News from Melbourne – Mothers Day Classic Run

10 May 2009, Melbourne, Victoria. – A mother day run for a worthy cause. The mother’s day run is more than just a walk, it’s a nationwide community event, bringing together those who have lost someone to breast cancer and those who want to get fit and donate to a worthy cause.

An expected turnout of 80,000 Australians were present for the event coming with friends and family to help raise money for the breast cancer research and the Brunei student society Melbourne sent a Brunei team to help raise money for the worthy cause.

The event itself is divided into 4 categories. Representing Brunei in the walk areNadzri Harif and Rady Roslan in the 8km run. Kamaliah Saiful-Rijal in the 4km run. Firdaus Maeraj, Suryati Serbini and Naasirah Mahdi were in the 4km walk. All of which completed the rest in good spirits and smiles.

With warmest regards from down under:

Safarul Izwan bin Hj Razali.

Lest We Forget

The Brunei-Australia Memorial was unveiled this morning at Muara Beach in a moving ceremony by The Hon. Alan Griffin, MP, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, and veterans of the campaign – Bill Corey and Steve Gooch. The ceremony was attended by several members of the Bruneian and Australian Armed Forces, the diplomatic corp, and several individuals with links to Australia including members of the Brunei-Australia Alumni Association.

The black Australian granite especially honours the 114 Australians who were killed and 221 who were wounded during Operation OBOE 6. The inscription on the plaque reads “1945 in memory”, surrounded by the words “Brunei-Australia Memorial” in English, Malay and Jawi.

Mr Griffin, with YB Pehin Datu Singamanteri Kolonel (B) Dato Seri Paduka Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar
Deputy Minister of Defence

Six veterans travelled to Brunei for the dedication of the memorial

More here

Announcement

Bridging the Globe

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri to all
Bruneian Students Down Under!
From the Brunei-Australia Alumni Association

EPISODE 1

Bridging the Globe (University of Melbourne)
WILL BE AIRED TONIGHT, TUESDAY 7/10 @ RTB1 @ 10.30pm
REPEAT: WEDNESDAY 8/10 @ RTB1 @ 12.35PM

EPISODE 2

Bridging the Globe (RMIT University)
WILL BE AIRED TOMORROW NIGHT, WEDNESDAY 8/10 @ RTB1 @ 10.30pm
REPEAT: THURSDAY 9/10 @RTB1 @ 12.35PM

Students with the production team

Some  of the Bruneian students in Melbourne

Beautiful nightscape of Melbourne city

RMIT

River Cruise anyone?

Producer and Executive Producer with folks from Uni of Melbourne

Bridging the Globe is proudly sponsored by:

Darussalam Holdings
Arkitek Idris
Fabrica  
Insurans Islam TAIB
Sharikat Teyeem Majeed
Aewon
HRD Services
Takaful BIBD
Serikandi Group
ISS Facility Services

The Bru-OZ Games BBQ Ice Breaker

A social gathering was held at Muara Beach on Saturday 22nd December 2007 in conjunction with the BruOz Summer Games. It was organised by the committee members of the Brunei Students Society of Melbourne (BSSMelb). The event started at 12pm  and lasted until 5.30pm. This event was hosted with the aim to create an environment where previous, current and prospective students would be able to meet, have fun and share experiences.

Yang Berhormat Dato Paduka Haji Idris Bin Haji Abas, President of the Brunei-Australia Alumni Association (BAAA) officiated the event and announced the start of the BruOz Summer Games. The beach barbeque turned out to be a smashing success as there were about 115 people in attendance and they were all involved in activities such as the Icebreaker Tag Team Race as well as Beach Soccer. There was even a lucky draw in which fabulous prizes such as an MP4 player and pen drives were given away to fortuitous winners.

The event wouldn’t have been such a success if not for generous sponsors such as Sunlit Advertising Sdn Bhd, Brunei-Australia Alumni Association, Ideal Cafe and Grill, Bangunan HYA, Din and Sons, Primatel Communications, HRD Services, B Lau Education Services and Austrade.

