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August 18, 2015

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Fort Manoel onManoel Island

Fort Manoel onManoel Island inGzira was built bythe Knights to pro-tect Valletta's north-facing bastionsfrom artillery actionfrom the Isolotto inMarsamxetto Har-bour. The first stonewas laid in 1723,under the patronageof Portuguese GrandMaster Manoel de Vil-hena under the super-vision of world famousengineer Mondion.

Although the fort'sdefining characteristicssurvived the ravages of time, count-less changes were effected overthe years to meet the exigencies ofmilitary strategies. It also endurednumerous direct hits during WorldWar II and was subsequentlydamaged by a combination ofvandalism and neglect.

Manoel Island is an islandfortress inside the oft-namedfortress island of Malta. Thestar shaped fort was originallyconstructed by the Knights ofSt. John in the eighteenth cen-tury to a design by French en-gineer René Jacob de Tigné, asmodified by Charles François de Mondion.

The Fort is currently being restored along with the other fortifications in Val-letta, Sliema and the Three Cities (Bormla, Birgu and Senglea (L-Isla).

A view of Manoel Island from Val-letta. Below: The reconstructedChapel of St Anthony of Padua in-side the Fort. It was built in 1727but was largely destroyed follow-ing a direct hit by a bomb in 1942.

From July this year, public transport in Malta has en-tered a new era. The bus company Arriva ceasedoperation in January 2014, and as of October last

year the government chose Autobuses Urbanos de Leónas its preferred bus operator for the country. The com-pany took over the bus service on January 8 his year,while retaining the name Malta Public Transport.

There are a total of 80 different routes that link the dif-ferent localities in Malta to either major hubs such asValletta, Mater Dei Hospital and the Airport or to otherdestinations. Meanwhile, 15 different routes operate inGozo primarily from the central hub of Victoria Bus Sta-tion to various localities on the island.Under the Arriva regime, Maltese citizens residing

overseas, returning to their homeland for a visit, wereregarded as foreigners and were asked to pay a highertoll. Maltese citizens residing abroad protested stronglyagainst such discrimination not because they did notwant to pay higher prices but as a matter of principle. The Malta Government took some notice of their

protests and finally buckled when the mighty EuropeanUnion threatened to take Malta to court. Maltese citizens residing abroad had maintained from

the outset that Maltese-born,with a Maltese passport, vis-iting their homeland shouldnot be pigeonholed withother EU members; showingtheir Maltese passport shouldbe proof enough.The Maltese living abroad

have argued that subsequentGovernments ofMalta keep play-ing the residenceissue completelyforgetting thatbefore migratingmost of the Mal-tese living abroadhad paid theirtaxes and their na-tional insurancecontributions aswell. Other EU citi-zens did not.When the July

2015 changes inpublic transport

came into effect, TheVoice of the Maltese in Australia, the bi-weekly magazinewith the largest circulation of any similar publication,took up the issue of fares particularly about how conces-sions were being applied and circulated it to some of thereaders and others, seeking their opinions.Malta Transport made it known that the KARTANZ-

JAN (60+) is gradually being phased out (the physicalcard) and is being incorporated into the Maltese IdentityCard (with micro) with 60+ and 75+ indicated on thesame identity card. Therefore, any new applications forthe KARTANZJAN are tied to an identity card that iseventually required to obtain a Tallinja card +60. MT states that to obtain a Maltese identity card, one

must have the residency requirement in accordance withMalta’s Constitution. Transport Malta further explainedthat no other form or identity can be used, for example aMaltese passport, since if the concession is given to Mal-

tese living abroad thenby EU law the conces-sion must be given toall EU citizens visitingMalta which amount toslightly less than a mil-lion annually. MT argues that this

situation would renderthe Malta Public Trans-port unsustainable.

Furthermore, if a Maltese is visiting Malta for a holidayand would be using Malta Public Transport regularly, itwould be more advantageous to purchase an ExplorerCard at €21 per week unlimited travel or a 12-journeyCard costing €15.It is to be noted that persons not residing in Malta are

eligible to apply for the said card and have it deliveredto their home address irrespective of the country of resi-dence.

Further note that cards delivered outside Malta wouldneed to pay postal charges.Without delving deeper into this issue, we would like

to receive morecomments aboutthe matter fromour readers. Sogive us yourviews by writingto us at malte-sevoice@gmail.com.

