The Voice of the Maltese
(driven by the voice of its readers )
Issue 86
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Battery Street. Valletta, Malta
(photo by Raymond Anastasi)
2 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Il-President ta’ Malta f’laqg˙a
mal-Papa Fran©isku
Il-President ta’ Malta, l-ET Marie Louise Coleiro Preca waqt il-laqg˙a li
kellha mal-Papa Fran©isku fil-Vatikan
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l-President ta’ Malta, l-ET
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
kellha l-a˙har ©img˙a ta’
Settembru u l-bidu ta’ Ottubru
mill-aktar impenjattivi. Waqt
mawriet fl-Ingilterra u fil-kapitali Taljana Ruma, hija kellha
g˙add ta’ laqg˙at importanti,
imma forsi l-aktar li spikkat dik
li kellha mal-Qdusija Tieg˙u
Papa Fran©isku fil-Vatikan fejn
anke stednitu jΩur Malta bil-g˙an
li jinstiga iktar im˙abba u solidarjetà fis-soçjetà Maltija u
G˙awdxija.
Fil-laqg˙a mal-Papa, il-President uriet ix-xewqa li meta lPapa jΩur Malta, jindirizza
b’mod partikulari lit-tfal u ΩΩg˙aΩag˙ Maltin u j˙e©©i©hom
jissa˙˙u fil-valuri ta’ missierijithom, li huma valuri ta’ ˙biberija, tolleranza, m˙abba u rispett
lejn ©nus o˙ra.
Hija sostniet li Ωjara tal-Papa
f’Malta tag˙mel differenza
kbira, min˙abba l-poΩizzjoni
©eografika ta’ pajjiΩna qrib Ωoni
ta’ kunflitt, u g˙alhekk il-˙tie©a
li l-Knisja, anki minn Malta, twassal
messa©©i ta’ sliem u m˙abba biex titbieg˙ed il-mibeg˙da bejn il-kulturi u
reli©jonijiet li tant ˙akmet f’pajjiΩi b˙allIraq u s-Sirja kawΩa ta’ kunflitti bejn
reli©jonijiet u razez.
MLCP fissret il-laqg˙a mal-Papa b˙ala
wa˙da profonda ˙afna kemm spiritwalment u umanament. F’rabta mal-aspetti ta’
kunflitt u persekuzzjoni li qed ise˙˙u madwarna, hija tkellmet fuq il-faqar u l-˙arba
ta’ tant nies li jipperikolaw ˙ajjithom fil-
Mawra impenjattiva fl-Ingilterra
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abel marret Ruma, il-President MarieLouise Coleiro Preca Ωaret l-Ingilterra
fejn Ωammet mat-tradizzjoni li ilha g˙addejja 14-il sena ta’ Jum il-Maltin fir-Renju
Unit. G˙all-ewwel darba, minflok jum
wie˙ed iddedikat g˙all-festa tradizzjonali
Maltija, din id-darba l-komunita` Maltija
ta’ madwar 80,000, u l-Kummissjoni
G˙olja fir-Renju Unit, bil-kollaborazzjoni
tal-Moviment Kulturali Malti f’Londra organizzaw ©img˙a s˙i˙a ta’ attivitajiet.
Fost l-ewwel minn dawn l-attivitajiet,
flimkien, mal-organizzazzjoni Children
With Cancer UK li tag˙ti appo©© lill-pazjenti u qrabathom u tinvesti ˙afna f’riçerka
dwar il-kançer, permezz tal- Communituy
Chest Fund il-President esplorat il-possibilta’ ta’ kollaborazzjoni mal-g˙aqda.
Wara Ωaret ukoll lil pazjenti Maltin rikoverati fir-Royal Marsden, fejn sa˙qet
dwar l-importanza ta’ riçerka flimkien
bejn Malta u l-isptar IngliΩ dwar iΩ-Ωieda
fl-inçidenza tal-kançer fost il-Maltin.
Hawnhekk ˙abbret li l-Community Chest
Fund se tibda tipprovdi servizzi psiko-soçjali lill-pazjenti u l-qraba Maltin f’Londra,
u f’intervista’ li tat lil TVM ˙abbret li se
ssir riforma fl-istruttura tal-MCCF biex
din l-entità tinbidel f’Fondazzjoni.
T˙abbar ukoll li f’Settembru tas-sena ddie˙la l-Prince's Trust g˙andha tibda
pro©ett edukattiv f'Malta biex tg˙in adoloxxenti bi problemi soçjali li jirnexxu
f'˙ajjithom
Diskussjonijiet bejn il-President, il-Bank
HSBC u l-Prince's Trust se jwasslu g˙al
kollaborazzjoni f'g˙add ta’ pro©etti ma'
nies li jbatu minn eskluΩjoni soçjali. IlPresident qalet li se jitwaqqaf working
group ta' esperti fil-qasam soçjo-edukattiv
biex jevalwa l-˙ti©ijiet ta' dawn in-nies.
Il-President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca
inawgurat ukoll fiera ta’ prodotti Maltin
f’Sala ta’ Westminster, biswit il-Katidral
ta’ Westminster.
MLCP Ωaret ukoll Birmingham fejn iltaqg˙et mat-tfajla ta’ 17-il sena mill-Pakistan, attivista dwar id-drittijiet tal-istudenti u n-nisa, Malala Yousafzai , u stednitha
ΩΩur Malta. It-tfajla li sofriet attakk mitTalibani min˙abba l-©lieda tag˙ha biex
tfajliet Pakistani jedukaw ru˙hom fl-iskejjel tal-lokal, u li qed t˙alli impatt kull fejn
tmur jidher li aççettat l-istedina.
Mediterran biex ja˙irbu l-gwerer u lpersekuzzjoni.
Fost ir-rigali li l-President u Ωew©ha Edgar
taw lill-Qdusija Tieg˙u l-Papa kien hemm
g˙add b’tema Maltija, fosthom mejda taççeramika bl-arma tal-Papa, qoffa mimlija
prodotti Maltin u G˙awdxin, u kaxxa ˙amrija Maltija li tirrapreΩenta l-art Maltija.
Min-na˙a tieg˙u Papa Fran©isku rregala
lill-President, l-ençiçlika tieg˙u Evangelii
Gaudium, u kuruna tal-perli.
Wara l-laqg˙a mal-Papa, flimkien malMinistru g˙all-Affarijiet Barranin George
Vella, il-President, ltaqg˙et mal-Arçisqof
Dominique Mamberti, is-Segretarju talVatikan g˙ar-relazzjonijiet mal-istati fejn
©ew diskussi l-immigrazzjoni, il-faqar, ilpaçi u l-istabbilità fid-dinja, u l-familja.
Waqt il-mawra tag˙ha f’Ruma, il-President iltaqg˙et ukoll ma’ sebg˙in ambaxxatur akkreditati g˙al Malta u residenti
f’Ruma fir-residenza tal-ambaxxatriçi
Maltija, u wriet l-apprezzament taxxog˙ol diplomatiku tag˙hom li permezz
tieg˙u jag˙tu iktar viΩibilita’ lil Malta. IlPresident qalet li Malta hija Ωg˙ira iΩda li
l-poΩizzjoni ©eo-strate©ika tag˙ha hija
ferm importanti g˙ax tg˙aqqad lil tant pajjiΩi fl-Ewropa u anki fl-Afrika ta’ Fuq.
Fl-istess waqt semmiet il-˙olma tag˙ha f’soçjeta’ multikulturali titnissel aktar armonija u solidarjeta’ g˙all-paçi fid-dinja.
Tkellmet ukoll fuq l-immigrazzjoni rregolari
li hija responsabbilta’ tal-Ewropej kollha.
Hija sostniet li g˙alkemm l-iΩg˙ar stat flUnjoni Ewropea, Malta hija çentru mportanti g˙ad-djalogu u l-paçi.
Tuesday October 14, 2014
The Voice of the Maltese 3
The Government’s views
on Community Television
In issue No 85 (September 30) of The Voice of the Maltese, we
allowed space for Community Television to have their say. Hon
Malcolm Turnbull, Member for Parliament of Wentworth in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs who is the Minister for Communications
had this to say regarding his Government’s stand on the issue.
At present, community television transmitter licences are due to
expire at the end of 2014. The Government will extend their licences by 12 months to December 31, 2015.
Following this, the Liberal Government believes that the best
long-term outcome for community television is that it uses the Internet as its distribution platform.
In the telecommunications and media business there is more
competition, more innovation, more disruptive dynamic change
than ever before. For these reasons, the Government has announced a Spectrum Review and is carefully examining how we
allocate spectrum and how this scarce public resource can be used
most efficiently.
While it is acknowledged there are concerns within the CTV sector about this announcement, average prime time audiences of
CTV are low with only 6000 viewers across all five capitals and
some services have as few as 1000. Given the small number of
services and audiences, their capacity to serve a wide range of different community interest groups is limited.
I have no doubt that moving to an online platform will allow
CTV to reach new audiences who have otherwise not had access
to CTV to date. This is especially good news for regional Australia. It will deliver CTV to wider audiences, at less cost on a
wider range of devices.
CTV representatives have argued they should not be rushed on
this new platform. The Internet is not new. It is the universal uberplatform to which most Australians are able to be connected 24/7.
Moving CTV online will allow CTV to further expand its role in
providing a place for independent and specialised content, as well
as providing valuable and relevant training in programme production and OTT distribution.
The Government looks forward to working with the CTV sector
and the Community Broadcasting Foundation (the agency that distributes funding to community broadcasters on behalf of the Government) to devise a clear path for CTV’s transition strategy.
Frequently asked questions regarding Community Television
When is the Government ceasing community television access to
broadcasting spectrum?
At present, community television transmitter licences are due to
expire at the end of 2014. To assist with their transition to an online delivery platform, the Government will extend their licences
by 12 months to 31 December 2015.
The Government considers that the best long-term outcome for
community television is that in future it uses the Internet as its distribution platform.
Why is the Government ceasing community television access to
broadcasting spectrum?
Radiofrequency spectrum is a valuable public asset that requires
careful and co-ordinated management to accommodate the various
financial, policy and technological variables at play that influence
its efficient use and allocation. Government has given careful consideration to the continued access by community television to the
sixth channel as part of its wider consideration of spectrum policies.
The Government considers that the best outcome for community
television for the long-term is for the CTV sector to utilise the Internet as its distribution platform. Transitioning the CTV sector to
an online distribution platform will deliver wider audiences at less
cost and on a wider range of devices then is possible with more
linear broadcasting technology.
The Government intends to free up the sixth channel for other
purposes. In the short term, this would include assisting commer-
cial and national television broadcasters to test and migrate to new
and more efficient broadcasting technologies. The Government’s
current spectrum policy review will consider whether the sixth
channel should be re-planned for alternative non-broadcasting
uses.
How will the Government cease community television access to
broadcasting spectrum?
Community television’s access to spectrum is governed by the
Radio communications (Duration of Community Television
Transmitter Licences) Determination (No.1) 2008. This determination currently expires on December 31, 2014. The Minister
will vary this to extend the date by 12 months to December 31,
2015. The Australian Communications and Media Authority will
then extend the transmitter licences to that date.
Broadcasters cannot broadcast without a valid transmitter licence.
Thus, once the expiry of the transmitter licence occurs at the extended date of December 31, 2015, community television broadcasters will be required to cease transmitting their service using
the sixth channel spectrum.
Will the Government assist community television in transitioning
to online delivery?
The Government will work with the community television (CTV)
sector and the Community Broadcasting Foundation to consider
the most appropriate transition strategy for services to migrate online by the end of 2015.
Where are community television services broadcast?
CTV services are currently provided in the five mainland capital
cities: Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth
How much have community television broadcasters been paying
for access to the sixth channel spectrum?
Community television (CTV) operators do not pay a licence fee
to the Government to access broadcasting spectrum. CTV operators only pay a small administrative fee to the Australian Communications and Media Authority for the allocation of their
transmitter licences.
The CTV sector is currently eligible to apply for grants for content, training and other assistance in the general community-broadcasting category through the Government’s Community
Broadcasting Program administered by the Community Broadcasting Foundation. The Government does not currently provide
any direct funding assistance to CTV operators for any purpose.
How many people are employed in community television broadcasting (are people going to lose their jobs)?
The community television stations advise that 53 people are employed either on a part time or full time basis. CTV stations also
rely on a number of volunteers. The employment of staff at community television broadcasters is matter for each individual broadcaster.
The Government believes that the 12-month transition period
being provided to the CTV sector as well as the wider reach, lower
transmission costs and broader revenue opportunities offered by
online broadcasting should minimise any adverse impact on employees and in fact offer greater opportunities for CTV.
Won’t the community television sector lose sponsorship as a result of this announcement?
Currently CTV are restricted to seven minutes of sponsorship
announcements per hour to be aired before or after programs or
during natural program breaks. By moving online, community television services would no longer need to be licensed under the
Broadcasting Services Act.
This will free them from the current restrictions on advertising
and sponsorship applying to community broadcasting licences in
that Act. Streamed community-based video services would be able
to carry any advertising they choose.
The Government’s decision relates only to the five metropolitan
community television services and does not include radio.
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Tuesday October 14, 2014
Id-delegati tal-Kunsill tal-Maltin ta’ barra fil-laqg˙a li kellhom malPresident ta’ Malta Marie Louise Coleiro Preca fil-Palazz ta’ Sant Anton
Jiltaqa’ f’Malta g˙at-tielet darba
l-Kunsill tal-Maltin ta’ Barra
I
l-Kunsill tal-Maltin li jg˙ixu Barra minn
Malta ©ie mwaqqaf b’li©i mill-Gvern
Malti u bil-membri ma˙tura u approvati
f’Lulju tal-2012. Minn dakinhar di©a` saru
tlett laqg˙at tal-kumitat f’Malta, l-ewwel
wa˙da ta˙t il-presidenza tal-eks Ministru Dr
Tonio Borg u l-a˙˙ar tnejn ta˙t il-Ministru
preΩenti tal-Affarijiet Barranina., Dr George
Vella. Saru wkoll zewg konferenzi permezz
tal-video.
L-a˙˙ar laqg˙a saret fl-uffiçini tad-Dipartiment tal-Affarijiet Barranin fil-kapitali
Maltija Valletta bejn it-2 u t-3 ta’ Ottubru filpreΩenza b˙ala moderatur ta’ Dr Carmen
Sammut, kap tad-Dipartiment tar-Relazzjonijiet Internazzjonali fil- Fakulta’ tal-Arti
fl-Universita’ ta’ Malta.
