Dear Visitor ji,
FINACT’s annual report was submitted at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 21 July 2017 and is available at www.finact.net.au .
The FINACT has made significant initiatives and executed several projects in the last one year. My deep gratitude to the team for advancing the organisation and diaspora. The team has delivered AusIndia Fair, the biggest community sporting event - T-20 Cricket tournament, parliamentary submissions and contributing a collective representation to many policy issues.
Serving for Empowerment is my passion and FINACT Members elected me to lead the organisation for another year. FINACT General Council has elected its new board of executives at the AGM. The new team is highly enthusiastic and fully committed to serve the community. We are keen to take new initiatives and engage with the stakeholders to shape the FINACT in accordance with stakeholder and community aspirations. We have commitment to continue the FINACT legacy, and initiate and achieve new milestones.
Thanks to the team of last year for an amazing journey of serving with all positive. Now we have a fantastic team for the next year to continue the good work and empower the vulnerable communities and advance the diaspora in Australia.
Currently FINACT is busy in responding to the Australian Parliament Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee to review “The practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia”. WE are organising a public consultation forum to collect the perspectives of diverse communities, individuals and professionals.
FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament will be starting very soon and the draws for the tournament will be taken on 15th August at the Indian Independence.
Krishna Nadimpalli
President FINACT
New FINACT Executive Committee for 2018-19
Annual General Meeting of FINACT was held at Belconnen Labour Club on Saturday 21 July 2018 and elected Executive Committee for 2018-19. Congratulations to the new Executive Committee:
President - Dr Krishna Nadimpalli, Canberra Hindu Mandir
Vice President - Dr Surjit Kang, Canberra Punjabi Sports and Cultural Association
Secretary - Roshan Meenon, Canberra Malayalee Association
Treasurer - Mehul Dhanesha, Gujarati Samaj of ACT
Cultural Coordinator - Manohar Vemula, Indian Australian Association of Health and Well-Being
Community Coordinator - Reshma Jhunjhunwala; Rajasthan Sabha of Australia
Women Representative - Aarty Arunachalam, Canberra Integrated Cultures
Youth Representative - Aishwarya Venkat, Indian Students Association
Public Relations Officer - Jayanti Gupta, Australian Tamil Cultural Society of ACT
Public Consultation Workshop on 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 submission to the committee. FINACT is organising a public consultation workshop to address the issues of dowry abuse in Australia. The workshop will set-up a context and diverse perspectives by providing few speakers and seeking your input to prepare the submission. The workshop will be attended by professionals like lawyers and doctors.
FINACT invites you to attend and provide views, issues, concerns, perceptions and suggestions of your communities perspective on this important issue at this public consultation. Your contribution is highly useful for the diaspora to submit appropriate information in the submission.
Venue: Labour Club, Chandler Street, Belconnen
Date: Sunday 29 July 2018
Time: 2.30pm to 5:00pm
For more information, please contact:
Sunita Dhindsa, 0403 113 007, [email protected]
Nishi Puri, 0412 772 974, [email protected]
Krishna Nadimpalli, 0499 199 910, [email protected]
Kanti Jinna, 0421 117 430, [email protected]
Your input/event for FINACT newsletter is appreciated and welcome
Newsletter for communities
You will appreciate that newsletters are critical instrument and platform to meet our functional, operational and strategic communication needs. We have been using this infrastructure for long to effectively interact with you.
Funding under the digital grants from the ACT Government has further boosted our capabilities and confidence in meeting our objectives. We thank the ACT Government for their generosity that enables us to extend our tools to our member associations. Please see below for more information on how you can use this feature.
As you know FINACT newsletter is generally published once a month. If our member associations like to publish their organisation's event in the FINACT newsletter, please provide the following information:
- Event name, date, time and venue followed by text
- Text in word format (not PDF)
- Text within 150 words
- One image/picture if needed.
If you have a flyer ready for the event then FINACT can also publish the flyer in the newsletter.