Meanwhile,below we publishthe first com-ments we havereceived

Readers’

Comments

So, now MalteseLiving abroad areseen as an economicburden to Malta.What about the

enormous sums of money migrantsremitted to Malta in years gone by

for many years? This was not seen as aburden then but was an invisible income that sustained manyfamilies. This concern was expressed in the 2000 Convention by

French-speaking Maltese who objected to being classified asforeigners on arrival in Malta, in their disembarkation cardsat the airport, as they saw themselves coming to their ances-tral home. They were not tourists in the strict sense of the word, but

visited Malta with distant family ties.If dual citizenship has to have true full meaning, then com-

paring us to EU citizens, in my view, does not hold water.You are either Maltese or you are an EU citizen. This matter needs to be taken up jointly by the MCC of

NSW and Victoria; the same way the issues with SBS is beingaddressed.Indeed, let us have more comments.

The Editors(The Voice of the Maltese)

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Back to square oneMalta Transport latest

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Following elicitation of the most populartraits, we proceeded with two surveys inMalta (N=336) and in Australia (N=140),asking respondents to rate the extent towhich they thought each trait characterisedthe Maltese on a 7-point Likert scale. Thesurvey was administered to Maltese inMalta on the one hand, and to Maltese mi-grants to Australia on the other, up to thirdgeneration immigrants.

We also asked the Maltese in Malta torate Europeans on the same traits, and theMaltese in Australia to rate both Aus-tralians and Europeans alongside the Mal-tese.For the Maltese in Malta, every trait pre-

sented except for laziness received ahigher rating than the neutral midpoint ofthe scale. This means that all traits pre-sented were deemed representative of theMaltese except for laziness.

Relative to the Europeans, the Malteserate themselves more positively on everypositive trait, and more negatively onevery negative trait. In general, the Mal-tese in Malta thus hold themselves to bebetter than the Europeans in various re-spects, and worse than the Europeans invarious other respects. However, relative to Europeans, the Mal-

tese rated themselves much more harshlyon negative traits than positive traits.

Consequently, the positive typicality ofthe Maltese in Malta (5.14) stands onlyslightly higher than the negative typicality(4.84), with a self-stereotype identity ratioof 1.06. Maltese identity amongst the Mal-tese in Malta is thus marginally positive.

For the Europeans, however, positivetypicality (4.27) stands rather higher thannegative typicality (3.63), with a relativelyhigher self-stereotype ratio of 1.18. Over-all, therefore, the Maltese in Malta holdEuropeans in higher esteem than they dothemselves (Table 2).

For the Maltese in Australia, the Malteseare better than both Australians and Euro-peans on every positive trait. They are alsoworse than both Australians and Europeanson four out of the eight negative traits (Jeal-ous, Stubborn, Impatient, Gossipy).

Unlike the Maltese in Malta, however,the Maltese in Australia consider the Mal-tese to be less Indulgent, Competitive andShifty than both Australians and Euro-peans, and as Blasphemous as Australians,although more so than Europeans.

Consequently, the Maltese in Australiapresent a higher positive typicality thanthe Maltese in Malta (5.95) and a lowernegative typicality (4.69), with a self-stereotype ratio of 1.27. The positive typ-icality for Australians (4.46) andEuropeans (4.84) amongst the Maltese inAustralia is lower than that for the Mal-tese. And whilst the negative typicality for

both these othergroups is alsolower than that ofthe Maltese (Aus-tralians: 4.26; Eu-ropeans: 4.47),the self-stereotyperatio for thesegroups stand at1.08 for Europeans and 1.05 for Aus-tralians (Table 2).

To sum this up, the Maltese in Australiaperceive Australians, Europeans and theMaltese in positive esteem. Unlike theMaltese in Malta, however, they hold theirown group in higher esteem overall thanthey do Europeans and Australians in turn.

DiscussionThere are three issues that emerge fromthese findings that I believe warrant someconsideration. Firstly, the Maltese in Maltaseemingly demonstrate an ambivalent iden-tity. Their self-stereotype ratio is onlyslightly positive.