Id-delegati li attendew kienu, sitta mill-Awstralja, Maurice Cauchi u Edwin Borg
Manche` minn Victoria, Gejtu Pace, Lawrence Dimech u Stephen Gatt minn NSW, u
Frank Scicluna minn South Awstralja, Joe
Xerri u Carmen Galea mill-Kanada, Louis J.
Vella u Larry Zahra mill-iStati Uniti,
Bernard Xerri u Rosaline Rivett mill-Ingilterra, Franklin Mamo mill-EU u Fr Alfred
Vella minn Malta.
Meta ndirizza l-laqg˙a fil-ftu˙ tag˙ha, ilMinistru Vella qal li kien jixtieq li l-Maltin
li jg˙ixu barra jbiddlu l-perspettiva u ma
jibqg˙ux jirra©unaw li huma Maltin li jg˙ixu
barra, imma li huma komunitajiet li jappartjenu lill-pajjiΩ fejn jg˙xu, izda li qed i©orru
l-identita` Maltija.
Qal li xtaq jara li l-ilsien Malti
Id-delegati f’ritratt g˙all-okkaΩjoni ji©i mg˙allem lill-©enenerazmal-Ministru George Vella (fin-nofs) zjonijiet li tilg˙in, li dawn
jing˙ataw opportunita’ li jithajru jitg˙allmu l-ilsien Malti u
anke li jkunu jafu dwar il-pajjiΩ
li minnu ori©inaw l-antenati
tag˙hom.
Dr Vella qal li l-Kunsill qed
jo˙loq djalogu bejn il-Gvern
Malti u l-komunitajiet Maltin li
jg˙ixu barra, filwaqt li j˙e©©e©
lir-rapprezzentanti tag˙hom
˙alli jibqg˙u jΩommu infurmat
lill-Gvern Malti bl-aspirazzjonijiet tal-komunitajiet rispettivi tag˙hom.
Id-delegati lmentaw minn
nuqqas ta’ koperazzjoni u komunikazzjoni bejn il-membri
tal-Kunsill u l-burokrazija f’Malta kif ukoll dwar pro©etti li
mank g˙adhom biss bdew,
b˙al re©istru tal-organizazzjonijiet u persuni prominenti,
website u l-parteçipazzjoni s˙i˙a tal-Maltin
ta’ barra fil-propost Kunsill Kulturali.
Issoktaw ukoll diskussjonijiet dwar il-manteniment tal-kultura Maltija fost il-komunitajiet Maltin barra minn Malta u kif jistg˙u
jinkisibu fondi g˙al dan il-g˙an mill-KE u
progetti mal-Universita` ta’ Malta.
IΩ-ΩghaΩag˙ kienu wkoll fuq l-a©enda u
saret talba biex ikun hemm iktar sinergija
bejn l-A©enzija Ûg˙aΩag˙ ta’ Malta u dawk
ta’ ©enerazzjoni Maltija li jg˙ixu barra.
Wie˙ed mill-iktar su©©etti li qajjem interess
kien id-dritt tal-vot g˙aç-çittadini Maltin li
jg˙ixu barra, iΩda jidher li g˙ad irid ikun
hemm ˙afna iktar reazzjoni mill-partiti politiçi g˙ax din hi talba li mhix qed tigi spjegata
sewwa lill-poplu Malti.
Saru wkoll diskussjonijiet dwar diffikultajiet li qed jin˙olqu bejn dawk li qed imorru
ja˙dmu fil-pajjiΩi tal-UE u l-Public Service
Commission, u ssemma’ li qed ikun hemm
diffikultajiet fejn jid˙ol il-bdil tal-isem u lkunjom u saret talba biex tigi implimentata
l-ligi tad-Deed Poll.
Il-Konvenzjoni li g˙andha ssir f’April 2015
f’Malta kienet ukoll diskussa u ntqal li
hemm nuqqas serju ta’ pubblicita’.
Sadanittant, f’kumment li ta lil The Voice
of the Maltese, il-Ministru George Vella qal
li l-laqg˙a ta’ jumejn serviet biex gew
iççarati g˙add ta’ skossi li ltaqg˙u mag˙hom
id-delegati u g˙al darb’ohra kien hemm sens
ta’ ko-operazzjoni u rieda tajba.
Il-laqg˙a ddecidiet li g˙andha tiltaqa’ g˙allahhar darba wara li tispicca l-Konvenzjoni
g˙all-Maltin ta’ Barra li g˙andha ssir fit-22
u 23 ta’ April 2015 f’Malta. Wara dan izzmien ta’ tlett snin il-Gvern imbag˙ad ikun
irid jahtar membri godda.
Id-delegati ltaqg˙u ukoll mal-President tarRepubblika Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca filPalazz ta’ San Anton f’Óal Balzan.
The Voice of the Maltese 5
Tuesday October 14, 2014
My Mdina - The house
at Aragon
The Spanish noble
House of Aragon
was an illustrious
family. Not so the
house in Aragon
Lane where my
family lived for
several years during and after World
War II
My grandfather's
house in the old By Marie Borg
city of Birgu was
smashed to smithereens during the war
and the family had to search for safer lodgings. Mdina seemed like a safer place and
they crowded into a house at the end of
Aragon Lane
Even as a child I saw it as an
ugly place, but large enough
to house Grandma, two uncles, two aunties, one cousin,
my brother and me. There
was no electricity and no
piped water upstairs and one
of the daily tasks was to clean
out the big ceramic facebasin, and refill the ceramic
jug that provided the water
for face washing in each
room. Grandma used to do
that until such time as her
daughters forbade her to do
it, as they deemed it too strenuous for an elderly lady.
Every morning she would
have a wash at the vanity
dresser in her room, then don
a long black skirt and blouse,
and tie her hair in a bun at the
back of her head. She never
went downstairs until she
was properly groomed.
On Sundays she always
wore a black silk skirt, and a
black silk blouse. Her black
leather shoes were highly polished and she
did this herself. I was fascinated to watch
her carefully buff the top of the shoe, and
also the instep of the sole.
Ziju Wenz was retired and installed him-
self on the wide
landing at the top
of the stairs that
led to the roof.
There he managed
to fashion a workshop, and spent his
days doing repairs
and staying away
from 'the women'.
He also tended to
the chickens housed in chicken coops on the flat
roof, and the flowerpots.
At afternoon tea,
Zija Peppa would
Above: The House of Aragon (Casa
Aragon- red door) where Marie used
to live; and (below), Aragon Lane
put his mug of tea and biscuits in a wicker
basket hanging from a rope into the central
courtyard. He would haul it up carefully,
rarely spilling a drop, and have his cuppa
while letting out the chickens for a bit of a
wander before feeding and settling them for the night.
Sometimes we all went up on
the roof, with a basketful of goodies to munch while watching the
chickens and picking up eggs.
Once a year the landlord would
call to harvest the grapevine that
hung on the trellis above the roof.
He looked to me just like Mr
Bumble in Oliver Twist.
Half of the yield was rightfully
his, and he would get real grumpy
when he found that some of the
tight bunches had obviously been
picked at. That is when my brother and I would get a stern talking to after he had left.
Very often Miss Cachia's aunts
who lived next door would join us
in the evenings as the aunts would
sit in the front room chatting or
listening to the Rediffusion*. They
would listen to classical music and
discuss these in earnest.
I am no singer but I grew up
humming many famous pieces
that are as familiar to me as any
nursery rhyme.
(*Rediffusion, was a business in the UK that distributed radio signals through wired relay networks. It started operating in Malta in 1935)
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Tuesday October 14, 2014
Census 1971-2011 (part 3)
In this third article in the series, local historian Mark Caruana looks
at ILLAWARRA and SOUTH COAST over a 40-year period.
Wollongong seeing steady decline
in number of Malta-born
I
n the third part of this analysis of the
Census 1971-2001, we deal with the
Illawarra and South Coast region and illustrate this with three tables, that include
the Malta-born, Maltese Ancestry and the
percentage of Maltese-Australians who
still speak their native language at home.
The statistical data reproduced in these
articles helps in determining where the
Malta-born residents are on the increase or
in decline, as well as giving an indication
of the numerical size of the second and
subsequent generation of Australia-Maltese.
It also points out the number and percentage of Maltese who speak the language at
home.
Table A (below) shows the number of
Malta-born residents in the Illawarra and
South Coast and their numerical distribution by local government areas for a 40
year-period i.e. 1971-2011.
It lists only those who, at the time of the
five Censuses, stated their birthplace to be
Malta. It does not include Maltese born in
countries other than Malta, nor born in
Australia of Maltese parentage (i.e. second
and subsequent generation AustralianMaltese).
The following MALTA-BORN tables
show the local government areas where
the Malta-born population has declined or
grown from 1971-2011.
The city of Wollongong is seeing a
steady decline in the number of Malta-
born.
On the other hand, Shellharbour has had
a relatively stable three-digit number of
Malta-born from 1981-2011. This local
government area, south of Wollongong,
grew to almost three times its number of
Malta-born from 89 Malta-born in 1971 to
244 in 1981.
Shoalhaven, further south, has seen a regular increase in Malta-born from a mere
11 Malta-born in 1971 to 228 in 2011. My
Table A
Mark Caruana
guess is that these
were retired Maltese who longed
for relaxed lifestyle typical of a ville©©jatura in Malta.
Still further south, at Bega Valley and Eurobodalla, there were no Maltese forty
years ago and now there are 42 and 58 respectively.
1971
1981
1991
2001
Wollongong
Shellharbour
Shoalhaven
Kiama
Wingecarribee
Bega Valley
Eurobodalla
777
89
11
3
7
0
0
715
244
45
22
22
11
10
626
255
134
24
34
29
38
499
282
181
34
53
42
48
413
274
228
39
56
42
58
-364
+185
+217
+36
+49
+42
+58
TOTAL
887
1,069
1,130
1,149
1,110
2316
ILLAWARA &
SOUTH COAST
Maltese Ancestry: Children of Malta-born
in Wollongong still prefer to stay in area
The table below shows that the
biggest percentage of the Malteseborn in the region of Illawarra and
the South Coast who speak the MalThe 2011 Census contained the question: What is the person’s tese language at home are in Wolancestry? Provide up to two ancestries only.
longong, that also provides the
A look at the number of Malta-born in Wollongong and the num- largest number of Maltese-born,
ber of Maltese by ancestry in Wollongong show that, although and Shellharbour, both with 55%
the numbers of Malta-born is decreasing, the children of Malta- Table C
born chose to stay in the area. In fact, for every Malta-born in ILLAWARRA
2011
Wollongong there are four Australian-Maltese.
Malta-born
& STH COAST
Table B
413
Wollongong
2011
ILLAWARRA
Maltese
Total
274
Malta-born Ancestry Maltese Shellharbour
& SOUTH COAST
228
Shoalhaven
413
Wollongong
1,850
2,263
39
Kiama
274
Shellharbour
1,135
1,409
56
Wingecarribee
228
Shoalhaven
676
904
42
Bega Valley
39
Kiama
160
199
58
Eurobodalla
56
Wingecarribee
235
291
Bega Valley
Eurobodalla
TOTAL
42
58
96
165
138
223
1,110
4,317
5,427
2011 Growth
Decline
M A LT E S E
LANGUAGE
SPOKEN AT
HOME
Maltese
speaking
% Speakers
226
151
90
12
10
8
10
55%
55%
39%
31%
18%
19%
17%
1,110
507
46%
TOTAL
The last table (C above) shows that south of Shellharbour, the
number of Maltese speakers, from Shoalhaven to Eurobodalla,
decreases substantially.
The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
7
LEFT: Australian High Commissioner to Malta,
Ms Jane Lambert and Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. George Vella unveiling the
plaque (above) commemorating the opening of the
Australian Plant Collection at the Argotti Botanic
Gadens marking the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malta and Australia
Argotti activity
Commemorates 50
years of relations
between Malta
and Australia
The Australian High
Comissioner for Malta,
Jane Lambert, and Dr
George Vella, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in
Malta, on October 4
marked the 50th Anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Malta
and Australia by unveiling
the Australian Plant Collection and a commemorative plaque at the Argotti Botanic
Gardens in Floriana, Malta
The selection of plants for the Collection,
the result of a close and creative collection
between the national Botanic Gardens of
Argotti and Australia, is located near to the
ANZAC Memorial that was established by
the Australian-Maltese communities.
In her welcoming address, besides commemorating the milestone of relations, the
Australian High Commissioner explained
that Maltese-Australian connections are indeed multifaceted and deeply ingrained in
the history of the two nations.
She said the Australian Plant Collection
was also intended to give the interested visitor an appreciation of the diversity of Australian plants and also the connections
between the flora of Australia and of Malta.
She said it is also a continuation of the
connection between the Australian community and the Argotti, and is modelled on
similar “Friends” groups associated with
botanic gardens in Australia, the UK and
other countries.
Ms Lambert talked about the close relations between the two countries established
50 years ago and touched on a number of
points that, she said, helped to strengthen
the bilateral relations and have kept both
countries so well knit. She wished for them
to strengthen even further.
The Australian High Commissioner also
singled out Dr Joseph Buhagiar, the director of the Argotti Botanic Gardens for the
help he gave the High Commission in this
venturthat is to be known as the Friends of
Argotti Botanic Gardens.
In his reply, Minister Dr George Vella
hinted at the history of migration and the
people-to-people ties binding the two peoples of Malta and Australia.
He said that in the past fifty years the rela-
tions between Australia
and Malta have gone from
strength to strength, and
that apart from our shared
values, the bonds between
Australia and Malta also
are rooted in history.
When it comes to Political relations between our
two countries, they are
excellent and have been
made easier by the fact
that we share a common
heritage and vision.
The unveiling of a commemorative plaque, was made in the presence of a number of guests that also
included Mr Leo Brincat, the Minister for
Sustainable Development, the Environment
and Climate Change, and a number of other
guests who have close ties, past or present
to the two nations.
Malta’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. George
Vella at the planting of an Australian plant at the
Argotti under the watchful eyes of Ms Jane Lambert
8 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Have your say/Xi trid tghid?
Your letters/ L-ittri tag˙kom ...
Back from a trip to Malta
- it has got go much to offer
The Voice of the Maltese
Peter Vassallo from St Albans, Victoria
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am just back from Malta where I have
probably spent my best ever holiday. It
wasn’t my first trip to the island, the birthplace of my beloved parents, but it is the
first time I have visited since my teens.
