On Sunday, 11 October, NSW Region Education Wing and the Young Adult Program collaborated for ‘Paint for Purpose’ – a colourful art workshop where members of all ages came together, to transform simple canvas bags into pieces of artwork to be donated to Camp Quality.
Continuing their annual health-Care camps to Fiji since 2006, the SSSIO Zone 3 Sai Medical Unit, representing Australia, Fiji and New Zealand, successfully completed six days of outreach medical camps across Fiji from 23–28 August 2026, providing medical care to 2,274 patients from a range of communities.
The National Ladies Program of SSSIO Australia & PNG held an interactive online session on Saturday, 12 September 2026 with Maya Iyer and Dr. Sunder Iyer (Alumni of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning & Founders of Kaivalya Yoga Gurukulam).
On 15 August, members of Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Melbourne got their hands dirty for a very special cause, creating a safer, greener future for our Koalas. About 20 members of the Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation (SSSIO) were joined by 30 other community members to plant 1200 trees along a very important koala corridor in Pearcedale, Victoria.
Members of the Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Carlingford NSW came together, united by the threads of Sai love to knit squares and create blankets for donation to the Harman Foundation as part of a community service initiative.
NSW Region celebrated Guru Poornima through a journey of devotion, reflection and service, culminating in a regional program on Wednesday, 29 July at Ermington Community Centre. Centered upon the theme of ‘Awaken the Light Within’, this year’s Guru Poornima celebrations invited our NSW Adults, Young Adults and SSE Children to connect and introspect on how recognising Swami’s presence, guidance and divine light enables us to become part of a greater collective light – experiencing spirituality not only inwardly, but expressing it through how we speak, serve, love and live.
Members of the SSSIO NSW Region EnviroCare Team proudly participated in the National Tree Day community planting event held at Upjohn Park Reserve, Dundas, on Sunday, 26 July 2026.
The ladies of Queensland Region’s Woolloongabba Centre had been hoping to find another opportunity to come together in service to the community, and, as always, our prayers were heard. One of our newer members mentioned that she wove beanies, while one of our long-time members suggested asking Sister Sue to teach us. It felt as though we had been lovingly provided exactly the opportunity we had been seeking.
Devotees from the groups at Hobart and Launceston travelled to the small township of Ross midway between the two groups to enable a combined celebration of the special event. They were joined with 4 distance-isolated members from across the state. A total of 17 participated in the celebration including two of the member’s children.
Guru Poornima was commemorated in the ACT Region on Sunday, 26 July 2026, from 9:30 am to 11:30 am at the Senior Citizens Centre Hall in Turner. The program commenced with Athe, Regional Devotional Coordinator and the Master of Ceremonies, warmly welcoming approximately 60 Sai followers who had gathered on a crisp Canberra winter morning to celebrate the sacred occasion of Guru Poornima.
