A message from TWEED SOUTH SEA ISLANDER ASSOCIATION.PLEASE SHARE THIS FAR AND WIDE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. During the week, members of the board and committee met with David Keys, Manager of the 2016 Census, Targeted Strategies of the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Lynette Zito, District...

NSW Council for Pacific Communities newly elected board with continued Chair as Mal Fruean, Vice chair – Selwyn Piripi lloyd, Secretary – Melissa Waaka-Smith, Communications – Donita Hulme and Peter Elers. Laurie Ferguson MP Federal Member for Werriwa NSW 26/04/16 Guests speaker...

Tanku Tumas Aunty Avis Deguara for the invitation to attend Mount Druitt Koori Toastmasters and present a ‘hot spot’ on Australian South Sea Islander History and the 2016 Census.

28th April 2016: Australia Bureau of Statistics meeting today with National Census Program Head regarding the prominent inclusion of Australian South Sea Islanders on Question 18 for the 2016 Census form. We discussed the ABS strategies and roll out from an electronic and community education...