Kelab Umno Melbourne Australia Website
L-R (Back): Rahman Aziz, Hafeez Shariffudin, Muhammad Kamal, Shamir Hameed, Izzat Razali, Muhammad Hussin, Mohd Hazwan
L-R (Front): Azrina Iqbal, Hasif Hadi, Haerris Riani, Aida Zabidi, Ryhan Razlan
A not to be missed ‘The Malay Heritage Festival’ is coming to you on 7th of March 2010! Watch live traditional performances, indulge yourself in the best of Malay cuisines and many more at this festival brought to you by The Malay Association of Victoria! Event starts 3pm until 10pm at CERES Community Environment Park.
For more info on the event or how to get there, make sure you RSVP your attendance at http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=321413310361.
See you there!
It’s that time of the year again when everybody is busy settling down after a long summer holiday. Not to mention coping with the new timetables and getting used to waking up early for morning lectures 
. Why don’t we take this opportunity to chill out and eat free food at the MASSIVE BBQ organized by MASCA, KUAM and many other student bodies!. There’s going to be lots of games and prizes as well!
So don’t forget to come and also RSVP your attendance at
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=265396359373&ref=nf
The more the merrier! Spread the word people and bring your friends along! 
The Migrant Hub Inc. with the support of KUAM and MECCA Inc. is holding its first Kulcher FoodFest in Werribee from 10am December 12, 2009. The festival will showcase the culinary contribution of our diverse community, including food from Malaysia and Indonesia. Unique to the event are the kulcher houses where ethnic groups promote their culture, display and sell their cultural products to the community in their traditional attire. The Malay community will be represented in this event. Kulcher Foodfest hopes to bring together the various ethnic communities in our multicultural society thereby creating more opportunities to build closer relationships and promote social inclusion. The festival will be held at the Sistems Golf Complex and will include a mini-golf, putting and driving range competition, cultural presentations, arts & craft, a variety of stalls, a flea market and amusement rides for children.
We are in need of volunteers.
Please e-mail us if you are interested: kuamuniti@gmail.com
Dear all,
The Young Corporate Malaysians (YCM) is a young professionals business club whose activities include organizing the YCM CEO Series, inviting CEOs such as Dato’ Johan Raslan, Dato’ Nirmala Menon and Dato’ Justin Leong to talk to young professionals. YCM has also recently started its YCM Ambassador Series, featuring ambassadors and high commissioners from various countries.
YCM will be organizing a summit, named the 1st Annual Young Corporate Malaysians Summit (YCMS) on Saturday, 12th December 2009 at Menara Integriti, Jalan Duta. The speakers of the summit are leaders from a range of industries, some of which include Dato’ Seri Husni Mohd Hanadzlah, the 2nd Finance Minister; Tan Sri Halim Saad and Dato’ Seri Tony Fernandes.
You are cordially invited to attend. The event is free of charge but registration is required. Register now to avoid disappointment!
To register visit: http://www.youngcorporatemalaysians.com/
For more information on YCM: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=13036461979
Salam everyone,
Hari Raya Haji is coming up this year, and in the spirit of Ei al-Adha, KUAM is collecting money for charity in the spirit of the celebrations. Throughout this year, KUAM will be collecting money at certain intervals and all our events to help build a mosque for the Malay Melbourne community. This round of donations will close on the 26th of November 2010, 1159 pm.
In the true spirit of sacrifice, we hope that you will be able to sacrifice a little bit of your own money to help the community to reach their goal.
It’s as easy as logging online to Netbank and clicking away.
Step 1: Log on to your Internet Banking and DONATE!
Log on to your internet banking and send your donation to the following account:
Account name:
Kelab Umno Australia Melbourne
Bank: Commonwealth Bank Australia
BSB (Branch) No.: 063162
Account No.: 10317074
Please use the word Mosque Donation in the reference field. Please take note of your receipt number.
