SEPTEMBER 2018 NUMBER 2 VOLUME 28 Notice is hereby given that the Twenty Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Tamil Senior Citizens’ Association (NSW) Inc. will be held on Saturday, 29th September 2018 at 9.00 a.m. for 9.30 a.m. at Yarl Function Centre, 221A Wentworth Avenue, Pendle Hill, NSW 2145. Agenda:

1. Address by the President.

2. To confirm the minutes of the AGM held in 2017.

3. To receive and consider the Annual Report of The Committee of Management.

4. To receive and consider the Audited Annual Financial Statements. 5. To review the Annual Membership Subscriptions.

6. Any other business.

7. To elect the Committee of Management for the ensuing year 2018 / 2019.

8. To elect members of the Disciplinary Committee.

9. Appointment of a Returning Officer.

10. Appointment of an Auditor.

11. Close of meeting.

By order of the Management Committee.

V.M.Thevarajan P.O.Box 2127 Secretary Homebush West NSW 2140 01.09.18

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Minutes of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016-17 held on 23rd September 2017

at Yaarl Function Centre, Pendle Hill

These are the minutes of the twenty sixth Annual General Meeting of the NSW Tamil Senior Citizens’ Association held from 10.15am on Saturday 23 August 2017 at Yaarl Function Centre, Pendle Hill. Mrs Padma Thangarajah, outgoing President, served as the chair. There were 147 members in attendance.

The meeting started with a rendition of the Australian National Anthem followed by ‘Thamizh Mozhli Vazhlthu’ and ‘Mootha Pirasaigal Sanga Keetham’.

The names of twenty one members who had passed away during the year were read out by the President, and a two minute silence was observed in their memory.

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS The President noted that, having completed one year serving as President, she was leaving with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and had been learning throughout her term. She had worked to meet the main objectives of the Association, which is to improve the quality of life of our members and promote fellowship and understanding among members.

She outlined the regular and special activities that had taken place in the course of the year in order to improve the quality of life for our members. She concluded her address by thanking all who had helped her through the year, with whose support she was able to complete her term successfully.

MINUTES OF THE LAST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The minutes of the previous AGM, having already been circulated to all members, were taken as read. The minutes were proposed for adoption by Mr N Murugesu, and seconded by Mr S Logenthiran. The minutes were adopted as correct.

ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 The Annual Report of the Committee of Management for the year 2016-17, having already been circulated to all members, was taken as read.

The Secretary thanked all Committee members and other members of the Association, with whose enthusiastic support we were able to complete our weekly meetings successfully and in a manner beneficial to all members. The activities of the Association are recorded in page 6 and 7 of “Uravu” which carried the AGM Notice.

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Audited Financial Statements for the year ending 30 June 2017, having already been circulated, were tabled for consideration. The Audited Financial Statements were proposed for adoption by Mr S Suntharalingam, and seconded by Mr K Thangarajah. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS The Committee, after extensive consultation and consideration, put forward five special resolutions (as appearing below), for consideration and adoption by the house. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS put to the house at the AGM 2017-18 AGM on 23rd Sept 2017: RESOLUTION 1 - ‘Resolved that in Sub-Clause 4.2, the words 'men over the age of fifty-five (55) years and women over the age of fifty (50) years' be replaced by the words 'persons over the age of fifty (50) years'

RESOLUTION 2 - ‘Resolved that in Sub-Clause 4.3, the words ‘residents of New South Wales at the time of application and they must be Permanent Residents or Citizens of Australia’, be replaced with the words ‘Permanent Residents (including those entitled to remain in Australia indefinitely) or Citizens of Australia at the time of application.’

RESOLUTION 3 - ‘Resolved that a new Clause 4A be inserted after Clause 4 under the heading ‘Associate Membership’, as follows: ‘Associate Membership is open to seniors resident in Australia but who are not, under Clause 4.3, eligible for membership. The provisions of the Constitution relating to members shall apply to Associate Members but they shall not be entitled to vote at any meeting or hold any office in the Management Committee.’

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RESOLUTION 4 - ‘Resolved that in Clause 15, the words 'one fourth (1/4) of the membership of the Association shall be present to constitute a quorum' be replaced with the words '(i) one-sixth (1/6) or (ii) one-fifth (1/5), if there is a Special Resolution on the Agenda, of the membership of the Association entitled to vote, shall be present to constitute a quorum.’

RESOLUTION 5 - ‘Resolved that a new Sub Clause be inserted after Sub-Clause 8.12 as follows:

8.13 In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the office of Honorary Auditor or Returning Officer, the Management Committee may appoint a person to fill the vacancy. The person so appointed, shall hold office until the following Annual General Meeting. This amendment shall be deemed to have come into force on 11 August 2017.’

The Special Resolutions (as set out above) were proposed for adoption by the President Mrs P Thangarajah, and seconded by the Secretary Mr P. Arumugam via five motions.

Motion 1: The Secretary explained the background to Resolution 1, tabled and read ‘Resolution 1’ to the house and opened the matter for discussion. In the absence of any comments, ‘Resolution 1’ was put to the house and adopted unanimously.

Motion 2: The Secretary explained the background to Resolution 2, tabled and read ‘Resolution 2’ to the house and opened the matter for discussion. In the absence of any comments, ‘Resolution 2’ was put to the house and adopted unanimously.

