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About Us

Sri Lanka Association of NSW (SLA NSW) is the apex organisation established to represent the Sri Lankan Australian community in New South Wales. We are a community based non-political, non-religious and not for profit Association. Since its foundation in 1973, SLANSW has been providing advocacy as well as services to the community through various cultural and social activities. SLANSW endevors to promote multiculturalism and build the social cohesion and harmony. Our organisation has been playing a leading role in bringing communities together and involved in support activities for natural disasters and pandemic both in Australia and Sri Lanka including the 2014 Boxing Day Tsunami and COVID-19.

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A Strong History

Since its foundation in 1973, SLA NSW has been providing community services as well as organising various cultural and social events throughout the year. SLA NSW has also organised and been involved in various activities promoting multiculturalism and fundraising for victims of natural disasters.

  • Our Constitution

    A need for the governance rules led to establish two page constitution with seven objectives in 1978.  In 1994 with the leadership of Mr Sunil de Silva, it has been updated to 12 objectives and subsequent update has been made in 2002. 

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  • Mission

    An Association for All Sri Lankans living in NSW.  We provide a common and inclusive meeting ground for persons of Sri Lankan origin/heritage to integrate with the Australian community. 

Our Objectives

What we set out to achieve?
The Objects for which the Association is established shall include and enable the Association.

  • A common meeting ground

    A common meeting ground

    To provide a common meeting ground for persons of Sri Lankan origin and to integrate with the Australian community on a multi-racial basis.

  • Promoting and perpetuate the cultural heritage

    Promote and perpetuate the cultural heritage

    To promote and perpetuate the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka amongst members of the Association and the Australian community.

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    Charity

    To organise the raising of funds and such other things and resources for donations to charities in Sri Lanka or Australia.

  • proposing the interests and welfare of the Sri Lankan community

    Interests and welfare

    To propose measures and take action with regard to the interests and welfare of the Sri Lankan community and make representations to State and Commonwealth Governments and other organisations on relevant matters.

  • New migrants of Sri Lankan origin arriving

    New migrants

    To contact new migrants of Sri Lankan origin arriving in New South Wales as permanent residents and assist such persons towards settling.

  • Advancement of Sri Lankans and Australians of Sri Lankan descent in New South Wales

    Advancement

    To work towards the advancement of Sri Lankans and Australians of Sri Lankan descent in New South Wales and in that regard to work alone, or in Association with any other organisation.

  • participating to the Sri Lankan community in New South Wales

    Partcipate

    To participate as a body in matters of special interest to the Sri Lankan community in New South Wales and Australia.

  • Promoting social cohesion and harmony among the Sri Lankan community

    Social cohesion and harmony

    To promote social cohesion and harmony among the Sri Lankan community within the framework of a united and democratic Sri Lanka and work towards the perception of the integrity of Sri Lanka as a nation.

  • Join hands to work towards the reform of immigration laws.

    Reforms

    To work towards the reform of immigration laws particularly as they affect persons of Sri Lankan origin.

  • Establishing a trust funds to assist persons of Sri Lankan origin in Australia

    Retirement

    To establish a trust fund or funds to assist persons of Sri Lankan origin in Australia or in Sri Lanka in need generally and to establish solely or in Association with any other organisation a nursing home/hostel/retirement home, together with ancillary facilities or religious centres.

  • Holding flag of sri lanka

    Recognition and welfare

    To recognise and support the existence and welfare of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka as a single sovereign nation state.

Friends & Partners

Our value comes from simultaneously unlocking the power of the two most important audiences; our members and wider community. We harness the power of association to help the community to do great things by providing access to networking and engage in social good.

  • Multicultural NSW
  • Blacktown City Council
  • Hornsby Shire Council
  • Sydwest Multicultural Services