INDIA NEWS
Nov 16-30, 2021 - Vol 2, Issue 9
COMMUNITY NEWS
ICGC hosts mega Diwali at Dreamworld
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he Indian Community of Gold Coast (ICGC) hosted a never-seen-before Diwali (festival of lights) at Dreamworld, Gold Coast on 6 November. This was the biggest Diwali celebration in the city and was a sold-out event. Over 5000 people celebrated Diwali at one of the most fun places in Australia. There were several special guests present at the event, including Indian Hon Consul for Qld Mrs Archana Singh. The event started with the official welcome of the audience by Ree Ali at 5:30pm, and she also briefly discussed the importance of Diwali and the role it plays in bringing people together. She then invited Manish Saini (President of ICGC) to introduce Ivy and talked about her untreatable brain condition in Hindi with a request to help the family out by donating at GO FUND. Ivy along with her sister Elise and their family got invited to the stage and presented with small present for little girls. Mrs Archana Singh was then invited to the stage to lighten up the night with a few words
and present gift hampers to the sponsors. After the brief introduction of sponsors and the ICGC team, the ribbon cutting ceremony was done by the event’s platinum sponsor Mr. Manish Khanna along with Mrs Archana Singh at 6:00 pm to officially commence the festival. Kids ran over to the ride section with excitement to get on them first. There were numerous cultural and dance performances, which were enhanced by DJ Ashu’s great song selection which kept the audience entertained throughout the night. There were many cultural performances, laser lights show, tiger island show, fireworks and much more. The event was a huge success and audience loved every part of it. ICGC team said in a statement: “We appreciated the support and faith that our sponsors and audience put in us and promise to deliver something better/ greater in the future. Till then stay tuned to our upcoming newsletters. We would also like to thank Hon. Archana Singh for making time from her busy schedule to bless us with her presence.”
Lord Mayor hosts civic reception for Indian community
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ord Mayor Adrian organised a reception and high tea event for the Indian community leaders and Diwali events organisers on November 3 and thanked them for their contribution towards bringing the communities together with such events. Lord Mayor Schrinner shared the photos from the event and said in a Facebook post: "Diwali
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festivals bring many in our community together to celebrate the Festival of Lights. These wonderful community events wouldn't be possible without hard working groups and volunteers and yesterday I joined Brisbane's Indian community groups to thank them for everything they do."
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