.Motion 3: The Secretary explained the background to Resolution 3, tabled and read ‘Resolution 3’ to the house and opened the matter for discussion. After discussions the ‘Resolution 3’ was put to the house via a show of hands and was declared adopted with 143 votes in favour and 3 votes against. Motion 4: The Secretary tabled and read ‘Resolution 4’ to the house and opened the matter for discussion. Mr S Ponmailainathan spoke in support of this resolution and said that this Resolution 4 is reasonable. Mr A Santhiravar ,Mr Velupillai, Mr Mylvaganam and Mr Naganathan expressed doubts whether the Dept. of Fair Trading would approve this amendment on the quorum at Meetings. Mr Naganathan also commented that we should not increase the membership categories.

Speaking in favour of the motion Mr S Logenthiran explained that this matter was extensively discussed in two meetings with contributions from senior members like Mr Shiva Pasupati, Mr G Santhiran, Mr Samy Pasupati, Mr S Suntharalingam and so on and reasonable effort was afforded to carefully draft. Following some time for consideration, ‘Resolution 4’ was put to the house via a show of hands and was declared adopted with 139 votes in favour and 7 against.

Motion 5: The Secretary explained the background to Resolution 5, tabled and read it to the house and opened the matter for discussion.

The Secretary explained that the Auditor and the Returning Officer are directly elected by the House as per the provisions of the Constitution. However the current Constitution is silent on the process to fill a vacancy, should either office fall vacant in the course of the term of office. Such a situation eventuated in the course of this year with the position of Returning Officer falling vacant. On behalf of the Management Committee the Secretary proposed and the President seconded an amendment to Resolution 5 that this Resolution be adopted effective retrospectively from 12 August 2017. Following some time for consideration, ‘Resolution 5’ was put to the house via a show of hands and was declared adopted with 145 votes in favour and 1 against.

ANY OTHER MATTERS Mr S Ponmailainathan raised the status of the Building Fund. Mr S Logenthiran outlined the progress made from 2012 and discussions with minister during Mr Shiva Pasupati‘s time as President. The President said that she has always been passionate about raising a proper building fund and appealed to the house that if each member contributed $100 the building fund would be advanced quickly. She also pointed out in respect of concern raised regarding money spent to print our magazine ‘URAVU’ in an attractive manner is important and worthy as that will entice more to read it. The Vice President Mr N C Rajanayagam addressed the house. He said a number of members spoke on the resolutions, showing that many members are reading and following the changes. On a personal note, he said he had been a member almost 26 yrs, since the inception of the TSCA and had served in the committee many times, including as Vice President and President of BENSOC .

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ELECTION OF COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT The Returning Officer took the chair. He declared the results of the election for the Committee of Management for the year 2017-18 that took place on 7 September 2017, where all positions were elected uncontested:

The newly elected President took the chair and addressed the members. He thanked them for electing him unanimously. He noted that he was not new to the TSCA as he had been involved as Honorary Auditor and as Returning Officer since 2003. He spoke of some of his vision for the TSCA during his term. The outgoing Secretary also said that the Management Committee had unanimously filled the vacancy for the Returning Officer, which fell vacant on 12 August, with Mr N Murugesu on the 12 August 2017.

The rest of the meeting proceeded with Mr A Sivathondan acting as the chair. He called for nomination of members to the Disciplinary Committee. The following were nominated and elected unanimously: Name of DC member Name of Proposer Name of Seconder

1. Mr Shiva Pasupati Mr S Logenthiran Mr N Murugesu 2. Mr V Gunaratnam Mr S Logenthiran Mr P Arumugam 3. Mr N C Rajanayagam Mr S Ponmailainathan Mr K Kunaseelan 4. Mr G Santhiran Mr K Thangarajah Mr S Ponmailainathan

APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER Mr N Murugesu was proposed to serve as Returning Officer for the year 2017-18 by Mr A Sivathondan, and seconded by Mr K Thangarajah. In the absence of any other names Mr N Murugesu was declared appointed. APPOINTMENT OF HONORARY AUDITOR Mr Hariharan Alagan was proposed as Honorary Auditor by Mr P Arumugam and seconded by Mr Samy Pasupati. In the absence of any other names Mr Hariharan Alagan was declared appointed.

Finally the Secretary who proposed the vote of thanks, paid tribute to Col V Ramanathan who continues to provide help and support in spite of his illness. Following it the President declared the metting closed at 12.20 pm.

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Committee of Management - 07 September 2017

Office Nominee Proposer Seconder

President Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Samy PASUPATI

Mrs Padmavathy THANGARAJAH

Vice President

Kanagaratnam THANGARAJA

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Mahalingam MOHANKUMAR

Secretary Vettivelu Murugesu THEVARAJAN

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Sivasampu SUNTHERALINGAM

Treasurer Murugupillai BALAKRISHNAN

Kumarasamy KALVALAISEYON

Neville Selliah THIRU

Asst. Secretary

Perumynar ARUMUGAM

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Sivasampu SUNTHERALINGAM

Asst. Treasurer

Prapaharan THAMBIRAJAH

Kumarasamy KALVALAISEYON

Neville Selliah THIRU

Committee Member 1

Kumarasamy Samuel THISAIRASA

Mrs Pandithanayage THISAIRASA

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Committee Member 2

Mrs Sarojadevi SUNTHERALINGAM

Rajadurai MANICKARAJA

S Charles DICKENS

Committee Member 3

Subramaniam PONMAILAINATHAN

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Sivasampu SUNTHERALINGAM

Committee Member 4

Mrs Kamala SIVANANDARAJASINGHAM

Mrs Padmavathy THANGARAJAH

Mrs Sarojadevi SUNTHERALINGAM

Committee Member 5

Mrs Padmavathy THANGARAJAH

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Sivasampu SUNTHERALINGAM

Committee Member 6

Rajadurai MANICKARAJA

Arumugam NAGULESWARAN

Vettivelu Murugesu THEVARAJAN

Committee Member 7

Mahalingam MOHANKUMAR

Arunasalam SIVATHONDAN

Sivasampu SUNTHERALINGAM

Committee Member 8

Ponniah PASKARANATHAN

Sivakolunthu LOGESWARAN

Mrs Indrani SATKUNANANDA

ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2017/18 by the Committee of Management For the period 27 September 2017 to 16 August 2018

1. Management Committee A new 14-member Management Committee was elected to office uncontested at the Annual General Meeting held on the 23rd of September 2017. The first meeting of the Committee was held at the Bates Street premises on Thursday 9 October 2017. Until the end of August a total of Eleven Committee Meetings were held with more than 80% of the members participating in the deliberations.

