Armenian Australian - Organizations

Organizations

All traditional Armenian diaspora parties have established in the country:

• Armenian Democratic Liberal Party
• Social Democratic Hunchakian Party
• Armenian Revolutionary Federation

There are also many associated political groupings like:

• Armenian Rights Council of Australia
• Armenian Youth Federation of Australia
• Armenian National Committee of Australia

Other operating social and cultural organisations within the Armenian Australian community:

• Armenian General Benevolent Union
• Hamazkayin Regional Committee breaking down into sub-divisions/committees.
• Vahan Tekeyan Armenian Cultural Association
• Ararat Sports and Cultural Association (est. 1981)
• SBS Armenian Radio
• Armenian Chamber of Commerce in Australia
• Homenetmen Australia
• Hye Hoki

Cultural centers

In Sydney there are several main cultural centers to which Armenians gather, one located in Willoughby, New South Wales named the Armenian Cultural Centre and another located in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales named the Armenian Cultural Panoyan Centre, and smaller Cultural Centres in Neutral Bay, City of Ryde, Frenchs Forest (Ararat Reserve) and Naremburn, Sydney. Melbourne also has several cultural centres.