I have promised myself and my Australian wife to make such trips to Malta at
least every two years as I have found out
for ourselves that despite its smallness,
Malta has got so much to offer. We spent
six weeks there and we never had a dull
moment.
The Maltese really know how to enjoy
themselves and any shortcomings Malta
might have as a result of its smallness, can
make up for by the organisational skills of
its people.
We never planned it, so it must have been
by chance that during our stay, Malta celebrated Victory Day, on 8th September
with great pomp, and we were very much
impressed the way Malta commemorated
the 50th Anniversary of Independence. It
was really great. Thank you Malta!
The Maltese also know how to enjoy
themselves and how to make any visitors
to the island welcome. We met some very
interesting tourists from as far as China,
Russia, the Balkans, and as one would expect, those from the UK, Germany and
Italy, to mention just a few.
I don’t know whether it was our luck that
all the foreigners that we met sung the
praises of Malta and enthusiastically told
us that they had set their sights on visiting
Malta again and again.
We also found a couple from the UK who
said this year’s was their 13th visit to
Malta. When we asked them the reason for
their frequent visits, they put the Maltese
people’s hospitality on top of their list.
They told us that compared to other
tourist destinations, in the past two years
Malta has made large strides forward in
the industry and despite the increase in
tourist arrivals, the island has managed to
stay competitive and appears to be looking
after its heritage in a big way.
They pointed out to us that whereas other
countries, much bigger than Malta seem to
have become stale when it comes to ideas,
Malta keeps on improving and despite the
fact that the cost of living has increased it
holidaying in Malta is still quite affordable
and one is guaranteed value for money.
They made me so proud of my roots and
I even accepted their suggestions to visit
places that I never cared about. I am not
one keen on Museums but after visiting
the maritime museum and the war museum I made it a point to also visit others.
I was also most impressed with the natural history museum, the Cathedrals of St
John and Mdina and also the painting
known as the beheading of St John by Caravaggio.
There are still other interesting places,
historical and entertaining that I want to
visit. It is so surprising that despite its
smallness, Malta has so much to offer.
Therefore before I make my next the trip
to Malta I will take time to plan ahead. I
don’t want to waste time when out there.
Information needed
about Maltese Govt.
offices in Australia
M. Theuma Wollongong NSW writes:
W
e are aware that the Government of
Malta spends lots of money to keep
open the offices it has in Australia. However, if we do not know where they are located and/or what time they operate, what
is the use?
Perhaps, they could also tell us where the
Honorary Consuls are operating and how
we can get in touch with them.
The Voice of the Maltese 9
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Have your say/Xi trid tghid? /2
Now is the time to unite
Jessica Rath ECCV Communications and
Media Advisor writes:
V
ictorians are proud of their multicultural state and its harmony, and we
should unite through our diversity, the
Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria
(ECCV) says.
ECCV is represented on the Victoria Police Multi-Faith Council and Multicultural Reference Group, and was a
co-signatory to this recent open letter.
“ECCV does not condone divisive sentiments in our culturally and religiously
diverse community,” ECCV chairperson
Eddie Micallef said.
“There is no excuse for racism. ECCV
rejects all forms of racism, and everyone
in our community should be free to live
Dawk ‘Il-pilastri’
fil-fet˙a tal-belt
Valletta, f’Malta
George Gatt, jikteb minn Williamstown Victoria:
G
˙adni ©ej lura l-Awstralja minn btala
sabi˙a f’art twelidi, Malta, u nixtieq
naf xi jfissru Ω-Ωew© pilastri twal li
twa˙˙lu fid-da˙la tal-Belt Valletta, barra
li hemm ukoll statwa ta’ Ωiemel bit tlett
ri©lejn.
IΩ-Ωew© tur©ien g˙oljin li hemm fuq
kull na˙a tad-da˙la tal-kapitali Maltija
©ew sbie˙ ˙afna iΩda minkejja li ippruvajt, g˙adni ma nistax nifhem kif ilmag˙ruf arkitett Enzo Piano g˙aΩel
disinn b˙al dak g˙all-bini tal-Parlament
li m’g˙andu x’jaqsam xejn ma’ belt
storika u dinjituΩa b˙al dik ta’ Malta.
Insomma, fil-fehma umli tieg˙i in˙oss li
g˙andna fro©a s˙i˙a fid-da˙la tal-belt,
ta˙lita ta’ modern mal-antik.
Min-na˙a l-o˙ra rrid ng˙id li mhux se
mmaqdar kull ma jsir f’Malta. PereΩempju
dak li sar f’Bormla hu tassew ta’ min ifa˙˙ru. Din in-na˙a li kienet tant mitluqa flimg˙oddi, issa ˙adet il-hajja u jekk kif qed
jing˙ad, jirran©aw l-im˙aΩen f’dak li qabel kien in-No. 1 Dock, tista’ tkun wa˙da
mill-aqwa attrazzjonijiet turistiçi f’na˙a li
donnu li g˙al tant snin kienet minsija.
Nota: Skont il-pjanti ta’ Renzo Piano,
dawk iΩ-Ωew© pilastri fid-da˙la tal-belt
(ara stampa fuq), jissimbolizzaw Ωew©t
ixwabel.
IΩ-Ωiemel imsemmi, ta’ tlett saqajn,
(‘Ωieme’ inset fuq) xog˙ol tal-iskultur
Austin Camilleri, kif kien ippjanat,
tne˙˙a, g˙ax kien biss parti mill-Valletta
International Visual Arts festival – VIVA.
without harassment, fear, intimidation or
violence.
“We are against any misrepresentation
that leads to inciting lack of tolerance and
hatred. Islam as it is practiced by the majority of its followers in Victoria is a faith
based on peace, harmony and cooperation.
“ECCV supports a wide range of diverse
ethnic groups, and promotes community
harmony, and is concerned about groups
that create discontent and foster disharmony.
“Multiculturalism has been good for
Victoria and the people of Australia – in
a state with so many cultures and backgrounds, everyone is equal, with rights to
cultural and religious freedom.
“Multiculturalism is not just about a society with a mix of cultures. It should be
seen as a mix of culturally different people who talk, work and live together,
sharing common human rights and responsibilities to maintain a cohesive and
prosperous Australia.”
Furthermore, ECCV believes religious
and cultural dress is an important symbol
of personal identity and an expression of
faith. Freedom of religious belief is an
important tenet of our Australian way of
life that fosters peace, harmony and cooperation.
As such we should give people the permission to belong by acknowledging their
religious beliefs, and related forms of
dress, as external expressions of peaceful
and harmonious multi-faith community
life rather than inciting divisive public
sentiment.
Dritt u Inkonvenjent
Albert Xerri minn Habersham NSW jikteb:
G
˙andna d-dritt g˙all-passaport Malti, iΩda jekk
trid tapplika g˙alih u ma tkunx toqg˙od f’Sydney, Canberra jew Melbourne trid il-belli lira biex
takkwista wie˙ed g˙ax trid tmur int personali
f’wie˙ed mill-uffiçini tal-Gvern Malti li hemm flibliet imsemmija. Anke fi Stati tant kbar b˙al Victoria u NSW hemm distanzi enormi.
Wie˙ed jistaqsi, meta se nsolvu din id-diffikulta`?
Qaluli li l-passaporti biometriçi bdew jo˙or©u f’Malta sa mis-sena 2008, ji©ifieri sitt snin ilu. Imma
˙add g˙adu ma sab soluzzjoni g˙all-problema li
semmejt. Sintendi wara raqda papali tal-Gvern lie˙or issa nistennew li dan il-Gvern jag˙mel xi ˙a©a
u ma nkomplux b’din id-diskriminazzjoni.
Tajjeb li jkollna dritt g˙all-passaport Malti izda
mhux tajjeb jekk ma nistg˙ux nakkwistawh!
10 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Perspettiva
Il-GDP BiΩΩejjed?
A version of this series in
kitba ta’
English may be found in
IVAN
the author's blog at:
http://perspective-ivan CAUCHI
cauchi.blogspot.com.au
F
i Frar li g˙adda f'Sydney kien
Gross domestic product (expenditure approach), Per head, US$, constant prices,
hemm laqg˙a tal-ministri talconstant PPPs, OECD base year 2011 base year
finanzi u l-gvernaturi talbanek çentrali tal-ikbar g˙oxrin
pajjiΩ f'termini ekonomiçi (mag˙rufin b˙ala l-G20). Matul din illaqg˙a, il-Ministru tat-TeΩor Awstraljan, Joe Hockey, ippropona u
©ab qbil li dawn il-pajjiΩi g˙andhom ja˙dmu lejn Ωieda annwali ta'
2% fil-kejl ekonomiku msejja˙ ilProdott Gross Domestiku1 (Gross
Domestic Product - GDP).
Dan il-kejl x'inhu? G˙alfejn huwa
importanti u jissemma daqshekk
fil-kunsiderazzjo-onijiet tal-gvern?
U tajjeb li jissemma hu biss?
Biex inwie©eb, hawnhekk se nikkwota lill-OECD, l-Organizzazzjoni g˙all-Koperazzjoni Ekonomika u l-IΩvilupp, li tg˙aqqad 34
pajjiΩ mill-iktar avvanzati ekonomikament, inkluΩi l-Awstralja,
skont kemm huwa sostenibbli u g˙alhekk jie˙u ˙sieb l-uΩu tarl-iStati Uniti u l-pajjiΩi l-kbar tal-Ewropa (iΩda mhux pajjiΩi b˙aç- riΩorsi naturali, it-tni©©iΩ, l-eroΩjoni tal-˙amrija eçç. EΩempju
Çina, l-Indja u l-BraΩil).
huwa id-D˙ul Nazzjonali Sostenibbli (Sustainable National InL-OECD tg˙id2: “Il-GDP huwa kejl standard tal-valur tal- come - SNI) tal-Olanda;
prodotti u s-servizzi mag˙mula minn pajjiΩ f'perjodu. Huwa l3. Hemm ukoll indikaturi li jikkonçentraw b˙al dak addottat
iktar indikatur uΩat sabiex ji©u mqabblin pajjiΩi kif sejrin mill-Bank Dinji dwar it-tfaddil ©enwin (Genuine Savings - GS),
ekonomikament, jew imqabbla ma' data o˙ra. Tg˙aqqad, ©ewwa fejn minn dak li jien u int nifhmu li hu tfaddil, jitnaqqsu l-valur
figura wa˙da, il-produzzjoni tal-intrapriΩi, istituzzjonijiet mhux tat-tni©©iΩ, l-uΩu tar-riΩorsi naturali, is-self minn barra l-pajjiΩ, u
ta' profitt, entitajiet governattivi u d-djar ta' pajjiΩ f'çertu perjodu, jiΩdiedu b˙ala investiment l-ispejjeΩ tal-edukazzjoni;
ikunu x'ikunu l-prodotti u s-servizzi, sakemm il-produzzjoni ssir
4. Fit-tipi ta' qabel, l-indikaturi g˙andhom valur monetarju.
fit-territorju ekonomiku tal-pajjiΩ”.
Hemm indiçi o˙ra li mhumiex mog˙tija valur monetarju, anke
Din il-konvenjenza hija r-ra©uni li l-GDP huwa tant uΩat fid- meta mag˙mula minn numri ta’ indikaturi o˙ra li jistg˙u jinkludu
diskors dwar l-iΩvilupp ta' pajjiΩ u fil-politika domestika ta' l-GDP innifsu. EΩempju hu l-Indiçi tal-IΩvilupp Uman (Human
kwalunkwe pajjiΩ. Wie˙ed madankollu jrid jirrimarka li l-OECD Development Index - HDI) tal-Ìnus Mag˙quda, li mall-GDP
tkompli tg˙id: “G˙alkemm (il-GDP) huwa indikatur tajjeb li iΩΩid it-tul tal-˙ajja, il-litteriΩmu u o˙rajn.
jaqbad dawn l-attivitajiet ekonomiçi, mhuwiex kejl tajjeb tal-beIr-rapport ikkonkluda li dawn l-alternattivi kollha g˙andhom idnesseri tas-soçjetajiet”.
difetti tag˙hom, u g˙ad mhemmx qbil universali dwar liem
Dak hu l-punt li rrid nag˙mel.
g˙andu jkun, jew g˙andhom ikunu, miΩmum/a b˙ala çentrali fidNaturalment, u˙ud mill-qarrejja jistg˙u jo©©ezzjonaw li hemm deliberazzjonijiet u d-deçiΩjonijiet ekonomiçi tal-pajjiΩi tad-dinja.
kejlijiett o˙ra li jintuΩaw f'kuntest iktar dejjaq, b˙ar-rata talMadankollu, ikkonkluda wkoll li m'g˙andniex nistennew
qg˙ad, tqabbil tad-d˙ul tal-iktar nies g˙onja ma' dawk l-iktar fqar, sakemm ikun Ωvilippat xi indikatur perfett, qabel ma nibdew
il-biodiversità, il-kwalita` tal-ilma u l-bqija. Dan huwa minnu, nuΩaw alternattivi g˙all-GDP. Anke indikaturi imperfetti b˙alliΩda jibqa' l-fatt li meta jittie˙du d-deçiΩjonijiet il-kbar ISEW jistg˙u jwasslu biex jittie˙du deçiΩjonijiet pubbliçi u poliekonomiçi, is-suççess ekonomiku jitkejjel biss, jew primarja- tiçi a˙jar milli jittie˙du llum.
ment, fuq livell tal-GDP.
Il-fatt li qed isiru studji ta' dan it-tip, huwa ta' inkora©©iment.
Kemm dak li jkun prodott hu ta' kwalità tajba; kemm il-˙ad- Ilna wisq ninnotaw li l-inugwaljanza soçjali qed tiΩdied, li l-amdiema g˙andhom ˙in liberu jew kemm hu iebes ix-xog˙ol bjent spiss jing˙ata l-©enb, u li l-bniedem jikkonsma riΩorsi b'rata
tag˙hom; kemm isir tni©©is tal-arja, x'degradazzjoni ssir tal-art, ta’ 50% iktar g˙olja mir-rata li biha d-dinja tista' tirrisuplixxixmajjar jew il-ba˙ar; kemm inqatg˙u si©ar u intilfu foresti eçç hom4.
eçç, dawn kollha mhumiex meqjusa ta' rilevanza f'din idHemm bΩonn li l-gvernijiet li jmexxuna, imexxuna g˙all-a˙jar,
diskussjoni.
u mhux g˙all-ag˙ar. U biex jag˙mlu dan, apparti rieda tajba,
G˙alhekk, hemm proposti g˙al kejlijiet alternattivi g˙al kemm kompetenza u nuqqas ta' korruzzjoni, g˙andhom bΩonn indikaturi
pajjiΩ verament huwa g˙ani. Studju li ©ie ippubblikat iktar rappreΩentattivi.
kmieni din is-sena u ffinanzjat mill-Unjoni Ewropea3 sab li hemm
Noti
erba' tipi ta' alternattivi g˙all-GDP.
