{"id":1110,"date":"2026-09-14T20:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2026-09-14T20:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T20:39:17","slug":"nepali-australian-officer-neharika-basnet-strengthens-community-ties-at-burwood-teej-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"Nepali-Australian Officer Neharika Basnet Strengthens Community Ties at Burwood Teej Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 Hundreds of community members gathered at Burwood Park to celebrate Teej, one of the most vibrant festivals in the Nepali calendar, bringing together families, friends, and local leaders for a day of culture, tradition, and community spirit. The event highlighted the rich cultural diversity of Burwood and the strong presence of the Nepalese community within the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Burwood Police Area Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining the festivities were Burwood Police Area Command Commander Christine McDonald and Constable Neharika Basnet, who spent time engaging with community members throughout the celebration. The event was also attended by New South Wales Premier Chris Minns, Member for Strathfield Jason Yat-sen Li, and Burwood Mayor John Faker, reflecting broad support for multicultural events that foster inclusion and community connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2-767x511.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/basnet2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Burwood Police Area Command<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organizers and attendees described the festival as a celebration of unity and cultural pride. Burwood Police emphasized that events such as Teej provide valuable opportunities to build meaningful relationships with the communities they serve while recognizing the diversity that makes Burwood a vibrant place to live and work. The command also extended its appreciation to everyone who participated and wished a Happy Teej to all who celebrated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SYDNEY, Australia \u2013 Hundreds of community members gathered at Burwood Park to celebrate Teej, one of the most<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1111,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_28862978113291940_720947087772779":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_28862978113291940_720947087772779","service":"facebook","timestamp":1789418415,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,4],"tags":[179,180,178],"class_list":["post-1110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diaspora","category-culture","category-global","tag-constable-niharika-basnet","tag-nsw-teej-celebration","tag-teej-in-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1110\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}