THERE'S nothing that brings India and Australia together quite like a game of cricket.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
And the fourth successive year, the Friends of India Network and the Ballarat Raiders have joined forces to raise much needed funds for a local charity, this year raising $40,000 for Ballarat Health Service.
GALLERY | Check out our photos from the Friends of India Network charity day.
Founder and president Friends of India Network Sanjay Sharma said the day brought communities together.
"Every year we select a local community cause and this year it was for the emergency department at Ballarat Health Services," Dr Sharma said.
"The cricket match is the start of the day which is a real carnival atmosphere and then wefollow it up with a gala dinner in the evening. It's usually about 150 but this year we had 300 attend at the Civic Hall."
Dr Sharma said the money raised would go towards the building a new triage unit at the Ballarat Base Hospital for quicker treatment of patients as required.
Have you signed up to The Courier's daily newsletter and breaking news emails? You can register below and make sure you are up to date with everything that's happening in Ballarat.
