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Indofest 2023 – thank you all for coming!
Thank you everyone for coming out to Indofest 2023! We hope you enjoyed the festivities, had yourself some tasty food and caught some of our wonderful performers.
A big thank you to all who were involved, including food vendors, volunteers, performers and our generous sponsors. Most importantly, thank you to the whole Indonesian-Adelaide community, whose support makes the entire event possible.
We hope to see you all again at our next indofest! 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩
Indofest 2023 – Planning Updates
2023 – Indofest Planning Updates
As you know, Indofest 2023 is just right around the corner, and we have been busy behind the scenes planning for this year’s event.
From our first introductory BBQ to now, our organising committees have also been busy at work over the past few weeks, meeting and coordinating important aspects of our event, including our program, food vendors, raffle tickets, and creative economy. Here are a few pictures of our volunteers behind the scenes! We would like to thank them all for their tireless efforts.
Indofest Adelaide 2023 will be held at Pinky Flat on 21 May 2023. For more information, please click here.
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Indofest Adelaide 2023 – 21 May, Pinky Flat
Indofest Adelaide 2023 is back for 2023!
Come and join us on Sunday 21 May at Pinky Flat, as we celebrate all things Indonesia! Our free event will be jam packed with fun activities for everyone to enjoy, including live performances, great food stalls and a business expo, amongst other exciting things! Keep an eye out as we continue to provide updates in the lead-up to our event.
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit this link and follow the links to complete our registration form.
We look forward to seeing you all very soon!
Tji Srikandi-Goodhart Awarded for the MCSA Quiet Achievers 2022
The Multicultural Communities Council of South Australia (MCCSA) has awarded some groups of women for their tireless efforts in the community. AS part of International Women’s Day, this award shines a light on some of the quiet achievers who have contributed to their community. For the 2022 awards, nine women have proudly become a recipient of this award, one of them is Tji Srikandi-Goodhart, from the Indonesian Community.
Tji has been an active member of the Australian-Indonesian Association of SA inc. (AIASA) since its inception in 1968, the aim of which is to promote better understanding and goodwill between the Indonesian and Australian people, based on friendship, respect and trust. As President of the AIASA from 2014-to 2016, Tji coordinated the annual Indofest-Adelaide, a major festival involving more than 20 Indonesian community groups.
The AIASA also provides a platform to nurture cohesion among the ethnically, culturally and religiously diverse Indonesian communities in South Australia and aspires to represent them at an inter-governmental soft-diplomacy level.
Throughout her student and early working life, Tji shared her love, skills, and knowledge of the land of her birth with fellow Australians through Indonesian performing arts as a traditional dancer, choreographer, gamelan player and presenter at many events. She also taught Indonesian dancing over the years, including to schoolteachers of Indonesian language and culture, who in turn could teach their students.
AIASA Won “The Most Creative” Award on Australia Day Parade 2020.
“Cancer Screening Save Life” AIASA Health Talk.
(Adelaide, SA) To gain the Indonesian community and society’s awareness about their health and fitness, especially for women’s health, AIASA collaborated with Indopeduli and Wellbeing SA Organisation to conduct their first event related to the circumstances. This event was held on the 18th of July 2021 at Jeffrey Smart Building, University of South Australia City Campus. The event itself is titled “Cancer Screening Save Life”. Presenting speakers from various cancer experts, this event focuses on the treatment and prevention of cancer for a woman in the early stage. Dr Kencana Dharmapatni, Dr Chandra Kirana, and Dr Juliana Jatnika have contributed and shared their knowledge about preventing and detecting a cancer disease that often happens to women at this event
Other Indonesian communities support this event through many activities such as the “Manos” (Makanan Nostalgia) community; which has provided the guests with their traditional Indonesian cuisine, Mrs Rada Korda rolled out her donations through Balinese massage activity and Mr Ferry Chandra from Adelindo Angklung community who lead the Indonesian national anthem ceremony in the opening session. This event is related. Who also conducted a fundraising session to raise funds for the cancer society and patients.
This is a continuous series of events that would conduct to gain health awareness in women’s society, especially in the Indonesian community. As planned, the next event would be held in May 2022, which would be focused on other health studies.
