Date of Event
Super Sikhs Sports and Cultural:
Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:46PM
Dr Balraj Ougra (Left) Honourable Mayor Clr Yvonne Keane (Right)
Super Sikhs Cup- Community Project of the Year
Project was Awarded- Mayors Commendation Award
Super Sikhs Cup 2016 was nominated for Community Project of the Year for The Hills Shire Council Australia Day Awards on Thursday 26th January 2017 at Bella Vista Farm.
From a strong pool of community projects, Super Sikhs Cup was selected as a finalist and in turn successfully won the Mayors Commendation award for Community Project of the year.
Super Sikhs Cup is an annual Sports and Cultural event hosted in Sydney by Super Sikhs Sports and Cultural. 2016's event attracted over 2,000 spectators, 500 participants, 50 teams and dozens of volunteers from across Australia and New Zealand over 2 days. The cup saw an increase in female participation, overall sports participation and saw a greater number of younger families attending from previous years.
Super Sikhs Secretary Dr Balraj Ougra said "It was a great honour to receive the award on behalf of the club and the team of volunteers that made this event a success" he also said "it was fantastic for the council to recognise that the project was making a positive impact on the community and has said that they will continue to support it in the coming years".
Super Sikhs Cup will be back in 2017 as we endeavour to continue to positively impact and contribute to the community.