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WELCOME to the first issue of our volumeten, and what an amazing
journey it hasbeen. This year seems to be the tenthanniversary year
for many groups, Accesscommunity services celebrates its tenthyear,
so does Ba Soccer Sports and Socialassociation. QFFA also
celebrates its tenthyear. Brisbane Indian Times and BrisbaneBabas
Band are also in their tenth year.It is very satisfying to see that
the seeds
that were planted years ago come tofruition and flourish. I
salute all who have put in a lot of effort
in carrying forward the shared vision.There have been
challenging times for allbut all have survived the turmoil.
Theunderstanding that an entity is above anyindividual and so
leaving aside inevitablepersonal differences hardworking
membershave kept the flame alive.Access services have already
celebrated
their 10th anniversary, Ba Soccer Sportsand Social club have
their celebration on21st October, while the main Body
QFFAcelebrates its tenth anniversary on 4thNovember. I wish all the
organisers successwith their functions and celebrations.
Our publication, Brisbane Indian Timeshas from day one been
transparant to thecommunity, the owner/publisher are known
to the community and there is no hiddenagenda, the paper has
maintained its quali-ty and style. Editor Trudi Tarres has
beenthere for the entire duration bar a fewprints, her hard work,
dedication and atten-tion to detail is commendable. I must makea
special mention of our advertisers withoutwhose support the journey
would not havebeen possible.A special thank you to all our
contributorswho tirelessly month after month submitinformative
editorials. At this point I once again encourage all
associations to submit newsworthy articlesfor publication. Many
proactive associa-tions have a dedicated PR officer who keepsending
in their news.Our event notification service and web list-
ing of events has become very popular, alot of effort goes into
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for full details please contact
Trudi. On the Multicultural arena I would like to
congratulate Taiwan Friendship associationon the national day
and sports, BrisbaneMalayalee Association on their Tug of War2012.
At the Access services we witnesseda great variety of multicultural
perfor-mances.On the federal level I attended the first
Australian Multicultural Council's lecture atParliament house,
another great eventwhere we got to witness a bipartisan sup-port
for Multicultural Australia. It wasamazing to hear Mr Frank Lowy AC
speak,what a remarkable achievement comingfrom such humble
beginning.
On the International scene GOPIOMauritius has been instrumental
on organis-ing a mini PBD there. In conjunction withMOIA the mini
PBD in Mauritius will beheld from 26th to 28th October. A
delega-tion from Brisbane will be attending thehistoric event.
GOPIO International confer-ence and 2013 PBD will be held in
Kochiin January 2013. A GOPIO Internationalwomen's conference is
being planned forNew Zealand.
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Next SkillSelect Invitation Roundsto be held in OctoberIN
OCTOBER, two invitation roundswill be held for skilled
independentand skilled regional provisional visasubclasses covering
a total of 2000persons. These rounds will be on 1October and 15
October 2012.The information below lists the maxi-
mum number of invitations that willbe issued in each round, by
visa sub-class.1 October 2012 Visa Subclass Skilled - Independent
(subclass189)Maximum No. 900Skilled - Regional Provisional
(sub-class 489) Maximum Number 10015 October 2012 Visa Subclass
Skilled - Independent(subclass 189)Maximum Number 900Skilled -
Regional Provisional (sub-class 489) Max No. 100Longer Tourist
visas for parents ofAustralians - towards the end of 2012DIAC will
be implementing changes inlate 2012 for parents of Australian
citi-zens and permanent residents. Parentswill be able to apply for
Tourist visas tovisit Australia for longer than the cur-rent 12
month restriction. Under thisarrangement recently announced by
theMinister for Immigration andCitizenship, Chris Bowen MP,
thedepartment will consider granting on acase-by-case basis:*
Tourist visas of up to five years'validity which provide a stay of
up to12 months on each entry to those par-ents who are outside
Australia and arein the Parent (subclass 103) visa queue* Tourist
visas of up to three years'validity with 12 months' stay on
eachentry will be considered for parentswho are outside Australia
and are not inthe Parent visa queue.These changes will allow
parents whomeet the criteria for a Tourist visa tohave regular
extended visits with their
family in Australia without needing toapply for a new visa on
each visit.Under these flexible arrangements, inaddition to meeting
all legislativerequirements for a tourist visa, parentswill be
expected to hold private healthinsurance to cover any healthcare
costsduring their stay and will have a visacondition limiting
applications for fur-ther visas while they are in Australia.Like
all tourists, parents granted Touristvisas are expected to maintain
extendedperiods of absence between visits toAustralia.Online visa
checking phases out theneed for visa labelsThe Department of
Immigration &Citizenship are introducing fees inorder to obtain
a visa label in yourpassport. Visa labels have not beenrequired in
Australia for some time andare no longer routinely printed
andphysically placed in passports. Instead,online checking is
preferred and pro-vides visa holders more timely andsecure
information as to their entitle-ments.
In late 2012, subject to legislativeapproval, the department
expects toimplement a charge of AUD70 for thisdiscretionary
service. This is expectedto further make visa labels in
passportsthe exception rather than the rule.Australia bound
international commer-cial airlines and cruise ships verify
withAustralian authorities that passengershave an Australian visa
before theytravel to Australia. This verification isconducted
through the electronic travelsystems, generally at the time of
issu-ing a boarding pass. In 2012-13, enhancements to VEVOwill
include: providing registered migration agentswith more
comprehensive details of avisa holders current entitlements
enabling all visa holders to accessVEVO using their visa grant
number orvisa evidence number without havingto contact the
department to get a pass-
word improved self-service password resetfunctionality for
organisations a PDF print option for visa holdersrequired to
provide evidence for theirvisa status to third parties (for
example,real estate agents and mobile phoneproviders) enabling
organisations and visa hold-ers to access VEVO using mobiledevices
such as smart phones, tabletsand other portable devices. Sponsored
Family Visitor (Subclass679) visa: Holiday Cut Off DateDIAC has
announced that applicationsfor Sponsored Family Visitor
(Subclass679) visas for people wishing to travelto Australia during
the December holi-day period should be submitted (ascomplete
applications) to theDepartment by Friday 2 November2012.DIAC cannot
guarantee applicationslodged after 2 November will beprocessed in
time for the Decemberholiday period.Review of Queensland
GovernmentSponsorshipThe Queensland Government BudgetSpeech,
delivered by Treasurer andMinister for Trade, the Hon TimNicholls
MP, contains the news that theQueensland Government will undertakea
review of criteria for state sponsoredskilled and business visas.
TheTreasurer stated that Queenslandsonerous criteria was
restricting the abil-ity of employers to hire employees
withcritical skills and restricting the flow ofcapital and
investment into the state.In the 2011-2012 financial years,
theQueensland Government sponsoredjust 212 visas.
This article is intended to provide general infor-mation on
migration issues and does not consti-tute migration advice, and no
responsibility isaccepted by Kiran Goel or AIEES for the accura-cy
of material appearing in the Brisbane IndianTimes.
(Ms Kiran Goel MARN: 0639149)
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THE Minister for Immigrationand Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP,the
Minister for MulticulturalAffairs, Senator Kate Lundy,Member for
Greenway, MichelleRowland MP, and Senator forTasmania, Lisa Singh,
recentlyannounced the inaugural membersof the Sub-Continent
Ministerialconsultative Committee.I extend my congratulations to
the new
members of the Sub-Continent MinisterialConsultative Committee,
who will play animportant role in informing the governmentof the
views of their community, MrBowen said.The Sub-Continent Community
has madea valuable contribution to Australian cultur-al, social,
and economic life and it is timetheir views are heard.
Senator Lundy said the members of thenew committee were
distinguished individ-uals who would serve their communitywell. The
new committee will provide avaluable conduit for leaders from the
Sub-Continent community to engage withGovernment and continue to
contribute tothe success and prosperity of our nation,Senator Lundy
said.Australians from the Sub-Continent com-
munity have made a robust contribution tothe cultural richness
of our nation over gen-erations through hard work, drive andstrong
families. Ms Rowland said that the members of the
Sub-Continent Committee will be able to
build upon the significant contri-bution the Sub-Continent
com-munity has made to the strengthand prosperity of Australia.