Dawn huma:
1http://www.northernstar.com.au/ne 3http://www.foreurope.eu/filead1. Korrezzjonijiet g˙all-GDP innifsu, billi jiΩdiedu jew jit- ws/Hockey-gains-concensus-atmin/documents/pdf/Workingpanaqqsu ammonti kkalkulati ta' flus li jirrappreΩentaw servizzi G20-for-2-GDP-target-pl/2178441/, pers/WWWforEurope_WPS_no056
nieqsa jew il-konsegwenzi negattivi, rispettivament, tal-attività retrieved 7/10/2014
_MS211.pdf, retrieved 7/10/2014
ekonomika. EΩempju huwa l-Indiçi tal-Ìid Ekonomiku Sostenib- 2http://www.oecd.org/std/na/annu- 4http://www.footprintnetwork.org/e
alnationalaccountsfaqs.htm#quesbli (Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare - ISEW);
n/index.php/GFN/page/world_footprint/, retrieved 7/10/2014
2. Indikaturi li jiffukaw fuq aspetti '˙odor', fejn id-d˙ul jitkejjel tion1, retrieved 7/10/2014
The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
11
NSW remains a multicultural State
n a statement to The Voice of the Maltese
the Hon Victor Dominello MP Minister for
Citizenship and Communities said that the
NSW Government has a new direction for
multicultural practice in the State. The NSW
Government has outlined a new vision as part
of the a three-year plan that will also see what
is now known as the Community Relations
Commission, renamed “Mulitcultural NSW”
Minister Dominello told us that over the past
30 years, the State has welcomed more than
one million migrants who have helped shape
our society into one of the most culturally diverse in the world. The State’s diversity is one
of the greatest economic assets, making it vital
for Multicultural NSW to be forward thinking
as it sets policies that promote social cohesion
I
Miet “Charlie” tal-Presepju
N
har il-11 ta’ Settembru miet Carmel “Charlie” Debono, minn
Fawkner, Victoria li kien mag˙ruf l-aktar mag˙ruf b˙ala “Charlie
tal-Presepju Mekkaniku”.
Charlie twieled il-Qala, G˙awdex u emigra lejn l-Awstralja fl-1952.
Wara xi snin, fl-1960 nieΩel Malta. Sena wara iΩΩewwe© lil martu,
Maria u kellhom l-ewwel tarbija, Joseph. Flimkien re©a’ lura lejn lAwstralja fejn bdew ˙ajja ©dida f’Melbourne.
Meta kien g˙adu tfajjel f’G˙awdex, Carmel kien dilettant tal-presepju u kien jag˙mel presepji bil-karti bit-tqiq kemm g˙an-nies kif
ukoll g˙al tal-MuΩew. Lura f’Melbourne ma’ Maria bdew ikabbru lfamilja. L-ewwel kienu joqog˙du Brunswick fejn anke bena presepju
Ωg˙ir li kien ipo©©ieh fil-veranda biex setg˙u jarawh in-nies minn
barra.
Meta lfamilja
bdiet tikber
marru joqog˙du f’Fawkner
fejn dak li
laqtu l-aktar
kien garaxx
imdaqqas.
Mill-ewwel
wa˙˙alha
f’rasu
li
f’dak il-garaxx seta’ jibni presepju ferm akbar u hekk g˙amel. Kull sena jΩid ilkobor u l-g˙add tal-pasturi. Beda anke jag˙mel hu stess xi pasturi
mekkanizzati. Fl-a˙˙ar spiçça bi presepju ta’ 12-il pied kwadru.
Ta’ kull sena kont nie˙u gost inΩuru u nintervistah g˙all-programm
tar-radju komunitarju 3ZZZ. Kull darba li mort stajt dejjem nara xi
˙a©a ©dida.
Huwa kien jifta˙ dan il-presepju g˙al ©imag˙tejn fi Ωmien il-Milied.
Kienet l-g˙axqa tieg˙u jilqa’ n-nies, mhux Maltin biss, imma wkoll
VjetnamiΩi, Filippini, Taljani, Griegi u o˙rajn. Matul il-jum kienu
wkoll iΩuruh tfal tal-iskola.
MaΩ-Ωmien, bl-eta’, Charlie beda jsibha bi tqila jid˙ol ta˙t il-presepju
biex jirran©a l-makkinarju u g˙al dawn l-a˙˙ar tliet snin qabel miet
ma kienx jift˙u. Óalla jibqku t-telfa tieg˙u lil martu Maria, lill-uliedu
Joseph, Connie, Raymond u Patrick, l-ir©iel u n-nisa tag˙hom u 11il
neputi.
Bil-mewt ta’ Charlie l-komunita` Maltija tilfet hux biss lil din il-persuna imma wkoll il-presepju mekkaniku tieg˙u. Ag˙tih, O Mulej, ilmistrie˙ ta’ dejjem.
- Paul Vella, Melbourne
and community harmony.
The Minister insists that he wants to continue
building a cohesive and harmonious multicultural society that enriches the lives of everyone
living in NSW. On September 10, 2014 the Minister announced the new Chair of the Community Relations Commission (CRC) Advisory
Board, Dr Hari Harinath OAM (pictured left)
and seven part-time Advisory Members.
The Minister concluded by stressing that he
wants Multicultural NSW to be an organisation
for the whole of NSW. “We want it to prevent
any action that threatens society harmony, active encourage multiculturalism in our community, and create a business environment where
our multicultural advantages are used to drive
economic success”.
The NSW Community Language
Schools Conference
O
n October 4, Anna
Cuschieri, from Skola Maltija Sydney, attended the training day
organised by the Community Language Schools Programme, held at
Sydney University, which, like last year was very
well attended. It was also
a very informative, inspiring and enjoyable
day.
The success of the day
was ensured thanks to the
organisational skills of
Mr Albert Vella, his crew
of volunteers and teachers from the Federation.
There were many guest
speakers and many useful
as well as interesting language and teaching workshops, teaching tips
and presentation techniques.
Language schools committee members and teaching staff are strongly
recommended to attend
this day conference as
there is always something new to learn.
This year Skola Maltija
Sydney’s own student,
Jasmine Callaghan from
the Rouse Hill class (left),
participated in the children’s choir at the conference opening ceremony.
The Voice is not just a news portal; We comment, we fight for your rights.
We believe in freedom of expression; We are read in the right places.
12 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Roundup of News About Malta
Malta the surprise and the outsider
that was delivering results in Europe
A
ddressing a conference organised in
Malta by Ernst and Young themed
‘50 years of FDI; Looking forward’,
Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat said that
Malta was the surprise and the outsider that
was delivering results in Europe.
Speaking in a video-link with the conference from London, he said Malta was a
beacon of hope in the Mediterranean; an
oasis in a troubled region, adding that the
island could be to the Mediterranean what
Dubai was for the Gulf and Singapore for
Asia. “Indeed it could be better, since it was
a democracy,” he said.
Saying that Malta is indeed outperforming
the expectations of many, he revealed that
in the second quarter of 2014, Eurostat informed the government that Malta had the
highest rate of economic growth of all EU
countries, with a quarter-on-quarter growth
rate of 1.3% as against 0% in the euro area
and 0.2% in the EU.
Over the last twelve months, Malta’s real
growth rate averaged 3%, as against 0.6%
in the euro area and 1% in the EU. “This
growth is broad-based, with improvements
seen in most economic sectors, and is supported by a year-on-year increase in investment of 19% during the first half of 2014,”
he added.
The PM went on to say that this recovery
in investment, combined with a sharp rebound in private consumption expenditure,
up by 2.1% in real terms during this period,
has caused
The Conference that discussed Malta's atMalta’s untractiveness to foreign direct investment
employment
rate to fall
even further.
According to
Eurostat, in
August it had
dropped to
5.9% from
6.4% a year
earlier, the
lowest ever
rate recorded.
He observSaying that the main cause for this was the
ed that Malta was now the EU country with
the third lowest unemployment, after Ger- 25% decrease in energy bills for housemany and Austria. Employment growth had holds, he added that it would improve competitiveness and, according to the Central
“Malta should be on the shortlist Bank, contribute to more that 0.5 per cent
of every other investor wanting to improvement in competitiveness. The
would be followed by a reduction
penetrate Europe and Africa from process
in bills for businesses next year.
a safe and stable vantage point”
Dr Muscat reiterated the government's
commitment to continue to improve the
also outstripped, by far, the rest of Europe. business environment by raising efficiency,
In the second half of the year wage growth reducing bureaucracy and improving competitiveness.
stood at 3.7%, twice that of the euro area.
He added that Malta will continue to proHistorically Malta had higher inflation
than the rest of Europe, with the rate of in- pose its vision for a country as an ambitious
flation being 0.5 percentage points higher, and innovative player in the global econon average, than the EU median, however, omy, adding value to whoever chooses to
in recent months, inflation has converged invest and place his trust in us.
“We are charting a different path to that in
to the EU average.
the rest of Europe – a path founded on our
belief that the best way forward is to give
clearly targeted incentives to people to create jobs and new activity and to support private industry with adequate infrastructure
manufacturing costs outside of Europe.
and a well-educated work force,” he said.
While 56% of investors in manufacturing
He concluded: “With our human capital,
said that Malta was presently an attractive
unique geo-strategic position in Europe and
FDI destination, 19% said that it was not.
at the doorstep of Africa, and our legislative
The survey also showed that 56% of inagility, I believe that we can achieve even
vestors planned to expand their operations
more. Malta can be, and should be, on the
in the following year, compared to just
shortlist of every other investor wanting to
26% who ruled such an expansion out.
penetrate Europe and Africa from a safe
As far as planned expansion is concerned,
and stable vantage point.”
the survey results are more positive than the
At the same time of the conference in
past two years: 54% of respondents planned
Malta, Dr Muscat was also attending a
expansion in 2012, and 53% did last year.
seminar on the Citizenship Investment ProBack office services appear to be the most
gramme, IIP in London organised by Henpopular expansion project, identified by
ley and Partners in collaboration with the
36% of respondents, followed by research
Maltese government.
and development (16%) and sales and
He stressed the need for continued innomarketing (14%). Respondents were also
vation as the key to success by incentivisasked to state which sector will drive
ing investment and creating wealth.
Malta's growth in the next five years, and
“Just as Malta became independent and
a majority - 58% - specifically mentioned
moved forward, in sectors such as manuonline gambling. Respondents who are infacturing, tourism, and more recently finanvolved in the sector were actually more
cial services and remote gaming, now
optimistic, with 70% believing that it
Malta must lead, not follow, the innovative
would drive growth.
concept of citizenship,” he said.
Investors positive about Malta
N
early four-fifths of top executives in
foreign-owned Maltese companies
rate Malta as an attractive destination for
foreign direct investment, while 52% of
existing foreign investors believe that
Malta would be attractive to FDI in the
next three years; 4% believed that it would
not be attractive in three years' time. This
results from a Malta attractiveness survey
for 2014 conducted by Ernst and Young.
In the survey that was launched during a
conference in a hotel in St Julian’s, 44%
were unable to reply to the question. In
2011 the percentage of those unable to
reply was 23%.
The banking and insurance sectors were
the most positive. In both sectors, 100% described Malta as an attractive investment
destination, and over two-thirds said it
would remain so over the next three years.
The least optimistic is the manufacturing
sector that has changed considerably over the
years as low value-added industries - such as
textiles - moved to countries with lower
The Voice of the Maltese 13
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Roundup of News About Malta
September in Malta
warmest since 1924
W
One Tablet Per Child
project initiative starts
A
s part of the One Tablet Per Child initiative which is framed within the National Literacy Strategy for All published
earlier this year and promised in the electoral programme, the Ministry of Education has started to distribute computer
tablets to students in 20 Primary State,
Church and Independent Schools around
Malta and Gozo.
About 350 students, 32 teachers and 21
learning support assistants (LSAs) are taking part in the Pilot Project that will determine what kind of tablet should be
adopted and how it should be deployed for
all students in State, Church and Inde-
In 2013 1.6% of electricity
generated from renewables
In 2013, 1.6 per cent of the electricity generation in Malta was derived from renewable
sources. The National Statistics Office said
said that on average, energy generation and
consumption in Malta over the past decade
was 2.2 million megawatt hours annually. In
2012, the demand for electricity excluding
renewables increased by 4.6 per cent while a
2.3 per cent decline was registered for 2013.
Data shows that the highest generated
power consumption was registered in 2007
(2,296,296 megawatt hours), followed by
2,275,892-megawatt hours in 2008. Approximately 20 per cent of all electricity
generated occurs in July and August.
The highest annual average demands were
registered in 2005 and 2007, with 363
megawatts in both years.
Most of this renewable energy (83.7 per
cent) is produced from photovoltaic cells,
while 16.3 per cent is obtained from other
sources
pendent Schools as from Year 4 in the Primary Classroom.
Twelve local and international tablet hardware and software suppliers are loaning
their tablets and software in an investment
worth around €200,000. The tablets are
based on three major operating systems,
iOS (Apple iPad), Android and Windows.
The Pilot Project was launched in March
2014. Since then teachers have received
training by the both the tablet providers
and the Department of eLearning within
the Ministry for Education and Employment, which is co-ordinating the project.
Tablets will be used in class between October and March 2015. Academic staff at
the University of Malta will be involved
in the research.
An evaluation report will be drawn up
and its recommendations would be used in
the overall preparations to introduce such
innovative technology on a national scale
in the Maltese education system. Areas to
be considered include the procurement of
tablets, the upgrade of the school’s Internet
network, and the training of teachers.
The teachers taking part in the project are
all volunteers. The target date to provide
tablets to Year 4 students is October 2016.
ith temperatures soaring to beyond
34°C, last month was Malta’s
hottest September since 1924, while the
average air temperature was 26.3°C,
which is 1.6°C more than normal for the
month of September,
The Malta Airport Met Office said that
the hottest day fell on Independence Day.
On September 21, the temperature rose
to 34.6°C; the coolest day was September 30th, when it fell to 19.2°C.
During the same month Malta had only
a total of 0.2 mm of rain, which is heavily below the norm of 58.1 mm. These
figures rank September 2014 as the second warmest and sixth driest in Malta
since records began to be recorded in
1922.
