Links

Useful websites

• Centrelink: www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/centrelink
• Public Transport Melbourne: ptv.vic.gov.au
• University of The Third Age (U3A) (Adult Education for over 50s): https://www.u3aonline.org.au
• Sri Lankan High Commission: www.slhcaust.org
• Sri Lanka Consul (Melbourne): http://www.embassypages.com/missions/embassy9337/

Websites of interest

• Australian Prime Ministers
• The Dutch Burgher Union, Sri Lanka: http://dbu.bww.lk/
• The Dutch Burgher Union, Sri Lanka: new building The Dutch Burgher Union on Vimeo
• The Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon Journal Index
• St Nikolass Home for Burgher Ladies in Sri Lanka
• Ceylon Memory Project
• Ceylon Guide
• An account of the Dutch Burghers Refer pages 173-196 of document
• Colombo city the heart of Sri Lanka http://colombofort.com/index.htm
• Newspapers of the world – all countries: http://www.world-newspapers.com/
• Sri Lanka newspapers: http://www.world-newspapers.com/srilanka.html
• 7 Great Things about living in Sri Lanka https://www.yamu.lk/blog/7-great-things-about-living-in-sri-lanka/
• True Travel Experiences http://www.oasistravel.com.au/sri-lanka http://www.oasistravel.com.au/sri-lanka
• Kurullangala Rock Art: A Mystery – Asian Art Newspaper
• Sri Lanka the Miracle http://thelankan3000.webnode.com
• Your Ultimate Guide to Sri Lanka http://www.timeout.com/sri-lanka
• Mongo Holidays – Sri Lanka http://mango-holidays.com
• Cha’s Organics – Bringing Flavour To The Table
• The Story Behind The Burghers Of Sri Lanka
• Ancient City of Sigiriya
• Sri Lanka Nostalgia for your pleasure (click the icon, then click LISTEN on your right)
• Asia’s most beautiful railway line? The “Main Line” cuts through tea plantations and jungle, then passes Buddhist temples and relicts of the British Empire
• Galle Fort a different view
• CEYLON TEMPTATION ISLAND
• RADIO DAYS – By Des Kelly
• A heartwarming visit to a ‘village’ in SL
• Moving images (about life in Sri Lanka)
• Old Photos of Ceylon
• Ceylon at War
• Map of Sri Lanka
• The story behind the Burghers of Sri Lanka
• encyclopaedia-of-ceylon
• A Diagonal Journey Across Sri Lanka – Photos
• Jaffna at a glimpse
• Sri Lanka Street Food
• Sri Lanka Food
• Sri Lanka Food 2
• Sri Lanka Food 3

• Radio Stations of the world

  The earth shown from about 6 billion km – Carl Sagan’s book “Pale Blue Dot” (1994)  

Other local voluntary organisations

Australian – Ceylon Fellowship Inc. (ACF)
President: Chris Ferdinands, PO Box 2226, North Dandenong 3175  Tel: (03)9568 0862

Voluntary Outreach Club (VOC)
President: Mr Anton De Costa, 17 Pamela Court, Darley 3340 Tel: (03) 5367 7722

Ceylon Welfare Organisation (CWO)
President: Mrs. Jennifer Peries, 7/30 Collins Street, Mentone 3194 Tel: 0430 076 620

Eighty Club Melbourne
President: Mr Earle Ferdinand, 9 Aurea Ct Clayton South 3169 Tel (03) 9512 7265

Victor Melder Sri Lanka Library
7 Benambra Street, Broadmeadows, Victoria 3047 Australia Tel: (03) 9309 4040 melder.rjvm1935@bigpond.com   www.vmsl-library.com