The members of the Sub-Continent Ministerial Consult-ative
Committee have all demon-strated significant experience inworking
with their communitiesand I look forward to working
together to achieve positive outcomes forthe Sub-Continent
community. Senator Singh added that she was pleased
to be co-chairing the committee with MsRowland. Australias
Sub-Continent com-munity is as large as it is vibrant, MsSingh
said.This committee provides an opportunity
for leaders across Australias Sub-Continentcommunity to have
direct input into gov-ernment policy. The Ministerial Consultative
Committee is
comprised of 17 members drawn from Sub-Continent leaders around
Australia. Anilbelieves he is the only person fromQueensland on the
committee.The Committee will meet regularly with
the co-chairs and at least twice a year withMinisters Bowen and
Lundy. TheGovernment will also hold an annual forumfor the
committee to facilitate access to thePrime Minister and other
senior govern-ment ministers.
Anil is looking forward to contributinglocal issues and
ideas.
QEII Jubilee Hospital Pharmacist Anil Vermahas been chosen to be
a member on the Sub-Continent Ministerial Consultative
Committee
Anil Verma.
Farewell functions for Holy Hajj performersIT is obligatory for
the Muslimsto peform their pilgrimage toMecca to sight the holy
Kabaonce in their lifetime if they havethe means. During this
journey oftheir lifetime they also visitMedina and perform many
otherreligious rites. Every year millionsof Muslims from all over
theworld flock to Saudia Arabia toperform their religious duties.
The
estimated number is approximate-ly four to five million, being
thebiggest religious gathering in theworld at any one time.As in
the previous years many
from Brisbane prepared them-selves to go on this sacred
jour-ney. Three functions at differentcentres were organized to
farewellthese people and pray for theirsafe return.
The first one was held atRochdale Mosque on 8 Septemberwhich was
organized by theIslamic Society of Queensland,the second one was
organized by
the Queensland Association of FijiMuslims at Darra Mosque on
22September and the last one by theAl-Mustapha Institute of
Brisbaneat Logan West CommunityCentre, Wineglass Drive, Hillcreston
30 September, 2012.
At all these gatherings manylearned Imams and Maulanas
gavelectures on the importance of thispilgrimage, the fifth pillar
of
Islam and also spoke on thesequence of religious rites thatare
to be performed and observedon this trip.
All the programmes were wellattended and ended with duasfor all
those undertaking this jour-ney. Dinner was also provided toall
attending these functions.
May Allah accept their Hajj.
Shahban Ali
Inaugural Australian Multicultural Council Lecture
From page 1
IT is not often that we see both sidesof politics agree on
issues, onSeptember 19 in the main committeeroom of Parliament
house, I was priv-ileged to be present at the inauguralAustralian
Multicultural Council lec-ture to witness a bipartisan support
forMulticulturalism in AustraliaThe televised lecture was
delivered
by Frank Lowy, chairman and co-founder of the Westfield
Group,world's largest retail shopping centrecompany. He has been
the Chairperson ofFootball Federation Australia, he is a mem-ber of
the FIFA World Cup OrganisingCommittee, the founder and chairperson
ofLowy Institute for International policy.
He served a ten year term as a member ofReserve Bank of
Australia, he also servedas a director of UK media group, DailyMail
and General Trust plc for ten years. Hehas been conferred a
honorary doctoratefrom University of New South Wales, He isa
Companion in the general division of theOrder of Australia, He
served for severalyears as president of Art Gallery of NewSouth
Wales.Mr Lowy is married to Shirley and lives in
Sydney. They have three sons- David, Peterand Steven.Frank
touched on the Muslim protest in
Sydney, he said "while the protest was pos-sible because we have
a multicultural soci-ety, this eruption did not devalue the
pow-erful dynamic of multiculturalism whichhas been developing here
for more thansixty years."He then went on to discuss his journey
to
this country and reflected on his humblebeginnings, "these are
the experiences thatshaped the young man I was, when I arrived
in Sydney on Australia Day in 1952." In closing Frank said "I
want to say that the
starting point for any discussion onMulticultural society must
be the recogni-tion that migration is an act of ambition
andimagination. And act of bravery too.To imagine a better life for
you and your
family and to make the leap of faithrequired to leave behind all
that is familiar,calls for a special kind of courage. If welook at
the new arrivals to Australia fromthis perspective, our capacity
will be graterto welcome them warmly and to help themmake a new
home here as one of us. That isas Australians." Aunty Jeannette
Phillips did the welcome
to country followed by the official welcomeby Judge Rauf Soulio,
chair of AustralianMulticultural Council. Prime Minister TheHon
Julia Gillard delivered the openingaddress and introduced Mr Frank
Lowy AC,leader of opposition The Hon Tony Abottmoved the vote of
thanks. It was hearteningto see the bipartisan support for
Multicult-uralism in Australia.The Prime Minister and leader of
opposi-
tion both mingled with the invited guests atthe Champagne supper
that followed thelecture.
Renowned Ghazal singer, Chandan Dassperformed live at a concert
paying trib-ute to late Ghazal kings Medhi Hassanand Jagjit Singh
called "Tum KhanChale Gaye".
The function was held at McGregorState School Hall on Sunday 7
October.Chandan Dass was accompanied bysinger Dr Roshan Bharti, who
sang someMedhi Hassan numbers and did othernumbers from his new
album.Chandan Dass did a few Jagjit Singh
numbers as a tribute and the rest he didfrom his own
compilation.
He also did quite a few audiencerequests at the end of the
program. HafizAli, the obvious choice for a compeer for
a Ghazal night pleased the audience withhis delightful and
poetic manner.Nigel, a new comer in the sound game
did a marvellous job of the sound con-trol, so much so that he
was called up onthe stage by Dr Roshan Bharti.
The crowd pleaser was definitely theamazing keyboard player
ArifLateefkhan, his magical fingers createdmesmerising interludes
to the cheer andclaps of the audience.Arunesh Nair of Sydney
accompanied onthe tabla. The concert was so good,despite being a
Sunday night the audi-ence stayed back for the full concertduration
which concluded around11:30pm.
Chandan Das concert in Brisbane
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Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Qld AGM 2012
President: Jitendra Deo.
THE Annual GeneralMeeting of the IslamicSociety of Qld Inc
washeld on Sunday 23September, 2012 at theCommunity Centre
Hall,Nerida St, Rochedale.With the finish of thegeneral business,
electionof the new executivecommittee was heldunder the
Chairmanshipof Br Mohammed Khalid,Secretary of the IslamicCouncil
of Queensland.The following officebearers were elected for
a term of two years.President: Br Haji Rahat AzadSenior Vice
President:Br Haji Imam AliVice President:Br Mohammed
ShamimSecretary: Br Haji Mahabub AliAssistant Secretary: Br Fareed
AliTreasurer: Br Sayeed Ali
Assistant Treasurer:Br Asgar AliCommittee Members:Br Haji
Shahban Ali, BrHaji Mohammed Shafiq,Br Haji Sheikh Sahib, BrAnwar
Aiyaz Ali
The new Presidentthanked the out-goingcommittee for the hardwork
they did in the chal-lenging circumstances.He also outlined the
mile-stones to be achieved inthe new projects andactivities to be
taken inthe coming years.
Shahban Ali
THE annual General meeting of EthnicBroadcasting Association of
QueenslandLimited was held on Sunday 23September at the premises of
Radio4EBFM, 140 Main Street, KangarooPoint. The guest speaker was
RobertCavalluci assistant minister forMulticultural Affairs
Queensland.Fred Milner from the Slovenian Group
received his life membership, Fred hasbeen a volunteer since
1979. The vacan-cy of treasurer was filled unopposed byCassimatis,
Minas.Five new board members elected were
as follows; Liassi, Stavros, Lio, LevaleFale, Paramanathan,
SabapathyMahalingham, Wickramatunga, Jayan-tha, Zanuttini,
Renzo.Despite all the challenges the radio sta-
tion is doing well, and is in a stablefinancial condition, the
digital Globalprogram is attracting attention. Many
presenters have taken up spots on thedigital section.The meeting
recognised the changing
mode of media and the challenges itbrought with it. Many
traditional meth-ods are more as valid as they previouslywere.
New office bearers for Islamic Society of Qld Inc.
