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INFORMATION OF NOMINEES
The ‘Life Time Achievement Award’
1) Dr. Thava Seelan – is an experienced General Practitioner who has been working in the
Toongabbie area over two decades. In 2009, he established a multidisciplinary health team and
commenced operating as the Bridgeview Medical Practice. The vision of the practice was formulated, and
executed by the founding members – his wife Dr. Shanthini Seelan, Dr Lumina Titus & himself. With a
dedicated team of 40 health professionals, nurses and administrative staff, the practice serves the
community with high standard health care. Their quality of their work has been recognised and the practice
was awarded a 'Practice of the year for NSW & ACT in 2013' certificate, by Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners.
As a person, Dr Seelan was a medical volunteer in the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, appointed as
medical supervisor for future general practitioners, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer of University of Western
Sydney. He has a close links with Tamil Senior Citizens associations, helps and talks about health care
including emailing health articles thru the Association. He contributes to the Blacktown & Parramatta
Migrant Resource Centres, with social and educational activities organised for migrants and recently
arrived refugees. He is accredited with the IHMS to provide healthcare for community detainee by
arranging for psychiatrists and psychologists, has benefited people from Non-English Speaking
Backgrounds (NESB) and refugees, and sponsors various health-related and cultural projects.
Best Entrepreneur Award
1) James Kalaichelvan - Owner of a burger restaurant. It is not common for Tamil to run a burger
and coffee restaurant. Ricco’s Burger and Coffee, opening at Toongabbie’s Portico Plaza in June 2015,
has fast become a hit for brunch and burger buffs. James has extensive experience over a couple of
decades as a burger 'creating' specialist with a flair for innovation and creative customer service. He has
an ambition to create a chain of restaurants where aspiring Tamil tertiary students in Sri Lanka can be
trained and developed as excellent workers, managers and entrepreneurs.
2) Shan Sutharshan – Managing Director of Vansan Construction Pty Ltd, Dandenong, Victoria, and
is responsible for directing all construction work and contracts. He has over 15 years of on-the-field
experience, as a registered building practitioner in Australia and holds a licence to build for residential and
commercial real estate. Vansan has widened his horizons and has made a foray into movie making as an
independent film producer.
3) Indrajith Balasubramaniam (Jitt Bala) – Owner of Australian Property & Real Estate Pty
Ltd in Toongabbie and Arkitech Australia. Jith is in real estate sales, real estate development and
commercial site development. Tthe turn–over of more than a 100 million in real estate sales, for the year
2016. Arkitech Australia produces steel frame for building walls using Advance Steel Frame Technologies,
instead of using traditional timber frames.
4) Aneerudh Sampath – owner of a Coffee store known as Samson Coffee House. Samson Coffee
House roasts, wholesales and retails specialty coffee. The business markets three consumer brands
under three consumer brands – Malgudi Days, Beancraft and Coffee Regale. All three brands are the
registered intellectual property of Samson Coffee House. He is one of the first in Australia to develop and
promote locally roasted South Indian filtered coffee.