NSW- Tamil Organisations

Tamil Youth Organisations

 1. Tamil Youth Organisation(TYO)

 Postal:  P.O.Box 4366, Homebush, NSW 2140

 Email:  sydney@tyoaustralia.org

 2. Sydney Murugan Youth Circle

  Post: 217, Great Westen HWY ,Mays Hill NSW 2145

 3.  Druga Devi Youth Circle

  Post: 21/23 Rose Crescent, Regent Park, NSW 2143

 4. Sri Venkateswara Temple Youth Circle

   Post: Temple Road, Helensburgh, NSW 2508

University Tamil Organisations

 1. Anjali Tamil Socity

  Email: anjalitamilsociety@gmail.com

 2. Mayura Tamil Society

 Post: P.O.Box: 37, Student Council, Macquarie University ,NSW 2109

 3. Sydney University Tamil Society

  Post: P.O.Box -40, Wenworth Bldg, University of Sydney, NSW 2006

 4. UTS- Tamil Society

  Post: UTS- Tamil Society, !% Broadway, Ultimo, NSW 2007

 

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M.I.A.: New album

The controversial musician reveals that the recording of "/\/\/\Y/\" (a funky way of writing M.I.A.s real name, Maya) was influenced by death threats to her son, Ikhyd, reports the Huffington Post.

The threats came after M.I.A. criticized the government in her native Sri Lanka.

"People would write on Twitter and YouTube, 'Your baby is going to die,' because I was talking about the Sri Lankan government and the issues that were going on there," says the "Paper Planes" singer, 34."I think the album is a mixture of all those things - babies, death, destruction and powerlessness."

Criticizing the government, M.I.A. argues, was a responsibility she felt she had to undertake, despite the added responsibility of caring for a baby."All these people were reaching out to me to talk about it because I am the only one that can represent them," she says.

M.I.A. lived in Sri Lanka during its civil war until she was 8, an experience that greatly influences both her music and politics. It also qualifies her as a high-profile voice in support of peace in Sri Lanka.

In 2009, M.I.A.'s activism, plus her recording career, earned her a spot on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. So backing down because of a baby was a difficult thing for the firebrand singer to stomach.

"I was pregnant and I didn't want to have to deal with that s--- but I had no choice," she said.On the musical front, M.I.A. has faced a slew of obstacles along the way to releasing "/\/\/\Y/\," which hits shelves on July 13. First, the video for her song "Born Free" was yanked from YouTube after its imagery was deemed too controversial (it's back on now, but users have to register as being 18 and older to see it on the site).

Despite the setbacks, however, "Born Free" and a second single, "XXXO," have already received favorable reception, indicating that M.I.A. will remain very much in the spotlight in the coming months.

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Blood Donation Drive at Parramatta Donor Centre

ATA has organized Blood Donation camp at Parramatta Donor centre on 12th June 2010, Saturday between 12.00 noon and 1.00 pm. The volunteers are welcome to join with us to support this social event. The Parramatta Donor Centre is located at
Shopping Complex with Woolworths and BP
Opposite to Rosehill Racecourse
Corner of Hassall Street and Arthur Street, Rosehill, NSW

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A Blueprint for a Peaceful Sri Lanka

Australian Tamil Congress Launches Blueprint at Australian Parliament House

Sri Lanka is at the cross-roads in its violent, turbulent and complex history. Decades of war, ethnic tension, human rights violations, oppression and erosion of the Tamil identity have resulted in a deeply fractured and dysfunctional country.
The end of a brutal and bloody civil conflict in May 2009, estimated to have claimed over 100,000 lives, has not brought the much desired peace. Instead, it has placed the lives of Tamils in a state of suspended existence. Many have no home or village to return to or are forbidden to return, and their livelihoods have been destroyed with little or no educational or employment prospects. According to the latest UNHCR estimates, over 500,000 Tamils remain “internally displaced”.
The opportunity for constructive action to reconcile a deeply divided population, revitalise democracy and rebuild the country’s damaged infrastructure seems very limited. The rhetoric and actions of the recently re-elected President Mahinda Rajapaksa indicates both he and his government have thus far paid little attention to addressing the very sensitive and complex issues of Sri Lanka’s peace, reconciliation and reconstruction.
The Australian Tamil Congress (ATC) has developed a blueprint to initiate dialogue and debate on Sri Lanka’s future. It is our aim to galvanise support from Sri Lankan Tamils, the Tamil Diaspora, representatives from the Australian Government, NGOs and the International Community to accomplish the short, medium and long term goals contained in this document.
Advocating for the release of almost 100,000 Tamils still detained in military run camps and working towards meeting the immediate welfare needs of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North and East of Sri Lanka will be the primary short term goal for the ATC.
Additionally, the Australian Tamil Congress will campaign to ensure the International Community holds the Government of Sri Lanka to account, by conducting independent investigations through the offices of the United Nations or any other relevant authoritiesinto the war crimes and breaches of international humanitarian law committed during the final phase of the war.
The Australian Tamil Congress will also vigorously campaign to ensure that the International Community facilitates constructive dialogue aimed at achieving a durable political solution in Sri Lanka which enshrines democratic, legal, political and social rights for all Sri Lankans equally, regardless of their religion or ethnicity. This blueprint contains two parts – Part One: The Australian Tamil Congress’ Position Statement, which outlines short, medium and long term goals for peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in post-war Sri Lanka, and Part Two: The Tamil Struggle for Equality - a brief historical analysis of the conflict in Sri Lanka with an accompanying chronological timeline.

