Melbourne Events 2023

Now included from 3 pm to 4 pm the 2023 Victor Melder Lecture

  

 

March 2023

 


 

 

March 2023 - Friday 17 to April Saturday 22 
Art Exhibition 


RAMESH "Undergod"

Sullivan+Strumpf is thrilled to present Undergod: a new exhibition by Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran.

Ambitious in both materiality and scale, this exhibition imagines vibrant mythological beings who exist in planes between human and divine with the exuberance, cheek and depth the artist has become known for.

Now open in our Naarm/Melbourne gallery and online via the viewing room. We look forward to welcoming you for opening drinks on Friday 17 March, 6 – 8 PM, to celebrate this ecstatic exhibition!

https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/exhibitions/current

At  107-109 Rupert Street,Collingwood 

Contact: 03 7046 6489, E  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


 

March 2023 - Thursday 30 to April Sunday 23 
Comedy Festival  


DILRUK "Heart Stopper" 

  

In Hindi “dil” means heart and “ruk” means stop! While Dilruk isn’t Indian, Heart Stopper is an apt title for his brand-new hour of stand-up, given that last year, one of his arteries tried to hit the brakes on his heart.

Spoiler alert: he survived. His new show is about setbacks, overcoming them and manscaping mishaps.

Dilruk Jayasinha has filmed a stand-up special for Amazon Prime, appeared on Utopia, Celebrity MasterChef Australia and Have You Been Paying Attention?.

At  Melbourne Town Hall, Supper Room 

Contact: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/heart-stopper


 

March 2023 - Thursday 30 to April Sunday 9 
Comedy Festival  


SASHI PERERA "Endings" 

  

Is every death a tragedy, every break-up a crisis and every ending a bad one? 

Hell no. Let Melbourne’s Sashi Perera squash your fear of endings in this hilarious show.  

Why are we so afraid of endings? And why do beginnings steal all the glory? 

Sashi’s a familiar face on Melbourne’s many comedy stages including Comedy Republic and the Comic’s Lounge. You’ve heard her on 'Wax Quizzical' and seen her covered in baby poo in that Heaps Normal ad directed by Aunty Donna’s Mark Bonanno. Now she brings you her solo debut. 

Sashi was the only Australian comedian on the 2021 UK Funny Women Awards ‘Ones to Watch’ list. She's also a two-time RAW Comedy Vic finalist and past cast member of hit comedy show The Breast of The Fest.

The well-travelled improviser, writer and yarn spinner was born in Colombo and raised in Dubai, Muscat and Perth before working around the world as a refugee lawyer. 

Sashi’s unique international tales, bizarre perspectives and sharp wit combine in Endings to deliver an incredible bundle of laughs and an entertaining night out. If there’s an ending you fear, this show is for you!
At  Chinese Museum Tea Room, 22 Cohen Place, Melbourne 

Contact: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/sashi-perera


 

March 2023 - Thursday 30 to April Sunday 23
Comedy Festival  


SUREN JAYEMANNE "Bag of Vegeta" 


A comedy show about fears, desires and how they are one and the same. With some vegeta sprinkled on top.

In The Bag of Vegeta, Suren explores everything from rescue dogs to meditation and in doing so makes the case for funny accents, flavour enhancers and the oneness of everything.

Suren Jayemanne writes for Question Everything and has been seen on Celebrity Letters and NumbersThe Cook Up and in the background of Thor: Love & Thunder.

At The Westin Four, 205 Collins Street, Melbourne 

Contact: https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2023/shows/suren-jayemanne


 

April 2023

 


 

 

April 2023 - Saturday 1, 9.00 am
Sports Event


"ELLE" Festival

Come and join us for a fun filled day
ඔබ සැමට ආරාධනා!!
Saturday 1st April 2023
At Tatterson Park (Oval 3, 62 Chapel Rd Keysborough)
From 9.00am Onwards

At Tatterson Park - 62 Chapel Road, Keysborough

Contact: Sanjaya 0411 662 579, 0401 670 585 


 

April 2023 - Saturday 01, 6.30 pm 
Music Concert 


"Sine Tharu Reyak"


At Besen Centre

CONTACT: Trybooking.com


 

April 2023 - Saturday 01, 7.30 pm 
Music 


TANTRA acoustic


At The Attic, Pinewood

CONTACT: AusLanka


 

April 2023 - Sunday 2, from 5.00 pm
Illustrated Talk 


"Sri Lankan Architecture"

Free Event All Are Welcome

At Ashwood Hall, Electra Avenue, Ashwood

Contact: Hemal 0427 725 740 


 

April 2023 - Sunday 2, 5.00 pm   
Movie @ South Morang  


"ALBORADA"  

 

At South Morang - Cinema 3

CONTACT:  AusLankaTickets  


 

April 2023 - Sunday 2, from 9.00 am
New Year Festival


"MELBOURNE BAKMAHA ULELA 2023"

"MELBOURNE BAKMAHA ULELA 2023"
Sinhala-Tamil New Year Festival 2023

Enjoy Free Traditional Breakfast,
Cultural show, Games & Rides
Musical Show Featuring Sri Lanka's Famous Band & Spectacular Fireworks.

