Gurmukhi Art Project (Fatti and Gaagar)
Iconic lingustic(Punjabi and English) artworks will be installed at the NSW Heritage listed Gurdwara Sahib depicting integration of culturally and linguistically diverse Australians. This project is led by Harminder Boparai, a renowned artist from Michigan with exhibitions like ArtPrize 2024. Collaboration with Gagan Hans, a professional Tool Maker/Metal Fabricator with over Sixteen years in high-end […]
Australia’s first Sikh temple granted heritage listing
Gurdwara Sahib Woolgoolga NSW, an early Sikh site in this country is now recognised, celebrated and protected – Article by Rajni Anand Luthra of Indian Link -October 22, 2020
Sikhs in Woolgoolga – Historical Notes
European expansion into the north coast region began in the mid-19th century and the 25,000-acre ‘Weelgoolga Station’ was established in 1874, before the Woolgoolga township was formally surveyed in 1886. It was during this period that a new wave of migrants from the Punjab region of northern India, and of the Sikh faith, were arriving in Australia, settling beyond the new town in northern NSW and Queensland.