2. Membership 27 new members joined the Association and 24 passed away during the period July 2017 to end of July 2018. 4 joined as Associate Members. 3. Our Activities 28.09.17 - Saraswathy Pooja - rituals were performed by Mr. Thangarajah to pay obeisance to Goddess Saraswathi. The highlights of the celebrations were the talk by Prof. Gnana Kulendran on “Aathi Shakthi” and music recital of devotional songs by Mrs. Kanagambikai Jeganathan. The Secretary Mr. Thevarajan proposed the vote of thanks 19.10.17 – “Deepavali Celebrations” - A speech by Mrs. Karthikayini Kathirgamanathan on “Deepavali” and a music recital by Dr Sivarathy Ketheeswaran were the highlights of the Celebrations of this year. 26.10.17 - Dr. Paran Sithamparakumar gave a talk on "Live long with sickness". Mr. Paramasamy Panchadcharam and Mrs. Sarojini Nallanthuvan celebrated their birthday and hosted the lunch.

09.11.17 - Vedanta Scholar Shri M.K. Ankajan delivered a discourse on "Forget your age and live your life".

23.11.17 - Christmas Carol Services were performed at the Community Centre Hall with a house full of audience. The Adult Tamil Choir of Sydney Tamil Christian Fellowship and our own singers sang the hymns. Rev G Nadarajah delivered the sermon and blessing. Mr. Manickarajah delivered the vote of thanks. Mr. Thisairasa organised the events of the day.

18.01.18 - "Thai Pongal" was celebrated in a grand scale with a music recital by Miss Madhuvanthi Pakeerathan and a speech by Mrs. Kalaiyarasi Chinniah on "Expatriate Tamils & Cultural Festivals".

25.01.18 - Tamil Scholar and Attorney at Law Mr. Bagavadaas Sriskandadaas delivered a speech on "Impermanence in Tamil Literature”. Mrs. Pathma Thangarajah hosted the lunch.

08.02.18 - A drama version of the short story authored by Mrs. Thevaky Karunakaran which was broadcast in SBS Radio was again played for the members. Mr.R.Shanmuganathan presented a humorous programme on Films.

22.02.18 - Mr. Thirumugam Arumugam gave an educative and illuminating speech on "Medieval Chola Temples of Polonaruwa" which was well received by the audience.

01.03.18 – Shiyamala and Priya, daughters of our deceased member Mr,T.Visuvanathan, and their families sponsored the lunch in memory of their late father.

08.03.18 - The Outdoor Games Competitions were conducted with the active participation of members at Airey Park. Mr. Paskaranathan and Mr. Murugesu were instrumental in organizing the competitions and the credit of the success goes to both of them. Mrs. Rita Sathiyamoorthy and Mrs. Kamala Krishnapillai celebrated their birthday and hosted the lunch.

10.03.18 - A group of our members went on a tour to Orange, NSW, with a full load of 55 persons and visited interesting tourist attractions like 'Lake Canobolas' and Botanic Gardens. The trip was memorable and every one enjoyed it.

22.03.18 -A friendly Cricket Match was played between the President's Team and the Secretary's Team with interest and enthusiasm. This was followed by the Prize Giving. Dr. Balasubramaniam (sponsor of the shield for the winning team of the Cricket Martch), the Mayor of Strathfield Cr Gulian Vaccari, Deputy Mayor Cr Nella Hall, councillors Karen Pensabene, Maryanne Duggan and Stephanie Kokkolis graced the occasion and gave away the prizes and shields to the winners and runners up. Mr. S. Suntheralingam 5

proposed the vote of thanks. 12.04.18 -The adjourned AGM of BENSOC was held at Bates Street Community Centre Hall. It was followed by the 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebrations of our former President Col. V. Ramanathan & Seetha. The lunch was hosted by Col. V. Ramanathan and Mrs. Seetha Ramanathan. 19.04.18 – International Women's day was celebrated with two dramas, dances and songs which were well appreciated by the audience.

26.04.18 -Tamil New Year was celebrated with a music recital by Dr Sivarathy Ketheeswaran and a speech by Dr Aaru Thirumurugan.

10.05.18 - Hon. Jodi McKay, MP for Strathfield and Hon. Julia Finn, MP for Granville shared their experiences on their recent visit to Jaffna.

15.05.18 – 19.05.18 - A group of our members enjoyed a Cruise which was facilitated by TSCA.

24.05.18 - Tamil Scholar Mr. Mylvaganam Thanapalasingam delivered a speech on "Heart Touching Silappathikaaram"

14.06.18 – Well known orator from the Australian Kamban Kazhalagam Mr. T, Thirunanthakumar delivered an interesting speech on “Thoughts on Tamil Literature”.

28.06.18 -“Singing Fun Show” called “Paaddukku Paaddu” was ably conducted by well known radio announcer and programme producer Mrs. Sona Prince. The lunch was hosted by Mr. VM Thevarajan and Mr. K. Thanga Rajah.