You can submit this information at [email protected] by the last week of month - marked as For FINACT Newsletter.
What else FINACT can do for you?
We acknowlege that not all associations can afford to have mailing lists or tools to regularly interact/communicate with their members. FINACT has tools and capacity to be of your assistance. You may subscribe your members on our subscription page.
Upcoming Events
India's Independence Day - Wed 15 Aug
High Commission of India, Canberra is celebrating the 71st Anniversary of Independence of India on Wednesday 15 August 2018 at 8:00am.
All are requested to be present at the India House by 7:50am.
Venue:
India House
34, Mugga Way
Yarralumla-Canberra
ACT 2600
IAAC Celebrates India's Independence Day - 18 August
 Firstly on Behalf Of IAAC, I would like to Congratulate You On getting reelected as president Of FINACT again, We are all so very much Proud of You Sir. You truly deserved it.
The winter has set in and the temperature in Canberra is going down day by day. Hope all is well with you, your business and your family. Like in the past India Australia Association of Canberra is all set to celebrate another memorable day of Indian History i.e 15th August, the day of Indian Independence. But this year we plan to celebrate this day differently than the routine celebration.
It is my great pleasure to invite you your family and Members Of your Esteemed Organization to attend our 72nd Celebration Of Indian Independence Day which we will be celebrating on 18th August( Saturday) at Duffy Primary School from 4:30 Pm onwards.
Like in the past India Australia Association of Canberra is all set to celebrate another memorable day of Indian History i.e 15th August, the day of Indian Independence. But this year we plan to celebrate this day differently than the routine celebration.
Yes we have enjoyed the Indian independence for more than 71 years and have seen disturbance in some part or other of this world. The need of the hour is peace so that we can enjoy what we have achieved during these 71 years. Lets us define the independence in a different way by making the world free from barrier of race, rich and poor, region and religion. Let us concentrate on what our mother land ( Earth) wants from us by respecting each other and respect love for humanity and nature above all.
If we look around us we will see the world is full of tension whether for political diplomacy or to prove that we are the best in the world for the economic growth. This race has resulted into hatred for each other on international level. While we plan to celebrate independence of India sitting here in Australia, let us get together and celebrate this day for peace and harmony around the world.
Respected Krishna Jee , I know you have expended a great deal of personal effort in serving various Communities in Canberra . To thank you adequately is impossible. You spent long after-business hours on various projects, sacrificing your personal time for the greater good of our citizenry and service to community through your association working for harmony and peace in the world, especially in Australia, since last many years. It is time to respect and honour you for this contribution to society. India Australia Association of Canberra has decided to accord you this honour on you on this memorable day to make it more memorable and we are confident you will accept this honour and oblige us.
This event is scheduled for 18th August 2018 and we hope you will kindly reserve this day for us in your calendar. Kindly drop us a line in confirmation of your availability on this date. We will also stage performances for entertainment of our members and have invited few dignitaries from the Australian Parliament and assembly to show them our unity in their country and our respect for the country we belong to. We will also Appreciate if you can kindly Circulate This Event within realms of Your Network and invite everyone to join us in celebrating this Special Event of our motherland together. Attached is the poster for your kind perusal
Kind Regards
Mr Sandipan Mitra
President
India Australia Association Of Canberra
Mobile :0422415804
FINACT T-20 Cricket Tournament 2018-19
FINACT and its member organisations have decided to continue the tournament into its eighth season. The tournament will be organised with the support of CricketACT. The team registrations will be invited very soon to start the tournament by the end of August. All the details of the schedules will be provided to member associations and teams played last year.
More details: Manohar Vemuri, [email protected] or [email protected]
FINACT is inviting sponsorships for this highly popular community cricket tournament in Canberra.
Parenting to develop the brain of your child consciously and optimally
 A new topic, following on from the conscious parenting session on 30 June 2018, organised by Integrated Cultures ACT Inc., Integrated Women’s Network and Radio Harmony. It is a standalone session and all are welcome to attend including previous participants.