Overall, considering both the positive andnegative aspects of Maltese identity, theMaltese in Malta are almost neutral in the es-teem by which they hold themselves. Rela-tive to Europeans, the Maltese in Mal-tademonstrate both superiority in positivetraits and inferiority in negative ones, butthey clearly hold themselves in less esteemthan they do their European counterparts.This situation may well serve as an inclina-

tion towards European assimilation ratherthan integration (Sammut, 2011), by whicha more positive identity is negotiated by theMaltese in European terms, at the expense ofcertain features that are typically Maltese.Secondly, the Maltese in Australia demon-

strate a stronger sense of self-worth than theMaltese in Malta. A factor for this might bedue to nostalgia that migrants may experi-ence when away from their homeland. Onthe other hand, it may also be the case thatthose Maltese who hold themselves in highesteem relative to other nationalities are un-deterred by the challenges of migration andare thus more prone to seek better opportu-nities overseas than the ones who are notquite so convinced about their overall po-tential.

Finally, and arguably most importantly,the relative stereotype ratios demonstratedby the Maltese in Australia represent an

ideal intercultural relations scenario. TheMaltese in Australia hold both Australiansand Europeans in positive esteem, whichmeans that, as a community, they are opento establish ties with both groups.

This sets the stage for the generation ofbridging social capital, that is, establishextra-community ties to fulfil their own in-

terests. However, in the caseof the Maltese in Australia,this does not come at the ex-pense of intra-communityties. The Maltese in Australiahold their own group in evenhigher esteem, which sets thestage for the generation ofbonding social capital.

As a community that canfoster both bonding andbridging social capital (Sam-

mut, Andreouli & Sartawi, 2012), the Mal-tese in Australia demonstrate an idealintegrationist acculturation strategy thatpresents a win/win situation for themselvesand their host country (Sammut, 2011). Achieving successful intercultural integra-

tion remains a ubiquitous challenge in con-temporary societies worldwide, includingMalta. This is especially the case given thesocio-political changes Malta has witnessedover the past decade. Yet, this challenge may not be insurmount-

able after all. The study of Maltese migrantcommunities worldwide may well help usidentify the ingredients that pave the way topositive intercultural contact.ReferencesGiddens, A. (1991). Modernity and Self-Identity:Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Cam-bridge: Polity.Sammut, G. (2011). Civic solidarity: the negotiationof identities in modern societies, Papers on SocialRepresentations, 20(1), 4.1-4.24.Sammut, G., Andreouli, E., & Sartawi, M. (2012).Social influence and social change: states and strate-gies of social capital. In B. Wagoner, E. Jensen, & J.Oldmeadow (Eds.), Culture and Social Change:Transforming society through the power of ideas (pp.263-274). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.Sammut, G., & Howarth, C. (2014). Social represen-tations. In T. Teo (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of CriticalPsychology (pp. 1799-1802). New York: Springer.Sammut, G., Sartawi, M., Giannini, M., & Labate, C.(2014). Representations and social belonging: An id-iographic approach to community and identity. In A.Gennaro, S. Salvatore, & J. Valsiner (Eds.), Multi-centric Identities in Globalizing World (Yearbook ofIdiographic Science, Vol. V) (pp. 251-278). Char-lotte, NC: Information Age.Tajfel, H. (1981). Human groups and social cate-gories: Studies in social psychology. Cambridge:Cambridge University Press.

Maltese self-stereotypes inMalta and Australia (Prt 2)

Maltese (MT)

Europeans (MT)

Maltese (MT)

Suropeans (AU)

Australians (AU)

Negative typicality

4.84

3.63

4.69

4.47

4.26

Positive typicality

5.14

4.27

5.95

4.84

4.46

Stereotyperatio

1.06

1.18

1.27

1.08

1.05Table 2: Stereotype ratios for the Maltese in Malta (MT) and Maltese in Australia (AU)

Following is the final part of a paperthat GORDON SAMMUT PhD (Dept.of Psychology University of Malta) presented during the IV Con-vention of the Maltese Living Abroad organised by Malta’s Min-istry for Foreign Affairs following findings from a study thatinvestigated Maltese identity amongst the Maltese in Malta andthe Maltese in Australia. It inquired into how the Maltese perceivethe positive and negative aspects of Maltese identity.

that valuableinformation,”he said, add-ing that thepolice were do-ing a good joband he wantedto praise themfor all thatthey have do-ne so far.Another car

owner who al-so lost her carin the fire is awoman by thename of Sal-lyYu. Leo saidhe wanted tohelp her outfree of charge.“I want to get aloan car readyfor her with-out insuranceso she can getby,” he said.The newspa-per reported Leo being scoffed atclaims he lit the fires for an insur-ance job. “My car wasn’t insuredfor fire and theft,” he said. “I’ve lost