Vice President: Anil Karan. Vice President: Rajesh Chand.
Secretary: Hari Chand. Treasurer: Mul Chand. Asst. Secretary:
Pranesh Pal.
THE Arya Prathindhi Sabha had their AGMon September 16 and the
above office bearerswere elected. The committee Members are MrDick
Sen, Mrs Latchmi Singh, Dr SukhvirSingh, Mr Ajit Singh, Mrs
Pradhan, MrBhupendra Sharma, Mr Balbir Singh, MrsAruna Deo, Mrs
Nirmala Ray, Mrs SushilaPathik and Mrs Shobha Singh.
The Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of QueenslandInc. was formed and
registered in Brisbane inDecember 1990. The objectives for this
organ-isation are: To establish religious institutions and
toappoint ministers of religion and other respon-sible officers to
maintain the institution To promote the tenets of Vedic
philosophywithin the members and well wishers of theassociation To
establish and organise Arya Samaj's andto promote Vedic Havan
Yajna.
To promote Vedic teachings, Yoga, Hindiand Music
ClassesMaharishi Swami Dayanand founder of Arya
Samaj laid out ten universal principles whichreflected the Vedic
way of life i.e. societybased on truth, love, justice and
righteousnessfor all, without distinction of colour, caste,creed or
race. The ten principles embracethree basic duties that human
beings ought toundertake in this world. The first is what
theyshould do with respect to GOD, second whatthey should do with
themselves and third whatthey should do with respect to others.The
goal of Arya Samaj has been to make thisworld noble. This can be
attained by physical,spiritual, social and moral development of
theself which in turn will lead to doing good toothers, respecting
others and denouncing evilsof human society by promoting message
ofthe VEDAS.
Radio 4EB AGM
Peter Rohweder station manageraddresses the attendees at the
AGM.
A large number of members attendedRadio 4EBs AGM.
QUEENSLAND University of Technology students Guild supported by
CulturalSociety of India, Brisbane, hosted their second Dandiya
Dhoom on 30 Septemberat the Refectory of QUT Kelvin Grove
Campus.The organising team Anisha, Sajan, Kritika, Shruti and many
others did a marvel-
lous job of attracting a recordaudience for the second yearin a
row. Many student vol-unteers assisted with theorganisation and
running ofthe event.
The live Garba andBollywood performance wasprovided by Brisbane
BabasBand who performed foralmost five hours continually.The
students were moved by
the support of the widerBrisbane Indian commuity
QUT Students Host DandiyaDhoom 2012
4EB Global journey...GLOBAL is a digital radio channelwhich
broadcasts an eclectic mix ofmusic from around the world. The
chan-nel focuses on world and traditionalmusic sung in a variety of
languages aswell as new releases from all around theworld. Several
popular broadcastersfrom Radio 4EB broadcast programmeson
Global.There are now a number of different
locally produced language programsbroadcast on Global. The
channel is alsofocusing on programs broadcast inEnglish that appeal
to cultural audiencesuch as Swara Lahari (Carnatic Music),The
Bollywood Show, and Inner Voice(positive philosophy program).The
channel is committed to bringing new
news and information with weekday programThe Wire and the new
weekly show FairComment. This is an opportunity to hear more local
pro-
grams providing information and entertain-ment on a daily basis.
Eventually, Global willbroadcast more local produced language
pro-
grammes with the Punjabi and several othercommunities working on
new programs to goto air soon.Global is truly diverse, providing
news, infor-
mation and entertainment in a wide variety oflanguages with
programmes involving peoplefrom all parts of the community and can
alsobeing heard online via the live stream at4eb.org.au.
4EB broadcaster Aneel Mazhar working in the GlobalDigital
Studio.
RUGBY fans counting down to the upcomingBledisloe Cup Test in
Brisbane will have achance to meet a few of their favourite
players.
Both the Qantas Wallabies and All Blackshave confirmed they plan
to visit the QueenStreet Mall this month.The Australian team will
kick off the festivi-
ties with their visit on Thursday 18th Octoberwith the Kiwis
booked in for Friday 19thOctober. Fans will have the chance to meet
members of
the Qantas Wallabies on Thursday 18 October,at the Queen Street
Mall Stage, as well asupstairs at Rebel Sports, thanks to
Gilbert,from 1pm until 3pm. The players will signautographs and
merchandise, and theres greatgiveaways including tickets to the
sold outthird Bledisloe Cup Test at Suncorp Stadium onSaturday 20th
October.For those whose heart lies across the Tasman,
the All Blacks will be on hand on Friday at theQueen Street Mall
Stage.
The All Blacks will be available for a specialsigning session
from 10:30am while also pro-viding lucky fans with a rare insight
into theirpreparations for Saturday nights game. Kiwi fans will be
given the chance to get the
signatures of their favourite players.
For more information visitwww.bnecity.com.au
Qantas Wallabies and All Blacksto visit Queen Street Mall
ScheduleThursday 18 October
(1pm-3pm) Qantas Wallabies signing @ Queen Street Mall Stage
& Rebel Sport
Friday 19 October (10:30am 11:15am) All Blacks signing
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Gurmat Camp at Brisbane Sikh Temple
By Gurjeet Singh
GURMAT Camp was organised underthe supervision of Mrs Devinder
KaurBains and Mr Rupinder Singh atBrisbane Sikh Temple, 2679
LoganRoad, Eight Mile Plains on 29September, 2012. About 45
childrenfrom the ages of 3.5 to 15 yearsattended the camp. The
theme of theCamp was the Life History of GurooNanak Dev Jee.
Children were divided into various
groups and were provided with infor-mation on the life of Guroo
Nanak DevJee through slide shows, work sheets,question/answer time,
movie session,art and craft and quiz. Bhai Narinder Pal Singh
helped the
kids to learn and perform Kirtan of aShabad where a camp student
SahibjeetSingh performed on Tabla. The open-ing and closing Ardaas
was by a 7years old camp student Harjap Kaur. Inthe end the
children performed on thestage for about what they have learnt
through out the day. Gurjap Singh whois just 3.5 years old was
able to recitethe Mool Mantar and first pauree ofJapujee Sahib.
Bhawan Jot and HarjapKaur sang Shabads on Harmonium as apart of
their presentation.
The Camp concluded at 5:30 pm withthe distribution of Prizes to
all partici-pants. We are thankful to the parentsand the Committee
of Brisbane SikhTemple Inc. for organizing such educa-tional camps
for children.
FOREIGN Minister Bob Carr today (25 September,2012) welcomed the
commencement of Indias OzFest, a four-month celebration of
contemporaryAustralian culture in 18 Indian cities including
Delhi,Mumbai and Jaipur.Oz Fest offers hundreds of thousands of
Indians a
chance to experience Australian films, literature andartistic
performances, Senator Carr said.With support from the Australian
Government, Oz
Fest is a great opportunity to promote Australiaslinks with
India and to market Australian talent over-seas.Oz Fest will open
on October 16, 2012 in New
Delhi with performances by Geoffrey GurrumulYunupingu,
didgeridoo virtuoso Mark Atkins andIndian artist Anoushka Shankar.
Later events include: Performances by youth bands Karnivool
andSheppard in Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi; A match between
the Jaipur and West Australianpolo teams in Jaipur; A roadshow by
the Melbourne InternationalComedy Festival; A tour of Indian cities
two of the judges fromMasterChef Australia; The premiere of
Australian feature film Save YourLegs! at the Mumbai Film Festival;
and Appearances by Australian childrens author andillustrator Fran
Lessac at the Bookaroo ChildrensLiterature Festival in Delhi.Gary
Mehigan and George Calombaris, household
names in India through MasterChef Australia, havebeen named Oz
Fest Ambassadors together withAustralian Bollywood star Pallavi
Sharda and crick-et great Brett Lee.Oz Fest is supported by a
Federal contribution of
around $1 million from the Department of ForeignAffairs and
Trade, and over $2 million from Federal,state, university,
institutional and corporate partners.
