Dr Shailja Chaturvedi founded the first private psychiatric practice in Penrith in 1982 and at present is the Founder of ChildCan Cancer Foundation (India).
Mitu Bhowmick Lange is the Founder and Director of Mind Blowing Films, Director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and a board member of Film Victoria.
The community was forced to flee their homes along the river bank during the devastating flash floods in 2014, leaving behind permanent homes and belongings as they escaped to safety to higher grounds.