NRNA was born to unite all Non Resident Nepalis (NRNs) people throughout the Australia under an umbrella to form a unified and institutional movement to achieve the mutual benefit between all NRNs and people of Nepal. The objective of this organization is to foster closer relationship and co-operation among the NRN community spread all over the world and among the NRN community and Nepal and strive to overall development of Nepal. The core aim of the organization is:

• Promote Nepal and generate support for its interest in countries of their residence and at international organization
• Facilitate and attract NRN and foreign investment in Nepal
• Strive to create conditions conducive to investment by the NRN in Nepal and the utilisation in Nepal of the talents and skills of the NRN
• Foster closer cooperation among the NRN communities scattered in different parts of the world
• Function as an international forum for the promotion and protection of the interests of the NRN communities both in Nepal and abroad

The organization organizes various programmes among which the Nepal festival is one of the major programmes organized by NRNA. NRNA organizes this programme throughout Australia with the recent event organized at Sydney.