05.07.18 - Prof. Sathiyamoorthy delivered a philosophical discourse on "Mental Resource is Community Resource" which was well received by the audience. Vote of thanks was given by Mr. Thevarajan.

07.07.18 – Grand Parents’ / Grandchildren's Day was celebrated at Carrington Church Hall, Strathfield. Our former President Mr. Shiva Pasupati awarded the Certificates of Appreciation to the participant grandchildren

12.07.18 -Mr.A.Kugarajah delivered a speech on "A few Memories". Mr.Kalvalai Seyon celebrated his birthday and hosted the lunch.

19.07.18 – Ms Yoga Subramaniam hosted the lunch and provided ‘Aadik kool’ in view of Aadi Pirappu.

26.07.18 - Men's Day was celebrated with two dramas, songs and various interesting programmes. Mr. A & Dr (Mrs.) D. Sivathondan hosted the lunch.

02.08.18 - Mr. V & Mrs. PJ Gunaratnam celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary and hosted the lunch. 16.08.18 -Mr. M. Sithamparabharathy, Famous Orator from Madurai, Tamilnadu delivered a speech on "Thamilar Aram". Mr. C. Sivasooriyar hosted the lunch in memory of his late father.

4. BENSOC The Benevolent Society, our affiliate, held their Annual General Meeting on 12th April 2018 having been adjourned on 15th March due to lack of quorum. The following were elected as Trustees. K. Kalvalai Seyon – President, S. Sri Ganeshwaran, Secretary, N S Thiru Treasurer, M. Mohankumar – Assistant Secretary, R. Rajendram - Assistant Secretary, K. Ratnakumar , Assistant Treasurer and S. Nithianantham , Assistant Treasurer. Dr. R.K. Pillay and Samy Pasupati were appointed as our TSCA Representatives.

5. Physical Exercise Classes Every Thursday, except on Members' Day and the second Thursday, physical exercises are being held under the able guidance of Mrs. Sarojini Nallanthuvan. These exercises help in maintaining the physical fitness of our members. In the early part of the year Mrs. Kanagaratnam conducted this program. 6. Arts & Crafts On the second Thursday of every month Arts & Crafts classes are conducted and an exhibition is held annually well organized by Mr. Thisairasa. Arts, crafts and other creative pursuits have the power to help seniors improve their hand-eye coordination, cognitive abilities and concentration.

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7. Indoor & Outdoor Games Chess, Carrom, Bridge, Scrabbles, Draughts and Table Tennis are facilitated at the Community Centre for the benefit of Members. This year we have added Bingo and Rummy to our games list. An Indoor Games Tournament is organized in March each year to coincide with the Seniors’ Week and the winners are awarded trophies. An Outdoor Games Competition and a Cricket Match is played at Airey Park near our Meeting Hall during the Seniors week. (List of winners & runners up appears on Page 26). These events foster socialising, physical activity and fun. They also serve the seniors as a great resource to escape from the stress associated with the day to day living. 8. “Issaiyum Kalaiyum” This new program has been introduced this year. Once a month members have the opportunity to exhibit their singing skills as well as relating comedies or their past experiences. Members show keen interest in participating and everyone enjoy the day. 9. Website TSCA’s website is actively managed by Mr. V.M. Thevarajan with the Weekly Journal and photo albums. Thank you Col.Ramanathan for administering the website in an excellent manner during the past years until this was taken over by the Secretary last year. This website serves to keep our members and the world informed of how active we seniors are.

10. Photographs All these years Col. Ramanathan and Mr. Kunaseelan were using their own cameras for taking photographs of Association’s activities. Now the Association has its own camera bought at a cost of $ 872 in March this year. Mr. Thevarajan makes use of this camera in the absence of Mr. Kunaseelan.

11. New PA System In the past Air Microphones were hired at a high cost when required for dramas performed on our stage. Very often the PA system too was borrowed from Auburn Tamil Society for events such as AGM, Christmas & Pongal Celebrations. The Association has, in January 2018, added a good PA system to its assets at a cost of $4100.

12. Grants We have been successful in getting a grant of $3000 from Hon Ray Williams, Minister of Multicultural Affairs NSW of which $1000 is for Grand Parents / Grand Children’s Day and $2000 for the purchase of two laptops. We wish to thank the Honourable Minister for the grant and our thanks are also to Hon Scott Farlow MLC Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier and His worship the Mayor of Strathfield Cr Gulian Vaccari for facilitating the grant. 13. Bates St Premises and hire charges As usual, we applied to Strathfield Council in November 2017 for permission to use the Bates St premises on Thursdays in 2018. On 5 Dec we were sent an invoice for $19714 as hire charges payable for 2018. We appealed against this and our president Mr. Sivathondan interviewed the Mayor, General Manager and Director of Corporate Services and stated our case for use of the premises free of charge. Mr. Shiva Pasupati, past president, accompanied Mr. Sivathondan for one meeting. As the Council officers appeared non-negotiable re the hire charges, assistance was sought from Cr Karen Pensabene who made representations on our behalf. We also made Minister Hon Ray Williams and Hon Jody McKay M.P aware of the issue. However, the councilors passed a resolution confirming the rates of hire charges. On 7th August a motion for a lesser hire charge was submitted by Cr Karen Pensabene and it got lost by one vote. In the circumstances, Mr. Sivathondan, sought an appointment with Director of Corporate services, met him and the Manager on 14th August. Cr Karen Pensabene and Cr Maryanne Duggan accompanied him. After a frank discussion the Director and Manager agreed to give us the maximum permissible 85% discount. This needs further clarification. We will have to pay a rent of $3816 if we use the main room (Redmire) for 4 hours and the small room (Airey) for 6 hrs on 48 days in a year. In addition, an annual cleaning and utilities fee of $250 is payable. We will keep you informed of further developments.