OZ Fest in India
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NRI Dr. Anita Bist announces the release of her bookMasala for
Retirement for the Indian Diaspora TRANQUILITY, New
Jersey,September 18, 2012: Dr Anita Bistannounces the release of
her bookMasala for Retirment: How to addZEST to the Rest of Your
Life. Theauthor uses the Indian word masalawhich means spices, as a
colourfulmetaphor for all the important lifeareas that make up a
successfulretirement lifestyle.There are over 30 million
Indians
living abroad according to CensusBureause worldwide, says
authorDr Anita Bist. In the United States
alone, there are approximately 3 mil-lion NRIs. Also, there are
over 1million NRIs each in Canada, GreatBritain, South Africa and
the MiddleEast according to their StatisticsAgencies.Indians living
abroad have always
faced East West conflicts whenadjusting to a new life in a
differentculture. In most cases, these immi-grants arrived looking
for economicopportunity but when faced withretirement, many of them
are tornbetween wanting to return to their
native land or to continue staying intheir adopted countries
with theirchildren and grandchildren, contin-ues Dr Bist, a
first-generation immi-grant herself.They have nostalgic memories
of
their younger days and seek torecapture those feelings n the
land oftheir birth during their older age.
Her book Masala for Retirementspeaks of the where to retire?
con-flict NRIs face when planning theirretirement as well as other
importantissues such as filling your retirement
time, staying healthy, supplement-ing your retirement income
andfinding a sense of purpose. Theauthor shares client stories,
self-assessments and practical stepsto plan your successful
andmeaningful retirement.
For more information please visit www.masalaforretirement.comor
contact the author at [email protected]
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Seniors Week Multicultural DinnerFIJI Senior Citizens andSatsang
Association ofQueensland Inc organ-ised a MulticulturalDinner and
entertain-ment event duringSeniors week celebra-tions. This
functionbrought together manydiverse cultures underone roof. The
who's who of the
Multicultural communi-ty were present at theevent. The
involvementand support ofTaiwanese and Africancommunities
werenotable, however, manyother communities werepresent.
The event was well coordinatedfrom parking to VIP seating
every-thing was well thought of and manyvolunteers assisted for an
effectiveexecution of the plan.President Surendra Prasad, OAM,
the convenor of the event is nostranger to Queensland's
multicul-tural community, and the guest listwas a reflection of
this.Amongst the speeches and cultural
items, outgoing PoliceCommissioner Bob Atkinson wasfarewelled
and Commissioner elect,Ian Stewart was welcomed.Professor Sarva
Daman Singh didthe honours, Mr Ian Stewartreceived both his and Mr
BobAtkinson tokens of appreciations.Outgoing Commissioner
BobAtkinson could not be present.On 8 September, in the lead up
to
the Seniors week celebration, the
Annual Qld Suburban ofOrigin Soccer Tournament(picture page 24)
was alsoorganised with the assis-tance of Sanatan Sportsand Social
Club. Ten teams took part in the
tournament, six mainteams and four Veteranteams. For the very
firsttime Veteran teams tookpart in the tournament. Nadi won the
main trophy
while Qld Sangam took therunners up, in the veteranscategory
Bula Seniorswere the winners with BaMasters being the runnerup.
Reynold Narayan wasdeclared the best and
fairest player of the tournament.Mr Prasad said that since
the
inception of Fiji Senior Citizensand Satsang Association of
Qld,they have been celebrating Seniorsweek, and from last year
haveengaged other communities in thecelebration.
A marked feature of the celebra-tion is the annual presentation
ofannual life memberships to its
members, this year's recipi-ents Bach Raj, Pali Raj,Shiu Shankar
and RamNarayan received their cer-tificates from Mrs ArchanaSingh,
The HonoraryConsul for India inQueensland.
The event was supportedby Lord Mayors SuburbanInitiative Fund
organisedthrough the Councillor forWishart and Councillor
forHolland Park.
President FSCSAQ Mr Surendra Prasad presents new
PoliceCommissioner Ian Stewart with a token of appreciation.
Pictured right, Professor Sarva Daman Singh.
President FSCSAQMr Surendra Prasad with Honorary Consul for
India in Qld during thelife membership presentations.
Ten Year celebration for AccessCommunity Services
Australia's leaders in set-tlement, employment andtraining,
Access CommunityServices Ltd celebrated itstenth anniversary
onSaturday 6 October atKingston Community Centre(Old Butter
factory). Thegrand celebration began witha VIP reception followed
bythe official program in thetheatre. The festival stylepublic
event outside beganafter the VIP lunch.CEO Gail Ker thanked all
the
guests for joining them in thecelebrations, dignitaries
includ-ed Federal Minister forMulticultural Affairs, MinisterKate
Lundy, Judge RaufSoulio, Australian MulticulturalCouncil, Gary
Page, ExecutiveDirector of MAQ, Mr RobertHoitink, Qld State
Director forDepartment of Immigration andCitizenship, former
speakerJohn Mickall, People ofAustralia Ambassadors, UmeshChandra,
Warren McMillan andmany others.
Minister Kate Lundy said,"Our world class settlementservices are
the backbone ofour migration program. Theyprovide newly arrived
migrantsand refugees with the supportthey need to adjust to a new
lifein Australia and to start makingpositive contribution to
ourongoing economic, social andcultural development".
Access Community ServicesLtd (ACSL) is Australia'sleader and
specialist in settle-ment, employment, employ-ment and training
support ser-vices to migrants and refugeesin Logan City, Ipswich
Cityand Gold Coast. They are acommunity based, not for prof-it
company Limited by guaran-tee, originally established inLogan City
in 1984.The ceremonies included mul-
ticultural performances, guestspeeches and a special
AccessJourney Film presentation.Some of the recipients ofAccess
services spoke of theirpersonal moving experiences.
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Report by Sushyanth-HYA
ON Saturday, September 29 2012, the VedicCultural Centre of
Australia (VCCA) organ-ised the event Mahaa Vishnu
SahasranaamaLakshaarchana at the community centre inthe North
Western Sydney suburb ofQuakers Hill. This event was held in
orderto promote the To-Be-Established Vediccentre in the suburb of
Greystanes as wellas gather enough donations and sponsors.The Vedic
Centre is planning on hostingmany such Hindu cultural activities
for thefast growing Hindu community in Sydneyand Australia. The
event was attended bymore than 150 families, making this a
verysuccessful event for the VCCA.The Mahaa Vishnu Sahasranaama is
per-
formed to ensure the welfare of the personand his/her family and
also general welfareand prosperity of everyone in the communi-ty.
Each Naama that is chanted by the peo-ple has the power to vibrate
across the cos-mos and galaxies to eventually remove
allnegativities. In this event, over 100,000Naamas were chanted
across 2 batches,with an average of 55 people participatingin each
batch. This was then followed by aSri Lakshmi Sahasranaamavali that
hadover 60 women participating. The LakshmiSahasranaama is
performed by women as
this is in tribute and devotion to theGoddess Lakshmi, who is
believed to bringabout wealth, prosperity, fortune, beautyand also
protection of people from misery.
The Priest Shri Venkatraman from theMinto Shiv Mandir chanted
the Namaavalisthat were repeated by the participants whoalso
offered flowers whilst chanting. Theflowers offered by the devotees
were col-lected at the end and offered to the maindeity on the
stage. The pooja started at 9.00am and went on until 1.00 pm. Then
theprasadam was distributed. Numerous volun-teers helped to make
the event a grand suc-cess. Shri Ramarathinam, ShriSubramanian,
Shri Varadarajan and ShriRamakrishnan assisted Shri Venkatraman
on the stage to perform the pooja. Smt andShri Prem Aroras
family, Smt Subhashreefamily, Smt Usha ,Smt Kavitha and theirteam
prepared prasadam and deliciouslunch for the over 200+ attendees.
SmtKala, Shri Divakar and Shri VenkateshPrasad were at the
reception to welcome theparticipants and to guide them into the
hall.Shri Rajesh and HYA youth volunteers
helped out with the seating arrangementsand offering other
assistance needed by theparticipants.
Smt Jayanthi Narayanan and Smt UmaRajesh were responsible for
setting up thealankaram for the laksharchana. Smt RaniSundar,Smt
Yogam and Smt Bhavani madebeautiful garlands for the Bhagwan.
