1973 saw the birth of the Association, which formed to serve the social needs of the handful of migrants from Sri Lanka to this wonderful country, ‘a land of opportunities’.  As the years went by the migrant numbers swelled and like in any democratic society diverse interest groups formed their own associations within the Sri Lankan community for serving special and unique needs of its members.

The unique feature of the Association is its representation of all ethnic communities living in Sri Lanka under a single banner in addition to the associated challenges it faces in the process of serving interests of a diverse membership.  The past management committees have addressed these issues by revisiting and redefining the objectives of the Association.  These will no doubt will progress further in the future depending on the needs of its membership.  The current management committee accepts ever increasing demands as opportunities rather than challenges to serve our community living in NSW. 

We notice that other bodies with specific focus on more defined areas of interest than the wide ambit of the objectives of the Sri Lanka Association have picked up and progressed particular interests during the last two decades.  The Sri Lanka Association acknowledges and appreciates their contributions towards the welfare of their chosen areas of interest, as promotion of such interests enhances the welfare of our community as a whole.

We have realigned our activities in order to cater for the ever increasing demand from our membership and added new functions to our annual calendar of events.

The Association always welcomes comments and suggestions from its membership to improve its services further.  On behalf of the Association I would like you to become engaged in its activities and be a part of the oldest Sri Lankan organization in NSW.

Nimal Edirisinghe
President of Sri Lanka Association of NSW