The hottest ever September was in 1924
when a sweltering 38.9°C was reached
on two days. On record, the wettest Maltese September was that of 1997, with a
total of 266.9 mm of rain. Meanwhile,
the driest was recorded in 1943, with no
rain at all.
Last month, Malta also enjoyed a total
of 240 hours of bright sunshine, averaging eight hours per day. The sunniest
days were September 1 and 6, each totalling 11.3 hours of sunshine. One hour
of sunshine was recorded on the dullest
day, September 25th.
Organisations wishing to publish notices or news intended
for the Maltese community in
Australia in The Voice of the
Maltese, are advised to stick to
the magazine’s deadline and
submit material at least a week
prior to publication.
Positive results for Malta hotels in first half of 2014
A survey carried out by Deloitte on behalf of
the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, MH&RA, indicates that the first half of
the year has been a positive one for hotels in
Malta, with all categories recording higher
room occupancies and profits when compared to 2013,
The results reflect official tourist figures
that show that the number of inbound
tourists between January and June was 8.7%
higher than the corresponding period in the
previous year, while the number of guest
nights increased by 7.2% on account of a
shorter average length of stay.
All hotel categories registered a higher occupancy rate when compared to 2013. The
occupancy rate increased by 3.6 percentage
points to 67% in 5-star hotels, by 1.2pp to
73.5% in 4-star hotels, and by 4pp to 64% in
3-star hotels.
14 The Voice of the Maltese
T uesday October 14, 2014
L-Anzjani jag˙mluha
F
ilwaqt li fuq na˙a wa˙da kulma jmur
qed jikber l-g˙add ta’ koppji li jinfirdu,
jisseparaw jew jiddivorzjaw, fuq in-na˙a
l-o˙ra g˙andna g˙add ©mielu ta’ anzjani li
qed jiΩΩeww©u.
B’kollox is-sena li g˙addiet f’Malta u
G˙awdex kien hawn 73 ra©el u 32 mara ta'
60 sena jew aktar li ΩΩew©u. U l-akbar
persenta©© minnhom, 58,1%, jidher li ma
qatg˙ux qalbhom avolja l-ewwel Ωwie©
tag˙hom kien falla, g˙ax minkejja li ddivorzjaw xorta fittxew sie˙eb jew sie˙ba
©dida u ΩΩeww©u mill-©did.
Kien hemm imbag˙ad 18.1% li kif
ng˙idu l-Maltin g˙amluha (hawn min
jg˙id ‘g˙arrquha’) l-ewwel darba fi
xju˙ithom (jekk nistg˙u ng˙idu li xi ˙add
li g˙andu 60 sena hu xi˙).
G˙add sabi˙ ta’ anzjani (g˙ax hawn min
jippreferi l-kema ‘anzjan’ milli ‘xi˙’,
g˙alkemm jien kieku nippreferi min
jg˙idli ‘xi˙’ g˙ax fil-verita’ din il-kelma
Fedina ta’
44 pa©na
L-ewwelnett x’inhi fedina ?
A
ttwalment din hija kelma Taljana “fedina penali” li tfisser il-lista ta’ akkuΩi
li wie˙ed ikun instab ˙ati bihom millQrati. U sintendi dawn ikunu mniΩΩla fiççertifikat tal-kondotta ta’ dak li jkun.
Allura li jkollok fedina ta’ 44 pa©na mhix
çajta.
IΩda daqshekk fiha pa©ni l-fedina ta’
Melchior Spiteri li dan l-a˙˙ar ©ie mixli u
ikkundannat dwar droga li kienet instabet
fiç-çella tieg˙u fil-Façilità Korretiva ta’
Kordin.
Spiteri nstab ˙ati u ©ie kkundannat 18-il
xahar ˙abs u mmultat €900.
U din is-sentenza ta’ ˙abs trid tiΩdied ma’
sentenzi o˙ra ta’ ˙abs li g˙andu Spiteri,
fosthom wa˙da ta’ 30 sena wara li kien instab ˙ati ta’ qtil.
Ma din is-sentenza fil-fedina hemm fost
l-o˙rajn li ng˙ata l-libertà kundizzjonata
sitt darbiet, darba ng˙ata sentenza sospiΩa,
ing˙ata ˙dax-il darba multa, u kellu disa’
multi mibdulin f’piena ta’ ˙abs.
…U sintendi biex in©ibu l-fedina kollha irridu tal-inqas 44 pa©na.
Dabbar Rasu....
I
mportatur tal-la˙am Ryan Schembri, jidher li dabbar rasu u ˙arab minn Malta
flimkien mal-familja tieg˙u wara li ffroda
diversi negozjanti. Il-frodi ma kienx
wie˙ed taç-çajt g˙ax skont il-©urnal InNazzjon ila˙˙qu aktar minn €40 miljun.
torbot l-anzjanita’ mal-g˙erf) qed jistudjaw fl-Universita’. U dawn l-54 persuna
mhumiex jattendu l-Universita’ tat-Terza
eta’, iΩda ma’ studenti ferm iΩg˙ar
minnhom fl-eta’ g˙al korsijiet li jwasslu
g˙al Second Degree jew Postgraduate
Certificate. Sa˙ansitra hemm u˙ud li qed
jistudjaw g˙al dottorat.
Fl-2013 f'pajjiΩna kien hawn 105,068
persuna ta' 60 sena jew aktar, ji©ifieri
kwaΩi kwart (24.7%) tal-popolazzjoni totali. In-nisa kienu jammontaw g˙al 54.3%
tal-anzjani, g˙ax fuq kollox, dejjem kif
tg˙idilna l-istatistika, l-g˙add ta’ nisa li
jil˙qu çerta eta’ huwa dejjem akbar minn
dak tal-ir©iel.
U sintendi aktar ma jkun hemm anzjani
fil-pajjiΩ, aktar il-pajjiΩ irid i©orr piΩ finanzjarju. Anke jekk illum g˙add sabi˙
minn dawk li s-soltu jirtiraw bil-pensjoni
qed jibqg˙u ja˙dmu.
Fil-fatt is-sena l-o˙ra l-Gvern nefaq €433
miljun fuq il-pensjonijiet tal-anzjani, ji©ifieri Ωieda ta' 4% meta mqabbel mal2012, u minkejja dan xorta g˙ad g˙andna
numru konsiderevoli ta’ anzjani li jg˙ixu
jew huma f’riskju ta’ faqar.
Skont l-istatistika r-rata ta' riskju ta' faqar
fost l-anzjani kienet ta' 15.1%. Tant li Fost
dawk ta' 65 sena jew aktar, 52.2% ma
kinux jifil˙u j˙allsu g˙al btala ta' ©img˙a
kull sena filwaqt li 21.3% ma kinux
f'qag˙da finanzjarja li jid˙lu fi spejjeΩ
mhux ippjanati ta' mill-inqas €450. Barra
minhekk, 23.5% ma kinux f'poΩizzjoni li
jΩommu d-dar tag˙hom s˙una biΩΩejjed
fix-xitwa.
U kif g˙idt, l-anzjani li baqg˙u ja˙dmu
Ωdied ukoll – anzi fl-a˙˙ar g˙axar snin
kwaΩi rdoppja u llum ila˙˙aq it-8.8% talanzjani.
Qed jiΩdiedu wkoll dawk l-anzjani li
jie˙du vaganza barra mill-pajjiΩ: tant li filwaqt li fl-2010 kien hemm 19,598 anzjan
jew anzjana li siefru, fl-2013 dan l-g˙add
tela’ g˙al 33,016. QabΩa ©miela! U ta’
anzjani li huma jidher li baqg˙u jΩommu
f’qalbhom il-pajjiΩi tradizzjonali g˙assafar – l-Ingilterra u l-Italja.
Il-Vetturi
M
ill-anzjani ng˙addu g˙all-karozzi,
u hawnhekk ukoll qed naraw Ωdidiet kbar. BiΩΩejjed ng˙id li f’dawn la˙˙ar snin l-g˙add ta’ vetturi Ωdied
b’aktar minn 58,000, biex illum fil-GΩejjer Maltin g˙andna 329,053 vettura
rre©istrata.
Ma nafx kemm hemm ukoll mhux
irre©istrati... iva jidher li g˙andna g˙add
mhux ˙aΩin ta’ vetturi fit-toroq li mhumiex re©istrati. Sintendi l-ikbar g˙add
ta’ vetturi huma karozzi -252,547.
Mela jekk wie˙ed ixebba˙ l-g˙add ta’
karozzi mal-popolazzjoni ta’ Malta jsib
li bejn wie˙ed u ie˙or, g˙al kull Ωew©
persuni g˙andna karozza. Attwalment
fl-2010 (u na˙seb li llum Ωdiedu sewwa)
g˙al kull 1000 ru˙ kellna 579 karozza.
Jekk nibqg˙u sejrin bir-rata ta’ Ωieda li
kellna dan l-a˙˙ar – bejn Ìunju 2013 u
Ìunju 2014 ˙ar©u ras g˙al ras, medja ta’
aktar minn 28 karozza kuljum: ma nafx
fejn se naslu.
Dan l-g˙add ta’ karozzi jpo©©ina minn
ta’ quddiem meta mxebb˙a ma’ pajjiΩi
tad-dinja. Qabilna hemm biss San
Marino,
Liechtenstein,
Monaco,
Lussemburgu, l-Islanda, Puerto Rico, lItalja u New Zealand.
Mhux ta’ b’xejn li llum hija battikata
biex wie˙ed imur bil-karozza minn post
g˙all-ie˙or fil-GΩejjer Maltin. Insomma
g˙andhom skuΩa tajba dawk li rari jaslu
fil-˙in g˙ax-xog˙ol... g˙ax il-fraΩi
‘we˙ilt fit-traffiku’ saret tintuΩa sikwit.
Óafna drabi tkun il-verita’... imma sintendi jkun hemm min japprofitta ru˙u
mis-sitwazzjoni.
TuriΩmu: Min jonfoq l-aktar f’Malta?
I
llum ©iet g˙all-figuri, u din id-darba niffukaw dwar it-turiΩmu u nibdew b’figura li
forsi tissorprendi xi ftit.. dik dwar min mit-turisti jonfoq l-aktar.
U o˙ro© il-g˙a©eb, bejn Jannar u Awwissu ta’ din is-sena nstab li l-aktar turist li jonfoq
meta ji©i g˙all-vaganza f’Malta, huwa r-Russu (li nefaq, sintendi ras g˙al ras €1,609).
Warajh dak Svizzeru (¤1,247)..... u l-inqas it-Taljan, li nefaq biss €630.
Dnub li l-g˙add ta’ turisti Russi u Svizzeri hu Ωg˙ir imxebba˙ ma’ tat-Taljani u l-IngliΩi. Minkejja li huma l-inqas li jonfqu flus, bejn Jannar u Awwissu li g˙adda t-Taljani,
xorta ˙allew warajhom b’€115,822,000, biex imbag˙ad l-IngliΩi ˙allew €280,193,000
Dan g˙aliex l-akbar suq turistiku jibqa’ dak mir-Renju Unit minn fejn f’Awwissu ta’
din is-sena ©ew kwaΩi 60,000 turist. Warajh dak Taljan (b’47,858 turist). Awissu kien
l-aqwa xahar g˙at-turiΩmu f’Malta meta Ωaru xtutna 239,343 turist.
The Voice of the Maltese 15
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Mix-xena tal-˙ajja Maltija 2
Mill-Qorti: Imm’hekk sew?
J
ekk wie˙ed jaqra l-©urnali jew jisma’ l-a˙barijiet lokali ma jistax jonqos li ma jsibx parti li
tittratta dwar dak li ji©ri fil-qrati Maltin... u kultant
fil-kummentti tal-qarrejja jiltaqa’ ma kritika mhux
˙aΩin dwar çerti sentenzi li jing˙ataw... u l-ilmenti
jkunu g˙ax il-qarrejja j˙ossu li l-Qrati qed juru
wisq ˙niena ma’ dawk li jinstabu ˙atja.
Hekk ©ara meta l-Qorti Maltija ikkundannat lil
Daniel Mercieca, In©inier li kien ja˙dem malSTMicorelectronics i˙allas €34,161 lill-kumpanija
li kien ja˙dem mag˙ha wara li nstab ˙ati li meta
kien ja˙dem b˙ala mani©er mag˙ha fuq linji talproduzzjoni li fihom kien jintuΩa d-deheb (fili taddeheb jintuΩaw fil-produzzjoni ta’ çerti partijiet
elettroniçi) kien jie˙u g˙alih il-fdalijiet tad-deheb
li suppost li kellu jin©abar biex jinbieg˙ g˙arriçikla©©.
Il-Kumpanija sa˙qet li dan kien ˙a b’kemm
jiswew €120,164 fi fdalijiet tad-deheb, iΩda fiddeçiΩjoni tag˙ha l-Qorti waslet g˙as-somma ta’
€34,161 u l-imputat ©ie m©ieg˙el jag˙ti lura din
is-somma.
Kien propju fuq dan li wie˙ed mill-qarrejja
lmenta. Sostna li fuq kollox dan ma we˙el xejn
talli seraq, imma sempliçament radd lura dak li
seraq.
Jien fil-Qrati ma nifhimx u allura ma nazzardax
nikkumenta.
G˙amilha sa˙ansitra fil-Qorti
eneralment dawk li
Ì
jidda˙˙lu l-Qorti ji©u
mixlija b’xi ˙a©a li g˙amlu
barra ‘l Qorti. Imma diddarba g˙andna lil xi ˙add li
g˙al darba, darbtejn ©ie
mressaq il-Qorti mixli li
g˙amel xi ˙a©a kontra l-li©i
propju fil-post fejn dak li
jkun ji©i ©©udikat dwar dak
li g˙amel.
Xi ftit ilu, l-G˙awdxi
Pasqualino Cefai ©ie kkundannat sitt snin ˙abs wara li
nstab ˙ati li propju fil-Qorti
ta’ G˙awdex, waqt kawΩa
çivili li kellu kontra Joseph
Portelli ˙are© sikkina u ta
g˙oxrin daqqa biha lil
Pasqualino Cefai
Portelli. Waqt dan l-inçident
darab ukoll lill-Avukat ta’ Portelli.
hedded li joqtolha.
