PIA NEWS VOL.

7 ISSUE 04

PIA News
Vol.7

Ist March, 2017

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WA VOTES PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

In less than two weeks West Australians will vote for their new parliament. Since its inception
our group had remained a non-political group and we will encourage our readers to decide for
themselves to decide based on the policies that will make West Australia a great place to live in.

It is perhaps right time to acknowledge the current members of the parliament who have been
of tremendous support to us as a group and community. The current Liberal government has
been very supportive of events that facilitate harmony and integration of Muslim communities.
We were lucky to be part of the group that was brought together to brainstorm and come up
with projects that are of significance to us like Eid and many projects have been funded through
Office of Multicultural Interests including Open mosque days, Eid Festivals etc. We were part of
the event in 2015 to celebrate Eid ul Azha in the City of Perth. We were also part of a number of
consultations.

Andrea Mitchell who had the portfolio of Mental Health is the member from Kingsley where our
group is locally registered and has kept close and regular contact with us. Similarly Liz Behjet has
been a great supporter of our group. On the other hand Alannah MacTiernan is one of the first
few people who extended her support to the group and it was during her tenure as the mayor of
city of Vincent to have Eid in the Park event. Lastly, Margaret Quirk has no doubt provided her
support whenever we needed and at many times addressed our concerns promptly. Thanks to all
of you including Ms. Rebecca Ball, Executive Director of Office of Multicultural Interests.

We have just received invitation for a Muslim Community Forum hosted at Thornlie Community
Centre on Saturday 4th March, 2017 at 12.30 pm. The forum will be an avenue to interact with
two Labor candidates Chris Tellentire (Thornlie) and Terry Healy (Southern River) will attend.
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GROUP UPDATES
One of the reasons that you are receiving this newsletter late is
because I wanted to ensure that we wanted to ensure that the
donation has been transferred. We are thankful to Filipino Australian
Multicultural Association for taking the responsibility of transfer.
Thanks to Anita Kinkela and her team.

We are the recipient of WA Police Community Crime Prevention

Grant which will provide funding for three events this year so more details in next issue.

The meeting regarding Cricket match is in the week starting 13th March so by that time we will
finalise the date.

IT ONLY TAKES FEW MINUTES

WA Volunteer of the Year Awards 2017

The prestigious WA Volunteer of the Year Awards recognises organizations or individuals who go
above and beyond in their service to our community, generously giving their time and dedication
to making our communities better places to live. Award nominations are open in eight
categories, including the WA Volunteer for Multicultural Communities Award.
All nominations must be made online.
Nominations close at 5.00pm Friday 10 March 2017.

PAKISTANIS IN AUSTRALIA are now regularly represented in Australians of the Year Award so take
time to acknowledge someone who has done exceptionally well for the communities.

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National Youth Week 2017

PIA is recipient for National Youth Week Grant to be held in the first week of April thanks to the
Department of Local Government and Communities. The project youth for fitness is an event
at Binningup Beach which is half way between Perth and Bunbury. The event on Ist April will
comprise outdoor activities for young ones and we hope that families from Bunbury will be able
to join us as well.

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INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY EVENT ON 8th MARCH, 2017

Pakistanis in Australia Inc. is an incorporated group to support students and migrants from Pakistan in their settlement
and to initiate projects in Australia and Pakistan that promote mutual collaboration between two countries and promote a
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MEANWHILE ON FACEBOOK

There are two jobs uploaded one form channel 7 west media in accountancy while the other
is for CHEFS at ANU.

WA HARMONY WEEK
Looks like March is full of events in WA with IWD, Harmony week and election. Please keep
a look at your community newspaper for all the exciting events happening in the month.