Mahaa Vishnu Sahasranaama Laksharchana 2012
9 OCTOBER, 2012: Mr Terry White,Chairman of the Board of Metro
SouthHospital and Health Service launches anew program promoting
better mentalhealth for migrants and refugees byaddressing the
stressors of settlement fol-lowing migration. BRiTA Futures
forAdults and Parents is an innovative newprogram developed by the
QueenslandTranscultural Mental Health Centre to pro-mote better
health and prevent mental ill-ness in our multicultural community
saidMr White. This new program focusing specifically
on Adults and Parents complements twoexisting programs for
primary school agedchildren and adolescents. BRiTA Futureshas been
a very successful program con-ducted with hundreds of kids from
immi-grant and refugee backgrounds acrossQueensland said Rita
Prasad-Ildes,Manager of the Centre. It has been run in
the community and in schools and manyschools with a significant
culturallydiverse student population have adoptedthe program in
their curriculum. The feed-back we have been getting from the kids
isthat their parents need this program aswell. BRiTA Futures is a
group program that
works with adult migrants and refugees tobuild resilience to
better cope with thestresses related to migration and adapt in anew
country. This program focuses on thepsychological and emotional
side ofmigration and helps people understand thepsychological
processes they mayencounter and provides skills and tools tocounter
such issues as inter generationalfamily conflict which is so common
inimmigrant families said Ms Prasad-Ildes.The Centre is currently
recruiting programfacilitators for a training course to com-mence
in November.
A BRiTA Future for migrantsin our community
Multicultural Fiesta lightsup Inala skyHUNDREDS of families
visited theVietnamese Catholic CommunityCentre, Inala, in
Brisbane's south-west,for the annual Multicultural Fiesta
onSeptember 22.
Children, teenagers and adults weretreated to an array of
entertainment,foods and cultures on display.
Vincent Do, of the Ethnic YouthMinistry Council - who organised
theevent with the Ethnic Ministers' Groupand the Centre for
MulticulturalPastoral Care - said about 6000 peopleattended."We've
noticed a trend in the last three
years that the numbers are increasing,"he said.Mr Do said the
day gave a variety of
cultures the chance to represent their regionthrough dance and
song as well as "tofundraise for their community".
Vietnamese, Korean, Indian, Chinese,African, Filipino, Timorese,
Italian andIndonesian communities were represented.
Bishop Brian Finnigan opened the eventafter a welcome from
Centre forMulticultural Pastoral Care directorUrsuline Sister Anne
Surtees.
The magic show and fireworks displaywere among the popular
attractions.
Dancing fun: Sisters of St Paul de Chartres help withbamboo
dancing at the Multicultural Fiesta in Inala.
Brisbane Babas Band performing at the Multicultural Fiesta in
Inala
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AFTER the success of the sec-ond India Day Fair, GOPIOQueensland
President ShyamDas hosted a valedictory dinnerfor the hard working
commit-tee, volunteers and supportingorganisations. The dinner
func-tion was held at Rangla Punjab
restaurant in New Farm.President Shyam Das thanked
everyone for making India DayFair 2012 a huge success. Aftera
sumptuous dinner and finewine everybody was ready toparty. An
ANTAKSHRI com-petition was organised,
Shekhar Kapoor was chosen tobe the anchor an he did a
mar-vellous job of it. Backgroundmusic was provided by ParthRaval
and Umesh Chandra ofBrisbane Babas Band. Thecompetition got fierce
andsome hidden talents were dis-
covered on the night.
A thoroughly enjoyable night
in the good GOPIO spirit and
tradition, planning for 2013
India Day Fair has begun, to be
a part contact President Shyam
Das.
Probably, nowhere else in Australia hasmore than 20,000 Indians
congregateat any one time in one location, nowhereelse!, but the
annual Queensland IndianBazaar. Australian Indians, whove
calledAustralia home comprises of Indians frommany parts of the
world enriched with dis-tinct languages, faith and culture.
Theyinclude Indian migration from Fiji, India,African continent,
New Zealand, UK, USAand from European countries. The ICA Indian
Bazaar has stood tall in the
14 years in spite of unfortunate and avoidableincidents where
the Indian name wasmaimed, shamed and unceremoniously sub-jected of
ridicule by the Local press. Remoteand isolated Indian misdemeanors
were gen-eralized to purport attempt to taint the Indianname. Like
any true blue Aussie, were stoodwith dignity and heightened our
determina-tion to be the best Australians we could be!
The 14 year old Queensland IndianBazaar. The Indian Cultural
Association Incfor 14 years proudly presents QueenslandIndian
Community's single biggest event;THE INDIAN BAZAAR. In the last
fourteenyears it has turned into a 2 days festivalattracting over
20,000 people from all walksof life. Indian bazaar is a showcase of
IndianCulture with food, fashion, art and entertain-ment. INDIAN
BAZAAR 2012 will be held at the
Mount Gravatt Show Grounds, 1644 LoganRoad, and Mount Gravatt
from Friday 19October and Saturday October 20th 2012. OnFriday the
gates will open at 4.00pm and thebazaar will conclude at 10.00pm.
OnSaturday the gates will open at 10.00am andthe program will
continue till 10.00pm.
GOPIO Queensland Valedictory dinnerINDIAN BAZAAR -Australia
largestgathering of Indians
Another family fun day....Crescentsofbrisbane.org
THE 9th annual Fun Run, the flagshipevent of Crescents of
Brisbane, saw over350 men, women, boys and girls of verydiverse
backgrounds take part inCresWalk2012 at Orleigh Park, West End.
All finishers were presented with aCresWalk2012 finisher's towel
and therewere a host of random draw prizes thatincluded a two
night's stay at the HiltonApartments in Surfers Paradise.
The Haje Ebrahim Patel/Crescents ofBrisbane Special Achievement
Award for2012 was awarded to Imam Abu AhmadGhazaleh by Kemal Omar
of Crescents ofBrisbane who spoke of Imam Ghazaleh'slong and
generous involvement with thecommunity.To view full list of winners
/ race times
please visit
www.crescentsofbrisbane.org/CresWalk2012/CresWalk2012_Main.htm
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HINDUS are highly upset with Americanpolitical satirist & TV
host Stephen Colbertfor depicting them as a tribe of some
stockyprimitive furred creatures jumping in thewoods.
Talking about diversity at the recentDemocratic National
Convention in "TheColbert Report", Colbert said: Everywhereyou
looked, there were black people, Asianpeople, Latinos, Jews, Sikhs,
Hindusandsimultaneously showed the picture of anAfrican-American,
an Asian, a Latino, aJew and a Sikh. But while depictingHindus, he
showed what appeared to be agroup of stocky primitive furred
creaturesjumping in the forest.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statementin Nevada (USA), said
that showing Hindusas primitive furred creatures was
highlyinsulting and unacceptable to the one bil-lion strong Hindu
community spread world-wide, including about three million in
USA.Hinduism was the oldest and third largestreligion of the world
with a rich philosophy,Zed added.Zed, who is President of Universal
Society
of Hinduism, asked Colbert to issue a pub-lic apology on his
show, besides an officialapology from Philippe Dauman, Presidentof
the parent company Viacom.Rajan Zed says that according to a
Pew
Forum survey last year, Hindus top in edu-cation in America as
compared to any otherreligious group; Hindus have second high-est
income levels in the country, secondonly to Jews; and Hindus have
the lowestdivorce rate in the country. While nationaltotal is 11%,
48% Hindus have post-gradu-ate degrees, followed by Jews at the
secondplace at 35%. While national total is only18%, 43% of Hindus
come in $100,000+income category, survey added.
Zed argued that instead of applaudingHindus for continuing with
the traditionalvalues of hard work, higher morals, stresson
education, sanctity of marriage, etc.,amidst so many distractions;
Colbert choseto humiliate us apparently for higher ratingsaimed at
mercantile greed.Colbert should have ascertained his facts
and done his home work before lampooningthe entire community for
wrong reasons,Rajan Zed stressed. "The Colbert Report" is an Emmy
Award-
winning series hosted by Stephen TyroneColbert on Comedy Central
television chan-nel, owned by Viacom, leading globalentertainment
content company headquar-tered in New York. Sumner M. Redstone
isExecutive Chairman of Viacoms Board.
QPS meets the Muslim communitywww.crescentsofbrisbane.org
MUSLIM community leaders metthis with outgoing
PoliceCommissioner, Bob Atkinson, thenewly appoint Commissioner,
IanStewart and other senior police todiscuss issues arising in the
after-math of the Sydney protests a fewweeks ago.