14. Recognition by NSW Legislative Council We are pleased that a motion acknowledging the “tireless efforts and work” of Mr. Sivathondan, committee of management and members of our Association was presented by Hon Scott Farlow MLC, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier NSW Legislative Council and Leader of the House, and unanimously passed. A copy of the motion appears on page 19.

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Acknowledgements We would like to commend all those, especially our past presidents and other office bearers, who support us in ensuring that the TSCA continues to be a strong and loud voice in our efforts to improve the quality of life for the seniors. The Management Committee has great pleasure in gratefully acknowledging the contributions made by members in various ways enabling us to accomplish our tasks to the best of our ability. Sincere thanks to those who work unheralded – Mr. N.Murugesu, Mr. Naguleswaran, Mr. Manickarajah, Mr. Suntheralingam, Mr. Prabakaran, Mr. Kunaseelan and Mr.Logenthiran in arranging the hall in the mornings and tirelessly stacking the chairs back in the afternoon. Mrs. Sunnenthra Kanagaratnam and Mrs. Sarojini Nallanthuvan who did a wonderful job guiding the physical exercise owe our gratitude. Our thanks are due to Mr. Ponmailainathan and Mr. Panchadcharam who were conducting the exercise classes whenever Mrs. Nallanthuvan gets absent.

Mr. Thanga Raja for ensuring our refreshments, plates, cups, rice etc. whether in meetings or at functions are well stocked. Mrs. PadmaThangarajah, MrsNaguleswaran, MrsSuntheralingam, Mrs. Kamala Sivanaanda Sivanandarajasingam, Mrs. Kandasamy, Mrs. Nallanthuvan, Mrs. Subathra Ramanathan, Mrs. Indra Pathmanathan, Dr Mrs. G. Ponnambalam, Dr Mrs.Nithi Sivathondan, Mrs. Rita Sathiamoorthy, Mr. Velupillai, Mr. Mohan Kumar, Mr. Karunalayan, Mr. P. Arumugam and Mr. Manickarajah for their team effort to ensure orderliness and timely supply of refreshments and lunch smoothly served. Mr. Prabakaran for his enthusiastic support in setting up of the audio and visual equipment. Mr. Kunaseelan, with his expertise in photography for recording the events of the Association. We also express our thanks to:

Strathfield Municipal Council for allowing us the use of the Community Centre Hall for our weekly gatherings, Airey Park for our annual outdoor game competitions and the office space for BENSOC, our affiliate.

Members / their families who hosted lunch at our meetings. Editor of “Uravu” for doing the designing and print layout as well, thereby saving a considerable

amount of dollars for the Association. Gnanam Art Creations for printing our News Bulletin “Uravu”. Australian Tamil Broadcasting Corporation for making announcements of our activities. RAMS for the catering. Our Honorary Auditor Mr. Alagan Hariharan for his remarkable service. Mr. N. Murugesu for functioning as the Returning Officer.

Concluding Remarks On behalf of the Management Committee and on my own as Secretary of the Association, I wish to record my appreciation and gratitude for the trust and confidence you have placed on us. We wish the Association and each and every one of the members a bright future in the coming years.

On behalf of the Management Committee V.M.Thevarajan Secretary

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TSCA ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS Our Financial Report for the current year shows that a sum of $5844 is

due from the members as Annual Subscriptions. Members are kindly requested to pay the dues before the AGM

and give their continued co-operation.

Nomination papers for election of the Management Committee are attached. Nominations close at 1.30 p.m. on Monday 17th September 2018. Our office in the Community Centre, 1 B Bates Street, Homebush will be open from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on this day to facilitate members to hand in Nomination Papers.

1. Only members who have paid up their annual subscriptions up to date including the subscriptions for the current

year July 2018 to June 2019, have the right to vote and participate at the General Meeting. Persons who have not paid their due membership fees will not be eligible to attend the AGM or to nominate or to be nominated for membership to the Management Committee.

2. The Returning Officer will open the Nomination Papers at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, 17th September 18 in the Bates Street Community Centre and announce the names of the candidates standing for election. Members are welcome to attend this.

3. Only one set of ballot papers will be issued by the Returning Officer when members enter the voting area after their

names are marked off on the list of members.

4. The Returning Officer may (if necessary) request some form of acceptable identification to check the names before the issue of ballot papers.

5. Ballot paper of different colours will be issued for the different set of office bearers (President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer, and Executive Members).

6. Members can either place a cross or a tick against the nominees they want to cast their vote for.

7. In the case of voting for the President, Vice President, Secretary, Asst. Secretary, Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer, please

vote for one nominee only. In the case of voting for Executive Members please vote for any eight nominees of your choice, however, if you vote for less than eight it will be counted as votes for the respective nominees. But, if you vote for more than the number of vacancies available, the Returning Officer will reject the ballot.

8. Counting may continue while the election is still in progress but no interim results or trend analysis will be available to any person.

9. The Returning Officer may provide assistance to any member who is having difficulty in reading the ballot paper or requires physical assistance with regard to the casting of votes.

10. The Returning Officer’s decision shall be final with regard to the conduct of the election of the Management Committee.

11. Members will be sent in for voting in accordance with the numbers of their lunch tickets. Please co-operate by

complying with the numbers as announced.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please help us to conduct the elections in an orderly manner. All members are invited to attend the meeting and lend your support to your Management Committee. The first 200 members who enter the hall and register, will be provided with a free copy of the Directory of Members.

