Australia Day 2012 CelebrationsAs in previous years, the Maltese Community Council of NSW will be celebrating Australia Day with a ceremony at the historic Parramatta Town Hall on Sunday 22 January from 3:30pm to 6:00pm where we will see the ties that exist between the Maltese and Australia. In this celebration, Maltese recipients of Australian honours will be presented. Many state and federal members of parliament have been invited. There will be a number of speakers and a visual presentation of Maltese migrants arriving in Australia. The Maltese Cultural Association choir will sing appropriate songs and it is hoped that the Maltese Language School folk group will make a brief appearance. Refreshments will be served at the end. There will be no charge but, if attending, please phone Alfred Fenech on 9519 7026 or 0401 189 817 for catering purposes. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meeting with the Australian Commissioner for MaltaThe Australian Commissioner for Malta, Her Excellency Ann Quinane, was recently on a visit to Australia as part of her duties. While in Sydney she met with various authorities that have connections with Malta and she also found time to meet with leaders of the Maltese community. On Tuesday 22nd August she met with the Maltese Community Council of NSW and those representing the Council were the President, Fred Fenech, the Publicity and Promotions Officer, Tony Pace-Feraud and Mary Pace-Feraud, one of the teachers from the Maltese Language School of NSW at Horsley Park. The meeting took place at the Foreign Affairs office in Pitt Street, Sydney. Among the subjects discussed were many items that affect the Maltese community in Australia and Malta. Anne Quinane said she is very happy with her work in Malta and is always ready to assist in any way she can. 
Mary Pace Feraud, Alfred Fenech, Anne Quinane and Tony Pace Feraud
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Date | Time | Event | Friday, 30 September | AM | Arrival in Sydney. | Saturday, 1 October | 6.00pm | Vigil Mass at La Valette Social Club then meets Maltese Community. | Sunday, 2 October | 2.00pm
2.30pm | Rosary; Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral. Meet Maltese Community at Stanley Street residence of MSSP. Bus organised by Xaghra Association for Mass to Cathedral, then to North Sydney Leagues Club for Dinner. | Thursday, 6 October | 11.30am | Meeting with Maltese Religious and Clergy at Horsley Park. | Friday, 7 October | 7.30pm | Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Greystanes. | Saturday, 8 October | 6.00pm | Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Victories Church, Horsley Park then Formal Function at Mandavilla Function Centre. For tickets ring contacts below. | Sunday, 9 October | 12.30pm | Melita Stadium – Free Family Sports Day event organised by Maltese Community Council. | | 5.00pm | Mass at St John the Evangelist Church, Riverstone. Afterwards at Hamrun Club to meet Maltese Community. | Wednesday, 12 October | 10.30am | Mass at St Francis of Assisi Church, Warrawong, (Wollongong). Afterwards light lunch at George Cross Falcons Club. Bus organised by Xaghra Association | Thursday, 13 October | 6.30pm | Community function organised by the Maltese Australian Association of Canberra and Queanbeyan. Greeted by Mr Fred Flask and Committee members. Venue TBA. | Friday, 14 October | | Depart Canberra for Melbourne.
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This program can be subject to changes. Contacts: Josephine Bigeni on (02) 9627 4182 or 0439 974 182;
Mary Anne Teuma on (02) 9627 4641;
Maria Cremona-Donoghue on 4233 1960 or 0421 227 534 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maltese Community Sports DayThe Maltese Community Council of NSW is organising a Sports Day for the Maltese Community in particular for young people and children of Maltese background. | Date: | Sunday 9 October 2011. | | Venue: | Melita Stadium, Everley Road, Chester Hill | | Time: | From 12.30pm till 5.30pm | | Entry: | Free |
If you have children or grand children interested in participating in a variety of sports such as soccer, individual races, relay races, tug-o-war, etc, please contact us for registration. Trophies and medals will be awarded to the winners. In addition there will be Maltese choirs, the Our Lady Queen of Peace Maltese Band and an exhibition soccer game between the Melita team and a visiting team. There will also be Maltese food and drink stalls and a sausage sizzle. This year there will be a disco after the sports in the Melita Stadium Hall from 6.00pm till.8.00pm. Entrance fee is $10.00 per head paid at the door. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NSW Education Minister’s Awards
to Community Languages StudentsOn Monday 5th September 2011 a ceremony took place at the University of NSW, Kensington, where students who attend community language schools in this state and who have excelled in their category were presented with the NSW Education Minister’s Awards for Excellence Certificates. There were 130 students from 51 schools who each received a certificate for their effort and success during the year. Most of the students were dressed in their country’s national costume. Amongst them were two Maltese students from the Maltese Language School of NSW run by the Maltase Community Council of NSW. These were Isabella Camilleri of Austral who received the Commended Award and Taylah Marie Xuereb of Horsley Park who received the Highly Commended Award. Both looked great in their Maltese national costume.
In the photo we see, from left to right: Maria Decarlo (School Principal), Marthese Caruana (Teacher), Albert Vella (President of the NSW Federation of Community Languages Schools), the students Isabella Camilleri and Taylah Marie Xuereb with their certificates, Charles Mifsud (School President) and Mary Pace-Feraud (Teacher). |