Incidents of graffiti and abusedirected at Muslims were
broughtto the attention of the meeting andwhat steps were taken to
report andattend to them.
The Islamic Council ofQueensland undertook to call up ameeting
of members of the Muslimcommunity to identify strategies and
initiatives toengage with the youth and the QPS more effec-tively.A
number of other stakeholders were also in
attendance including ASIO and the Anti-Discrimination
Commission, the latter offering tomeet with the Islamic Women's
Association ofQueensland to update its members on how toexercise
their rights in the event of abusive and
discriminatory encounters.Sergeant Jim Bellos, who coordinated
the meet-
ing told CCN: "I want to express our gratitude tothe Muslim
community for their attendance,especially at such short notice. The
Muslim com-munity in Queensland and the QPS enjoy a closeworking
relationship, and we support the manyfunctions that are held in the
Muslim community.I also look forward to a long lasting and
harmo-nious relationship with you."
The 6th annual Swim4kidsis back for 2012!ITS your chance tohelp
the kids at theRoyal ChildrensHospital this Oct-ober, by joining
theultimate swimmingadventure the Swim4Kids challenge.Choose the
Moreton Bay relay swimfrom the Brisbane River toTangalooma Island
resort. The Diehard swimmers can go as hard as theywish, but if you
aren't much of aswimmer you can float to the back ofthe Super Shark
Cage and let it pullyou along or ride a boogie board. All cage
swimmers have the option
to stay over at Tangalooma Islandresort for the Friday night
Swim4kidsBeach Party and hand feed one of thewild bottle nose
dolphins that visit theresort each evening. If the open water is
not your thing,
you can still take part in the
Swim4Kids Pool Challenge and virtu-ally swim from Brisbane
toTangalooma by doing 30ks in yourlocal pool.All donations from
Swim4kids go to
purchasing much needed equipmentfor the Royal Childrens
Hospital. The swim is open to anyone with
enough heart to help sick kids and iswilling to trySo have a go,
take the Swim 4 KidsChallenge on October 26... Register at
www.swim4kids.com.au
Hindus upsetwith TV hostColbert fordepicting themas
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ICQ Awards nightCrescentsofbrisbane.org
THE Islamic Council of Queensland (ICQ)held its inaugural
community serviceawards function night at the IslamicCollege of
Brisbane (Karawatha), 7 nomi-nees were recognized "for their long
anddedicated service to the MuslimCommunity of Queensland" from a
largenumber of submitted nominees.
Amongst the selection criteria for theawards were that the
nominees would havecontributed to the upliftment of the
Muslimcommunity of Queensland across ethnicand cultural divides and
that they wouldhave served the community as volunteersfor ten years
or more.
It was also an occasion to farewell theQueensland Police
Commissioner, BobAtkinson, who retires in a few months.Mr Mohammed
Yusuf, president of ICQ,
delivered the welcomeaddress and Mr MohammedFarouk ran a tight
ship asMaster of Ceremonies.
Dr Mohammad Abdallaspoke in praise of theCommissioner and his
long-standing cordial relationshipwith the Muslim community.Rahman,
Sultana, Nizam and
Sultan Deen presented thePolice Commissioner with areplica of
the Taj Mahal onbehalf of the Deen family.
Assistant Minister forMulticultural Affairs, MrRoberto (Robert)
Cavalluccidelivered the key note address for the nightand spoke of
the contributions that theMuslim community had been makingtowards
the betterment of Queensland.
Former state member for Stretton, StephenRobertson and former
federal member forMoreton, Gary Hardgrave, were also recog-nized by
the ICQ for their contributions to
the Muslim community.
The delicious curry and rice rounded off apleasant night
out.
From Left: Dr Mustafa Ally, Imam Abdul Aziz, Mr Amar Ali Khan,
Mr Hussin Goss, Mr Fakier Batieh, Mr Roberto Cavallucci (Assistant
Minister), Mr Mohammed Yusuf (ICQ) and Prof. Shahjahan Khan (7th
recipient Imam Abdul Razak missing from photo)
Four generations of family served the blind in two
continentsWASHINGTON, Oct 3 (IANS)Swapna Shah, who died here
aged66, was the fourth generation of afamily that provided
educationalservices to the blind in the US andIndia for over a 100
years.Swapna, in the first 19 years of
her life, lived on the campus ofone of the first schools for
theblind in Asia, which had beenfounded by her
great-grandfather,L.B. Shah, her brother, Amit Shah,said.
The Calcutta Blind School,founded in 1897 in LowerCircular Road,
Kolkata, with fourblind students, later moved toBehala, on the
outskirts of the citywhere Lal Behari Shah had boughtland and
deeded it to a trust forthe new school.
Swapna's distinguished over 40
years of professionallife included workingas a teacher for
emo-tionally disturbed andm u l t i - h a n d i c a p p e dgroups
at the New YorkInstitute in the Bronx,New York and resourceteacher
for the visuallyimpaired, Dept. ofSpecial Ed, Westport,CT.She was
also co-devel-
oper of model class-room for NY MedicalCenter MentalRetardation
Institute; pro-gram designer and mem-ber of tri-county ad hoc group
foritinerant vision program, CharlesCounty, MD, itinerant teacher
forvision programmes in P.G. County,
MD, and in the District ofColumbia, said a communique.
Lal Behari Shah, a printer bytrade, became blind when he wasin
his forties and created the
Bengali Braillescript known asShah-Braille. Thevarious
Braillescripts for Indianlanguages werecodified into acentralized
anduniform code, theIndian BrailleCode, in 1941. LalBehari Shah's
son,Arun KumarShah, was on thecommittee thatapproved theIndian
BrailleCode.
Swapna's father, Amal, was theprincipal of the school from
1949to 1968 and like him she was ded-icated to a life of
educational ser-
vice, especially for the blind.Amal Shah gave the Calcutta
Blind School an internationalfocus for the education of
theblind, especially the rural poor, inpost-Independent India. He
wasawarded the Padma Shri in 1961.In 1997, on the centenary year
of
the Calcutta Blind School's found-ing, the Indian government
issueda commemorative stamp in itshonor.Swapna died Sep 20. She
leaves
behind her husband, JohnSturdivant, whom she married in2010. Her
previous husband, BillCaldwell, passed away in 2007.Her extended
family includes herstepson Brennan Caldwell, hergrandchildren, and
her nephews,Arnav and Simon, the sons of heronly brother, Amit.
Swapna Shah's great grandfather Lal Behari Shah in 1897.
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Business NewsWhat is the Research &Development (R&D) Tax
Incentive?
THE R & D Tax Incentive isthe Federal Government'sprincipal
measure to encour-age investment in researchand development. The
pro-gram is conducted jointly byAusIndustry (on behalf of
InnovationAustralia) and the Australian TaxationOffice (ATO). After
a number of years of consultation
and delays, the R & D Tax Incentivereplaces the 'R & D
Tax Concession' whichapplied to financial years ending on orbefore
30 June 2011.
The incentive now offers the following taxbenefits to companies
investing in researchand development: A 45% refundable tax offset
for eligiblecompanies with a turnover < $20 Million(equivalent
of a 150% tax deduction for eli-gible expenditure); and A 40%
non-refundable tax offset for othereligible companiesThe Government
is specifically targeting
and encouraging SMEs to invest in researchand development. While
it is directedthrough the tax system, the incentive canprovide a
cash payment to a company thathas not even paid any tax.To be
eligible for the R & D Tax Incentive,
companies must: Conduct experimental research and devel-
opment activities; After the end of the year(and before 30 April
ofthe following year), applyto register those activitieswith
AusIndustry; and
Once registration is granted, complete theresearch and
development tax schedule aspart of the company's income tax return.
As with any Federal Government incen-
tive, the registration process is quitedetailed and eligible
companies must keeprecords to prove that their activities
satisfythe definition of R & D under the legisla-tion. This
definition broadly requires thereto be experimental activities,
which arebased on scientific principles and conduct-ed for the
purpose of generating newknowledge, products or processes.
Hanrick Curran can advise companiesabout the R & D Tax
Incentive and assistthem to register with AusIndustry and claimthe
incentive through their income taxreturn.
