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Številka 27
Junij 2014
AVSTRALSKO SLOVENSKO SOCIALNO ŠPORTNO DRUŠTVO MELBOURNE INC
AUSTRALIAN SLOVENIAN SOCIAL SPORTING ASSOCIATION MELBOURNE INC
82 Ingrams Road, Research, Vic. Australia
Ureja Anica Markič
9437 1226
PO Box 185 Eltham 3095
[email protected]
JUBILEJNO LETO SDM
MINEVA 60 LET ODKAR SE JE RODILO IN USTANOVILO SLOVENSKO
DRUŠTVO MELBOURNE
JUBILEE YEAR.
SLOVENIAN ASSOCIATION MELBOURNE TO CELEBRATE 60th BIRTHDAY
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DRAGI ROJAKI
Marsikaj se je zgodilo in se dogaja od kar
so prišle zadnje Vesti med vas. Uradna
otvoritev Slovenskega Konzulata RS v
Melbournu, kar je povzročilo veliko
razburjenja
zaradi
prisotnosti
oporekljive osebe, vzrok česar je pozne
bil tudi odpoklic prvega veleposlanika
RS, Dr. Milana Balažica. 14. Slovenski
festival, letos pri SDM; Dobrodelni letni
piknik radia 3ZZZ, pri Slovenskem
društvu Geelong, ob 25. letnici delovanja.
Praznovanje Materinskega dne. Za vsem
tem je negdo ki te prireditve organizira
in
sestavlja
programe.
Največje
zadoščenje in plačilo je vedno številen
odziv rojakov. To priča da ves trud, delo
in skrb niso zaman.
Pred vrati so Slovenske predčasne volitve v državni
svet, sicer 13. julija.
Še prej pa je na vrsti
referendum, o zaprtju/odprtju državnih arhivov.
Maja so se vrstile volitve, sicer 8 poslancev RS v
Evropski Svet. Že lani, po obisku Slovenije, sem se
dotaknila
tamkajšnjih
težav
in
splošnega
nezadovolstva naroda. Nič se ni izboljšalo, obratno.
Kot narod, se Slovenci vse premalo zavedajo
pomembnosti, da gredo na volišča in tam izrazijo
svojo željo, ogovarjati po končanih volitvah je
prepozno. Imajo kar izvolijo. V časopisih kroži slika
predsednice ljubljanskega okrajnega sodišča, v
družbi istomislečih s titovko in rdečo zvezdo na
glavi, kako pojejo in mašejo bivšo jugoslovansko
zastavo. Kot sodnica, bi ta morala skrbeti za ugled ne
glede kje ali s kom se druži, sicer tudi izven
delavnega časa. Še slabše pa je, ker ta sodnica s tem
ne vidi nič narobe. A se spomnite senzacije ko se je
pojavila slika princa Harryja in kljukastega križa?
Bivši premier DZ, Janez Janša je obtožen na več kot
dve leti zapora za tako zvano podkupnino na
neznani dan, na neznanem kraju, za neznano vsoto z
neznano osebo.
Po 23.letih samostojnosti mnogi Slovenci še vedno
žaljujejo po starem sistemu. V Varšavi so pravkar
slavnostno praznovali 25 letnico propada
komunizma, zanimivo je, da se tega slavja iz
Slovenije uradno ni udeležil noben predstavnik.
Med starejšimi Slovenci še vedno prevladuje neki
strah, previdnost do izražanja svojega mnenja.
Dva častna konzula Derry Maddison in Alfred Brežnik
Nedavno
predstavljeni
proračun
Avstralske
federalne vlade je še vedno v dnevni debati in
razpravljanju.
Eni se strinjajo, drugi močno
nasprotujejo. Sicer pa vlada nekaj mora ukreniti,
da zmanjša podedovan dolg. Državni proračun ni
nič drugačen od družinskega. Če denar brezbrižno
trošiš, zmanjka kredita, pride čas, da je ta dolg
potrebno poravnati. Kje in kako to storiti pa ni
vedno enostavno.
Tudi v Sloveniji državni dolg narašča. Leta 2008 je ta
znašal 8 milijard evrov, leta 2011 17 milijard, letos pa
30 milijard. In to celo s finančno podporo Evropske
skupnosti. Kje bi bila Slovenija danes brez te
nehvaležne pomoči? Sicer pa je Evropski Svet
pravkar poslal Sloveniji opomin, češ, da je ta le v
manjši meri izpolnila priporočila. ES pričakuje več
ukrepov, več privatizacije, več bitke s korupcijo.
