{"id":7850,"date":"2026-09-08T04:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/?page_id=7850"},"modified":"2026-10-14T06:51:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T06:51:21","slug":"bhutanese-community-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/bhutanese-community-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhutanese Community in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7850\" class=\"elementor elementor-7850\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61347a0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61347a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f84df6\" data-id=\"0f84df6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae102ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae102ee\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca91121\" data-id=\"ca91121\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd5b06 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbd5b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Bhutanese Community in Australia<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c336a8\" data-id=\"0c336a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ab1ed2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ab1ed2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a507def\" data-id=\"a507def\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c438be5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c438be5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Australia is home to the largest population of Bhutanese living abroad. This has led to the formation of several community groups that are focused on promoting their welfare and wellbeing. The community groups highlighted in this section act as an important link between the Embassy and the broader Bhutanese community in various States and Territories across the country. Therefore, Bhutanese are encouraged to connect with the respective Associations in their State.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0b57e9\" data-id=\"a0b57e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e9855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36e9855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-1024x686.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-1024x686.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-1536x1028.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mfa.web7.wons.bt\/rbecanberra\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/10\/sdd-scaled-1-2048x1371.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f813888 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f813888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67675cb7\" data-id=\"67675cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e50fb41 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e50fb41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bhutanese Students\u2019 Association Armidale<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca82dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ca82dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bhutanese Students\u2019 Association- BSA, Armidale, NSW, Australia was instituted on 18 March 2011 to maintain solidarity and promote welfare amongst Bhutanese community of Armidale, NSW. Currently, there are 70 members including four executives who are elected annually. BSA in Armidale is guided by two patrons who are retired professors of the University of New England. The term for patrons is not fixed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0dc1b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c0dc1b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Gom Dorji is the current President of BSA, Armidale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b87fae5 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7b87fae5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a746097\" data-id=\"4a746097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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4.753zM15.804 11.468c-0.678 0-1.229-0.551-1.229-1.229s0.552-1.229 1.229-1.229 1.229 0.552 1.229 1.229-0.551 1.229-1.229 1.229z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbrisbanebhutanese@gmail.com\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45e302c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"45e302c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3f235a\" data-id=\"f3f235a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cbb71 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70cbb71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brisbane Bhutanese Association Inc.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5210543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5210543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brisbane Bhutanese Association Incorporated (BBAI) is a community of Bhutanese students and family members residing in Brisbane and other parts of Queensland.<\/p><p>BBAI was incorporated as an Association on 17 January 2019 by the Queensland Government. The executive members of the association are elected annually, and are dedicated to encouraging community engagement, support, and societal and cultural strengthening.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c32aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c32aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BBAI\u2019s vision is to promote a harmonious, vibrant, and caring Bhutanese community bonded by trust, faith and values, and guided by standards of honesty and integrity. Ms Leki Zangmo is the current President of BBAI.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b811d20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b811d20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7d92b5\" data-id=\"e7d92b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aa8b38 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aa8b38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sydney Bhutanese Association Incorporated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413caac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413caac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Sydney Bhutanese Association Incorporated (SBAI) was formally incorporated in New South Wales in June 2026. Prior to its incorporation, the community operated through informal Facebook-based group, initially as True Bhutanese Sydney (2012\u20132020) and later as the Sydney Bhutanese Community (2020\u20132026).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15c3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15c3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Yeshi Dendup is the Acting President.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b19a6f elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9b19a6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column 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Striving towards the core vision of building a happy Bhutanese community, ABPI organises events and functions as well as assists newly arrived Bhutanese settle in Western Australia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86795f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86795f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ABPI team comprises a Board of Directors and Executives who are elected biennially and annually respectively. 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(DMA) is a not-for-profit community organization formed by Bhutanese international students and permanent residents in Victoria. After its establishment in early 2017 and functioning as an informal organization for two years, DMA was\u00a0 incorporated in 2019. Currently There are two hundred and fifty Bhutanese people formally registered as members with the association.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cd31b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40cd31b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DMA has been interacting and developing networks with other local organizations and communities to strengthen the relationship and connection between Bhutanese and Australians in Victoria. DMA is highly vibrant and aspires to promote and preserve Bhutanese culture in the multicultural setting of Victoria.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The association is administered by an Executive Committee who are elected annually by the community members through proper voting procedures. 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Incorporated<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2704885 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2704885\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Australia Bhutan Association of Canberra Incorporated (ABAC) was established in 2011 as a non-profit organisation for the Bhutanese community in Canberra. It is managed by volunteers who are elected annually as Executive Committee members. ABAC oversees all community engagement activities including organising important national and cultural events in the Australian Capital Territory. \u00a0It aims to serve as a platform for Bhutanese in Canberra to connect with eachother and build linkages with other communities in Canberra.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f2049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f2049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr Jigme Jamtsho is the current President and he is supported by an Executive Committee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98a1fc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98a1fc8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-290cdfc\" data-id=\"290cdfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf4f7a dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf4f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Association of Bhutanese in Adelaide Inc.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-492cd95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"492cd95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Association of Bhutanese in Adelaide Inc. (ABAI) was founded and incorporated in 2022. ABAI was founded on a vision to form a vibrant, strong and happy community bonded by trust, faith and values within and with other communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f8f79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14f8f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ABAI\u2019s Executive Committee are elected annually. \u00a0Dr Sangay Tenzin is the President.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f933fd2 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"f933fd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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