Parents play a vital role in the lives of their children. They give them the foundations of self-identity, self-direction, motivation and purpose. Through parenting practices they develop their child's physical and mental health, emotional resilience, and intellectual capacity. However they are not often aware of the important factors that determine these various aspects of the child's personality as much of parenting is unconscious. This workshop will explore the daily dynamics in the family to identify some tools for optimally developing these key skills and particularly the brain of your child through good parenting practices.
Presenters of international repute: Professor Pal Dhall was a senior surgeon at the Canberra Hospital. Dr Tehseen Dhall worked as a research scholar in the area of medical science. They have been educators in human values and parenting for several decades. They have written more than twenty books on human values. They are Nationally Certified Trainers and Assessors. They have given talks, and presented seminars, workshops, conferences both nationally and internationally in many countries.
Date: Saturday 1 September 2018
Topic: Parenting to nurture and develop the brain of your child consciously and optimally
Time: 3-5 pm (registration from 2.45pm)
Where: Gadal Chambers (level 1), Woden (it is diagonally opposite Westfield Woden Plaza, entrance is close to the roundabout)
Cost: Free (light refreshments will be served)
More Info: RSVP to [email protected]; www.integratedcultures.org
Awakening Sister Shivani Event - Wednesday 15 August
Very soon, international YouTube sensation and Amazon bestselling author, Sister Shivani, will be visiting on her first ever Australian tour.
Make sure you book your seat early!
Bookings: www.shivani.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/BKAustralia/
#shivanioztour
WhatsApp: Please Message 0487 053 412 to be added to our WhatsApp
We look forward to seeing you there.
A course on Hindu Philosophy
The Hindu Council of Australia is organising a capsule course on Hindu Philosophy, presented as a series of ten sessions of two hours each. The course will cover ten fundamental topics. Rational inquiry is the basis for Hindu beliefs and rituals. These ten sessions will introduce the methods of rational inquiry used by Indians and connect them to our daily practices.
The first session presented by Shree Milind Sathye on "General Frame Work of Hinduism" was well attended by about 30 people. Participants have provided a very encouraging feedback. Next Session will be presented by Shri Dev Babu Ji on "Prasthan Trayee - Bhagwad Gita".
Venue: Canberra - Churches Center, Suite 26 , Level 2, 54 Benjamin Way, Belconnen. (Opp ABS building).
Date: 27 July to 22 September 2018 - every Saturday 10.00 am to 12.00 pm.
You can register online through this link.
If any queries, please contact Shri Prakash Mehta on 0418 800 753
Please Support Our Sponsors of AusIndia Fair(TM)
Sponsorship Appreciated for FINACT Events
We understand that one of the main reasons to sponsor a tournament and any event could be to promote one’s business and generate goodwill in the community. Sponsoring the FINACT events will give you brand recognition among the fastest-growing community group of Indians in the ACT and increase sales or traffic to sponsor’s website through their banner on our website (www.finact.net.au ).
Indians are the fastest growing population in Australia. This has resulted in increased air traffic between India and Australia; increased telecommunication; and enhanced trade and cultural ties. Players and their supporters make playing cricket a fiercely competitive and memorable event. They will promote the game and use your services to show their appreciation.
In addition to providing an excellent opportunity to connect with the Indian sub-continent communities, the FINACT events' sponsorship will:
- enable them to reach out to wider community groups in ACT and surrounds
- fulfil their business objectives and attract sizeable potential customers
- provide a lasting impression of their business
- promote sports and physical activities in the community
- motivate and assist young players participating in the tournament and community activities
- attract favourable feedback from organisers and media partners
- generate great feel-good stories in Indian community and back to India and neighbouring countries and
- fulfil sponsor’s corporate and social responsibilities
If you are willing to or interested in sponsoring our events, please contact us soon.
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