source:ATC

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Mount Schoenstatt Shrine

The Schoenstatt Shrine at Mount Schoenstatt in Mulgoa, New South Wales, the first exact replica of the original Shrine in Germany, was completed and blessed by Cardinal Gilroy on 19th May 1968. It is visited by people from many nations and creeds – in the vicinity of 40,000 pilgrims each year.The chapel is a replica of a centuries old German chapel which boasts a splendid hand carved altar. It is a place of pilgrimage to Our Lady of Schoenstatt and is run by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, who are part of a worldwide religious community with similar chapels all over the world.

Inspection of the chapel is invited but visitors are reminded that this is a place of worship, so on entering please consider those in prayer. Visitors may walk the Stations of the Cross through the beautiful garden and bush which surrounds the chapel.

There is an Information Centre/Gift Shop on site and toilet facilities are available. Coaches and buses are welcome, preferably by appointment.

Open daily
7.00am - 8.30pm

Holy Mass
Sundays 9.30am
Thursdays 11.00am. (First Thursday of each month the Mass includes Sacrament of the Sick.)
Most Weekdays (including some Thursdays) 7.30am - please check the day before.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday - Saturday 2pm - 6 pm
Sundays 11am - 6 pm.

Sacrament of Penance
Thursdays after 11am Holy Mass
18th day of each month before Holy Mass 7.20pm

Covenant Day - 18th Day of the Month
(except when the 18th falls on a weekend)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7.00pm
Holy Mass and renewal of the Covenant 8.00pm

Covenant Sunday
(Sunday after 18th of the month)
Holy Mass and renewal of the Covenant 3.00pm

Schoenstatt Information Centre
Open daily 10.00am - 12.15pm
1.30pm - 4.00pm

Contact Details:
Mount Schoenstatt Shrine
230 Fairlight Road
Mulgoa, NSW 2745
Telephone: 02 - 4773 8338
Fax: 02 - 4773 8530


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Helensburgh Siva Temple

At Helensburgh there are two temple complexes side by side, the Siva temple complex and the Venkateswara temple complex.
In the former complex there are shrines for Siva, Parvati, Murukan, Valli, Teyvayanai, Durukambigai, Dakshinamurti and Navakkiraka deities and in the latter within the main temple of Venkateswara there are shrines for Mahālakshmi, Andal, Rama, Sita, Lakshman and Anjaneya. It is rare and unique to have Saiva and Vaishnava temples side by side.

Located just one hour (54 km) south of Sydney and less than a half an hour drive north of Wollongong, the Sri Venkateswara Temple in Helensburgh, NSW, is the largest Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere.Built on a hill on virgin land, the temple is uniquely surrounded by natural beauty; waterfalls, the Royal National Park and the Pacific Ocean along the coastline towards Wollongong,
near Stanwell Park Beach and further down towards the scenic Bulli Beach.

Location

Address: Temple Road, Helensburgh, NSW-2508 Australia  
Phone: 02-4294 9233 & 02-4294 3224

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Sydney Murugan Temple

Murugan or Muruka is a popular Hindu deity among Tamil Hindus, and is worshipped primarily in South India and Sri-Lanka. He is the God of war and the patron deity of the Tamil land (Tamil Nadu). According to the Tamil devotional work, "Murugan never hesitates to come to the aid of a devotee when called upon in piety or distress".

Lord Muruga is worshipped for giving the meaning of the Pranava Mantra ( OM ) to Lord Shiva himself.

Murugan is venerated through out the Tamil year. There is a six day period of fast and prayer in the Tamil month of Aippasi known as the Skanda Shasti. He is worshipped at Thaipusam, celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide near the full moon of the Tamil month Thai. This commemorates the day he was given a lance by his mother in order to vanquish the demons. The full moon of the Tamil month of Vaikasi signifies his birth. Each Tuesday of the Tamil month of Adi is also dedicated to the worship of Murugan. Tuesday in the Hindu tradition connotes Mangala, the god of planet Mars and war. This reveals the link between Skanda and Kujan (Mangala).

Contact details:
The Saiva Manram Inc
217 Great Western Highway
Mays Hill NSW 2145

Email:info@sydneymurugan.org.au

Phone: 0296871685

Fax:0296878907

Getting to Temple

Closest Railway Station: Westmead,Parramatta

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