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May 2025 Update
AIA IS BACK IN 2025!
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May 2025 Newsletter – this provides an introduction to the new Committee Members, and lists upcoming events on the AIASA calendar.
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Indonesian language learning thriving in our schools
Bahasa Indonesia is currently taught in 83 South Australian government schools. This equates to over 14,000 students from Reception – Year 12 learning the language of Indonesia, Australia’s closest Asian neighbour. By adopting the Australian Curriculum the Department...
AIA-SA 50th anniversary recognised in Parliamentary Reception
A big “terima kasih” (thank you) to Hon Zoe Bettison MP, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, for hosting a Parliamentary Reception to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Australian-Indonesian Association of South Australia (AIA-SA) on 21 August 2017. Presidents of...
Indofest Music Night a blast!
The back to the 80’s themed Indofest Music Night at the Estonian Cultural Centre on Saturday 22 July, 2017 was a huge success. Wigs, shiny jackets, big earrings and leg warmers were everywhere and people danced to 80’s pop and Indonesian dangdut music. Huge thanks to...
The Australian Indonesian Association of South Australia
The Australian Indonesian Association of South Australia (AIASA) was founded in 1967 by a group of Colombo Plan scholarship recipients from Indonesia who had made South Australia their home. The not-for-profit organisation was formed to promote better understanding,...
Bapak Subagio – one of the founding members of the Australian Indonesian Association
Back in 1969 a group of Indonesian Colombo Plan scholarship recipients who had made Adelaide their permanent home, got together and came up with a great idea. This idea was to create an organisation that connected Indonesians living in Adelaide and Australians who had...
A piece of Indofest history
Since the first festival in 2008, INDOfest-Adelaide just keeps getting better year after year. News of this local gem soon spread to Indonesia prompting Indonesian news channels to visit us down-under and check out what all the fuss is about. Here is MNN News’ ‘Window...