GUIDELINES FOR ELECTION PROCEDURES OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

2018 / 2019

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NOMINATION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE TAMIL SENIOR CITIZENS’ ASSOCIATION (NSW) Inc. FOR THE YEAR 2018/19

Nominations close at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, 17th September 2018. (TO BE FILLED IN BLOCK CAPITALS)

PROPOSER

I, …………………………………………………...……………….(Memb. No………….) propose the name of ………………………………………………………………………………..to the position of ………………………………………………………….for the year 2018/2019. ………. ……...…………………………… …….. Signature and date SECONDER I, ……………………………………………………………………… (Memb. No……….) second the nomination of …………………………………………...…………………………….to the position of …………………………………………………………..for the year 2018/2019. …………………………………………. ……… Signature and date CONSENT I, ………………………………………………………………………(Memb. No………) consent to my nomination to the position of ……………………………………………….for the year 2018/2019. ……………………………………………… …….. Signature and date You may cut here -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

Relevant extracts of the Constitution of the Tamil Senior Citizens’ Association (NSW) Inc. 8.1 The Committee of Management shall consist of the following 14 members who have been members of the Association for not less than 12 months:- (a) President (b) Vice President (c) Secretary (d) Assistant Secretary (e) Treasurer (f) Asst. Treasurer and (g) Eight (8) Executive members. 5.2 The annual membership fee for the current financial year shall be due on 1st July of that year and become payable not later than the last Thursday preceding the date of Annual General Meeting, provided the right to vote at the Annual General Meeting or to nominate or be nominated for membership to the Committee shall not be before the payment of the annual membership fees. 8.3 A member can be nominated for only one post. If multiple nominations are received for the same member, all such nominations will be declared null and void. 8.5 Nominations duly proposed and seconded by two eligible members, with the signed consent of nominee, should reach the Returning Officer at least ten (10) days before the Annual General Meeting. (ie. by 17th Sept. 2018. Nominations will close at 1.30 p.m. on Monday, 17th Sept. 2018. Our office in the Community Centre 1 B Bates Street, Homebush will be open from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on this day to facilitate members to hand in Nomination Papers. 24.2 All nominations for the posts of office bearers will be made on appropriate forms and sent in sealed envelopes addressed to the Returning Officer at the official address of the Association. The Returning Officer’s Address :- The Returning Officer,

P.O.Box 2127, Homebush West, NSW 2140

CRICKET MATCH & PRIZE GIVING

President’s Team Secretary’s Team

Photos from the tour

Umpires & Scorers at Cricket Match Audience at the Prize Giving 11

22.03.18 - PRIZE GIVING

Dr. Balasubramaniam, Deputy Mayor Cr. Nella Hall, Cr. Karen Pensabene, Cr. Stephanie Kokkolis, Cr. Maryanne Duggan and Mayor of Strathfield Cr. Gulian Vaccari graced the occasion.

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PRIZE GIVING (CONTD…)

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Col. V.Ramanathan, one of our former Presidents is no more with us. Col. Ramanathan joined the TSCA on 22nd July 1993 as its 160th member. Rama ,as he was popularly called, served the association as President for 6 years, as Secretary and editor of the news letter ‘Uravu’ for 2 years. Some of his personal contributions to TSCA are :- He maintained proper and up-to-date records of the Association. He developed and maintained the Association’s web-site, which contained all important documents such as the Constitutions of TSCA and BENSOC, past events etc. He photographed Association events, and uploaded to the web-site and e-mailed to the members. He started the celebrations of “Grand children’s Day” to showcase the talents of these children in various fields such as singing, dancing, acting, playing musical instruments. His contribution to alleviate the problems faced by the Sri Lankan Pensioners is well known. He had accompanied needy pensioners to the Consulate General’s Office in Sydney at his own expense. Even as late as a week before he passed away, he had been studying various pension circulars and was sending messages in spite of his failing health to ensure that pensioners have the right information to act properly. His affiliation with the Association back in the days are now memories which we will continue to share and cherish.

May His Soul Rest in Peace

An Accolade for TSCA in the NSW Parliament

for the services it provides to the Community

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30-06-18 30-06-17

$ $

ACCUMULATED FUNDS

Balance at the beginning of the year 29,360 29,230

Current year's Surplus Income /(Deficit) 5,880 129

35,240 29,359

Building Fund

Balance at the beginning of the year 45,416 44,394

Interest Income 1,045 1,023

Balance in Building Fund Note 2 46,461 45,417

81,701 74,776

Note 5 8,384 3,704

Note 1.2 & 5 (3,989) (3,334)

Note 5 4,395 370

Current Assets

Cash at Bank 8,111 10,876

Building fund Account - Term deposit 46,418

-Accrued Interest 43

-T O T A L 46,461 45,417

Term Deposit CBA 11,044 10,791

Term Deposit- Bendigo Bank 10,244 10,128

Members Subscription Receivable Note 4 5,844 3,125

Accrued Interest 482 351

Bond Deposits-Strathfield Municipal Council Kitchen 200 200

Refundable Deposit-Hall Hire 300 500

Pre-payments 237 -

82,923 81,388

Total Assets 87,318 81,758

Less: Current Liabilities

Accrued Expenses 1,962 1,591

Subscriptions received in advance Note 4 3,595 5,391

Unidentified Credits 60 -

5,617 6,982

81,701 74,776

Notes on the following pages form part of these accounts

Total Original Value

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Net Value at the end of the year

N E T A S S E T S

TAMIL SENIOR CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION (NSW) Inc.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2018

T O T A L F U N D S

Represented by:

