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Family Fun Day
FAMILY FUN DAY DECEMBER 2022 With the successful conclusion of the ALMA Family Fun Day on 18th December, EXCO extended their most sincere appreciation and thanks

NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT 2022
NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT 2022/2024 ALMA held its 31st Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 30 September 2022 at the Granville Town Hall, 10 Carlton Street, Granville. Since

FAREWELL DINNER -MR. ABDUL RAHMAN
ALMA FAREWELL DINNER FOR MR. ABUDUL RAMEEM ALMA EXCO Organized a farewell dinner for Mr. Abdur Raheem– Consul Commercial of the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Sydney.

ACEP ANNUAL MAGAZINE
ACEP LAUNCHES ANNUAL MAGAZINE ALMA’s ACEP Committee organized an event for the launch of ACEP Annual magazine on the 11th December at the Auburn Town Hall.

FOOD DRIVE
ALMA FOOD DRIVE -HELPING THE LOCALS COVID-19 lockdown started in early July is negatively impacting the daily lives of some of our members and their families

EDUL ADHA FESTIVAL
EDUL ADHA FESTIVAL Due to ongoing Pandemic restrictions ALMA had to cancel the program that was organized at the Galapoli Masjid in Auburn, and instead ALMA

PRIZE GIVING AND LECTURE ON COVID19 IMMUNISATION
CHILDREN PRIZE GIVING AND GUEST LECTURE ON COVID 19 IMMUNISATION ALMA ACEP Committee Organized the prize giving for Children at the Auburn Town Hall on 12th

ALMA COMMUNITY’S COVID19 RELIFE SUPPORT IN SRI LANKA
ALMA COMMUNITY RS. 4.4 MILLION DONATION TO SRI LANKA Alhamadulillah, during this time of great uncertainty we’ve been comforted, encouraged, and humbled by the outpouring of

EID NIGHT
ALMA EIDUL FITR DINNER The ALMA Eidul Fithr Dinner was held at Aburn Town Hall on 22nd May 2021 from 6.30 to 10.00 pm. Alhamdulillah, the

EIDUL FITHR CELEBRATIONS
ALMA EIDUL FITHR CELEBRATIONS Alhamdulillah, this year ALMA eid Prayer was held at the Galapoli Masjid in Auburn on 13th May. It is also in

STATE GOVERNMENT IFTHR FUNCTION
IFTHAR FUNTION HELD BY STATE GOVERNMENT AND THE LOCAL COUNCIL ALMA EXCO received invitation from the State Government Premier Office and the Local council Office for

FOOD RATION DISTRIBUTION
ALMA DRY RATION DISTRIBUTION Alhamdulillah, over the last 20 years ALMA has been facilitating various type of Fund raising to support the welfare of Muslim community

RAMADAN IFTHAR
RAMADAN IFTHAR Alhamdulillah, we are in the final two days of the blessed month of Ramadan. ALMA Exco would like to take this opportunity to thank

WELCOME RAMADAN
WELCOME RAMADAN With the Ramadan month approaching soon the annual ‘Welcome Ramadan’ event along with ACEP Children’s Programmes were held on Saturday 03 April 2021, commencing at 5.00 PM at the Auburn Town Hall,

JUMUAH AT THE PARK
JUMUAH AT THE AUBURN PARK Since COVID-19 restrictions were eased , ALMA Exco is organised a Jumu’ah in the park and family picnic day, on Friday,

CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY
CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY ALMA EXCO succeeded in registering with the Cumberland Council, to be part of the Clean Up Australia Day which was held on Sunday 7th March 2021, from 8.00

WALK AND TALK PARRA PARK
WALK & TALK PARRAMATTA PARK Parramatta Park is one of the oldest parks in Australia, has been open to the public since 1858 and its 85

Independence Day 2021
SRI LANKA INDEPENDANCE DAY COMMEMORATION 2021 Sri Lankans worldwide celebrate their day of independence on the 4th of February to commemorate the country’s political independence from

New Youth Committee
ALMA NEW YOUTH COMMITTEE Youth Subcommittee (Boys)The following members were elected in the youth’s AGM held on 9 January 2021.Ihsan Mohamed

ALMA CAR PARADE
CAR PARADE AGAINST FORECED CREMATION IN SRI LANKA https://youtu.be/12vteS2x6FU By Amaani Siddeek – Sri Lankan Muslims in Sydney gathered as a motorcade to protest against the

STOP FORCED CREMATION
PROTEST AGAINST FORCED CREMATION Following the meeting held on Sunday 20th December regarding the forced cremation issue in Sri Lanka, ALMA Exco has decided to conduct

FASTING ON 7TH JANUARY
Fasting and Dua on 7th January for the Muslims in Sri Lanka As part of our continuing actions against the forced cremation issue in Sri Lanka, ALMA

ACEP PRIZE GIVING
ACEP PRIZE GIVING Alhamdulillah, the prize giving for the year 2020 took place on the 21st December, at the Auburn Town Hall between 6.00 to 8.00

STOP MUSLIM CREMATION
ALMA CALLING TO STOP CREMATING MUSLIMS IN SRI LANKA The decision made by the Government of Sri Lanka, in regards to the forced cremation of bodies

WALK & TALK AT AUBURN PARK
Walk and Talk -ALMA Health and wellbeing program at Auburn Park ALMA started its first Walk and Talk program at Auburn park at 8.00am on the

ONLINE LECTURE BY SHEIKH USTAZ M.A.M. MANSOOR
Minority Muslims Living in Western Countries-An Islamic perspective-Sheikh Usthaz M.A.M. Mansoor In a two-part online lecture series with Q&A in Tamil by Sheikh Usthaz M.A.M Mansoor, the first

HOW TO CREATE WINNING JOB APPLICATIONS
Create a winning job application -Sr. Zareena Razeen Writing a proper and impressive Resume is a an integral part of seeking a job. It would not

YOUTH MEETING
THE ROLE OF YOUTH IN SHAPING THE FUTURE GENERATION with Dr Zachariah Matthews The summer holidays kicked off with the first youth event held by ALMA

ALMA OFFICIALS MEET WITH THE SRI LANKA CONSUL GENERAL IN SYDNEY
ALMA EXCO MEETS CONSUL GENERAL OF SRI LANKA IN SYDENY ALMA executive committee met the newly appointed Consul General of Sri Lanka, Mr Lakshman Hulugalle, on

COVID19 APPEAL
Assalamu AlaikumDear Brothers and SistersThe current adverse Covid-19 situation in most parts of Sri Lanka, particularly in the Western Province, demands urgent humanitarian assistance. We have been approached by reliable relief
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