Vivek Chopra
For more information on the R & D TaxIncentive and how
Hanrick Curran canassist your company, please
visitwww.hanrickcurran.com.au or contactHanrick Curran's tax
partner, JamieTowers on 3218 3900.
Scammers target job seekersCourtesy Sudesh Aggarwal
SO far this year the Australian TaxationOffice has received more
than 10,000reports on a wide range of scams includingfake job
advertisements, emails and phonecalls.One of the most alarming
incidents is that
scammers are using fake job advertisementsto illegally access
peoples personal infor-mation, said Tax Commissioner
MichaelDAscenzo.Fake job ads are being posted on recruit-
ment websites by scammers where peopleare being asked to provide
their tax filenumbers (TFN) as a part of their job
appli-cation.
In some cases, people have even beenoffered the advertised
position and thenasked to provide their TFN and bankaccount details
prior to the start date ofemployment and after providing this
per-sonal information, the job offer has thenbeen withdrawn.ATO
investigations have shown that the
advertised positions never existed and thoserunning the scams
generally communicateby email or mobile phones.
You should not provide a prospectiveemployer with personal
details, such asyour tax file number or bank account detailsuntil
after you begin work in the position,said Mr DAscenzo.
Personal information can be used byscammers to lodge false tax
returns in your
name, enable the use of your credit cards oreven result in
people taking out a loan inyour name. In some cases, identity
crimecan take years to resolve.
This year there have been over 6,000reports from the community
about fake e-mails using the ATO brand, and over 4,000reports of
attempted phone scams.At this time of year when many people
expect refunds, scammers use the opportu-nity to pretend to be
from the ATO.Only certain people and organisations can
ask for your TFN, the most common being: the ATO, when
discussing your taxrecords your employer, but only after you
startwork your bank or other financial institutions Centrelink, and
your superannuation fund.For examples of some recent tax
related
scams and information on how you can pro-tect yourself, view
www.ato.gov.au/onli-nesecurity.
If you think you have been the victim of ascam, contact the ATO
by calling 1800 060062 (8.00am - 6.00pm, Monday to Friday).If you
do not speak English well and wantto talk to a tax officer, phone
theTranslating and Interpreting Service on 1314 50 for help with
your call. You can alsoreport suspected email scams to the ATO
byforwarding the email [email protected].
Courtesy Sudesh Aggarwal
TWO thousand individuals andcompanies were successfully
pros-ecuted for fraud, tax and superan-nuation offences in the
2011-12financial year. Tax cheats are trying to get an
unfair advantage, adding to theburden on the majority of
peoplewho do the right thing and meettheir tax obligations, said
TaxCommissioner MichaelDAscenzo.Our tax and superannuation sys-
tems underpin the standard of liv-ing we enjoy in Australia and
thepeople who attempt to defraudthat system are ultimately
stealingfrom the rest of us.Thirty-nine people were prosecut-ed for
tax-related offences lastfinancial year. Thirty-seven custo-dial
sentences were handed downby the courts, ranging from
fullysuspended to nine years imprison-ment. These included eight
indi-viduals who received custodialsentences under
ProjectWickenby.Offences included attempting to
hide income and assets overseasand individuals using stolen
iden-tities to submit false businessactivity statements.There were
also 1,447 individuals
and 514 companies successfullyprosecuted for taxation
offences,such as failing to lodge returnsand making false and
misleadingstatements on tax returns andactivity statements.
Court-imposed sanctions included repa-ration orders, fines and
otherpenalties.
Our increasingly sophisticatedinformation matching
capabilitiesenable us to help protect honesttaxpayers and protect
the overallintegrity of the tax and superannu-ation system, said
MrDAscenzo.
We compare tax records withmore than 600 million transac-tions
reported to us each yearfrom financial institutions andother
organisations, both inAustralia and overseas, to gain a
very detailed picture of peoplesfinancial dealings.
The message is clear. If youattempt to cheat the honest
tax-payer community you will befound out and brought to
justice.People who are unclear of theirtax or superannuation
obligations,or are struggling to meet theirobligations, should
contact theATO on 13 11 42 to discuss theirsituation.If you believe
someone is doing
the wrong thing, you can reportsuspected tax fraud by calling
theATO on 1800 060 062. RegisteredAgents may use a dedicated
phoneline on 13 72 86 (using Fast KeyCode 34), and this call may
alsobe transferred to the TaxPractitioners Board.More information:
Case studiesresulting in successful prosecu-tions between 1 April
and 30 June2012: Criminal fraud convictions Taxation offencesFor
more information about taxcrime, visit
www.ato.gov.au/taxcrimeUFurther information about ATO prose-
cutions, including statistics, can befound
atwww.ato.gov.au/prosecutions.Learn more about the ATO
compliance
approach including focus areas for thisyear and what is
attracting our attentionby downloading the ATO ComplianceProgram
2012-13.
Further information about the ATO'sfocus on GST compliance,
including sta-tistics, can be found at Targeting GSTcompliance.
Criminal fraud convictionsThe ATO is committed to dealingfirmly
with the small minority oftaxpayers, intermediaries and oth-ers who
commit fraud or otheroffences against the tax and super-annuation
laws.
Criminal prosecutions are ourfirmest strategy for dealing
withthe minority of taxpayers whocommit fraud or deliberatelyevade
their lawful obligationsdespite our increasingly intensive,and
where possible supportive,efforts to achieve their compli-ance.We
share information and collabo-
rate with other agencies, includinglaw enforcement agencies and
ourinternational counterparts indetecting and dealing with
seriousabuses of the tax system. Thisincludes cases investigated as
partof the cross-agency ProjectWickenby taskforce. Serious
fraudcases are investigated by theAustralian Taxation Office
(ATO)and prosecuted by theCommonwealth Director of
PublicProsecutions (CDPP).The courts can impose not onlycustodial
sentences, but also finesand other penalties. Where theoffence has
resulted in a loss tothe Commissioner, for examplewhere a
fraudulent refund hasbeen received by the taxpayer, thecourts
normally order reparation.Following are some examples ofcriminal
fraud prosecutions thatresulted in convictions between 1April and
30 June 2012.Case study: Lodging false busi-ness activity
statementsA Queensland woman who lodgedBAS for multiple businesses
wasconvicted and sentenced to 2 yearsimprisonment after being
foundguilty of obtaining financialadvantage. She had claimed
fraud-ulent refunds on her activity state-ments over a period of 18
months.As well as the custodial sentence,the court ordered the
woman torepay over $55,000 which wasequivalent to the amount
ofrefunds that she had received.Case study: Project WickenbyThree
NSW co-directors of an airconditioning company used
illegal'round-robin' schemes, wheremoney labelled as
'companyexpenses' was transferred to aVanuatu account and returned
'tax-free' to the taxpayers' personalaccounts.
One of the company directorswas convicted and sentenced tofour
years jail with a non-paroleperiod of two years for defraudingthe
Commonwealth. His wife, alsoa co-director, was sentenced tothree
years imprisonment with anon-parole period of 15 months,while their
business partnerreceived the equivalent of a twoyear suspended
sentence. In making his decision the Judge
stated Most people would proba-
bly welcome the chance not to payincome tax; it would make a
sub-stantial part of their income avail-able for spending as they
pleased. But most people acknowledge theobvious need for the
governmentto levy income tax. It can provideessential services to
us all as wellas support those who have little orno income to be
taxed.Taxation offences While the most serious cases offraud are
dealt with under theCriminal Code, there are also arange of
criminal offences undertaxation laws that the ATO pur-sues where
taxpayers have notcomplied with their taxationobligations. Common
examples ofthese offences include: failure to lodge an income
taxreturn or activity statement making false or misleading
state-ments falsifying or concealing identity record keeping
offences offences in relation to theimproper use of an
AustralianBusiness Number unlawful possession, manufac-ture,
movement or sale of excis-able goods.The courts can impose
security
bonds, community service orders,fines, additional penalties and
forsome offences, prison sentences.Where a criminal conviction
isimposed, it can affect theiremployment and travel
outsideAustralia. The maximum penaltiesavailable to the courts for
theseoffences are fines up to $5,500and/or 12 months
imprisonmentper offence for individuals. Finesof up to $27,500 per
offence canapply for companies, and a com-pany director can be held
liablefor offences that a company hascommitted.In 2011-12, the
majority of pros-
ecutions were in relation to tax-payers not lodging returns
oractivity statements and taxpayersmaking false and misleading
state-ments about their tax affairs.False and misleading
statementoffencesFalse and misleading statementoffences include
where peoplefalsely claim spouse tax offsetswhen they do not have a
spouse,or claim deductions for work-
related or self-education expensesthey are not entitled to.
