leadership with non-violence and remembered for his activities of Civil Rights in South Africa; Movement for Indian Independence – Champaran Agitation, Kheda Agitation, Khilafat Movement, Non-Cooperation, Salt March and Quit India. Even[…]

Fundraising for Farmers

Australia has been suffering from one of the most intense droughts of the past century, and experts say it is going to get worse. The devastating reality of Australia’s crippling drought has an immense impact on the farmers. The map shows the rainfall deficiencies for the last four months. FINACT and its member associations are[…]

FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament

It is great pleasure to announce FINACT will be kicking of this year’s T-20 cricket tournament. FINACT EC has decided to conduct the tournament during August – October, starting on the weekend of 25th August 2018. Please send in the details of your teams along with sponsoring Member Association to  [email protected] or [email protected] by 10th August 2018. Registration fee for the[…]

Public Consultation Workshop – Sun 29 July

Dowry – A Disgrace and Inhumane Practice on Sunday 29 July Australian Parliament has set up a Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee to review “The practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia”. More details: https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs   Federation of Indian Associations of ACT (FINACT) is providing collective representation and making a[…]