On 27th of November, we will make out a cheque with the donation amount and hand it over to the Malay Education and Cultural Centre of Australia Inc-Mosque Project. We will update the amount on our website, so you are able to track the total donation amount.
We from KUAM would like to wish you Selamat Hari Raya Haji, and happy holidays to those who have finished their exams.
Hi guys,
Presenting the Malam Gemilang 2009 video, courtesy of Syed Mohammed Naquib and friends! Thank you for supporting us throughout this year and we hope to improve next year!
Attention all Postgraduates! !!
The Academic & Research Networking Bureau of VMPGA is organizing a ‘Coffee-Session’ on ‘Getting Started with your Postgraduate Studies’ on Saturday, 7th November 2009 at Malaysia Hall Melbourne.
The speakers invited to handle this session are: Hanif Yaacob (3rd year Ph.D. student at RMIT, MOSTI scholarship holder, former VMPGA President, ) and Rohani Mohamad (2nd year Ph.D. student at University of Melbourne, has teaching experience in Canada, USA and Malaysia, attached to UTM, former VMPGA exco).
Starting a research degree is an exciting and challenging time. You’ll be meeting new people, exploring new ideas and techniques, developing a range of new skills and advancing old ones. As with anything new, there are a number of adjustments to be made when starting life as a postgraduate student. The speakers will share tips and their personal experiences on basic but essential matters pertaining to postgraduate studies in Australia.
All postgraduates are invited and we would appreciate if you could RSVP your attendance via email to adlimusa1400@ gmail.com or SMS +61423716252 by Friday, 6th November 2009.
Tan Sri Rahim Tamby Chik and the KUAM Committee 2010
The new and old committee members of Kelab UMNO Australia Melbourne (KUAM) had the opportunity to attend an intimate meet-and-greet dinner with Dato’ Tan Sri Rahim Tamby Chik on his official visit to Melbourne on the 23rd of October 2009.
Tan Sri Rahim and his team very kindly took the KUAM committee out for dinner, and over dinner, imparted little nuggets of wisdom about Malaysian economic policies. His speech, while having a very strong tendency towards the oratory, was flavoured with moments of surprising candour and provided an insight into the working policies behind the economics of Malaysia. There was a very strong sentiment towards encouraging businesses to not just focus on their profits, but also instilling a sense of giving back to communities and helping to build up the country. Tan Sri Rahim also spoke at length about the past leaders and their contributions to Malaysia as it is today – a well reminded history lesson in a time where Malaysia is struggling to assert itself on the world stage.
It was a very insightful yet inspiring speech given by Tan Sri Rahim, taking us on a historical journey right from the Malaccan Government and its aftermath upon the arrival of the Portuguese in 1511 right through the struggle towards independence by Tunku, followed by the different objectives and approaches by Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Mahathir, Tun Abdullah Badawi up till Dato’ Seri Najib’s vision today. Touching on various aspects and views as a former leader himself, Tan Sri Rahim lived up to what he is known for, economics. Believed to be currently pursuing a Doctorate in the mentioned field, most of his statements had a factual backing in terms of percentage and ratios. Together with his charismatic way of delivering, we found ourselves attentively nodding to each of the points made. Tan Sri was the Chief Minister of Melaka from 1982 till 1994. During that period, he transformed Melaka, which was second from the bottom among the poorest states in Malaysia, into becoming the 4th richest state. Statistics and track records define an individual, so to say; it was much of an honour to be able to exchange our views with a man of that calibre.
We thank Tan Sri Rahim Thamby Chik for taking time out to spend time with the KUAM committee and hope that we will remember the lessons of history and our roots today.
“We can learn from history how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the demands of their time and how they solved their problems. We can learn by analogy, not by example, for our circumstances will always be different than theirs were. The main thing history can teach us is that human actions have consequences and that certain choices, once made, cannot be undone. They foreclose the possibility of making other choices and thus they determine future events.” –Gerda Lerner
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