It-tieni nçident se˙˙ fil-Qorti f’Malta
Meta numru ta’ pulizija rnexxielhom
wara li Cefai pprotesta g˙ax waqt is- iΩommuh, hedded ukoll lill-ispettur u
smieg˙ tal-kawΩa tieg˙u l-Avukat ma baqa’ jissara mal-pulizija li kienu qed
kienx preΩenti u l-Ma©istrat ddeçidiet jeskortawh ‘il barra mill-Awla.
li tkompli sejra bil-kawΩa. Cefai tant
Issa Cefai qed ji©i mixlib’diversi reati
˙adha bi kbira li ˙ebb g˙all-Ma©istrat dwar dan il-kaΩ... u fejn is-soltu l-pulizAudrey Demicoli u skont ix-xhieda sa ija tne˙˙i l-manetti tal-akkuΩat waqt ilkawΩa, din id-darba fuq ordni
tal-Ma©istrat li qed jisma’ l-kawΩa,
Cefai baqa’ immanittjat.
Familja, il-Knisja trid tifhem li l-familja llum Insomma na˙seb li l-Qorti Ωammet
hi anke dik tar-ra©el u l-mara divorzjati li qed quddiem g˙ajnejha l-qawl Taljan:
jg˙ixu fit-tieni relazzjoni, u dik li fiha wlied “Non ce due senza tre.”
b’orjentazzjoni omosesswali.
Fil-preΩenza wkoll tal-Papa Fran©isku, lIsqof Grech qal li l-Knisja g˙andha tkun taf
tajjeb lill-familji tag˙ha bil-g˙an li tkun
tista’ twassal il-Van©elu b’mod konkret. Hu
la semmejt il-Qrati... insemmi
rrefera g˙al-lingwa©© tal-Knisja, li fi kliemu
a˙bar o˙ra li ˙ar©et minn hemm.
g˙andu jkun lingwa©© ta’ Knisja li hi omm Din dwar dik il-professjoni li jing˙ad
˙anina u fl-istess ˙in tabib.
li hija l-eqdem wa˙da fl-istorja umaMario Grech qal li kien qed jg˙id dan wara na.... il-prostituzzjoni.
li sema’ lill-familji ta’ persuni b’orjentazÇertu Robert Spiteri fil-Qorti xehed
zjoni omosesswali, li j˙ossuhom mi©ru˙a li waqqaf lil Donna Camilleri biex
bil-lingwa©© uΩat g˙alihom f’xi kitbiet, trendilu servizzi sesswali. G˙al dan ilinkluΩ fil-KatekiΩmu g˙an huwa ˙adha bil-karozza tieg˙u
tal-Knisja Kattolika. wara l-fabbriki tal-Marsa imma re©a’
Qal li min˙abba bdielu. G˙alhek ˙adha lura u taha €20.
f’hekk qed ibatu biex Imma f’dan il-˙in ©ie fuqu ra©el u beda
iΩommu ˙ajja l-fidi fi jinsisti mieg˙u li ried iktar flus.
Kristu.
Il-vittma qal li dan ir-ra©el qabdu
Isqfijiet mid-dinja minn g˙onqu u f’dan il-˙in Camilleri
kollha qed jattendu ˙aditlu l-kartiera bi €80 fiha mill-but u
g˙as-sitt laqg˙a tal- kemm hi kif ukoll ir-ra©el ˙arbu minn
Assemblea ©enerali fuq il-post.
straordinarja tas-SinMa kienetx kartiera li serqet Camilleri
odu f’Ruma li qed ji- g˙ax dawk it-€80 swewla tlett snin
tratta ‘L-isfidi pasto- ˙abs.
rali tal-familja filDan min˙abba li minbarra s-serq talkuntest tal-evan©eliz- kartiera nstabet ˙atja wkoll li tlajjat bi
zazzjoni’
skop ta’ prostituzzjoni, li naqset li
Nawguralhom li dan t˙ares il-kundizzjonijiet tal-˙elsien
is-Sinodu jag˙ti l-frott mill-arrest imposti fuqha mill-Ma©istieg˙u u spinta lill- trat fit-22 ta’ Ottubru tal-2012, li kisret
Knisja li hija tant sentenza sospiΩa mog˙tija mill-Ma©isme˙tie©a f’dawn iΩ- trat fil-25 ta’ Awwissu 2012 u li kisret
Ωminijiet.
sentenzi o˙ra tal-Qrati ta’ Malta.
Bidla fl-attitudni tal-Knisja
ispiççaw kif bdejna, fuq nota poΩittiva.
N
Jidher li hemm moviment fi ˙dan ilKnisja biex tibdel l-attitudni tag˙ha dwar ddivorzjati, l-omosesswali, eçç. Infatti waqt
sinodu tal-Isqfijiet li qed isir fil-Valtikan, ©ie
trattat il-lingwa©© iebes tal-Knisja dwar çerti
nies, b’diversi Isqfijiet u kelliema jitkellmu
dwar il-mod kif il-mexxejja tal-Knisja xi
drabi jittimbraw lin-nies b’çertu diskors li
mhux neçessarjament jistieden lill-poplu
Nisrani biex iqarreb lilu nnifsu lejn il-Knisja.
Fost dawk li tkellmu favur il-bidla kien
hemm l-Isqof ta’ G˙awdex, Mons Mario
Grech. Huwa sostna li ming˙ajr ma tibdel ittag˙lim tag˙ha u xxejjen il-Van©elu tal-
l-Isqof ta’ G˙awdex
Mons Mario Grech (xellug) mal-Papa Fran©isku
Óaditlu l-Kartiera
... u swielha qares
U
16 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
A quick glimpse at Australia
ISIL declared
war on World
I
t was only a matter of time. There was never any doubt
that the Abbott government would eventually commit
Australian military forces to a dangerous and potentially
open-ended war against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
The historic decision followed the signing of a legal
contract between Baghdad and Canberra and comes more
than a fortnight after the pre-deployment of 600 personnel and eight RAAF jet aircraft – six of them F/A-18
Super Hornets.
The Prime Minister said the combat operations were directed against an "insurgency" and therefore did not technically constitute a war.
Flanked by Defence Minister David Johnston and Chief
of Defence Force Mark Binskin, Prime Minister Tony
Abbott acknowledged the mission would be dangerous
and hinted that it could last years.
“I have to warn that this deployment to Iraq could be
quite lengthy - certainly months rather than weeks,” Mr
Abbott said. “I want to reassure the Australian people that
it will be as long as it needs to be, but as short as it possibly can be [but] I also need to warn the Australian people that this is a dangerous mission. It is a dangerous
mission, but I am confident that the CDF has put in place
all possible measures to minimise risk."
Mr Abbott said IS, formerly known as ISIL, was an
"apocalyptic death cult" that had declared war on the
world and it was therefore a matter of Australia's national
interest that it be degraded and destroyed if possible.
“It's a fight which has been joined, one way or another,
by upwards of 60 countries … it's Iraq's fight at one level,
but at a deeper level it's the world’s fight because ISIL
has declared war on the world; ISIL is launching an assault on civilisation, not just upon the people of Iraq right
now."
Watch your Seniors Health Card
F
rom January 1, 2015 the income test for Commonwealth Seniors Health
Card (CSHC) will become a lot stricter. Retirees who make changes to
their finances after this date could lose this valuable concession card, which
provides discounts on medical and (in some States) electricity bills.
The allowable income for the card is about $80,000 a year for a couple
combined and about $50,000 a year for singles. If you are already a cardholder, existing account-based pensions will remain the same exempt if no
significant changes are made to the pension after January1, 2015, and you
otherwise maintain your eligibility.
Considering overseas travel plans might sound unrelated but retirees who
spend more than 19 weeks outside Australia may have their card cancelled.
Although you can get them back when you get home, the exemptions on
grandfathered super pensions will be lost. Contact your local Member of
Parliament for more information.
Well prepared for Ebola
Q
ueensland health authorities have said
that a 57-year-old Cairns-based nurse,
Sue Ellen Kovack (below) who had been
working with Ebola patients in Sierra
Leone has tested negative for the virus.
She had volunteered with Red Cross to
help combat the outbreak in west Africa,
and back home she had to spend some
days in isolation waiting for test results before she was given the all clear.
Meanwhile, while experts warn Ebola
could become “the next AIDA”, and Ebola
outbreak in Australia remains a low priority in part because there are no direct
flights from West Africa.
Dr. Grant Hill-Cawthorne for the University of Sydney’s Marie Bashir Institute for
Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity said,
“Australia doesn’t really have traditional
relationships with west African countries.”
Sydney’s Westmead Hospital has
been conducting drills to prepare for
a potential outbreak of Ebola while
the nation’s health department say
they are well equipped to deal with
the possible cases.
According to NSW Health, “While
Ebola is very serious disease it is not
like influenza. It is not caught
through coughing or sneezing. It is
only caught through contact with
body fluids of an infected person or
animal”.
Ebola has killed more than 3400
people mostly in Guinea, Sierra
Leone and Liberia.
The SBS has a
new chairman
C
abinet has approved businessman
Nihal Gupta (pictured above) to become the SBS chairman.
A Liberal Party donor, Mr Gupta is managing director of Digital Electronics Corporation Australia and chairman of the
Australia Securities Exchange-listed
JCurve Solutions. He is also a member of
the NSW government’s multicultural
Business Advisory Panel.
The appointment comes at a crucial time
for the multilingual broadcaster, which is
facing deep funding cuts and has been
without a chairman for six months.
Another person short listed for the position was former Premier of NSW Nick
Greiner but the four-person independent
nomination panel chose Mr Gupta.
The panel found Mr Grupta was highly
suitable for the role because of his experience in technology, business and multicultural affairs.
Labour communication spokesman,
Jason Clare said the appointment was an
“outrageous demonstration of job for the
boys.
The Voice of the Maltese 17
Tuesday October 14, 2014
A quick glimpse at Australia
Using harsh
language
A
ccording to Fr Tomas Rosica, the
English-language spokesman at the
Vatican’s Synod on the Family, one participant said that phrases such as “living in
sin,” “intrinsically disordered” and “contraceptive mentality” needed to be
avoided; while other Synod Fathers
pointed out that too often the theology of
marriage was “filtered through harsh language.”
Another theme that emerged from the
bishops’ formal discussions was a need for
the Church to present its teaching in more
accessible ways. The Synod heard there
was a need to “re-propose what we know
in accessible language” and a need to carefully interpret key Gospel passages on
marriage and family.
said section 116 of the constitution covered
Cardinal Vincent Nichols stressed that a
religious freedom but “that only protects number of the 70 interventions from carpeople against Commonwealth laws; it does- dinals and bishops were based on “pasn't sound like there is Commonwealth law in toral perspectives rather than academic
this case, in which case the protections are
not likely to apply, so yes, I think this can be studies.” He also pointed out the imporimposed without a constitutional problem”. tance of laity addressing the Synod noting
A comment was made that if observant how they spoke at the beginning of each
Jews can wear skullcaps, Silkhs turbans and session.
Cardinal Nichols, who is attending the
Christians crucifixes, it is hard to see how
Muslim women can be denied their head- Synod as President of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, told jourscarves
nalists that the law of
“graduality,” the theological idea that
galaxy poll featured in The Sunday Telegraph found Aus- people can come
tralians back RAAF air strikes in Iraq with a majority of voters
believing the threat of terrorist attack in Australia is real. The poll closer to the fullness
has found that 62% support the Liberal Government decision to of Church teaching
commence air strikes in Iraq against “death cult” Islamic State. An during their lives,
even higher number –75 % – believe the threat of terrorism attack was also discussed.
An example of gradon Australian soil is real.
Voters have been convinced once again that terrorism on the home uality would be a
front is serious. Meanwhile thousands of Australian Muslims were couple that decides to
urged to keep the faith that “bigots, racists, haters and extremists get married after livdo not speak for Islam or the Nation.
ing together.
Burqas in Parliament House
F
ederal Parliament's presiding officers
Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate
President Stephen Parry announced security
measures under which women wearing coverings such as burqa would be forced to sit
with schoolchildren in a glassed-off area of
the public galleries, however Prime Minister
Tony Abbott has killed off this plan.
Before the revised security rules were announced, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie
Bishop agreed that people entering the Parliament should be identifiable but said that,
unlike the Prime Minister; she did not find
the garment confronting.
“I'm not confronted by clothing ... some
may be offended by it, some may be confronted by it but in Australia we have a
choice, and that's that kind of choice and society we fight to defend," she said.
Liberal senator Cory Bernardi had asked for
a ban on the garment to be considered. Liberal
MP George Christensen and Palmer United
senator Jacqui Lambie also criticised it
The NSW Bar Association issued a statement in response to the developments in Parliament. "Comments and actions which
purport to link the wearing of clothing based
on religious beliefs to risks relating to terrorism and particular races, nationalities or ethnicities may constitute racial vilification
under the [NSW Anti-Discrimination Act] or
offensive behaviour under 18C of the Racial
Discrimination Act," said Arthur Moses, SC,
the junior vice-president of the association.
Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson
said there was “no justification” for the new
security arrangements and that “if there was
a danger, then why would we sit people with
children?”
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said bluntly
that people should not have to be segregated
to attend Parliament. “Leaders have a responsibility to act for minorities as well as
majorities,: he said.
“This divisive debate was allowed to drag
on for too long because of the Prime Minister's silence. He is following his party instead of leading it.”
Constitutional scholar George Williams
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T uesday October 14, 2014
Our Lady of Victories festa
Celebrated in Wollongong
n September, the parish of Warrawong feast were the parish
IsisiWarrawong
St Francis of As- priest, Fr Emanuel Gatt, and his
church that was founded by assistant, Fr Leonard Testa. The
During the procession
with the statute. (Extreme
right is Angleo Scerri,
who donated the statue to
the Warrawong parish.
the Maltese community in 1956
under the care of the Franciscan
Conventual friars from Malta,
celebrated the annual feast of Our
Lady of Victory, “il-Bambina”.
This year’s activity commemorated the 41st anniversary of
the statue of the Madonna Marija Bambina that was donated to
the Warrawong church by Mr
Angelo Scerri in 1973 as a memorial to his wife who was tragically killed in a car accident in
1970.
The statue was made in
Bolzano, Northern Italy and was
modelled on the statue that is
found in the church of Senglea,
in Malta, the birthplace of Angelo’s mother.
The main celebrants at the
president of the Illawarra Maltese club, George Cross Falcons
in Cringila Mr Louis Parnis, the
Maltese founded Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
from the Port Kembla convent
and the Warrawong convents
were in attendance
During the celebration a procession with the statue was held
in the grounds of the St Francis
of Assisi catholic primary school
accompanied by flags, banners
and children wearing the national Maltese costumes those of
the Knights of St John and the
Maltese Noble ladies. After
mass a get together was held in
the School’s hall.