Organized By Sri Lanka German Technical Training Institute Old Boys' Association Australia

At Dandenong Show Grounds

Contact: Wasantha Kasturirathne 0433 019 212


 

April 2023 - Saturday 8, 8.00 am
Buddhist Event



At Lynbrook Family & COmmunity Centre, 25 River Redgum Place, Lynbrook

Contact: YBR&CC 0430 070 681


 

April 2023 - Friday 14, 8.00 pm
Music Event


New Year with "TAXI"

 



At Chelsea Heights Hotel, Springvale Road. 

Contact:  AusLankaNews


 

 

April 2023 - Saturday 15 & Sunday 16, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Sports Event


Sri Lankan Festival 2023

 

We are bringing Sri Lankan New Year celebrations back to Queen Victoria Market on 15 – 16th April 2023 over 2 fabulous days.

This festival will have a variety of food stalls, and a stage lineup with all your favourite local Sri Lankan artists, including live bands, traditional dance performances, plus workshop activities.

Visitors can indulge in Sri Lankan staples like kottu, hoppers & curries. Explore the many speciality stores and take home chutneys, sauces and handicrafts.

This is a celebration of culture, heritage, and arts from Sri Lanka, giving you a chance to get together and celebrate Awurudhu Pola right here in Melbourne.

At the Queen Victoria Market

Contact: Foodie Trails 


 

 

April 2023 - Sunday 16, 9.00 am
Sports Event


JAPURA "Avurudu" Festival

 



More details to follow.

Contact: Sujith Fernando 0412 819 113


 

 

April 2023 - Saturday 22, 6.30 pm 
Music Concert

"MADHURADWENI"




At Banksia Campus, Keysborough Secondary College, Springvale South

Contact: Shantha 0422 653 750, Auslanka tickets 


 

 

April 2023 - Saturday 23, 12 noon to 5.00 pm  
Lunch 


"CURRY LUNCH" 
 

At 358 Haughton Road, Clayton 

CONTACT:  Hermann 0417 391 120   


 

April 2023 - Saturday 23, 6.30 pm  
Music Concert 


"AKSHARA" 

 

At Hungarian Community Centre

CONTACT:  Buddhika 0422 707 444  



April 2023 - Friday 28, 8.00 pm 
Music Club Event


CEYDREAM - Club Night


 
At Brown Alley 85 Lonsdale St, Melbourne 

Contact: AusLankaNews  

 

 


 


April 2023 - Saturday 29, 7.00 pm 
Fundraiser - Family Night


"MANUSATH SANDAWA"



A musical family night to raise funds to build a care facility in Sri Lanka. 

සෙවනක් අවැසි ඔවුනට සවියක් වන්න...!මනුසත් සැදෑව 2023!

ශ්රී ලංකාවේ කොස්ගම ඉදිවන "මෙත් මන්සල" වැඩිහිටි නිවාසයේ පළමු පියවරේ අවසාන අදියරට අපිත් දායක වෙමු...!

 

For tickets - www.auslankatv.com 
 
At Hungarian Community Centre, Wantirna

Contact: Don 0401 586 573  

 

 


 


April 2023 - Saturday 29, 7.00 pm to 1.00 am
Dinner Dance


The Peterite Autumn Ball 2023

Another Glamourous event by the Melbourne Peterite OBSC.

At Cathies Lane Reception, Wantirna South

Contact: Tino 0418 106 819, Niroshan 0433 468 710 

 

 


 


April 2023 - Sunday 30, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Exhibition 


For the first time in Melbourne......
an opportunity to participate & showcase your work


This FREE event is open for everyone at any age with an interest in books, art and photography to participate.
Please contact Hemal if you are a writer, artist or a photographer and you have an item of interest to display or to sell. 


At Clayton Hall, Clayton

Contact: Hemal 0427 725 740  


 


April 2023 - Sunday 30, 5.00 pm
Music Event 


TM Jayaratna & Abhisheka


At Huntingtower Performing Arts Centre

Contact: 0403 040 659 AusLankaTickets

 

 


 

 

May 2023

 


 

 

May 2023 - Friday 5, 6.30 pm
Book Launch 

 

Shehan Karunatilaka:
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida





Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the 2022 Booker Prize for his dazzling magic-realist satire The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. Set during his homeland’s long civil war, the story follows its title character, a self-described photographer, gambler and ‘closet queen’, who wakes up as a ghost with a week to discover who killed him.

Casting light on politics, history, religion and mythology, it was praised by the Booker judges as ‘an afterlife noir that dissolves the boundaries not just of different genres, but of life and death, body and spirit, east and west’. Karunatilaka discusses the novel’s genesis, scope and success with ABC RN’s Kate Evans (The Bookshelf).