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Aman of Maltese descent, LeoCuschieri, owner of Leo’s Ve-hicle Rentals and Leo’s Used

Cars, on Kildare Rd, recently madethe news and was featured in TheBlacktown Advocate for offering a$5000 reward after discovering anarsonist had torched two of hisrental cars in Blacktown, NSW.Leo was born in Sydney but hisparents are from Gozo.Two cars on Heart Place, and a vanparked in Walters Rd, were de-stroyed by the fire, which police be-lieve was deliberately lit at 12.35am.Leo was gutted by the incident.. Leo told The Blacktown Advocate,“It’s depressing, and I’m disappoin-ted. I just spent $2500 on the vanand $900 on my ute, and I’ve nowlost $10,000 on both cars.“I would love to ask them why andwhat did they achieve from it; it’sjust so selfish.”Leo, who is also a The Voice spon-sor (see advert page 5) is so interestedin finding answers, that he has putup $5000 of his own money for anyinformation that leads to an arrest.“If I had more money, I would givemore, but that’s all I’ve got - $5000is only a drop in the ocean to get

‘Maltese’ man victim of arson offers $5,000 for information

money, why would I purposefullyset the cars on fire?”During the blaze, a Heart Place

resident told the newspaper thatafter hearing a loud bang she pe-ered through her bedroom windowand saw a lot of fire. She also heardan explosion that was so loud thatshe was very scared.The concerned resident who has

lived in her house for almost 40years, went on to say that after theexplosion she saw a man jump fromher neighbour’s fence and into herfront yard. She was perturbed by theattack. “This was the first time ithad happened in our street, so itwas very scary for us,” she said(*A ute is an abbreviation for “utility”or “coupé utility”. It is a term usedoriginally in Australia and NewZealand to describe passenger vehi-cles with a cargo tray in the rear.)

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Kemm il-Kummissjoni Emigranti u wkoll l-G˙aqda tal-Maltin-Awstraljani g˙arfu li l-argumenti tal-komunità Maltija huma bbaΩati fuq il-kriterji tal-multikulturaliżmu, is-senskomuni u l-ugwaljanza.

L-entitajiet Maltin jifhmu l-argument tal-emigranti Maltin li g˙andu jkun hemm atten-zjoni xierqa g˙all-˙ti©ijiet tag˙hom l-aktar u l-aktar li il-proporzjon qawwi ta’ nies anzjanili jiddependu ˙afna fuq ir-radju etniku biex jiksbu t-tag˙rif me˙tie©. Il-Kummissjoni Emigranti u l-G˙aqda tal-Maltin Awstraljani qed i˙e©©u u anke jawgu-

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Leo Cuschieri on The Blacktown Advocate...is offering cashreward of $5,000 to find arsonist who torched his cars

cheeselets) and Ìelat tal-Bajtar tax-Xewk (Prickly Pear Ice Cream) wasthe winner of the 5th edition of theMaltese Cook Off, organised in Mel-bourne by community group Nis©a! Carmen Portelli and her two chil-

dren, Luke and Annie, impressed

the judging panel taking out theaward for overall winners as well asthe best Maltese menu!This annual event brought to-

gether eight teams made up of threepeople, in some cases three genera-tions from one family, cooking Mal-

tese traditionalfood. This year’s judging

panel consisted ofMaltese author andTV personality, Kar-men Tedesco,Squisito RestaurantHead Chef AntonCamilleri and for-mer MasterChefcontestant, ChefTregan Spiteri.Emmanuel Cilia,

his brother Anthonyand nephewMatthew with teamTaΩ-Ûigilott finishedin second place withtheir menu of Rab-bit Gems and BakedRice followed closelyby Mill-Kçina ta’Parkville, a teamconsisting of Ed-wina Mallia, Rose-mary Attard andAntonia Camilleri,with their Bread withBigilla (Broad Bean

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The afternoon was a mixture offood and music. Entertainment forthe 250 guests was provided byrenowned musician Nicky Bombaand his band, Bustamento, whileveteran singer Nicol Caruana beltedout a few Maltese favourites. An impromptu drumming session

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Tourism: very positive trends observed I

nbound tourism statistics for June2015 published by the National Sta-tistics Office indicated an increase of

4.5% in the number of tourists visitingMalta compared to June last year. Itreached 187,617. At the same time, ex-penditure by tourists during the samemonth peaked at an impressive €165.2million featuring an incremental spendof €4.4 million over the same month lastyear.