Poleg tega še poziva Slovenijo da skrajša sodne
postopke na prvi stopnji v civilnih in gospodarskih
sodnih zadevah, ter da zniža število primerov, ki
čakajo na obravnavo.
Moti me, kaj se dogaja v naši lepi domovini. Tako
rada sem zahajala tja, sedaj pa kar na enkrat dobivam
odpor, vendar se mi smili narod, še posebno
brezposelna mladina. Brezposelnost v Sloveniji je
meseca marca narasla na 13.9%, v Mariboru je ta cello
19.1% V čem in kje je odgovor.
Iz Vatikana smo slišali da sta baziliko Sv. Petra za
Veliko Noč razkošno okrasila slovenska florista,
Sabina Šegula in Peter Ribič in to že kar četrtič.
Ob koncu se vračam k praznovanju 60 letnice SDM.
Ta visok jubilej bomo praznovali 29. in 30. novembra
in ste že sedaj vabljeni da zabeležite ta datum v vaš
koledar. Šestdeset let je dolga doba prostovolnega
dela. Veliko ustanoviteljev je že pokojnih, ene so
zapustile moči, ali imajo druge obveznosti. Prav je,
da se spomnimo vseh požrtvovalnih dobrotnikov in
njihovega doprinosa skozi desetletja. Enako so
priznanja vredni današnji odborniki in prostovolci.
Novice in podatki iz Slovenije povzeti iz časopisa Večer
in Revija
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Welcome to Winter in Melbourne! Hope you
are all keeping warm… those of you lucky
enough to be travelling to warmer places, I wish
you enjoyment and a safe return.
We have had a lot going on at the club since our
last newsletter, with events and general upkeep.
I would like to thank all the members and
committee members for their tireless work in
delivering these events and keeping our club
looking good. Over the past few months we
have had a number of trees removed, painting
of the cottage (soon to be our new cultural
centre), ongoing gardening activities and other
maintenance issues. Thank you to Janko Tegelj,
Janez Sok and Anton Urbas for their coordination of these activities, along with all the
teams who have assisted them. Thanks to Stan
Penca for organising the much-needed filling
our driveway potholes. A big thanks to Lojze
Ašenberger, Virgilj and Dragica Gomizelj, who
attend to the gardens, Kapelica and the balcony
flowers – it all looks amazing thanks to your
efforts. Warmest thanks go to Anica Markič for
all her work in producing our newsletters and
Sandra Krnel for assistance with printing.
We have recently received donations of a
minibar fridge (which will be used in the Koča
as the fridge there has been relocated to the
bowling arena) – thanks to Steve and Carryn
Amor for the generous donation. To Eric and
Suzanne (my neighbours), for donating a brand
new portable basketball ring and stove/oven
unit, thanks kindly for your generosity.
Our club recently hosted the Council of
Slovenian Organisation’s biennial festival on the
first weekend in April which was a great
success, along with our Mothers’ Day luncheon
which had a good turnout and was enjoyed by
all in attendance. There were many new faces
and it was great to see so many families together
enjoying the special day. The kitchen ran very
smoothly, thanks to our efficient and wellorganised team. Thank you to co-ordinators
Julija Čampelj, Kamica and Stojan Žele and
everyone who helped so much on the day and in
the weeks leading up to the event.
We have recently received word from the
Slovenian Government in relation to a number
of grants we applied for. We are grateful to be
receiving a total of €2,400 for a number of our
current projects, including the Lego and essay
competition, the monthly conversation classes,
production of this newsletter and our new
cultural centre.
As most of you are undoubtedly aware, the
Slovenian Ambassador, Dr Milan Balažic, has
been recalled to Slovenia following the
controversy that arose at the official opening of
the Honorary Consulate in Victoria in March.
Our club did not receive a response to the letters
sent to Slovenian Ambassador Dr Milan Balažic
or Mr Karl Erjavec, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Slovenia. The Council of
Slovenian Organisations of Victoria sent a letter
to Dr Milan Balažic seeking an explanation for
the circumstances surrounding the event, for
which a response was received and will be
discussed at the next Council meeting.