Taxpayers can be referred forprosecution for these offences
fol-lowing an audit of their tax affairs.When taxpayers are found
guiltyof these offences, the courts canimpose fines and
additionalamounts up to three times theamount of tax evaded by the
tax-payer. The taxpayer will also stillbe liable to pay the amount
of taxthey evaded.
The following are example offalse and misleading
statementoffences that resulted in success-ful prosecutions between
1 Apriland 30 June 2012. A Victorian social worker wasconvicted of
making a false ormisleading statement and keepinga false record.
She claimed a num-ber of work-related deductionsand offsets in her
tax return,which were found to be false. Shealso provided a false
receipt in anattempt to substantiate a workrelated deduction. She
wasordered to pay additional amountsand fines of $3,520, as well
as$4,317 reparation.Failure to lodge offencesTaxpayers who fail to
lodge maybe subject to penalties, in additionto having to pay
interest on out-standing tax. Where individualsfail to lodge
despite our requests,we either issue a default taxassessment based
on an estimateof income or refer the case forprosecution. In
addition to imposing penaltieson taxpayers found guilty of
theseoffences, the courts can also orderlodgement. Failure to
comply withcourt orders can result in heavierpenalties or
imprisonment or both.Following is an example of failureto lodge
offences that resulted insuccessful prosecutions between 1April and
30 June 2012. An ACT plastering contractorwas convicted of five
offences forfailing to lodge income tax returnsand 21 offences for
failing tolodge GST returns. In sentencing,the Magistrate imposed a
suspend-ed term of imprisonment of sixmonths and ordered that
thedefendant pay surety of $1,000and to be of good behaviour for
aperiod of two years.
No escape for tax cheats
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Who, What, Where, When
Above & Right: Multicultural performances delighted the
guestsat Fiji Senior Citizens and Satasang Assn. of Qld senior
weekcelebration function.
The Annual Qld Surburban of Origin Soccer Tournament was held on
8 September at KingsSoccer Ground, Kingston. Details page 12 -
Seniors Week Celebrations.
Senator Mark Furner posing with the guard on honour for the VIP
reception at AccessCommunity Services held on 6 October.
Jazmin Woodruff from Chantex PtyLtd recently celebrated her
birthdaywith staff members.
Mr & Mrs Shah from Spice Valley at Nundah gave a warmwelcome
to Nanda Surendran and Usha Nair who were visitingfrom
Adelaide.
Dr Rudesh son of Rudra and PratitaPrasad wed Dr Penelope on
30thSeptember 2012, an Indian style receptionwas held on 1st
October at the largefamily residence in Forestdale in a taste-fully
decorated Marquee, guests weretreated to an amazing display of
firework.
The winners of Brisbane Malayalee tug-of-war was Brisbane North
team who beat Annerley team. Below left: The patrons of Brisbane
Malayalee cheering the winners at the presentation.
Eswaralaya Kalaikoodam students displaying their traditional
danceartform at their annual function held at St Aidans College in
Corinda.
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Spring Labour means SummerPleasure - Mulching By Charlie
Compost
Wherever Indians have migrated, they havesucceeded in preserving
their culinary her-itage by growing the vegetables they
wouldnormally consume back home. I rememberpacking together my
favourite chilli seedsprior to moving to Australia as if my
lifedepended on it.Spring is the time to get into the garden
and make contact with the earth to enjoy abumper harvest in
summer before theextreme Brisbane heat puts an abrupt stopto
growth. With the heat-wave looming andforecasts of reduced rain,
nothing is moreimportant than mulching.
In Brisbane, you are wasting your time gar-dening if you dont
use mulch. It need notbe expensive. Consider the followingoptions:*
bark * straw * horse manure* pebbles * grass clippings* newspaper *
coirAny of these can do the job of keeping
your plants moist and happy.
What to Consider?* Remember to add nutrient fertilizer first* In
Brisbane,also add gen-erous handfulsof lime ordolomite* Ensure
thatthe mulchdoes not touchthe stems ofplants* Check for pests
regularly
What should be mulched?Generally, everything except a handful
ofplants that dont appreciate it. Some areoften overlooked.
Consider these:
* whole garden beds * fruit trees includinglarge mango trees *
container plants andtrees * seedling trays * germinatio trays.
Significant benefitsHere is a list of the main benefits
ofmulching.* Water saving * healthier plants * morenutrients and
aeration as mulch attractsearthworms * development of
free-drainingsoil as the mulch decomposes * higher cropyields *
less incidence of fungal diseases as
water does notsplash ontoplants * lessweeds * plantsurvival
duringheat-waves *warming up thesoil in winter toget a
headstart.
Mulch should not touchstem.
Container lettuce thrivingunder mulch.
Mulching a fallow bed inlate winter to warm- up soil.
For more detailed information andinstructive videos, log on to
the
website atwww.worldvegetablegarden.
blogspot.com.au
If you have any comments or questions, or photos of your
veggieplants to share, please email them
to [email protected]
Happy Gardening!
Sombre reflections in the Kanchanaburi Province Story and
Pictures by Rama Gaind
THIS is one logo thats true to form: Amazing ThailandAlways
Amazes You!Similar to a multi-faceted diamond, this Land of
Smilesoffers a plethora of options for the discerning visitor
whenit comes to deciding on where to stay and what to do.
Theres an abundance of choice: from sombre, thoughtfulinsights
through the annals of history, green eco-adventure,an epicurean
escapade and business to a memorable hon-eymoon, health and
wellness, golfing, a holiday whereleisure activity is thoroughly
satisfying and shopping whenretail therapy is an ideal way to
unwind!
However, there is one trip that will stay with you for alltime.
Relive many poignant moments as you recall the sac-rifices,
obligatory through war, that were made byunknown soldiers decades
ago so we could live in peaceand harmony today.
In the Kanchanaburi Province, located where the KhwaeNoi and
Khwae Yai rivers converge into the Mae KlongRiver is where in 1942,
under Japanese control, the famousBridge on the River Kwai was
built by prisoners of war.
You take a nostalgic leap back in time as you walk acrossthe
Bridge on the River Kwai; wander through the immac-
ulately maintainedKanchanaburi WarCemetery; get
misty-eyedstrolling through the JEATHWar Museum; and marvel atthe
Australian connectionwith the Hellfire PassMuseum.Reflective time
at the warcemeteryThe Kanchanaburi WarCemetery (known locally asthe
Don-Rak War Cemetery)is the main POW cemeteryassociated with
victims ofthe Burma Railway.
Here you will find the
graves of thousands of World War II victims. There is alsoa
plaque commemorating the sacrifices of the Indianforces. Almost
7000 former prisoners of war are buriedhere, mostly Australian,
British and Dutch.
Experience some moving moments as you visit theJEATH (acronym
for Japanese, English, Australian,American, Thai and Holland)
WarMuseum, one of two in Thailand, aboutthe Death Railway built
from 1942 to1943 by allied POWs under the direc-tion of the
Japanese.
Kanchanaburi is home to the famousBridge on River Kwai. During
WorldWar II, Japan constructed the metre-gauge railway line from
Ban Pong,Thailand to Thanbyuzayat, Burma.
The 415-kilometre bridge is the mostfamous part of the Death
Railway. Itwas constructed by 60,000 allied pris-oners of war and
180,000 Asian labour-ers who were forced to work on thebridge by
the Japanese Army.
The construction was done using POWs and slave labour-ers in
unfavourable conditions. The work, started inOctober 1942, was
completed in a year.
JEATH War Museum displays graphic images of the ter-rible
conditions inflicted on the many young men who diedand the many
that survived to tell the story.
Be overcome by the bamboo hut with a collection of pho-tographs
which depict the harsh conditions at the time. Hellfire Pass
Memorial MuseumHellfire Pass Museum is an