The number of nights stayed bytourists increased marginally to reachthe 1.36 million mark. The number oftourists staying in hotel-type collectiveaccommodation, which hosted three outof every four tourists during June in-creased marginally to reach 134,799while those staying in private accommo-dation grew by almost 5,000 or 11.3%.

This positive trend has also been ob-served during July and the first days ofAugust, with Malta Tourism Authority(MTA) CEO Paul Bugeja saying that in-dications are, that hotels are also quitestrong in their booking forecast for Sep-tember.

According to him, the main challengeto keep Malta’s product going is to en-sure keeping it continuously refreshed,innovative and active all year round. Healso called for more coordination be-tween all stakeholders

“Synergies among all stakeholders ne-ed to be strengthened more, including

better coordination within all govern-ment entities and authorities to ensurethe objectives are met.“The main objective is to diversify and

extend the season throughout the wintermonths,” he said.When it comes to Gozo, during August

demand has been exceeding supply inall types of accommodation, with GozoTourism Association CEO Joe Muscatconfirming that the accommodation sec-tor featuring both the hotels and farm-houses is very busy during August.

“It is customary for an island destina-tion like Gozo to have the month of Au-gust featuring as the busiest period ofthe whole summer season. More oftenthan not during this month, the demandexceeds the supply in all types of accom-modation,” he said.

NSO statistics covering the month ofMay showed that the Gozitan hotels andguesthouses registered an increase of8.8% in arrivals and a 13.4% increase inbed nights. For the period January toMay the collective accommodation onGozo registered a cumulative drop of5% in arrivals and 2.8% in bed nights.Mr Muscat explained the decrease dur-

ing January and February was due to thefact the two five-star hotels in Gozowere closed for refurbishment.

But the drops in the first two monthswere partially made up for by the in-creases registered in the March - Mayperiod.

He said that Gozo is also managing toattract smaller and more exclusive cruiseships that berth off Mgarr harbour for anumber of hours, and in fact, 23 cruiseships are scheduled to visit and berth offGozo during the current year.

Mr Muscat the improvement of theGozitan tourism product is an ongoingprocess with various projects infrastruc-tural as well as embellishment initia-tives, being carried out. *We urge our readers to entice their rel-atives and friends to register to the MTAe-Newsletter in order to keep abreastwith the positive news emanating fromthe Maltese Islands. Go to: www.visit-malta.com/en/subscribe-to-newsletter .

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Another Maltese ANZAC whojoined the New Zealand Expe-ditionary Forces was Mosta-

born Charlie Camilleri, son ofGiovanni and Mary Camilleri of 44Sda Speranza, Mosta (today known ei-ther by its Maltese name as Triq it-Tama, or commonly known as HopeStreet that is still one of the bestknown streets in the village).

Charles was born on August 4, 1895.He left Malta for New Orleans in theUnited Stats at an early age. His pass-port application held at the Malta Na-tional Archives is dated 17th March1911. He was then 16 years old and hisfather signed his consent for him totravel to America. On the boat Liguria were other Mosta

passengers all destined for New Or-leans, one of whom was a next-doorneighbour to Chares, a Giuseppe Mus-cat, son of Calcedonio. He was aged 17years. The group arrived in New Or-leans on the April 4, 1911.

Three years later, in 1914, we findCharles arriving in New Zealand andworking as an acrobat with a circus-performing company. On June 4th 1917, Charles joined as a

private with the Otago Infantry Regi-ment of the NZ Army. He was de-scribed as being 5 foot 2 inches tall andof dark complexion. He did sixmonths military duties in NewZealand and was then posted overseaswhere he served for two years inFrance till the termination of his en-gagement on December 5, 1919. For his contribution to the war effort,

he was awarded the British War Mealand the Victory Medal.A few months before the termination

of his engagement, on July 10, 1919Charles married Hilda May Coscoigneat St Giles London.

The NZ 1919 Electoral Roll lists himas a gas fitter residing at Rothwell St,Saltwater Creek, Timaru, while the1928 electoral roll also lists him at the

same address and his occupa-tion given as linesman.

There are no further entriesfor later years. Could he haveleft New Zealand?My good friend Joe Deguara

tells me that family talk in theDeguara household in Mostabelieve that Charles and Hil-da moved to Victoria, Aus-tralia. Through his good friend Vic-

tor, Joe Deguara I also con-firmed Charles’ date of birthas the 4th August 1895 andnot 1896 as it was incorrectlywritten down in officialrecords that enlisted CharlieCamilleri a Malta-bornANZAC in the NZ Army.

