The Cairns Indonesia Australia Association is fostering a love for Indonesia in far north Queensland. How do they do it?

A number of Indonesians and their families live in Cairns, in far north Queensland. The Cairns Indonesia Australia Association (CIAA) aims to help them maintain their love for Indonesia and to pass it on to future generations.

Members of the Indonesian community in Cairns, as they appeared at the opening of City Place Shield St. Liana Hitchcock is second from the left in the front row Source: Courtesy Liana Hitchcock

Liana Hitchcock is President of the Cairns Indonesia Australia Association.  She describes the organisation’s activities and explains how CIAA keeps the Indonesian spirit of ‘gotong-royong’ alive.

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