Aarti Dhir and Kavaljitsinh Raijada

A married couple in the UK – Aarti Dhir and Kavaljitsinh Raijada, have been convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine to Australia, after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation found they were behind a front company that had sent the drugs by plane under a coverRead More →

Hindi Niketan 2024 - 26th Jan celebrations

On Sunday, January 28, Hindi Niketan organized 26th January celebrations, like the previous years, to celebrate Indian Republic Day and Australia Day at the Scoresby Primary School, 11 Ingrid Street, Scoresby. The program is aimed at informing our younger generation about their culture and history. A celebration which uniquely bringsRead More →

Phillip Island tragedy story

Last Wednesday was a terribly horrendous and tragic day for the local Indian community when a family lost four of its members to drowning at Forrest Caves on Phillip Island. Those lost were – Jagjeet Shivam Anand, a 23-year-old Melbourne-based nurse, 20-year-old students Suhani Anand and Kirti Bedi and 43-year-oldRead More →

Sri Durga Temple Rockbank - Holi funding 2024

The Allan Labor Government is proud to be supporting more multicultural organisations across the state to deliver festivals and events which celebrate and share culture and promote community connections. Member for Melton Steve McGhie today announced a total of 183 organisations will receive funding to deliver festivals and events throughoutRead More →

Sonya Kilkenny - Helping build dream home

By Sonya KilkennyVictorian Minister for Planning Owning your own home is the great Australian dream – maybe even more so for families who have chosen to call Australia home after fleeing or migrating from countries where giving your family a better life may not have been possible. It was devastatingRead More →

ATO Jillian Kitto

Late lodgment penalties will be remitted under the amnesty which ends on 31 December 2023 for small business income tax returns, fringe benefits tax (FBT) returns and business activity statements (BAS) originally due between 1 December 2019 and 28 February 2022. More than 14,000 small businesses have taken advantage of the amnesty sinceRead More →