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SCATS celebrates multicultural Australia Day programme
The Sri Lankan Study Centre for the Advancement of Technology and Social Welfare (SCATS) celebrated its Multicultural Australia Day programme on January 26 with the backing of SCATS Seniors, SCATS and SCATS Youth and Australian Multicultural Community Services (AMCS) at the Burnside Community Centre, 23, Lexington Drive, Burnside. The Indian, Vietnamese, Nepalese and African Community representatives, along with all the Sri Lankan religious groups, attended the programme.
On behalf of the Sri Lanka Government, Aruna Devendra, newly appointed Consul for Melbourne Consulate Office, participated at the event. Among the Guests of Honour were: Brendan O’Connor, MP for Gorton (former Minister of Skills & Training – Federal Govt.), Steve Macgee, MP for Melton, Mayor of Brimbank City Council, Alice Jordan Baird, Dr. Medha Gunawardena, Manager, Australian Multicultural Community Services, Kaleel Cader, President of SCATS, Kusuma Gunaratne, President SCATS Seniors.