We are now looking forward to our celebrations
for Slovenian Independence Day, being held on
Sunday 22nd June from 12pm. I am personally
looking forward to reading all the essay
submissions that we have received from around
Australia, with the theme “I am Slovenian, too!”
and checking out all the Lego exhibits on the
day.
Our AGM is coming up soon (Sunday 27th July
at 3pm) and I urge all members to attend. The
Committee will provide reports on the year’s
activities and it will be time to elect a new
committee, with all positions available. We are
always happy to have new enthusiastic
committee members join the team, bringing
fresh ideas to the club. It’s a great way to give a
little bit back to the Slovenian community and
all help is very much appreciated.
Thanks to all for your amazing support!
Warmest wishes,
Frances Urbas-Johnson
President
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Council of Slovenian Organisations of
Victoria
14th Slovenian Festival 2014
The 14th Slovenian Festival, hosted by the Council of
Slovenian Organisations of Victoria, was held at SDM on
the 5th and 6th of April, with the theme “In harmony is
strength”.
The festivities began on the Saturday afternoon in the main
hall, with the official program commencing around 5pm.
It was great to see the hall filled with many happy smiling
faces, including presidents and representatives from
Slovenian associations around Australia, Victorian
government representation, our Slovenian radio program
hosts from 3ZZZ and SBS and many members of local
Slovenian organisations.
Lead by our hosts, Mr Roland Carmody (President of the
Council of Slovenian Associations of Victoria) and Mrs
Frances Urbas-Johnson (President of SDM and Secretary
of the Council of Slovenian Associations of Victoria), the
program commenced with the students of Slomšek School
in Kew, warmly greeting the audience in Slovenian and
performing their current repertoire of folkloric dancing.
Pater Ciril Božič was invited to give a blessing, followed
by the singing of the Australian and Slovenian national
anthems, beautifully sung by Helen Trinnick and Ana
Tegelj. Formal speeches ensued including SDM President
Frances Urbas-Johnson and Peter Mandelj OAM-JP. A
special inclusion in Mr Mandelj’s speech was the
presentation of special recognition from the Republic of
Slovenia to Mr Jože Ramuta (Ivan Cankar Geeelong),
recognising his participation and contribution to the
Slovenian community in Australia. Mr Ramuta’s genuine
surprise was joyous and he is certainly a well-deserving
recipient of this award. We were also very happy to have
Mrs Jan Kronberg MLC of the parliament of Victoria,
speak on behalf of the new Minister for Multicultural
Affairs and Citizenship, Mr Matthew Guy. Mrs Kronberg
was very impressed with the national costumes worn by
the Slomšek School students, which were all organised by
Mrs Dragica Gomizelj.
The festival was officially opened by Victoria’s new
Honorary Consul, Mr Derry Maddison, who has embraced
his new role in serving the Slovenian community in
Victoria.
We were treated to some wonderful Slovenian
entertainment, including Planika Choir (lead by
Choirmaster Mr Roland Carmody), Marija Iskra reciting a
poem, Quartet Zvon from SD Planica and a duet from
Helen Trinnick and Ana Tegelj, accompanied by Lenti
Lenko OAM. Mrs Lucija Srnec was again the heartbeat of
the entertainment, being the backstage co-ordinator for the
program, and we thank her and her husband Stefan for all
their tireless work.
After dinner (wonderfully prepared and served by our team
under the guidance of Mrs Milka Kristan), we danced the
night away thanks to the Melodija Ensemble – a fantastic
night!
A beautiful Autumn Sunday morning greeted us, and the
inter-club bowling competition was well underway at 9am
– a great turn out of teams, a big thank you to Alek Kodila,
Edo Hojak and Sandra Krnel for all their work in
organising the competition.
In the downstairs dining room, clubs of the CSOV
participated in the biennial exhibition, displaying the
treasures of their organisations. Thank you to all the
helpers from SD Ivan Cankar Geelong, SD Jadran & SD
Planica for the incredibly beautiful displays. Venturing a
little further into the dining room you could not miss the
cake competition and the truly amazing entries on display
– thank you to all the entrants for your beautifully
presented and delicious contributions. A big thank you to
our co-ordinators: Dot Gregorič, Ljubica Postružin and
Betty Belec for making this a surprisingly ‘buzzing’ part
of the festival. The SDM museum opened its’ doors on the
day and was enjoyed by many – thank you to Dragica
Gomizelj, curator of the museum, along with her husband
Virgilj, for all their work in keeping the museum looking
so wonderful, to give so much enjoyment to others.