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Ivan Cauchi from Blacktown NSW writes:

I'd just like to congratulate the MalteseCommunity Councils of NSW & Victoria

on the courageous defence of the Malteseprogrammes being put up with the SBS man-agement, and on the remarkable positive re-sponse of the community to the petition.

(See also letter on opposite page)

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G˙iduli bniedem negattiv jew pes-simist kemm tridu imma minkejjal-isforzi kbar li qed isiru, u ta’ dan

wie˙ed tassew g˙andu jag˙ti ˙ajr lill-Kun-silli ta’ NSW u Victoria, imma ftit li xejnqed nara çans li l-kbarat tal-SBS içedug˙at-talbiet tag˙na l-Maltin u jtuna luradawk is-sag˙tejn ta’ trasmissjoni li ˙a-dulna minn fuq l-istazzjon tar-radju.

B’danakollu xorta g˙andna nibqg˙u nif-fittawhom u nag˙mlu dak kollu li jista’ jsirbiex nuruhom kemm a˙na rrabjati g˙all-mod li bih qed jittrattawna.Ner©a’ ng˙id, napprezza dak kollu li qed

jag˙mlu xi leaders Maltin fostna, u ankelil dawk li tant ˙admu biex ji©bru l-firem˙alli forsi naslu li niksbu lura dak li˙adulna. Imma na˙seb li wa˙da mill-aktararmi effettivi li biha nistg˙u n©ibuha Ωew©hi, li jekk jista’ jkun inda˙˙lu lill-membriParlamentari, kemm dawk tal-istati uwkoll Federali, li tant jiffittawna meta tkunriesqa xi elezzjoni. Hemm bΩonn li lildawn nippressaw jekk me˙tie© anke nhed-duhom bil-vot.Óafna minnhom isibuha façli jersqu lejna

l-Maltin biex intuhom il-vot immambag˙ad ftit li xejn jag˙mlu (˙lief forsi xiwa˙diet) g˙alina l-Maltin. Hemm bΩonnnuruhom li m’a˙niex ©wejdin u lesti linuΩaw is-sa˙˙a tal-vot, fil-fatt l-unikasa˙˙a li g˙andna biex inwasslu l-messa©©

li m’a˙niex kuntenti bil-mod li qed jimxutal-SBS.

Jin˙tie© nuruhom li we mean business ujekk ma jg˙inuniex m’a˙niex se ng˙in-uhom iΩommu posthom u j˙axxnu bwi-ethom minn fuqna meta ji©i ç-çans tal-vot.Hemm bΩonn nirrikattawhom bil-vot.

Congratulations

Grazzi tat-tifkiriet

Tg˙idx x’nostal©ija ©ibtuli b’dawk ir-ri-tratti li ppubblikajtu fuq il-pa©na ta’

quddiem fl-a˙˙ar ˙ar©a tal-Voice, l-aktarfejn g˙andu x’jaqsam ir-ritratt ta’ Joe Cinimal-captain tat-tim nazzjinali IngliΩ metafl-1971 Malta lag˙bet kontra l-Ingilterra.Imm’anke r-ritratt tal-Empire Stadium tal-GΩira li fi tfuliti tant kont niffrekwenta.

Il-log˙ba ta’ Malta kontra l-Ingilterra ta’dakinhar kienet l-a˙˙ar partita internaz-zjonali li segwejt mill-qrib min˙abba li ftitxhur wara flimkien mal-familja ©ejna l-Awstralja.

Il-futbol dejjem kien l-aktar sport g˙alqalbi u meta ©ejt l-Awstralja, kont ninter-essa ru˙i ˙afna fit-tim tal-George Cross likienu jilag˙bu fil-Victoria State League, uanzi kienu wie˙ed mill-aqwa timijiet. Óasrali dak iΩ-Ωmien g˙adda u issa b˙ala Sun-shine GC ma tantx sejrin tajjeb. Ukoll jekkmill-bog˙od, kont ukoll ninteressa ru˙i fil-Melta Eagles. Dak kien Ωmien!