At The Melbourne Town Hall

Contact: https://mwf.com.au/


 

May 2023 - Saturday 6, 8.00 am
Buddhist Event




At Lynbrook Family & Community Centre, 25 River Redgum Place, Lynbrook

Contact: YBR&CC 0430 070 681


 

May 2023 - Saturday 6, 6.30 pm
Buddhist Event




At Southern Community Centre, 27 Rupert Drive, Mulgrave

Contact: YBR&CC 0430 070 681, 0449 982 275 



May 2023 - Sunday 7, 

Comedy Show


"Api Nodanna Api"

 

Contact: AusNewsLanka

 

 


May 2023 - Saturday 13, 6.00 pm

Music Concert 


"LANKARE" with Saman Lenin

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At Keysborough Secondary College, Banksia Campus

Contact:  AusLankaTickets

 

 


May 2023 - Saturday 13, 7.00 pm

Dinner Dance


Inaugural Chartered Ball 2023

Inaugural Chartered Ball presented by CA Sri Lanka Australia Chapter.

At The GRAND on Princes, 2251 Princes Highway, Mulgrave

Contact: Anuruddha Dias 0411 254 933, Nilantha Perera 0425 802 255

 

 

 

May 2023 - Saturday 13, 7.00 pm
Dinner Dance


Glam Ball with Misty


At Springvale Town Hall

Contact: Anusha 0420 316 997, Baine 0425 567 330 


 

May 2023 - Saturday 13, 7.30 am 3.00 pm
Blood Donation




At Lifeblood Mt Waverley Donor Centre, Pinewood Centre, Blackburn Road, Mt Waverley

Contact: YBR&CC 0430 070 681, 0449 982 275 


 

May 2023 - Sunday 14, 11.30 am
Lunch & Concert


"HAPPY MOTHER'S Day"
with Derrick J


At Cathies Lane Receptions, Wantirna South

Contact: Derrick 0438 874 488


 

May 2023 - Saturday 20, 7.00 pm
Dinner Dance


Golden Hits


At Huntingtower Performing Art centre

Contact: Yohan 0493 688 125 AusLankaTickets


 

May 2023 - Saturday 27, 7.00 pm
Dinner Dance


Golden Dazzle - the Golden Jubilee

Methodist College (Colombo) Past Pupils Association of Victoria presents GOLDEN DAZZLE.
The Golden Jubilee of MCPPA (Vic).
Music by Redemption and DJ Ash.
Buffet Dinner catered by Silverline.
Complementary Premium Whiskey, Johnnie Walker Gold Label, Wine & Soft Drinks.

Adults $95, Kids (5-12 years) $45

Dress Code: Formal
At Springvale Town Hall

Contact: Indu 0402 203 459, Prashanthi 0413 816 695



May 2023 - Saturday 27, 6.30 pm

Dance Concert 


"SAMAN GIRI WARUNA"
Poems by the Golden Butterflies

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At BANJIL Place, Narre Warren

Contact: Pavithra 0431 188 905, Prasanna 0403 747 575

 

 

May 2023 - Sunday 28, 11.30 am to 3.30 pm 
Family Event 


Sri Lankan Food fair

Come and enjoy authentic Sri Lankan food.. All you can eat lunch.
Please contact us for tickets and more details.

At Arthur Wren Hall

Contact: Gamini 0401 017 328


 

June 2023

 


 

 

June 2023 - Saturday 3, 8.00 am
Buddhist Event




At Lynbrook Family & Community Centre, 25 River Redgum Place, Lynbrook

Contact: YBR&CC 0430 070 681



June 2023 - Sunday 04, 6.30 pm

Music Concert


MANO RANGA GEE

TRIBUTE TO DR JAYALATH MANORATHNA

Mano Ranga Gee

At the Rivergum Performing Arts Centre
Proudly presented by GAYANA MUSIC CIRCLE
 
Contact:  Tharupathi 0474 158 902 or ausnewslanka.com

 

 

 

June 2023 - Saturday 10, 7.00 pm
Dinner Dance


Techno Nite 2023

Conducting by SLEDAA Melbourne

At The Grand ON Princes (Mulgrave)

Contact: Hippola 0420 265 127, Gajaba 0400 017 045


 

June 2023 - Saturday 24, 7.00 pm
Dinner Dance


MelMora Dinner Dance 2023

MELMORA Dinner Dance 2023
Celebrating the 50th Year of University of Moratuwa

It is the Gold Jubilee year commemoration of our beloved Alma Mater, University of Moratuwa

At Grand on Princess

Contact: Pushpika Gamage 0401 934 088


 

July 2023

 


 


July 2023 - Saturday 01, 7.00 pm to 11.00 pm 

Fundraiser Dinner 


GALA DINNER 2023

Tickets $200 each

At the Lincoln of Toorak, Trak Centre, 445, Toorak Road, Toorak 
 
In aid of Suwa Arana Pediatric Cancer Care Unit. 

A joint initiative by Hope & Happiness, Roshan Mahanama Trust, Indira Cancer Trust and Suwa Arana. 
 
Contact:  ausnewslanka.com