The annual Sri Lanka Day Food and Multicultural Festival will be held on Sunday, September 15, at Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks. The festival is run by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland and its member associations. Since its inauguration in 2021, the event has grown in popularity, with the Brisbane community …
A contingent of Sri Lankan Ex-Servicemen’s Association members and representatives of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland turned out for the Anzac Day parade at the Brookfield Showgrounds on Thursday, April 25. The annual commemorative event was organised by the RSL Kenmore/Moggill Sub-Branch. More than 8000 people attended. RSL sub-branch president Rick Maher …
Members of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association of Queensland will join RSL members of Kenmore/Moggill and the general public at the Anzac Day march at Brookfield on Thursday, April 25. The parade begins at 9am and ends at the showgrounds. Sri Lankan veterans will march behind Sri Lankan and Australian flag bearers. This continues a tradition of …
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 …
An almsgiving (Dana Pinkama), marking three months since the passing of Lal Mendis, will be offered at the Dhammagiri Forest Hermitage at 10am on March 3. Lal, who was the Finance Lead of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland, passed away on December 1, 2023. He was also a past president of the …
The live show featuring Sri Lankan band Point Five on Saturday, March 9, at Seventeen Mile Rocks, has been cancelled. The show was organised by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland to raise funds for operational expenses for small projects and other causes. FSOQ president Jay Weerawardena said today the cancellation of the …
The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has granted charitable status to the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland. This followed the federation’s submissions to the ACNC over the past two years. FSOQ president Jay Weerawardena said the recognition was the result of the hard work by the management team, headed by secretary Jayantha …
Popular Sri Lankan band Point Five will feature in a live show on Saturday, March 9, to raise funds for the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland. Sajitha Anthony, Nadeemal Perera and Dilmin Perera headline the musical act at the iSEE Church auditorium, 308 Seventeen Mile Rocks Rd, Seventeen Mile Rocks, from 6pm. FSOQ …
SPUR Queensland will hold a musical evening at the Acacia Ridge State School on Saturday, January 27, from 5.30pm. The event, Paduru Party, will showcase the Brisbane community’s musical and singing talent to raise funds for SPUR’s welfare projects. SPUR is a partner association of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland. For information, …
The Brisbane Sri Lankan community is mourning the passing of one of their guiding lights, Lal Mendis, on Friday, December 1, after a brief illness. Lal, 69, was a dynamic figure who worked tirelessly to help better the lives of the wider community and in the country of his birth as a senior member of …
A record number of people attended the Sri Lanka Day Food and Multicultural Festival at Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks on Sunday, October 15. The event, organised by the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland and its member associations, showcased the cultural heritage and culinary tastes of Sri Lanka to the wider multicultural …
Two founding members of the Federation of Sri Lankan Organisations of Queensland and a generous benefactor with a close connection to our island nation were honoured at Sri Lanka Day 2023 for their dedicated work in bettering the lives of others. The FSOQ’s first president, Bill Deutrom, Jayantha Pathikirikorale, and philanthropist and dedicated friend of …
Sri Lanka Day a roaring success as crowds savour a feast of culture and culinary fare
Sri Lanka Day will be held on September 15 at Rocks Riverside Park
Anzac Day commitment praised
Lankan ex-servicemen will march with RSL members at Brookfield Anzac Day parade
Federation elects management committee
Invitation for almsgiving at Forest Hermitage to transfer merit to the late Lal Mendis
Point Five musical show cancelled
Government regulator ACNC grants charity status to federation
Book your tickets to see Sri Lankan Point Five band perform in March as FSOQ fundraiser
Musical talent evening on January 27 to raise funds for SPUR welfare projects
Farewell Lal Mendis: Beacon of kindness and joy will be missed by our community
FSOQ honours founding members and a friend of Sri Lanka with special presentation
Sri Lanka Day a roaring success as crowds savour a feast of culture and culinary fare
Sri Lanka Day will be held on September 15 at Rocks Riverside Park
Anzac Day commitment praised
Lankan ex-servicemen will march with RSL members at Brookfield Anzac Day parade
Federation elects management committee
Invitation for almsgiving at Forest Hermitage to transfer merit to the late Lal Mendis
Point Five musical show cancelled
Government regulator ACNC grants charity status to federation
Book your tickets to see Sri Lankan Point Five band perform in March as FSOQ fundraiser
Musical talent evening on January 27 to raise funds for SPUR welfare projects
Farewell Lal Mendis: Beacon of kindness and joy will be missed by our community
FSOQ honours founding members and a friend of Sri Lanka with special presentation