Enchanted 2010, Sydney

Palmera Projects will be hosting their first big event for this year, Enchanted – A Cocktail Night to Captivate. The night will be held on the 7^th   of August 2010 at Coach bar, situated in GPO, Martin Place. Highlights of the night will include live performances from Sydney’s favoured underground urban band BrowN SugaR, and a photography exhibition which celebrates the concept of ‘freedom’.

We Sow Siem Reap

We Sow Siem Reap 2010 - Sydney

‘We Sow Siem Reap’ was a highly successful and enjoyable cocktail night at Martin Place Bar in Sydney. The event was organised by Karthik Narayan and Dilan Ponnudurai, participants of the Cambodia Volunteer Program and $4,500 was raised on the night. Well done to all who participated and a big thank you to Karthik and Dilan!

Oztag tournament 2010 - Sydney

Oztag competition - Sydney
One of our Bronze members organised an action-packed oztag competition with mixed teams vying for the title of ‘Oztag Champion 2010’. Teams braved the blistering heat and powered ahead through-out the day with the grand-final proving to be a clash of the titans.

The Meet Market - Speed dating for a cause 2010 - Sydney

The Meet Market – Speed Dating for a Cause
An awesome night was had by a group of brave speed-daters at Strathfield Town Hall on 17 April 2010. With $4,100 raised, the event was a big success!

Human Race 2010 - Melbourne

For the first time ever, Human Race comes to Melbourne!

Dances of India 2010 - Brisbane

Palmera Projects brings to Brisbane  DANCES OF INDIA  – a unique live performance of unique dances from all over India. This colourful, entertaining show will be held on  SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010  and will be in support of the suffering population in the war torn regions of Sri Lanka and Mater Little Miracles. India’s astounding diversity of religions, languages, and cultures is unique and unparalleled. It's society is varied and complex in its rich heritage and is among the oldest in the world, with five thousand years of history nourishing the growth of a great civilization. It has been further vitalized through cross-cultural contact and characterized by unity in diversity of culture and race, caste, religion, and language.

Past - Human Race 2009 - Sydney

Human Race is coming back this November and it will be bigger and better than ever before! Teams of four will race eachother around Sydney solving clues and completing challenges to win the race so start getting your team together now!!! The race operates as a fundraiser to to support 2 major projects : One project being in the war torn areas of Sri Lanka and the second aiming to support the marginalised and disadvantaged communities in Australia. More than supporting these great causes, Human Race is also set to amaze you with countless daring challenges, puzzles and surprises! Registrations will open shortly at http://www.humanrace09.org.au so keep checking back for more details.

Past - Enchanted Cocktail Ball 2009 - Sydney

On Friday the 26th of June, Enchanted sees the launch of Palmera Projects 2009 Volunteer program and follows the successful launch of the Enchanted Cocktail Ball which was held in Melbourne earlier this year.

The Sydney event will be held at the exclusive Vault Hotel , which is a luxurious federation style bar located in the heart of the CBD.

Enchanted will be a great night out, with beautiful fashion, style photographers and fantastic prizes.

We have also lined up a talented live musician and DJ to make your night complete.

This function will also give us the opportunity to showcase the premier of the documentary film Stories of Cambodia, a film which depicts the trials and tribulations of a volunteer school in the city of Siem Reap whilst giving an insight into Cambodia’s scarred history and promising future.

PAST - Enchanted Cocktail Ball Melbourne 2009

‘Enchanted’ Cocktail Ball saw the launch of Palmera Projects in Melbourne.  We were thrilled by the support from the all those who attended.  We are pround to say we raised over $2000 to contribute towards our our teacher training program in Cambodia. We featured the preview of a documentary of the school. We thanks our supporters, XSIGHT photography, Comicide. KISS FM, Innerbits and the Makeup Academy Melbourne, who made the night the fabulous event we wanted!   We were lucky to have a feature performance from Sydney Comedians, Comicide

Past - Threads of Hope 2008 - Melbourne

On World Refugee Day, June 20th 2008, Palmera Projects and the Melbourne Tamil community hosted Threads of Hope, a project that shared the Tamil refugee experience with the wider Australian Community.