Australian South Asian Centre

A purpose driven community of South Asian women founders, creatives, professionals and change makers.
Upcoming Events & Workshops
Ready to shake things up? This isn’t your typical networking event. It’s where South Asian founders and creatives come to connect, share & learn. Whether you’re building the next big thing or bringing your creative vision to life, this night is for you.
We’re ditching the stuffy small talk and making real connections. Meet movers and shakers in Melbourne who get you. Share stories, swap ideas & get inspired.
What’s going down?
- Unfiltered & facilitated networking with South Asian founders & creatives
- Drinks, food, good vibes, and real talk
- A chance to meet people who get it (and your hustle)
- Panel conversation with South Asian founders & creatives.
So whether you’re single, taken, or caught up in a situationship 🤦🏼♀️, we’ve got something extra special planned just for you! No more FOMO! Get ready to dance your heart out at a GALENTINES DAY bolly-fusion dance workshop with Manisha Dagore! 💃 It’s all about celebrating our girl squad, embracing self-love, and just enjoying the amazing energy that each of you brings!
How to get involved?

Here’s how you can get involved with us:
Become a member of our community of ambitious and impact-driven South Asian women creatives, founders & professionals. We’re a community that supports you, champions your work and provides opportunities for you to connect with other like-minded women.
Subscribe to our newsletter to know about upcoming events and what’s happening in the community of South Asian go-getters.
Be part of our major initiatives – Brown Women Comedy (part of comedy festivals across Australia) and Australia’s Stellar South Asian Women Award.
Join our book club where we read and discuss books written by South Asian authors. The book club is free & intimate, usually hosted at one of our member’s homes.
Testimonials

I am so impressed by the advocacy of the Australian South Asian Centre – it just shows how much difference you can make with a little effort and dedication and the impact we all can make. Embracing and celebrating our differences as strengths in a free society is certainly a hallmark of all your achievements in this South Asian Heritage month

Coming out of a tough year of being in lockdown (and that too- stranded from home) I was finding it challenging to resume my efforts of building myself as an illustrator. Even though we were supposedly “getting back to the things we loved”, I was feeling majorly distant from my communities. When I signed up for a table at the Soul House Festival Launch as an illustrator, I was just glad to be in the scene again really and didn’t think too hard about how different it might be from my other experiences at art markets in Melbourne/Sydney. What I actually ended up experiencing was a flood of support and a warm welcome into a lovely community. I got to witness such wonderful performances and meet fellow South Asians in the arts that would just “get it”.I can’t wait to see what the community behind it comes up with next!

Not only does ASAC work hard to support South Asian women in Australia, to connect them with one another and to elevate their voices – thereby injecting more diversity into any conversation dominated by the white mainstream; but from what I’ve been seeing, they seem to be cultivating and promoting a culture of honesty and authenticity from the get-go. If you attend an ASAC panel event or interview, you are likely to hear the un-sugar-coated reality of people’s stories, you’ll get the real deal and you’ll hopefully feel less alone in struggles that are infrequently discussed in an open forum. I know I did. Such truth-telling is inspiring, uplifting and empowering.

As an Indian/Australian actor and writer, I felt incredibly moved when I learned I was one of five “Stellar South Asian Women” selected by ASAC. This recognition arrived on a difficult day when I was going into ‘battle’ yet again on matters of inclusion and visibility as a South Asian woman in the Australian screen industry. The unwavering support of the brilliant women at ASAC infuse me with a strength to stay upright, strong and creative. ASAC has created a much-needed space where South Asian women can hold space for each other and celebrate each other’s achievements like there is no tomorrow. It’s a privilege to be part of this fierce, nurturing and ever-expanding sisterhood. Thank you ASAC.
To create meaningful connections and amplify South Asian women who are impact-driven leaders, entrepreneurs, creatives and to produce South Asian related content/productions.
Meet our new 2024 leadership committee. We’re a group of professionals, creatives and founders determined to amplify the voices and work of South Asian women across Australia.

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