The day would not have been the same without our radio
friends from SBS: Ms Tania Smrdel, Mr Lenti Lenko
OAM and the outside broadcast team, who set up the SBS
outdoor stage in the beautiful sunshine and provided us
with much entertainment all day. Over lunch and
throughout the afternoon we had the opportunity to
participate in the broadcast, which was recorded for the
SBS radio program the following week. In the main hall,
band Rdeči Cvet kept the dance floor busy throughout the
afternoon.
Thank you to all our members and friends who sold and/or
bought raffle tickets, this added to the profit for our club.
Congratulations to Coco Ašenberger (yes, Coco is a dog!)
who won the trip to the Gold Coast. The total distribution
of profit to our club from the festival was $4,950.00,
including use of the venue. Thank you to the CSOV and
SDM committees and all the helpers before and during the
two day event who helped to make it a great success.
Frances
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FESTIVAL - BOWLERS
your wins and participation and thank you to
Well, the Bowlers are still active and bowling.
everyone who helped on the day - you all know
A little bit slower than they used to be, but
who you are!!!
they continue to do all the throwing, bending
and walking every Friday night, Sunday
afternoon and the occasional competition.
On Sunday, 6th April, our SDM bowlers
hosted a competition as part of the Council of
Slovenian Organisations of Victoria "14th
Slovenian Festival". We were thrilled to have
39 bowlers participate from clubs Jadran,
Planica, Geelong, Istra and all the way from
Albury!! Well done everybody.
On a more serious note, the Bowlers' koča was
broken into recently and, would you believe it,
the only thing they took was the "ticket
vending machine". Although it may not have
The day was supposed to start at 9.00am but
many arrived early (I think they forgot to
change their clocks back one hour!!) so we
started
earlier.
Games
were
played
all
morning and afternoon, as well as card games
in the "koča" and lots of catching up by people
who don't see each other as often as they used
to, which was lovely to watch (and listen).
been worth a lot in monetary value, it was
worth a lot in "sentimental" value. Thankfully
there wasn't much money in it as it had been
cleared out recently and the funds handed to
the Management Committee as the regular
donation to Electricity costs. To make sure we
could continue to do this, Edo Hojak made
another one, so everything is back on track
now. I took a photo of him and his creation,
A delicious lunch was served in the Main Hall
... big THANK YOU to our wonderful cooks,
people who served at the tables and the bar
staff.
Semi-finals finished at 5.00pm and the final
but he caught me out and said he doesn't want
his photo in the Newsletter!! Thank you Edo,
we appreciate your work and dedication.
Sandra Krnel
(Secretary/Treasurer of Bowlers)
was a choice of playing another game or a coin
toss-up for first place. It only took 5 seconds
for the tired players to decide on a throw of
the coin. Congratulations to Istra for earning
1st, 2nd and 4th places, while our wonder
team of Ivan Mohar, Štefan Mavrič and
newest, youngest recruit Aleš Tonja, proudly
took 3rd place. Congratulations to everyone on
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ČESTITKE
*****
Pred nekaj časom je umrla Jane Nemec, svoj čas je
bila tudi ona članica SDM. Danilu Nemec in širšemu
sorodstvu naše sožalje.
Congratulations are in order to Eddie Stemac and his
bride, Louise Watt. They wed at Kew Gardens on
April 13th in the presence of their families and
friends. Eddie is the son of Marija Volčič and the
late Mate Stemac.
Wishing you both much joy and happiness.
*****
Less than three months after the passing of Angela
Campelj, family Trinnick lost another dear family
member. This time Peter lost his beloved mother
Dorothy Mavis Trinnick .
May they all rest in peace. To all concerned and their
extended families our sincere sympathy.
Mariji Penca vse najlepše ob njenem 60. rojstnem
dnevu. Prijetno potepanje in veliko zdravja in sreče
še v naprej.
KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING SDM
FUNCTIONS
Hitrega in uspešnega okrevanja želimo Heleni
Leber, Vidi Skrlj, Pavli Kalister in Jožetu Volčiču,
kot seveda vsem ostalim ki se morda nahajate po
bolnicah, ste na okrevanju doma ali se nahajate po
drugih ustanovah zaradi slabega počutja. V mislih
smo tudi z vsemi po domovih ostarelih ali
nepokretnih.
