{"id":156983,"date":"2025-08-17T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=156983"},"modified":"2025-08-17T16:19:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T16:19:46","slug":"elanka-newsletter-17th-august-2025-3rd-edition-sri-lankans-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-17th-august-2025-3rd-edition-sri-lankans-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 17th August 2025 &#8211; 3rd Edition &#8211; Sri Lankans In Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #800000;\"><strong> eLanka Newsletter &#8211; 17th August 2025 &#8211; 3rd Edition <\/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\/f29c1d1?pact=2308245-188169643-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-e3750ff2162b0bb20a55bb6df79500bb4aa5b00b\" 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\/f29c1d1?pact=2308245-188169643-00e7a99d-0ce9-4dc2-b744-c7f58fd3b2f7-e3750ff2162b0bb20a55bb6df79500bb4aa5b00b\" 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\/vale-bob-simpson-ao-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vale Bob Simpson AO<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/connect-cheers-an-evening-of-business-and-diplomacy-at-the-langham-sydney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect &amp; Cheers. 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