Non Current Assets

Furniture , Fittings & Equipments

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2018 2017

$ $

540 420

15,850 15,720

Note 4 16,390 16,140

Associate Member subscriptions 100 -

- 15,442

499 481

1,919 1,095

Grant Received Note 3 3,000 -

21,908 33,158

Silver Jubilee Expenses - 17,167

1,750 1,800

2,874 3,709

946 1,184

- 153

337 337

188 430

127 124

2,735 2,092

912 779

572 627

Note 3 1,007 844

1,830 1,245

944 875

95 44

1,300 1,200

332 390

79 29

16,028 33,029

5,880 129

Notes on the following pages form part of these accounts

Donations - Unifund Project & Aust Soc of Graduate Tamils

Member Directory

Website charges

Total Expenses

Net Surplus/(Deficit ) for the year

Sports Meet Expenses

Newspapers and Periodicals

Grand Parents'/Grand Children's day

Cultural Activities

Depreciation

Fair Trading Lodgment - Annual Return

Postage

Telephone/Internet Charges

Public Liability Insurance

Stationery & Other Expenses

P.O.Box lease

Members' Recreation

Other Income

Total Income

EXPENDITURE

AGM Expenses

Newsletter Expenses

INCOME

New members subscriptions

Members - Current year subscriptions

Members Subscriptions

Silver Jubliee Receipts

Interest Received

TAMIL SENIOR CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION (NSW) Inc.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

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2018 2017

$ $

Inflows of Cash & Cash Equivalent

Members Subscriptions Note 4 11,975 14,756

Silver Jubilee Receipts - 15,441

Building Fund Interest 1,552 623

Bank Interest- Term Deposits 369 132

Bensoc Share of Insurance (one third) 169 169

Receipt from Other Income 1,886 1,161

Grant Received Note3 3,000 -

Advertisements 150 -

19,101 32,282

Outflows of Cash & Cash Equivalent

Silver Jubilee Payments - 17,167

Cultural Activities 1,830 1,699

Donations -Unifund Project Accrual Previous Yr 1,200 -

Donations -Graduate Tamils 100 -

Equipment Purchase 4,972 294

Newsletter/Member Directory 3,263 4,099

AGM Expenses 1,250 1,800

Members recreation 4,218 3,528

Deposit for Hall Hire 300 500

Prepayments 238 -

Other Expenses 2,574 2,505

19,945 31,592

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash or Cash Equivalent (844) 690

Add: Cash & Cash Equivalent at the beginning of the year:

Association Cheque Account - 3352 10,876 20,939

Building Fund Account - 0998 44,566 43,944

Term Deposits -Bendigo Bank 10,128 -

Term Deposits -CBA 10,791 10,788

Savings Account - 6396 300 300

76,661 75,971

Cash & Cash Equivalent at the end of the year 75,817 76,661

Association Cheque Account - 3352 8,111 10,876

Building Fund Account - 0998 Note 2 46,418 44,566

Term Deposits -CBA 8337 11,044 10,791

Term Deposits -Bendigo Bank 10,244 10,128

Savings Account - 6396 - 300

Cash & Cash Equivalent at the end of the year 75,817 76,661

Notes on the following pages form part of these accounts

STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2018

TAMIL SENIOR CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION (NSW) Inc.

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TAMIL SENIOR CITIZENS' ASSOCIATION (NSW) Inc.

Notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018

1. Significant accounting policies

1.1 Basis of accounting

Tamil Senior Citizens' Association(NSW) Inc.(the Association) is an association incorporated in New South Wales, Australia.

The Committee of Management have prepared the financial statements on the basis that the Association is

a non-reporting entity because there are no users dependent on a general purpose financial report.

The financial report is therefore a special purpose financial report that has been prepared in oder to

meet the requirements of the Association Incorporation Act 2009 and the constitution of

Tamil Senior Citizens' Association(NSW)Inc.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement

requirements specified by the Australian Accounting Standards and Incorporations and disclosure

requirements of AASB 101 Presentation of Financial Statements, AASB 107 Statements of Cash Flows and

AASB 108 Accounting policies, changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors.

The financial statements have been prepared on the basis of historical cost. Historical cost is generally

on the faire values of the consideration given in exchange for goods and services. All amounts

are presented in Australian Dollars, unless otherwise noted.

1.2 Plant and Equipment

Depreciation is provided for on a straight line basis for all depreciable assets so as to write off the

depreciable asset as it is consumed over its useful life as per taxation guidelines. As per taxation

standards all items under $300.00 are fully depreciated in the year of purchase.

All serviceable assets are shown at a minimum value of $1.00.

2. Building Fund

The amount in this fund now stands at $46,461 made up as follows:

2018 2017

$ $

Balance from Previous Year (includes $300 from Savings) 45,416 44,394

Add: Donations - -

Interest Income 1,045 1,022

46,461 45,416

3. Grants

The following table shows all grants received and spent by the association during the financial year.

2018 2017

$ $

Grant Received from NSW Minister for Multicultural Affairs 3,000 -

3,000 -

Less Grant Expenses -Grand Parents /Grand Children Day* (1,000) -

(1,000) -

Unspent Grant Funds as at year end** 2,000 -

**Grant Funds is held in the Associations CBA Bank Account (Account No. 1017 3352).

The grant received in prior years amounting $2,000 is included in the cash balance, and not seperately disclosed.

Total Grant Funds Available

Total Expenses

*Grand Parents /Grand Children Day expense incurred amounts to $1,007 of which $1000 was utilised from the above

Grant

Carried Forward as per Balance Sheet

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4. Subscriptions Received

This amount represents the subscriptions received from members during the financial year including

payment of subscriptions for future years.

