It was a handful of Nepalese students studying at the university of Sydney and New South Wales who took the initiative in 1976 to establish an Association with the assistance of some Australians. Thus the first Nepali Association was born in Sydney Australia with the objectives of assisting the newly arrived Nepalese (whether they are students on scholarships or short term visitors) and to act as an unofficial embassy in providing information about Nepal to Australians. Since the establishment of this Nepalese & Australian Association, there has been an increase in Nepali population in Australia for study.
With the removal of White Australia Policy in the 60's and opening the door to the Asian skilled people in the 80's, Sydney experienced influxes of skilled migrants and visitors from Nepal. Further, the acceptance of private fee paying Asian students by the Australian universities encouraged Nepalese to come to study in Australia. We also saw influxes of Nepalese looking for a safe home after the outbreak of the insurgency in Nepal. Thus the Nepali community grew tremendously over the years and is still growing everyday.
Indra Ban
President
NAA(Neplease Australian Association)
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