For more information regarding this event as well as future events, please visit http://bssmel.multiply.com or email for more information at bssmelb@gmail.com

 

Ying presenting BAAA with a token of appreciation

Group photo

Bru-OZ BBQ Ice Breaker Event

UPDATE (19th Dec): To date, over seventy people have bought tickets for the BBQ ICE BREAKER this Saturday! If you are looking to socialize with past, present, and future students of Australia, THIS is the event! It’s still not too late to get tickets! Details on the poster below! Gawn mate! You know you want to!

In Siti’s words: CALLING ALL and i mean ALL: Past, Present and Future students of Australia as well as FRIENDS of Past, Present and Future students of Australia to come to the BBQ ICE BREAKER next weekend. Tickets are only 5 bucks PEOPLE so pick up your slipar jipun , kaca mata itam and seluar yengki and JOIN US. huhuhu.

To those who are still contemplating to come to Australia to study, this would be a great opportunity to mingle around the more ‘experienced’ Brunei-ozzies to find out where in Australia you should be STUDYING.

BAAA Annual Gala Dinner

Brunei-Australia alumni group plans events

Hadi DP Mahmud

BRUNEI-MUARA

01-Jul-07

EXCITED chatter, smiles and laughs to the accompaniment of ambient music was the order of the day as some 100 members, families and friends of the Brunei-Australia Alumni Association (BAAA) gathered for the gala dinner last evening.

BAAA president Dato Paduka Idris Abas, one of Brunei’s leading architects, took the opportunity to urge the non-BAAA members in the audience to join the organisation, formed in 2002.

“I am sure that you keep in touch with your former classmates or schoolmates or colleagues from your days in Australia. Together, many networks of contact and friendship that you have forged form the strong people-to-people ‘glue’,” said Dato Paduka Idris in his opening remarks.

“It is this critical social bond that adds real substance to the relationship between our people and other countries,” he said.

Last week, BAAA held its Annual General Meeting and elected a new line-up of members for the alumni’s Executive Committee. Among its new committee members include Australian High Commissioner Dr Ruth Adler, who was also present last night. The committee announced that last night’s function was the kick-off to a series of other planned events, including seminars, open forums and education fairs.

The BAAA will be working closely with the Australian High Commission to organise these events. “We will continue to encourage, participate and promote educational, intellectual and cultural activities among members and the local community, establish links and exchange programmes with other university alumni associations,” he said.

The Brunei Times

Annual Gala Dinner Announcement

The new BAAA Executive Committee

President: YB DP H.Idris H. Abas,
Vice President: Muhammad Reeda Malik
Secretary: Zari Idris
Treasurer: Ms Yvonne Kuan

Executive Committee Members

H. E. Dr Ruth Adler, Australian High Commissioner
Gwendolyn Lee
Mohd Don Omar
Edwin Lim
Rano Iskandar Abdullah
Ida Mohamad
Mr Suresh Marimuthu, Honorary Auditor
Mr Kelvin Lim, Honorary Legal Adviser

BAAA Notice of AGM 2007

The Brunei Australia Alumni Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 3.00pm on Friday 22nd June 2007 at the following venue:

Arkitek Idris
1st Floor- Conference Room
Lot 20010, Taman Alam
Jalan Telanai, Beribi

The agenda for the meeting will be as follows:

1. Welcome and opening comments from the President
2. Treasurer’s Report for the years ended 31st December 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006
3. Ammendments to articles in the constitution
4. Election of Executive Committee Members for 2007-2009
5. Other business – Comments and questions from members

Note:

• Members wishing to peruse the BAAA accounts please click here to request electronic copies.
• Only full members of the BAAA are entitled to vote at the AGM for items 3 and 4 above
• Only full members of the BAAA can seek election into the Executive Committee. Members seeking election shall be nominated by one full member and seconded by another full member. All nominations shall be with the consent of the nominee.
• Nominations have to reach the Honorary Secretary prior to the AGM in a sealed envelope addressed to:

Ms Gwen Lee,
Honorary Secretary
Brunei Australia Alumni Association
c/o Australian High Commission
Level 6, DAR Takaful IBB Utama, Jalan Pemancha,
Bandar Seri Begawan BS8711,
Brunei Darussalam