GOPIO GC Annual Celebration Dinner held

GOPIO Gold Coast held their annual celebratory Dinner on the 19th of June 2021 at Sea World Resort, which was attended by over 160 people from the Gold Coast and wider community.

His Worship the Mayor of Gold Coast Cr. Tom Tate, Mayoress Ruth Tate and Honorary Consul of India QLD, Mrs Archana Singh were the chief guests. The event was also graced by the presence of Senator for QLD Mr Murray Watt, FICQ President – Mr Shyam Das, GOPIO QLD founder – Mr Umesh Chandra, Gold Coast City councillors and a number of other dignitaries and representatives of the many Indian and multicultural communities within Gold Coast and Brisbane.

The evening began with guests having a chance to mingle and enjoy a few drinks before being seated for the formal proceedings.

The crowd was thoroughly entertained throughout the night with a mix of cultural and Bollywood performances. These included a classical Bharatanatyam dance by Devika and Meera Nair, a high energy dance medley by Tanvi and Sanjeev and Bollywood interactive dance by the wonderful Shera.

Everyone was also treated to live music and melodies by Fusion Dreams as they enjoyed the delicious Indian buffet dinner prepared by the exquisite chefs of Sea World.

GOPIO GC recognised the support of their VIP sponsors and also awarded a plaque to Vishaak Gangasandra, for receiving the ‘outstanding academic achiever QLD, 2020’ title.

The GOPIO GC annual celebration dinner was a wonderful opportunity for the people of Indian origin and wider community to reconnect and build their networks and come together.

Each guest also received a special ‘gift bag’, sponsored by Sonia Polra from Amcal Chempro, to take home as a memento.

The event was sponsored by: Gaura Travels, Study Gold Coast, Netvision, Way to Wealth Advisors, Ovolo Group of Hotels ANZ, Amcal Chempro Pharmacy, ASMI Home Decor.