- Lawrence Scerri
Gozitan priest visits to the Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre
r. Joseph Curmi SThB, Fr. Joseph Curmi (centre) during his meeting with MalF
JCL from the parish of tese-Australians at the Alfred Fenech Resource Centre
Xag˙ra Gozo who was visiting
Sydney Australia recently,
made a surprise call to the Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource
Centre at Mays Hills Sydney,
during Computer classes for
seniors being held at this Centre.
He was welcomed by the
centre’s v/president Mr.
Emanuel Camilleri who after
introducing Fr Curmi to the
class of elderly Maltese who
were in progress of acquiring
skills needed in computer literacy, showed him around the
Centre and briefed him about
the activities and future development planned for the Centre.
Fr. Curmi praised the work of
the Maltese Community Council in NSW
and said he was elated to have met so
many Maltese and fellow Gozitans during
THE MALTESE CULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF NSW INC
Young Talent in Concert at Wenty Leagues Club
Sunday November 23 at 2.00 pm - Featuring the very talented
Natasha Vella & James Cassar
(All performers are Australian Maltese)
Tickets $15 Adults; Children under/15 $10.
For bookings contact:
Jim Borg 9636 7767 / 0418825591
or Doris Caruana 9636 2295
You can prebook by email to [email protected].
his visit to Australia that was sponsored by
the Xaghra Association of NSW
Emanuel not Frank
We apologise that in the caption to the picture accomanying the article “Greystanes Maltese Seniors
celebrate Maria Bambina” that was carried on page
18 of the last issue (No. 85), the name of the grandson who was with Vittoria Teuma, the oldest member
of the Greystanes’ Seniors Group was given as Frank.
That was in error. His name is Emanuel
Facts to ponder
any people will walk in and out of your life.
M
But only true friends will leave footprints in
your heart.
To handle yourself, use your head,
To handle others, use your heart.
The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
19
Il-Grupp Letteratura Maltija ta’ Melbourne
Maltin jippreΩentaw kitbiet tag˙hom
waqt programm MuΩiko-Letterarju
L
ejn l-a˙˙ar ta’ Settembru l-Grupp Letterarju ta’ Victoria organizza programm MuΩiko-Letterarju fiç-Çentru ta’
Parkville li feta˙ bl-Innu Malti u ssokta
bil-mer˙ba tal-v/president tal-GLM, Marie
Louise Anastasi u l-president, Dr. Mario
Sammut li fl-indirizz tieg˙u ˙e©©e© biex
tiΩdied is-s˙ubija fil-grupp, u ta ˙ajr lillkumitat u o˙rajn, fosthom lil Rose Lofaro
li tg˙in fil-qari tal-provi tal-pubblikazzjonijiet tal-grupp.
Wara bdiet is-serje ta’ qari ta’ xog˙lijiet
mill-membri. Beda Manwel Cassar li qara
l-kitbiet tieg˙u, “Çirku” u “Wiçç Kristu”.
Wara, Josephine Cassar qrat il-poeΩija
tag˙ha, “IΩ-Ûg˙oΩijha”, u Dr Sammut
segwa b’Ωew© poeΩiji tieg˙u, “Id-Dnub
ma Jorqodx” u “TerroriΩmu”.
O˙rajn li qraw ix-xog˙lijiet tag˙hom flewwel parti tal-programm kienu, Marie
Louise Anastasi bil-poeΩija tag˙ha, “Farfett” u poeΩija ta’ Publius Bugeja,
“Ipokrita”, Paul Vella li semma’ le˙nu filqari ta’ Ωew© poeΩiji tieg˙u, “Óarifa” u
“G˙idli, Çkejkna!”, u Manwel Cassar bilpoeΩija ta’ martu Josephine, “L-Infermermiera Ωag˙Ωug˙a”
Waqt il-programm is-Sur Victor Grech
illonçja l-ktejjeb ta’ poeΩiji tal-mibki
imma
qatt
minsi membru
tal-grupp Laurie Armato li
miet ftit ilu, u
li ©ew mi©bura minn Dr
Clemente Zammit. F’diskors li g˙amel,
Victor semma
l-˙idmet Laurie g˙all-Ilsien Malti.
Fil-preΩenza
tan-neputi ta’
Laurie, John
Galea, ixxandar recording
b’le˙en Laurie
jaqra
Ωew©
poeΩiji, “Warda Maltija” u
“L-Ilsien
li
Bih Twelidt”
Bil-programm ji©i wkoll imΩewwaq
b’waqtiet muΩikali, it-tieni parti bdiet bilqari tal-poeΩija “L-Emigrant” minn Victor
Grech, segwit minn Albert Agius li mhux
biss qara l-poeΩija tieg˙u “G˙annej
tax-Xewqa”, imma anke spiçça
jg˙anni l-a˙˙ar parti tag˙ha
akkumpanjat mill-grupp muΩikali.
Nazzarene Zerafa, li g˙alkemm
joqg˙od Queensland ilu membru
tal-Grupp g˙al g˙add ta’ snin u dejjem jibg˙at xog˙lijiet minn tieg˙u
lill-grupp, kellu poeΩija minn
tieg˙u, “Tlift Kull Tama” moqrija
minn Rose Lofaro.
Min-na˙a tieg˙u, Frank Bonett, li
dejjem jistqarr li jirringrazzja lillfundatur tal-Grupp, Dr ÌuΩe`
Abela u lill-grupp, li dejjem ˙e©©u
jitg˙allem il-Malti u jiktbu, ippreΩenta u qara Ωew© poeΩiji li
kiteb hu stess, “Namrati” u “IlDr. Mario Sammut jaqra
˙lewwa tan-Natura”.
xi xog˙ol tieg˙u
Kien hemm ukoll sorpriΩa ˙elwa
Iç-çkejkna Charlotte Ann Camilleri waqt ir-rakkont ta’ “Il-Pupa
Wisq Sabi˙a” flimkien mal-band.
meta ç-çkejkna ta’ tlett snin u nofs, Charlotte Ann Camilleri, in-neputija ta’ Joe
Camilleri tal-grupp muΩikali, rrakkontat,
“Il-Pupa Wisq Sabi˙a”, li g˙allmitielha
nannitha. M’g˙andux jonqos li rçeviet applaws kbir.
ÌuΩi Camilleri bil-poeΩija tieg˙u “Kemm
Kienu G˙aΩΩenin Çensa u Rokku”,
Michael Xuereb b’Ωew© poeΩiji, “Niftakar” u “Bebbuxu”, Joe Bonett bilpoeΩija “Lil Missieri”, li nqrat minnn
Rosemary Attard, u qari minn Ray Anastasi tal-poeΩiji “Amen” u “Bejn Waqt u
Ie˙or”, kitba ta’ Baldass Armato, temmew
il-programm
Ma setax jonqos il-˙ajr lil g˙add ta’ nies li
g˙inu li l-lejla tkun wa˙da ta’ suççess, laktar u l-aktar lil Salvina Vella u Yvonne u
Sam Caruana li ˙admu u ˙ejjew l-ikel lillmistednin li fosthom kien hemm ukoll ilKonslu Ìenerali ta’ Malta fil-Victoria,
Victor Grech; Dr Clemente Zammit u martu
Mary, u wkoll Gejtu Deguara, il-v/president
tal-MCCV, u martu Mary.
Alfred XueIl-©emg˙a ta’ membri li attendew
reb fuq is-Synghal-lejla MuΩiko-Letterarja attenti
thesiser, Joe
jsegwu l-qari ta’ kitbiet Maltin
Camilleri fuq
il-perkussjoni
u Joe Gauci
fuq il-kitarra
ferr˙u lill-©emg˙a billi daqqew siltiet ta’
muΩika maghrufa Maltija.
- Paul Vella
20 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Community News
Maltese Elderly
Thanksgiving Day
21st Ann. luncheon
The Ever Young Golden Girls
performing at the luncheon
T
he Maltese Elderly Thanksgiving Day
21st Anniversary Luncheon was celebrated on October 8 at St Stephen’s
Church Hall, Plumpton NSW. Like previous years it was another success, enjoyed
by the elderly who attended. Dr George
Boffa, assisted by Laura Boffa, was host
Presenter
Maria Mercieca opened the procedures
with the Maltese and Australian National
Anthem and mass was celebrated by Fr
Noel Bianco and co-celebrant Fr Benedict
Sant.
Dr Boffa’s brief speech put everyone at
ease when he asked for a show of hands
for the most elderly couple on the floor to
cut the celebration cake.
During lunch, the guests where entertained by well-known Maltese entertainer
in Australia Joe Apap, while the Ever
Young Golden Girls delighted the guests
with a various costumes during their performance of songs from the 50’s and 60’s
era.
Tony Fenech and Joe Xuereb
who sang Maltese songs fittingly closed the occasion, and
after the raffle was drawn, it
was time to say goodbye with
a final song “Tini Jdejk”. A
big thank you to the hard
working committee responsible for organising this annual
event for aged in our community.
AvviΩ g˙al min
tinteressah il-kitba
FIERA TAL-FNIEK
‘Fiera Maltija’
Il-Óadd 19 ta’ Ottubru
fil-Good Shepherd Hall
130-136 Hyatts Road, Plumpton
mis-1.30 p.m.
Divertiment, Kant u daqq
mill-popolari Joe Xuereb u
Tony Fenech
Nibdew bil-Wirja tal-karozzi midFrom 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
G˙all-Fiera se jkollna:
Fniek, inbid, whisky, birra u affarijiet
o˙ra b˙al hams u fruit trays
Mill-Kçina ssibu ikel Malti
b˙al ˙obΩ biΩ-Ωejt, pastizzi, biskuttini, ˙obΩ bil-bigilla, ikel u xorb
Nibdew filg˙odu bil-
Cars, Motorbikes
& Trucks Exhibition
From 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
D˙ul u parking b’xejn
G˙al aktar tag˙rif çemplu lil
Bill Schembri: 0416 261 415 jew lillPRO: Joe Fenech: 0412 009 957
Id-direzzjoni ta’ The
Voice t˙e©©e© lill-qarrejja li j˙os-su li jew
g˙andhom talent g˙allkitba inkella li ja˙s-bu li
bi ftit g˙ajnuna jist-g˙u
jrabbu
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g˙all-kitba, biex jekk
iridu jistg˙u jissottomettu x-xog˙ol tag˙hom lil The Voice of the
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The most elderly couple cutting the cake
La Valette Social Centre Programme 2014
November 2: Sunday Mass At Pine Grove for our beloved. Mass
start at 5pm. Our Lady Queen of Peace Maltase Band will take part
from 4pm. You are advised to bring a chair.
November 4: Melbourne Cup Lunch - cost $25 for 2-course meal
and morning tea. Entertainment by Sam and Tony Mifsud. Centre
opens at 10am. Watch race on big screen. There will be sweeps
lucky door prizes and hat competition. Please book early.
November 9: Sunday - Celebration on 50th anniversary of la
Valette Social Centre. Free concert and entertainment. Admission for
members only.
November 23: Sunday (Rabtin and their friends) - cost $45 for a 3course meal. Entertainment by Rocking Mustangs. Compare: Charlie
Camilleri. From 12.30 pm till 5pm.
November 25: Tuesday - G˙ana at the centre. Starts at 8pm
Entry is free. Everybody is welcome.
For bookings and information phone: The Centre: 96225847; Charlie Camilleri :
0410523476; Frances 04123204320; Antoinette 96712992
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presents direct from Malta
Eleanor Cassar
Tune In to Radio
and Television
Maltese Radio Programmes
In MELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or on
www.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5pm, Fridays
5pm, Saturdays 10am.; Last Wednesday
each month at 1pm.
In MELBOURNE on 98.9 North West FM,
each Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter Emmanuel Brincat.
In SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radio programme Sunday at 11am 2GLF FM 89.3, or
on demand: www.893fm.com.au
In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Program on 4EB on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am;
Sundays 4.15pm to 5.15pm
UNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) tune in
to link: www.unclesamdj.com
Maltese Programmes
on TV and Web
The GDAY MALTAUSSIE SHOW
on TVS is broadcast in Sydney.
Every Saturday at 2pm;
Repeats on Mondays 5 pm and Tuesdays 7.30 am
Watch direct via HYPERLINK:
http://ww.tvs.org.au; http://ww.tvs.org.au
On SBS Radio - Day Time Analogue Digital
Tuesday: 12:00-13:00 SBS Radio 3
The SBS MALTESE NEWS
together with
Ikun hemm wkoll
. .
Kummiedja mic-Cittadini
Sydney show on Sunday October 26 at 2.00 pm
at Wentworthville Leagues Club
Contact: Monica 9896 0712 or 0414 859386; Doris 9636 2295
Book early
Thursday: 12:00-13:00 SBS Radio 3
Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2
Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2
To tune into digital radio you need receiver or device with a DAB+ chip.
Tuning in is by station name not frequency. Digital radio can also be heard
on digital TV. SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38 and SBS.
Radio 3 is on Channel 39. Analogue is
the present FMwavelength. Digital
radio can also be accessed by a smart
phone and/or by going online at HYPERLINK:
http://www.sbs.com.au, www.sbs.com.au
VIVA MALTA
VIVA MALTA on Central Coast
Radio: October 9th and 23rd; November 6th and 20th from 6 pm -7 pm on
COAST FM 96.3 Community Radio in
Gosford NSW
Presenter: Nathalie Gatt.
Web streaming is also available on:
www.coastfm.org.au.
L-A˙barijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at
8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.05 am on SBS2
Meetings of Day Care
Maltese Groups in NSW
Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors
Meets on the first Tuesday of the Month
from10:00am to 12 noon.
The group meets in the Parish Hall, cnr
of Stella Street & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights.
Daceyville Maltese Seniors
Meets on the last Wednesday of the
month in the Meeting Room One, No. 3
General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville.
Note: The Groups also arrange regular Bus Trips
Come and join us and make new friends..
Joe Galea
Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors
Meets every second Friday of the
month; Miller Room, Memorial Avenue
Merrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am
Llandillo Maltese Seniors
Meets on the first Wednesday of the
month at the Llandilo Community Hall,
Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1pm.
Greystanes Maltese Seniors
Meets on the second Monday of the
month n the George Preca Centre of
The Maltese Language
School of NSW
The Maltese Language School
of NSW invites applications for
Maltese language classes at
the Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre located at
59b Franklin Street (corner
with Young Street) Mays Hill
(next to Parramatta West
Public School).
