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23rd Annual Griffith Shaheedi Tournament
Every June long weekend, the Sikh community hold a two-day event at Ted Scobie Oval against the backdrop of Scenic Hill in Griffith. This year, the Sikh community of Griffith will mark...
Melbourne Sikhs spread message of Unity during Ramadan
MELBOURNE - In celebration of interfaith unity, Sikh Volunteers Australia celebrated Ramadan with Muslim brethren by serving cooked vegetarian meals at Albanian Islamic centre in Dandenong. The Sikh Volunteers team served up hundreds...
Gurdwara Geelong celebrates second anniversary
GEELONG - The Sikh Community of Greater Geelong celebrated their second anniversary on 19th May with great religious enthusiasm and fervour. The anniversary programme was a special celebration for the local community. The...
Missing Australian Woman visiting parents in Punjab found Dead
Ravneet Kaur, 29, from the Gold Coast, was kidnapped in India on March 14 She had been on video call with her husband outside her parents' home Police in India confirmed on...
$340,000 funding announced for Officer Sikh Gurdwara
Sikh Gurdwara in Officer in Melbourne’s southeast has received a major funding promise for some key facilities inside the premises. MELBOURNE - Jason Wood, Federal MP for Latrobe recently announced $340,000 dollars for Sri...
Meet the First Sikh to become a State MP in Australia
Australia has got its first Sikh MP in Gurmesh Singh Sidhu, a fourth generation Australian, who won from Coffs Harbour constituency to reach New South Wales (NSW) state parliament. Gurmesh is also chairman...
Hundreds tie turbans at Victorian Multicultural Festival 2019 in Melbourne
Thousands of local Victorians and visitors from around the globe crowded into Federation Square on Saturday to participate in Victorian Multicultural Festival 2019. Victoria's Multicultural Festival is the highlight of Cultural Diversity Week presenting an...
#ChristchurchTerrorAttack – Victorian Sikhs perform Ardas in Mosque for Humanity
As New Zealand reels in the aftermath of 2 terror attacks outside mosques that claimed at least 50 lives on 15th March, the Sikh community in NZ and Australia have come together to...