2018 2017

$ $

As at July 1st Subscription in Advance 5,391 5,040

(3,125) (1,510)

11,875 14,756

14,141 18,286

(3,595) (5,391)

5,844 3,125

- 120

Members subscriptions for the current year 16,390 16,140

5. Furniture Fittings & Equipments

2018 2017

$ $

3,705 3,410

4,972 294

8,677 3,705

(293) -

8,384 3,705

(3,989) (3,334)

4,395 370

Less: Accumulated Depreciation

Net Value

Original Value

Additions during the year

Write Offs

Subscriptions received during the year

Less: Subscriptions carried forward for future years @30 June

Add : Subscriptions due for previous years@30 June

Add: Unidentified Credits

The Association maintains a complete register of all inventory items owned by the Association, the summary of which is

as follows:

Less: Subscriptions in Arrears as at July 1st

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WINNERS & RUNNERS UP OF THE INDOOR & OUTDOOR GAMES - 2018

BOOK BALANCING Winner : K. Kunaseelan Runner up : A. Naguleswaran BRIDGE Winners : S.C. Dickens & P. Thambirajah Runners up : G. Santhiran & V. Santhirasegaram MEN’S CARROM DOUBLES Winners : V.M. Thevarajan & N. Balendra Runners up : A.P.Selvanathan & R. Sriskandarajah WOMEN’S CARROM DOUBLES Winners : Mrs. S.Suntheralingam & Mrs K. Sivanandarajasingam Runner up : Mrs. N.S. Selvanathan & Mrs N. Naguleswaran MEN’S CARROM SINGLES Winner : V.M. Thevarajan Runner up : S. Suntheralingam WOMEN’S CARROM SINGLES Winner : Mrs N.S. Selvanathan Runner up : Mrs. B. Gananadha CHESS Winner : T. Sundararajah Rnner up : G. Santhiran DRAUGHTS Winner : V. Nadarajah Runner up – P. Arumugam LIME AND SPOON Winner : Dr Mrs D. Sivathondan Runner up : Mrs S. Nallanthuvan MEN’S 50M RACE Winner: K. Kunaseelan Runner up : M. Mahalingam MUSICAL WALK Winner : Mrs. H.I. Rajendram Runner up : Mrs I.P. Pillay 4 X 50M RELAY Members of the winning team:- A.Naguleswaran, Dr Mrs D. Sivathondan, Mrs.L.V. Devadas & M. Mahalingam Members of the Runners - up team :- A. Svathondan, R Sriskandarajah, Mrs. K. Sivanandarajasingam, & Mrs N. Yogarajah SCRABBLE Winner : G. Santhiran Runner up : Mrs. K. Sivanandarajasingam TABLE TENNIS DOUBLES Winner : S.K.Krishnadasan & N. Visvalingam Runner up : S.C.Dickens & P. Paskaranathan TABLE TENNIS SINGLES Winner : K. Krishnadasan Runnerup : S.C. Dickens WOMEN’S 25M WALK Winner : Mrs D. Kulasekarran Runner up : Mrs S. Ramakrishna PLAYER OF THE CRICKET MATCH -2018 J. Radhakrishnan SPIORTS PERSON OF THE ANNUAL TOURNAMENT – 2017/2018 V.M.Thevarajan

INDOOR GAMES COMPETITION 2018/19 Tournament to highlight the Seniors’ Week in March 2019 will be held in Bates Street Community Centre. Each member may participate in maximum of three under mentioned games.

1. Bridge – Contract 2. Carom – Singles Men 3. Carom - Doubles Men 4. Carom – Singles Women 5. Carom - Doubles Women 6. Chess 7. Draughts 8. Scrabble 9. Table Tennis – Singles 10. Table Tennis – Doubles

Games will be played off on Thursdays in the Community Centre as scheduled (commencing at 10.00 a.m.) or earlier with prior arrangement with the competitor concerned and the Chairman of Sub-committee, A walk over will be conceded if any player does not report on scheduled time. The preliminary games could be played off at any venue before the scheduled date with prior intimation to the organizing committee. Semi-finals and Finals shall be played in the Community Centre. Members who wish to participate in games are requested to give their names to Mr. P. Paskaranathan, Chairman Games (9643 1907) or the Secretary Mr. V.M. Thevarajan (0401821434). Entries close on 25 October 2018. Games commence on 01 November 2018 NB: Some games will be played in the afternoons, if the hall is used for other activities of the Association in the morning.

Points to ponder We never get what we want, We never want what we get, We never have what we like, We never like what we have.

And still we live & love. That's life...

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Tamil Senior Citizens’ Benevolent Society (NSW) Inc. jkpo; %j;j gpuirfs; eyd;Ghpr; rq;fk; (ep.r.Nt.)gjpT

Our departed members since 2nd March 2018

Mrs Pathmavathy

Mahadewa Dec. 1932 – Apr. 2018

Mr Murugesu Kulaveerasingham

Apr 1937 – Jun 2018

Mrs Jeyamany Kirubainayagam

Nov 1922 – Jun 2018

Mrs Anandavathy Williams

Dec1932 – Apr 2018

Mrs Sivapakiavathiammal Sabaratnasingham Jul 1931 – Jul 2018

Mrs Grace Myrtle Sugirthamalar Sebamalai

Feb 1934 – Aug 2018

Mr Kanthavanam Sivaguru

Jun 1934 – Aug 2018

Col. Vallipuram Ramanathan

Jun 1931 – Aug 2018

Departed TSCA members -- since March 2018

Mr Arumugam Santhiravaar

Jun 1939 – Aug 2018

The Society has conveyed its sincere condolences

to the families of our departed members.

Mr. Saravanamuthu Ponnambalam

Aug 1936 – July 2018

Mr Thamotharampillai Sivasubramaniam

May 1936 – Aug 2018

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