(AIASA, 2022)
AIASA Newsletter January 2021
Here is the AIA newsletter for January 2021. Inside you’ll find articles on:
– Committee Members 2021-2022
– Indofest Adelaide 2021
– Australia Day 2021
– A Tribute to Alisha Hill
– Calendar Year Program 2021
Download AIA Newsletter January 2021
Any feedback from this issue, or contributions/suggestions for future newsletters, can be sent to info@aiasa.org.au.
AIA Newsletter June 2019
Here is the AIA newsletter for June 2019. Inside you’ll find articles on:
* Indofest 2019
* Indonesian Food Appreciation
* Interview with Osbert Zebadiah – the Winemaker
* Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Indofest 2019
Download AIA Newsletter June 2019
Any feedback from this issue, or contributions/suggestions for future newsletters, can be sent to info@aiasa.org.au.
Indofest-Adelaide 2019: Together in harmony
MEDIA RELEASE – Indofest, Sunday 28 April 2019
Thousands will descend upon Victoria Square on Sunday 28 April in a display of vibrant colour and culture as the annual award-winning Indofest-Adelaide festival comes alive with dynamic sights, sounds and enticing flavours which will bring Indonesia to the heart of the City of Adelaide in Victoria Square/Tarntanyagga.
Celebrating its 11th year in Adelaide, Indofest-Adelaide is the largest Indonesian festival in the Southern hemisphere.
A free, family-friendly and sustainable event, presenting a diverse and exciting program of traditional and contemporary Indonesian music and dance, children’s dance and craft workshops, cooking demonstrations, a marketplace and exhibitions representing the regional diversity of the Indonesian archipelago.
Indofest-Adelaide is a collaborative effort that represents all of South Australia’s Indonesian community groups, and is presented by the not-for-profit Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia (AIASA).
Indofest-Adelaide’s Program Team, Juliana Christina, Berry J Luqman and Amalia Sosrodiredjo, describe the annual Indofest-Adelaide as “an opportunity to showcase the richness of culture that is representative not only of Indonesia as one of the most cultural diverse countries in the world, but also the diversity and depth of talent of our own Indonesian community here in Adelaide.
With Indofest-Adelaide 2019, we will bring the very best of Indonesian music, dance, art, tradition and, of course, cuisine to the very centre of our city to celebrate all things Indonesian.”
For over a decade Indofest-Adelaide has played an important role in bringing a deeper understanding of Indonesian culture to the people of Adelaide.
In 2017 Indofest has won the South Australian Governor’s Multicultural Awards.
Thanks to event sponsors, including the City of Adelaide, Multicultural Affairs of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, and Education Partner Flinders University’s Jembatan, this event will transform the heart of Adelaide with all the very best Indonesia has to offer.
Experience Indonesia in the heart of Adelaide. To find out more visit https://www.indofest.com.au or connect on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.
WHAT: Indofest-Adelaide (Free family event)
DATE: Sunday 28 April 2019
TIME: 10am to 4pm
WHERE: Victoria Square, Tarntanyangga, Adelaide, South Australia
Media spokesperson: Amalia Sosrodiredjo Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia Inc. Ph: 0435 730 100 E: amalia.sosrodiredjo@gmail.com
Media enquiries: Diana Boots Ph: 043 5606 0992 E: redtulipcomms@gmail.com
AIA Newsletter March 2019
Check out the first AIA newsletter for 2019 and read about the community’s tour of Parliament House with Hon Jing Lee MLC and how AISA’s donation to Yayasan Peduli Kasih Anak Kebutuhan Khusus is making a difference to the lives of children with a disability and their families, a recipe for an old Indonesian favourite, plus lots more.
Also inside:
Australia Day Parade January 2019
How they celebrate Galungan and Kuningan in Bali
A recipe for Nasi Goreng (Indonesian Fried Rice) to whet your appetite for Indofest on 28 Apri
Download: AIA Newsletter March 2019
Any feedback from this issue, or contributions/suggestions for future newsletters, can be sent to info@aiasa.org.au.