櫻桃小溪華人社區協會

Though the COVID-19 outbreak is far from over, the situation in Australia has been quite stable for the last few weeks.

We have decided to resume all activities from 1/3/2020

As a precaution, before participating in any activities, please follow the guidelines issued by Australian Government on the Smartraveller website as follows:

Returning from China

• If you’ve travelled to Hubei Province in the last 14 days, you must isolate yourself for 14 days.
• If you’ve left or transited through mainland China on or after 1 February 2020, you must isolate yourself for 14 days after leaving China.
• If you’ve been in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, you must isolate yourself for 14 days after your last contact with them.

The situation will be constantly monitored and any changes to the schedule will be notified in due course

Thank you for your patience and understanding

Due to the current status of the coronavirus outbreak it has been decided to delay the starting date for the Chinese school to 15/2/2020

Please also observe advice by NSW education department that any student who has visited China during the holiday will have to be self-quarantined for 14 days before attending the school. 

Your cooperation in this matter would be much appreciated by all parents and teachers

Due to members concern regarding the current status of coronavirus outbreak, the committee has decided to suspend all activities for the month of February

These include:

1. Chinese New Year celebration dinner (2/2)
2. Enjoy yourself day (5/2, 12/2, 19/2, 26/2)
3. Gardening session by Stephen Lang (21/2)
4. Technology session by James Fong (14/2)
5. Chinese opera session (4/2, 11/2, 18/2, 25/2)
6. Karaoke session (24/2)

The situation will be reviewed at the end of February as to whether its appropriate to resume these activities in March

Apologies for the inconvenience but as you understand its for the greater good of our community.

Date: Sunday, 2 February 2020

Time: 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm start

Venue: Castle Terrace Chinese Cuisine, 19-21 Terminus Street, Castle Hill

Cost: $55/member, $65/non-member

Contact: Jenny Lau – 0416188339, Polly Chan – 0481326862

Date : 18/12/2019 (Wednesday)

Time : 11:45 – 14:00 (after EYD)

Venue : Cherrybrook community centre 

Price (per person): $10 (member), $15 (non-member)

Program :

        Celebration lunch with seasonal dishes

        Karaoke

Come along to enjoy the festive spirit

Bookings essential to allow for catering purposes.

Contact – Keng Ng / James Fong

The 30th Anniversary Association of the Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association was held at the Castle Terrace Chinese Cuisine in Castle Hill on August 31st.

There were more than forty people present. First of all, President Jenny Lau gave a welcome speech. The General Assembly then adopted the minutes of the 29th Annual General Meeting and the 2018-2019 Financial Report. In the meeting, the executive members of the association from 2019 to 2020 were elected, and the positions were elected by the new members.

The results are as follows:

President: Jenny Lau
Vice President: Stephen Lang
Treasurer: Dennis Loh
English Secretary: K L Chau
Chinese Secretary: Polly Chen
Information Technology: James Fong
EYD: Ken Ng
Activities: Pauline Lau, Peter Tong

The commitee appointed the following office positions:
Public Relations: Daisy Wong
Hon. Auditor: Edward Yeow
Hon. Legal Adviser: Keith Chow

Afterwards we all have a meal together and have a good time.

Date: Second Monday of the month

Time: 10am to 12pm

Speaker: James Fong

Language: Cantonese

Content : How to use smartphones or computers or tablets and related queries

Audience: beginners
and users who have issues in the course of using the equipment

Fees: member $3; non-member $5
No need to register in advance

Enrollment for our Chinese Language School is now open.

Enrollment Form

CCCA Constitution 2018

Wenbin Fu , a student in the Teenager Class of the Association’s Chinese Language  School, participated in the 10th “Lu Xun Youth Literature Awards” overseas essay activity, which was jointly organized by the Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association, Shanghai Lu Xun Cultural Development Center, Shanghai Education Press and Oriental Education Times. More than 1,080 essays from more than 90 overseas Chinese Language educational institutions in 19 countries participated, with the selection of 168 award-winning compositions.

Wenbin Fu  won the second prize with an article titled “The Link of Love, the Bridge of Father’s Love”, ranking 11th. Please click on the link below to read the original essay (Chinese only).

《情缘的纽带，父爱的桥梁》