Biex ni©i g˙all-grawnd tal-GΩira, min-˙abba li kont noqg˙od Tas-Sliema, fit-telg˙a tas-Savoy, fi tfuliti, flimkien ma’˙afna tfal o˙ra konna ninΩlu bil-mixi biexnissapportjaw lill-Wanderers. Mhux dejjemkien ikollna flus biex in˙allsu ˙alli nid˙lufil-grawnd f’dik li konna nsibuha b˙ala s-Sliema side, u min jaf kemm-il darba ppru-vajna nisgiççaw jew nitilg˙u mal-˙ajt ˙allima n˙allsux.

Veru kaΩ ta’ O zmien ˙elu kif g˙addejtli.Ibqg˙u fakkruna f’dawk iΩ-Ωmienijiet!

Mario Cassar minn St Kilda, Melbourne

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Ic-Central Coast Maltese Social and Recreation Club (CCMSRC) kellhom il-laqg˙aannwali tag˙hom fis-sala ta’ Kanwal Youth & Community Centre, Wyong Shire

(madwar 85 km minn Sydney CBD). Wara li nqraw is-soliti rapporti annwali saretukoll l-elezzjoni ©enerali fejn l-erba’ uffiçjali ewlenin, Joe Vassallo b˙ala President,s-segretarja Censina Cefai, il-kaxxier Spiro Galea u Lorraine Vassalo b˙ala ssistentasegretarja re©g˙u gew elett fil-karigi. Pauline u Emanuel Refalo u Carmen Galea ©ewukoll eletti b˙ala membru biex jifurmaw il-kumitat. G˙al din il-laqg˙a annwali attendew ukoll Lawrence Dimech, il-President tal-Mal-

tese Community Council ta’ NSW, li kien ir-returning officer, u Emanuel Camilleriviçi president tal-istess kunsill. Wara l-laqg˙a, b˙ala ˙ajr il-membri preΩenti (ara ri-tratt) gew ipprovduti bl-ikel u xorb.Permezz ta’ din l-G˙aqda fin-na˙at tac-Central Coast, il-Maltese Community Coun-

cil ta’ NSW jipprovdi g˙ajnuna ta’ informazzjoni (Information & Referral Service)lill-Maltin kollha f’dawk l-in˙awi.

Dawk li jkollhom bΩonn l-g˙ajnuna b˙al din jistg˙u jikkomunikaw ma’ CensinaCefai fuq: 02 439 000 12 jew 0414 267 652.

T. Sant minn Springvale, Victoria, jikteb:

Nixtieq sinçerament nirringrazzja lill-Community Councils ta’ NSW u Vic-

toria li tant t˙abtu biex isalvaw l-a˙˙arsag˙tejn li ne˙˙ewlna l-SBS Radio. Ta’ minifakkar li l-˙inijiet li ne˙˙ewlna, ji©ifieri t-Tlieta u l-Óamis f’nofsinhar huma l-˙inijietli kien ilhom fissi g˙al dawn l-a˙˙ar 40sena. Biex tara kemm huma krudili mag˙nal-SBS Radio. Fra˙t ukoll nara kemm kien hemm g˙aqda

fost il-komunita` Maltija. Dan deher fl-elufta’ Maltin li ffirmaw il-petizzjoni. Na˙sebli kienet l-akbar petizzjoni li qatt in©abretminn fost il-komunita` Maltija fl-Awstralja.Smajt ukoll id-diskorsi li g˙amlu l-presi-denti tal-Kunsilli fuq l-SBS Radio. Verutkellmu sewwa.

L-uffiçjali ewlenin tas-CCMSRC ri-eletti fil-kumitat g˙al sen’o˙ra

U˙ud mill-membri tas-CCMSRC li attendew g˙al-laqg˙a ©eneraliflimkien mar-appreΩentanti tal-Maltese Community Council ta’ NSW

DeçiΩjoni krudili mill-SBS Radio

Diversi ©urnali madwar id-dinja, kifukoll il-˙ar©a li g˙addiet (nru. 107)ta' The Voice of the Maltese, irrap-

purtaw l-intervista tal-Kardinal GeorgePell fuq il-Financial Times tas-16 ta' Luljuli g˙adda.F'din l-intervista, il-Kardinal ©ie rrappur-

tat li qal li l-ençiklika (ittra lill-knejjes)Laudato Si' tal-Papa Fran©isku dwar l-am-bjent, g˙alkemm kellha ˙afna elementi in-teressanti, il-knisja m'g˙andha l-ebdamandat minn Alla biex tippronunzja ru˙hadwar affarijiet xjentifiçi peress li m'hix es-perta tax-xjenza. “A˙na”, kompla jg˙id il-Kardinal, li f'dak

il-pronom personali kien preΩumibbilmentqed jinkludi lilu nnifsu, “nemmnu fl-awtonomija tax-xjenza.”1

Stqarrija b˙al din minn Kardinal tal-knisjahija sorprendenti g˙all-a˙˙ar, fuq ˙afna livelli.L-ençiklika2 tirreferi g˙al dak li qieg˙ed ji©ri madwar id-dinja,

li jinkludi l-impatt ambjentali tat-tni©©is, il-kultura tar-rimi u t-tibdil fil-klima, il-problema tal-aççess g˙all-ilma, u t-telfa tal-biodiversità.

