On Sunday 4th December 2016, ACCA held its 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Parramatta Town Hall, Parramatta which was attended by 145 members.After a quorum of 170 (voting members plus proxies) was registered, the AGM was declared opened. ACCA President Ms Shirley Chan presented her report for the year 2015-2016. She touched on aged care reforms […]
The City Seniors Group celebrated its 37th anniversary on 16th November 2016 at the Marigold Restaurant in Chinatown. The event was well attended by over 200 members, volunteers and friends coming together to celebrate the founding of one of the oldest Chinese community seniors groups in NSW. The celebration was joined by ACCA President Ms Shirley […]
On 21st October 2016, the Northern Seniors Group held its 17th Anniversary event at Pennant Hills Leisure and Learning Centre to celebrate the years of friendship shared by the group.The day started with a concert by our three amazing volunteer singers, Patrick, Connie and Sandy. Singing both traditional Cantonese Opera and also Cantonese pop songs, their amazing […]
The ACCA Western Centre Seniors Group made a day trip to the Nan Tien Temple in Wollongong on 8th October. The seniors were joined by ACCA President Ms Shirley Chan, directors Mrs Helena Chai and Mr Louis So. As the largest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere, Nan Tien Temple is renowned for its magnificent architectural design […]
On 24th September 2016, ACCA’s President Ms Shirley Chan, Vice-president Mr Daniel Kwan and Assistant Treasurer Mr Adrian Wong attended the Australian Chinese Charity Foundation’s (ACCF) 2016 Annual Dinner at the Marigold Chinese restaurant. ACCA received a grant of $7000 for upgrading the kitchen at its Parramatta Service Centre.Shirley conveyed her sincere appreciation to the generous […]
ACCA, with the collaboration of Diamond Bay Bowling Club, has started our very own City Seniors Lawn Bowling Group. On the 21st September 2016, the 10 members from the group, led by Emily Huang, visited the beautiful Diamond Bay Bowling Club located in Vaucluse. They were coached by the experienced and patient members of the club and […]
On 16th September 2016, a number of ACCA’s activity groups and interest classes came together to celebrate the Moon Festival in ACCA’s City Centre. The participants included members from the cultural dancing group, computer class, Cantonese Opera class and photography class. There were dancing and singing performances. Participants were also treated to traditional mooncakes and Chinese […]
On 14th September 2016, ACCA held a Moon Festival Celebration at Redfern Town Hall.ACCA’s directors who attended included President Shirley Chan, Vice-President Daniel Kwan, Christine Mok and Xiali Zhu. Guest of honour was Alex Greenwich, State Member for Sydney. Also present was Dr Emma Mayhew of the Department of Family and Community Services NSW, along […]