For their October Unity Meeting observing Avatar Declaration Day honouring Sri Sathya Sai Baba, members in the NSW Region of the SSSIO Australia joined together in service, assembling 1,000 birthing kits for the Birthing Kit Foundation Australia.
On a chilly and windy afternoon on the 15th of September, members of the Baulkham Hills Sai Centre came together in collaboration with the NSW Region team to cook and deliver 32 warm food packs and 64 water bottles to members of the community who are living it tough on the streets of the Sydney CBD.
On the 16th of June, the Vibhuti Cup sports event was held by NSW Region of the SSSIO in Sydney from 11 am to 4 pm. The games have now found their place in our NSW Region’s yearly calendar due to great interest from members.
National Tree Day is an event that the SSSIO in Australia has supported for many years. This year’s event was no exception with all regions of the organisation participating in community and private plantings. In total, nearly 4000 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted by over 100 members of the organisation aged from 1.5 – 82 years.
On the 4th of August, members of the SSSIO NSW Region came together in collaboration to pack and deliver useful materials and warm food to members of the community who are living it tough on the streets of the Sydney CBD.
A group of devotees visited Prasanthi Nilayam in 1982 and Swami Blessed them with interviews. They were also instructed to start a spiritual group in Melbourne. The Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Melbourne was thus founded on 30 March 1983. Since then, the Centre has welcomed thousands of devotees from Australia and across the globe and organised several worthwhile service activities.
The Sri Sathya Sai Centre of Melbourne, the first established in Victoria, last year celebrated its 40th anniversary. In keeping with the teachings of the founder of the SSSIO, one of its important activities has been service to the community, particularly those in need. For over 25 years one of those important service projects has been feeding the needy at the Queen Victoria Market.
A unique service program that has been running for a year. It combines physical activity dedicated to God with a virtual journey around Australia where selected service activities are identified and performed in real time in areas along the way.
Members of the Australian Sai Medical Unit joined their counter parts from New Zealand and Fiji in conducting a Medical Camp in Western Division areas of Fiji in July 2023. This is a service activity that has been conducted in Fiji by medical units of the Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation for several years.
Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for families struggling with cost-of-living pressures. To provide some help at this time, NSW Region of the Sri Sathya Sai International Organisation of Australia & PNG annually distributes Christmas Hampers to Tregear Public School and Plumpton House School for distribution to local families.