Both young and adult
students may apply.
For more information contact
Mary Pace-Feraud on 9601 2189
or email:
[email protected]
You can have full access The Voice
of the Maltese online anytime by
logging to:
http://www.maltesewelfare.com.au
and click on The Voice sign
OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road,
Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon
The Sutherland & St George
Maltese Group
Ongoing: We meet every First Wednesday
of the Month from 10:00am-1:00pm
Our Meetings/Get Togethers are interesting, informative & entertaining.
Come Join us and make new Friends
For more information contact our Coordinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02)
9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298
*(All Groups are Sponsored by The Maltese Community Council of NSW). Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: Marisa Previtera JP on 0414 863 123. The MCC offices
are at 59b Franklin Street Mays Hill NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School)
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THE MALTESE GUILD OF
SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC.
Maltese Cultural Centre 6, Jeanes Street
Beverley S A 5009
Phone Tuesday’s only: 8243 0868.
AH: 8254 6988/0421 791 327
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.malteseguild.webs.com
Socials, Meals, Multicultural Events, Bus Trip Excursions
For the Aged are partly supported by
Functions Calendar for the year of 2015.
Computer Class for the Elderly
The Maltese Community Council of NSW
is conducting a computer class at the
Maltese Resource Centre
59b Franklin Street, Mays Hill 2145 NSW
every Friday between 10.00 a.m. and 12.00
For more information contact
Emanuel Camilleri: 0409 744 376
Notice to Former members of ...
Malta Society of New Zealand
We now have a Facebook page that we invite you to
join. It is: Mainly-Maltese-in-Auckland.
We can be found online at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mainly-Maltese-inAuckland/ 396193070527203?ref=hl.
It is open to all have an interest in the Maltese culture.
Follow The Voice of
the Maltese online
magazine every
fortnight.
Now we also have our
our facebook page.
So join us. Go to:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/th
evoiceofthemaltese
Please Note:
Organisations that have Community Activities for publication in The Voice, are
advised to stick to the magazine’s deadline and latest policy regarding advertising, and submit material at least a week
prior to publication.
Supported by
Australia
Day Luncheon
Australia
Day Luncheon
BusAWAY”
Trip AWAY”
Bus Trip
at Maltese
Cultural
Centre
AshesAshes
MassMass
at Maltese
Cultural
Centre
Maltese
Cultural
Centre
AnniverMaltese
Cultural
Centre
38th 38th
Anniversary
sary
Dinner Dance
Dinner
Dance
Adelaide
Luncheon
March 9th
Monday
Adelaide
Cup Cup
Luncheon
Monday
Easter
Monday
Luncheon
April 6st
Monday
Easter
Monday
Luncheon
Monday
Queens
Birthday
Luncheon
June 8th
Monday
Queens
Birthday
Luncheon
Monday
Bus Trip
July 19th
Sunday
Bus Trip
Sunday
Celebrating
St. Mary
August 11th
Tuesday
Celebrating
MassMass
St. Mary
Tuesday
Feast
of Mary
St. Mary
August 16th
Sunday
Feast
of St.
Sunday
National
Dinner
Dance
September 12th
Saturday
MaltaMalta
National
Day Day
Dinner
Dance
Saturday
Tad-Duluri
September 15th
Tuesday FestaFesta
Tad-Duluri
MassMass
Tuesday
General
Meeting
September 27th
Sunday
AnnualAnnual
General
Meeting
Sunday
Labour
Day Luncheon
October 5th
Monday Labour
Day Luncheon
Monday
Melbourne
Cup Luncheon
November 3rd
Tuesday Melbourne
Cup Luncheon
Tuesday
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DinnerDance
Dance
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January 26th
February 8th
February 17th
February 28th
Monday
Sunday
Sunday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Saturday
Saturday
Please Note! The Maltese Cultural Centre will open every Tuesday From
10am till 3pm of every week, starting on January 13 to December 19, 2015
Date of Events are subject to be altered if needed to be changed.
FRIENDS OF PROVIDENCE HOUSE NSW
(Formed in November 2011)
Founder /Coordinator: Jim Borg
Structure: Secretary: Marisa Previtera;
Treasurer: Rita Kassas
Official Bank Account: Commonwealth Bank of Australia:
BSB: 062 416 A/C 10199448
Aim of Association: Raising funds for Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Malta
Money raised so far: 2012/2013 - $ 2,500 and 2013/2014 $35,000.
Method of fund raising: Functions, tours, donations, raffles, sponsors.
Percentage of funds raised donated to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Malta – 100%
Future fund raising: Donations direct to the official bank account,
sponsorships, tours, functions and raffles.
The Friends of Providence House NSW is the official
Ambassador of Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Malta in Australia
Contact details: Jim Borg, Co-ordinatorPhone: (02) 9636 7767 (Mb) 0418 825 591
Email: [email protected]
Proudly supported by:
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Tuesday October 14, 2014
Community News
Community activities
for ‘publication’
Organisations wishing to publish notices or news intended for the Maltese community in Australia in The Voice of the Maltese online magazine, are advised to
stick to the magazine’s deadline and submit material at least a week prior to
publication. Also please try to be brief so we could accommodate most requests
L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (Malta)
ST HELENA MALTESE/AUSTRALIAN S.C.INC
PRESENTS a GET TOGETHER CONCERT
DIRECT FROM MALTA: ELEANOR CASSAR
Also CITTADINI FROM SYDNEY
DATE: SATURDAY 18TH OCTOBER; VENUE: ERRINGTON HALL, ST ALBANS
TIME: 6.00 PM TILL 11.30PM. MUSIC provided by D J TONY
COST: $20 PER PERSON
B Y O - Food and drinks can be bought at the Hall at very reasonable prices.
Also
Come and see ELEANOR CASSAR and the sensational RENATO
On Sunday, October 19 in Concert at: MELROSE RECEPTIONS, TULLAMARINE
(Includes two-course meal for only $45)
For BOOKINGS phone VICTOR on 0412 99 13 25 or JOE BUSUTTIL: 9311 89 68
.
.
Friends of Birzebbuga
are organising a get-together on November 15, at
6.30 p.m. at Merrylands RSL
Military Road Merrylands NSW
with buﬀet and entertainment
For tickets contact: Emanuel Camilleri:
029822 0228. Mob: 0409 744 376
Come along. It will be a fun night
ST HELENA MALTESEAUSTRALIAN S.C. INC.
Remaining activities for 2014
NOVEMBER:
Saturday 15
BYP Get-together at Errington Hall, St Albans
DJ : starlight Johnny; 2 DOOR prizes of $50 each
DECEMBER:
Saturday 20
Christmas function at Melrose Tullamarine with DJ Dominic in attendance
We also do weekend trips to Tocumwal & Barham 2014
For more information one should phone Victor Bartolo:
93798387 - Mobile: 0412 991 325; Joe Borg: 93044414
& Joe Busuttil: 93118968; Mary Abdilla: 93705164 &
Mary Bartolo, Mobile: 0417 549 724
G˙ana fil-La Valette Centre
Il-La Valette Social Centre se jorganizza
lejla ta’ G˙ana fiç-çentru fis-26 ta’ Ottubru
li ©ej minn Saver u s˙abu.
Il-˙in ikun fit-8.00 pm u d-d˙ul ikun bla ˙las.
Kul˙add huwa mistieden jattendi.
The Voice of the Maltese online can be
accessed anytime by logging to:
http://www.maltesewelfare.com.au
and clicking on: The Voice sign.
G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni
lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz
tag˙ha, il-qarrejja huma m˙e©©a
biex meta u x’˙in iridu jid˙lu filwebsite www.tvm.com.mt minn
fejn ikunu jistg˙u jsegwu l-a˙barijiet ta’ Malta. Din il-website tkun
a©©ornata l-˙in kollu bi stejjer li
jkunu qed ise˙˙u.
Mhux hekk biss, imma dawk li
j˙obbu jsegwu dak li jkun g˙addej, kull filg˙odu ˙in ta' Malta fuq
il-website jittellg˙u l-a˙barijiet
tal-jum ta' qabel.
The Maltese Guild
of
South Australia Inc.
Invites you to join them for a
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
On Tuesday November 4. Lunch at
12:15pm at 6 Jeanes Street Beverley. Doors open 9.30am
Members $7; Non members $10
Melbourne Cup Race Sweeps Raffle
Live TV Coverage of the Race
For bookings call Joe Briffa 8254 6988 or 0421 791 327;
Mary Craus 8281 2329 or 0420 699 61;
Rita Bornhoeft 8248 1008 or 0401 860 632
Division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc. PO Box
5332, Greystanes LPO, NSW 2145
Learn Maltese!
Learn the Maltese language, the culture, lifestyle, cuisine,
traditions and about the amazing history of this magnificent
Mediterranean island.
Our trained and experienced teachers are qualified in
language teaching and have Maltese study credentials.
Classes available for students from 6 yrs to adults at all levels
of ability in the Maltese language.
Classes are held at:
SEVEN HILLS
HORSLEY PARK
The Meadows Public Sch.
Horsley Park Public School
Fuller Street, Seven Hills
1759 The Horsley Drive, Horsely Park
SCHOFIELDS - Terra Sancta College. Hambeldon Rd, Schofields
For more information and all enquiries
call Mary Pace Feroud on (02)9601 2189
24 The Voice of the Maltese
Tuesday October 14, 2014
Sports
Jade wins more
Gold in Karate
n Issue No, 82 (dated Au- medals for Victoria.
Iyear-old
gust 19), we featured 13Now, Jade granddaughter of
karateka Jade Caesar and Phyllis Vella, has
followed up her performance
at the Nationals by winning
two more gold for Australia
at the World Karate Federations 16th Oceania Championships in Fiji.
She won them in the 12/13year-old girls under
50kg Kumite (sparring) and team Kumite
events.
Sensei Peter Hollowood, Jade’s trainer
at the Ishinryu Karate
club said: “Jade really
deserved her success.
She trains hard and
makes sacrifices to
make sure that karate
comes first in her life.
She is chasing the ultimate goal in our sport
to be world champion
and I’m happy to be
able to help and be part
Jade on top of the podium
of her journey.”
Proud of our grandchildren’s achievements
The brothers, Beau (left) displaying
his medal, and Jett (right) with father,
Brian (left), and grandfather, Charlie
Colver-Vella who had just
won her third successive National Championships (Kumite 12/13yo -50kg) in
Perth. She has also competed
in the teams Kumite 12/13yo
event and won two gold
Norway’s King rules over Malta
M
alta’s national football team kicked off the EURO
2016 Group H qualifiers with two home internationals
in three days. In the first match on Friday the result does not
give much hope for optimism as Malta lost 3-0 to Norway.
Malta’s next match was played against Italy Tuesday morning (Australia time, too late for us to include the final result)
Against Norway, two quick goals from defensive slips midway through the first half paved the way for Norway’s victory. They were scored by Mats Møller Daehli (22’) and
Joshua King (25’).
King was supreme and a constant menace. He got his second and Norway’s third on 49 minutes. He and Deahli also
came close to inceasing the lead on a number of occasions,
but found goalkeeper Andrew Hogg thwarting them, while
Malta’s striking power was almost non-existent.
Melbourne V. kick off with a blinder
K
The Saccos doing well in
Swimming and Taekwondo
T
wo young lads from the same
family, brothers Jett, 10, and
Beau, 8 are going their separate
ways when it comes to sports. Yet
both are doing quite well. Jet, who
is in grade 5 and has been swimming since he was a year old, while
Beau, who is in Grade 3, has been
practicing and training in Taekwondo at the Fighting Lyons Club
since he was five years old. They
are the he grandsons of Charles and
Vera Sacco.
In early September Jett swam 1
km (a total of 40 laps) in less than
28 minutes to earn his 1 km medal.
He has just been accepted to join
the NWA Squad team in Windy Hill
commencing at Bronze Level. It
shouldn’t be too long before the
Football: Malta
evin Muscat, the Head Coach of Melbourne Premier League
Victory FC who is of Maltese descent, could
not have dreamed for a better start to the A-League
on Friday as his team took full advantage of their
home ground at the Etihad Stadium to register an
emphatic 4-1 win over Western Sydney Wanderers
thanks to three goals in the first 30 minutes and a
fourth after the interval.
In other results, Brisbane Roar started their defence
of the title by losing 2-1 at home to Adelaide United,
who seem well prepared for a great campaign.
Full A-League opening day’s results
Melbourne V v Western Sydney W.
4-1
Brisbane Roar v Adelaide U.
1-2
Central Coast M. v Newcastle Jets
1-0
Sydney FC v Melbourne City
1-1
Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
1-2
H
swimmer, who is a joy to watch as
he glides through the water, reaches
the Gold Team and begins to compete for medals.
Beau Sacco is eight years old and
is in Grade 3. He has been practicing and training in Taekwondo at
the Fighting Lyons Club since he
was five years old. He trains under
former Australian Olympian, Paul
Lyons.
Beau has progressed rapidly from
White Belt. He has been collecting
a new Dan each term and grading
and in June he received his Black
Belt. He has a lethal back kick that
has become his signature move.
Don’t mess with this Sacco!!
- Paul Vella
Hibernians sail on to open
six-point gap at the top
ibernians remain the only team with maximum points from six outings in the Premier
League in Malta and at the end of seventh round, after beating Naxxar by 5-1, they
stand three points ahead of their nearest challengers, Birkirkara who suffered an unexpected 2-1 defeat against Tarxien.
Day 7 Results
The programme, before the recess for Pieta H. v Valletta
3-1
Malta’s UEFA 2016 qualifiers against Gabriel da Silva, Rafael X Zacarias (P) Hamza Barry (V)
4-0
Norway and Italy produced two more Qormi v Mosta
Emerson Vella, Frank Temile 2, Alfed Efion
surprise results. Valletta suffered their Tarxien
R. v Birkirkara
2-1
third loss, this time against newly pro- Cleber Barbosa Viana, Alvaro Rodrigues da Silva 2
moted Pieta, while Qormi defeated (T); Ellinton Morais (B)
Sliema W. v Ûebbu© R.
1-0
Mosta 4-0.
Mark Scerri
Thus far, Balzan have been the surprise Hibernians v Naxxar L.
5-1
Andre Cohen, Edison Luis dos Santos (2), Clayton
team as they sit third, a point behind Failla
(2) (H); Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro (N)
neighbours Birkirkara and four ahead of Balzan v Floriana
1-1
Amadou Samb (F); Elkin Serrano Valero (B)
Valletta.