The last session of EYD 2024 will be held on 18th December 2024 followed by the traditional Christmas lunch for members and their spouses
To help with preparations for Xmas lunch the last EYD session will finish at 11:30 instead of the normal 12 pm finish time.
The first session for EYD 2025 will commence on 22nd January 2025 at 9am as per normal schedule
The management committee wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hope to see you all in 2025
This year’s Xmas lunch celebration will be held on 18/12/2024 from 12pm-2pm
Menu includes the usual festive dishes like Ham, Turkey and prawns plus desserts and seasonal fruits
There will be a karaoke session after lunch.
Cost is $10 for members and spouse and $15 for non-members
You can register your interest and pay the fees in one of following ways:
BSB – 062401
Account no. – 10325925
Account name – Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association
Registrations closes on 11th December 2024 (Wednesday)
Come and enjoy a fun afternoon with us.
Mr. Yue-Yan Chan, president of Cherrybrook Chinese Association Inc. (CCCA) between 1991 and 1994, passed away peacefully on the 20th October, 2024.
Born and brought up in Hong Kong, Yue-yan, also called YY, had his early education in Hong Kong. Upon his completion his degree at New South Wales University, he subsequently chose his teaching career, initially in Australia, then in Hong Kong. In 1986, YY returned to Sydney to continue his teaching career at Epping Boy’s High School.
YY was a willful and dynamic man, he had the vision and ability to make things happen as exemplify by his trailblazing act of teaming with like-minded friends in forming the Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association Inc. (CCCA) in 1989. During his reign as president, he also help to set up the Chinese Language School. Separately he was also invited to participate at the planning stage of the Cherrybrook Technology High School.
YY was a man of integrity, with his dedication to community work. He was well respected by everyone not only in the community, but also by politicians of all major parties.
May he rest in peace.
Video of burial ceremony held on 24 October 2024
Salutation from the Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association
The 35th Annual General Meeting of the Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association was held on Friday 30th August 2024
The honourable guests Philip Ruddock and his deputy Nathan Tilbury also attended
President Kwok Chau started the meeting by giving a welcoming speech.
Philip Ruddock was invited to give a speech. He recounted on the relationship he had with the association over the years. He also praised the association’s involvement in the community.
He ended the speech by presenting several presents to the association which won a round of applause
It was then followed by the adaptation of the Minutes of the 34th Annual General Meeting and the 2023-2024 Financial Report.
At the meeting, executive members of the association for 2024-2025 were elected and the positions were elected by the new members. The result is as follows:
At the Annual General Meeting this year, Kwok Ling Chau, also known as K.L., was elected as the President for 2020-2021.
In response to feedback from member during the AGM who would like to know more about the new president, here is a brief about him.
K.L. was our Hon Secretary since 2017. Members who participated in programs, such as, EYD, Chinese Opera Singing Group and Chinese Language School would have met him face-to-face. He was a member of the CCCA since 1995, but was unable to serve the community until 2017 due to personal and work commitments.
Married with two children, K.L. migrated to Australia with the family from Hong Kong in 1987. Since then he worked with Overseas Telecommunication Commission (OTC), a federal organisation, as the engineering manager responsible for design and upgrade of maritime shore-to-ship radio communications system around 13 coast radio stations in Australia.
In 1993, OTC merged with Telecom Australia, he ended up working as the project manager carrying design and construction of critical radio communications system for use by first responders, such as police, fire and ambulance until 2013.
K.L. looks forward to meeting all the members and friends face-to-face, hopefully in the not-too-distant future.
In order to improve the efficiency of managing the Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association Inc., the Management Committee convened on 23 September 2017, have decided that all sub-groups’ (including Seniors Group) activities will now be directly managed, coordinated, organised, facilitated and financed by the Management Committee.
This edict will take effect immediately.
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