{"id":149383,"date":"2025-02-19T18:46:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=149383"},"modified":"2025-02-19T18:47:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:47:14","slug":"elanka-newsletter-19th-february-2025-6thedition-sri-lankans-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-19th-february-2025-6thedition-sri-lankans-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 19th February 2025 &#8211; 6thEdition &#8211; Sri Lankans In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\"><strong>eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 19th February 2025 &#8211; 6thEdition <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\"><strong> Sri Lankans in Australia<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 20px;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/gem.godaddy.com\/p\/65e2fb1?pact=1784993-185961804-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-ac9c0c77245bf51b6e6f44ae84f960684a41556e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here or on the image below to read this week\u2019s elanka Newsletter<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gem.godaddy.com\/p\/65e2fb1?pact=1784993-185961804-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-ac9c0c77245bf51b6e6f44ae84f960684a41556e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Elanka-1.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/there-was-plenty-of-love-in-the-air-at-a-fabulous-valentines-day-celebration-at-springvale-rsl-by-trevine-rodrigo-in-melbourne-12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There was plenty of love in the air at a fabulous Valentine\u2019s Day celebration at Springvale RSL. \u2013 By TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE.<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australia-squashed-in-second-odi-grounded-to-dust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia Squashed in Second ODI \u2026.. 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