North Queensland Hindu Community Inc.

06/09/2026

🙏 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐇 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐓𝐇𝐈 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 — 𝐋𝐄𝐓’𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐆𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑!🙏

There’s something truly special about celebrating Ganesh Chathurthi as a community — and this year, we’d love for our children to be part of the tradition, not just watch it. ❤️

🌿 The celebrations begin with Idol Making!
📅 Saturday, 12 September
⏰ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Bring your children along and let them experience the joy of creating their own Ganapathi idol with their own hands. It’s a beautiful way to connect our younger generation with our traditions, creativity and culture. ❤️

🔥 Ganapathi Homam / Havan
📅 Sunday, 13 September
⏰ 5:30 PM onwards

Join us as we come together in prayer, devotion and community to seek Lord Ganesha’s blessings for wisdom, prosperity, happiness and the removal of obstacles. 🙏

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the whole family. Come for the devotion, stay for the community — and let’s create memories our children will carry with them.

🚗 A small request regarding parking:
To help keep traffic flowing and avoid congestion on Yoolantie Street and Urara Street, please park on Dalrymple Service Road or Hammett Street.

🙏 We look forward to celebrating Ganesh Chathurthi together!

Ganpati Bappa Morya! 🙏❤️

04/09/2026

🙏 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮, 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐐𝐇𝐂 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 🙏

What a beautiful evening of devotion, togetherness and love as we came together to celebrate 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢. 🦚💙

On behalf of NQHC, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to every devotee, family, volunteer and well-wisher who joined us and made the celebration so special.

Your presence, prayers, devotion and joyful spirit brought the true essence of Janmashtami to life. Seeing our community come together in the spirit of Bhakti, Seva and togetherness was truly heartwarming.

A special thank you to everyone who helped behind the scenes—from preparing the temple and prasad to organising the celebrations and making our devotees feel welcome. ❤️

May Lord Krishna bless you and your families with peace, happiness, good health and strength, and may His divine presence continue to guide us all.

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚! 🦚🙏
𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐞! 💙

04/09/2026

27/08/2026

🦚 𝐋𝐄𝐓’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐓𝐀𝐌𝐈 🪷

Janmashtami marks the 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚, one of the most cherished celebrations in the Hindu tradition. It is a time for prayer, devotion, family and coming together as a community to celebrate our faith and pass our traditions on to the next generation.

🙏🏻 NQHC invites you and your family to join the Shree Krishna Janmashtami celebration on 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬.

Bring your family, bring your children, and come together in 𝐛𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢, 𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 as we celebrate the birth of Shri Krishna.

🦚 𝐉𝐚𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚! 🙏🏻

03/07/2026

𝐍𝐐𝐇𝐂 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 – 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟏

What a wonderful start to our 𝐍𝐐𝐇𝐂 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩! 💙

Day 1 was filled with smiling faces, laughter, creativity and learning as our young participants came together for a fun-filled day of 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚, 𝐚𝐫𝐭 & 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭, 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. It was heartwarming to see children making new friends, building confidence and enjoying every moment in a safe and welcoming environment.

A heartfelt thank you to our dedicated camp coordinator 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢 (𝐒𝐄𝐖𝐀 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚), our amazing volunteers, supportive parents, and everyone who helped make the first day such a success. Your time, care and commitment are creating beautiful memories for our children.

Here are some highlights from Day 1. 📸✨

We can't wait to welcome everyone back for another exciting day of fun, friendship and learning!

02/07/2026

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒅!

Tonight was not about a formal event. It was 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 about 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥, a few 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 of 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and the joyful sound of 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 nearby.

Strangers slowly became familiar faces, and familiar faces felt a little closer. For many of us, life is busy and we don’t often get the chance to sit like this, without rush, just 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

In the middle of everyday responsibilities and demands, moments like these matter. They remind us how grounding it feels to 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧, 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫.

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 who came with warmth and openness. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 is what made this evening so meaningful. Together, we created something 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥—𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧.

25/06/2026

𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫 🌸

In the hustle of caring for family, work, and community, women often put themselves last. The 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 is a beautiful opportunity to pause, connect, and recharge in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Hosted by 𝐍𝐐𝐇𝐂, this free community gathering brings women together for an evening of 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐭 & 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭 ☕💬

✨ Connect with other women in the community
✨ Share stories, laughter and experiences
✨ Enjoy delicious food and meaningful conversations
✨ Take some well-deserved time for yourself

📅 Thursday, 2 July
🕠 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 12 Yoolantie Street, Vincent

This is a free event, and attendees are welcome to bring a dish to share.

Let's celebrate the strength, resilience and spirit of the women who make our communities stronger every day. 💛

📞 For more information: 0417 028 206

Tag a friend, sister, mother or neighbour who would enjoy a relaxing evening of connection and community. 🌼

22/06/2026

As the sacred flames of the 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐦 have settled, our 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞.

To 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐞 who took time out of their busy lives to sit in prayer, chant, serve, or simply be present with faith in your heart—𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. Your presence wasn't just attendance; it became part of the collective devotion that made these three days so special.

To our respected 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬, thank you for leading us with such dedication and helping us connect with the divine through every mantra and every ritual. Your guidance brought a sense of peace and 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 to our community.

To our 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬, there are no words that truly capture our appreciation. Many of you arrived early, stayed late, skipped meals, lifted heavy items, prepared food, cleaned, organised, welcomed guests, and quietly did whatever was needed without expecting recognition. Your 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐚 came from the heart, and that spirit touched all of us.

To everyone who 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐬, or offered 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥, please know that your kindness became part of this sacred journey.

The Maha Chandi Homam was a sacred reminder that the Divine Mother does not simply dwell in the sanctum—She reveals Herself in every sincere prayer, every selfless act of seva, every offering made with devotion, and every heart that bows in humility. For those blessed to be part of these holy moments, it was an opportunity to surrender our ego, purify our minds, and experience the unifying power of Shakti. In the presence of Maa Durga, we were not separate individuals but one family, bound together by faith, grace, and Her infinite compassion.

Our hearts are humbled in gratitude for the blessing of walking this sacred path together, in the presence and grace of the Divine Mother.

May Maa Durga bless every home with peace in times of uncertainty, strength in times of challenge, health, happiness, prosperity, and Her constant divine protection.

🙏 Jai Mata Durga!

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