Sunday 22nd June – Slovenia Day celebrations
Sunday 27th July – AGM
Sunday 10th August – Wine Tasting
Sunday 7th September – Fathers’ Day
Sunday 2nd November – All Souls’ Day Prayers
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th November
SOŽALJE
- 60th Anniversary Festival (incorporating Sv.
Miklavž)
Friday 26th December – Boxing Day Picnic
Wednesday 31st December - NYE Dance
*****
Za vedno nas je zapustila še ena marljiva in zavedna
dolgo letna članica SDM. Po dolgi mučni bolezni se
je 5.maja 2014 poslovila iz tega sveta Milena Barat,
rojena je bila leta 1946 in prispela v Avstralijo kot
mladoletno dekle.
Vedno nasmejana in vljudna do vsakogar, je bila
zmiraj pripravljena priskočiti na pomoč brez
kakršnega koli zadržka, dokler ji je bilo naklonjeno
zdravje, kot tudi njen mož Ivan.
Milena zapušča moža Ivana, hčerko Tanyo s
partnerjem, sina Stankota z družino in druge
sorodnike.
Za vse rezervacije pri SDM kličite Lyn Bevc na
0422 911 226
Za najem društvene dvorane kličite Lily Conlan
na 0408 147 903
KOSILA SO SEDAJ VSAKO PRVO
NEDELJO V MESECU.
POTREBNE REZERVACIJE.
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OBVESTILO – POGOVORNE URE
Slovensko društvo Melbourne je spremenilo čas kosila na
prvo nedeljo v mesecu.
To sem pobrala iz stetišča avstralskih Slovencev:
Tudi čas za pogovorne ure se je spremenil in pogovorne
ure so sedaj
VSAKO PRVO NEDELJO V MESECU ob 2. uri
popoldne.
NOTE – CONVERSATION CLASSES
Slovenian Association Melbourne has changed the Lunch
day and so from now on the CONVERSATION CLASSES
are EVERY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH at 2pm,
after lunch.
Vabljeni – Welcome!
Lep pozdrav Draga in Anica
VABILO – INVITATION
Dear young Slovenians,
Me, Draga, Magda Pišotek and Marija Penca, who have
coordinated many successful cultural programs in the past,
we were asked quite some time ago to coordinate this
year’s 60th Anniversary cultural program – the Diamond
Anniversary of the SAM Club.
The idea I (we) put forward, requires participation of some
young Slovenians (13 to 25 years of age).
Please, let us know, if you are prepared to participate in a
symbolic presentation of the unique, modern, colour lights
enhanced presentation.
Contact: Draga on 03 9756 0103 or 0438 025 402.
The distance was a total of 15km. We walked at a very fast
pace and I was amazed that Dad even ran some of the race.
Dad decided to do the Fun Run after I asked him to join me. I
said to him it would be a remarkable achievement at his
young age of 80. I did not have to ask him twice before he
decided to enter. Dad walks almost every day and keeps very
fit. On one of his training walks he decided to walk from
Greensborough to Coburg, a total distance of 17km! We are
all so proud of him!
Peter and Franc Tomažič
Congratulations to the two of you. Well done.
Spoštovana Ga. Angela Čampelj !
Pred davnimi leti sem vas poznala.
Vašo pripoved mladih let rada poslušala.
Kaj vse ste pretrpela, vseno korajžna vesela
.
Vas življenjepis v Australiji bodo radi brali;
Dobrega moža, sina in dve hčerki imela.
Ciril uspešno aute prodaja.
Helena, na odrih poje lepo,
Julie važne dela opravlja zvesto.
Angela veliko veselja vam vnuki dajo
In vsi ljudje ki vas poznajo.
Dobro pecivo se pri Angeli dobi,
Angela srečna vsem ponudi.
Živela duša zlata,
Za vas najbodo odprta nebeška vrata.
Vabljeni na igro pri SDM v nedeljo 3. avgusta
S pričetkom ob 2.30 popoldne
Marcela Bole,
13.04.2006
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Volunteers on Mothers’ Day
Trinnick –Čampelj family
Dancing outdoors
Anica Smrdel, Veronika, Barbara in Maya
SBS Radio program
Bevc ladies
VABLJENI NA PRAZNOVANJE
SLOVENSKE SLOVENSKE
SAMOSTOJNOSTI V NEDELJO 22. JUNIJA.
Melodija Band
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