Titkellem ukoll dwar kif qed ti©i affettwata l-umanità, inkluΩimmigrazzjoni, it-tnaqqis tal-kwalità tal-˙ajja, l-inugwaljanza ta'individwi u popli u l-in©ustizzja ta' pajjiΩi g˙onja li stag˙new fil-passat minn fuq dahar riΩorsi li ©ew minn pajjiΩi foqra filwaqt lijistennew lill-pajjiΩi foqra j˙allsu iktar milli jistg˙u biex jo˙or©umis-sitwazzjoni.F'˙afna postijiet, l-ençiklika tirreferi u taççetta l-pariri tax-xjenzati

u organizzazzjonijiet ekolo©içi. Tistqarr li l-Knisja ma tistax toffriopinjoni definittiva u li hemm veduti diver©enti anke fost l-esperti. Madankollu ti©bed l-attenzjoni g˙al sinjali li d-dinja qed tittar-

raf, b'˙afna diΩastri naturali u kriΩijiet soçjali u finanzjarji li majistg˙ux ji©u analizzati jew spjegati wa˙edhom.3

Il-Papa jkompli billi jag˙mel il-kaΩ bibbliku u nisrani ta' x'inhul-obbligu tal-bniedem biex i˙ares id-dinja b˙ala rigal ta' Alla ukif ing˙ata mandat biex jg˙ix minnha u jindukraha.4

L-ençiklika tirrimarka li ma nistg˙ux nistennew li s-suq jew it-teknolo©ija jsolvu l-problemi li qed no˙olqu a˙na stess. TeΩortanabiex in˙arsu l-impjiegi, id-diversità, l-etika, il-komunitajiet indi©eniu li meta nfittxu soluzzjonijiet g˙al kriΩijiet ambjentali n˙arsub'mod ˙olistiku wkoll lejn soluzzjonijiet g˙al kriΩijiet soçjali. Tinkora©©ina li nag˙tu kaΩ li n-nies ikollhom saqaf fuq rashom,

trasport adegwat, issaqsi jekk wasalniex biex ng˙ixu ˙ajjamg˙a©©la wisq fejn il-problemi n˙alluhom g˙all-©enerazzjoni ta'warajna.Fl-a˙˙ar, l-ençiklika tawgura li jintla˙aq kunsens bejn il-pajjiΩi

biex jissolvew problemi li huma kbar wisq g˙al pajjiΩ wie˙ed,b˙all-uΩu llum globalment mifrux ta' ener©ija minn sorsi ffos-silizzati. Ti©bed l-attenzjoni g˙ad-dikjarazzjoni ta' Rio fl-1992li n-nuqqas ta' çertezza xjentifika m'g˙andhiex tintuΩa b˙alaskuΩa biex soluzzjonijiet g˙al-˙sara ambjentali ji©i pospost.

Jien f'din l-ençiklika, ma rajt l-ebda pronunzja dwar affarijietxjentifiçi. Il-pronunzji saru u qed isiru minn xjenzjati u organiz-zazzjonijiet o˙ra.

Il-Papa, wara li jinnutahom, qieg˙ed juri li hemm obbligu tal-bniedem biex jie˙u azzjoni, u jekk hu nisrani, jag˙ti r-ra©unijietbibbliçi u l-prinçipji nsara g˙aliex g˙andu jag˙mel dan. Din hijapoΩizzjoni morali u politika, u mhux xjentifika.

Huwa interessanti li ninnutaw ta˙dita li ta l-Kardinal lill-Fon-dazzjoni fuq il-Politika tat-Tibdil tal-Klima, fil-katidral ta' West-minster f'Londra, fl-2011.5

Fiha mhux biss jistaqsi jekk ix-xjenza dwar it-tibdil tal-klimahijiex stabbilita u kemm hemm kunsens fuqha, imma jirribattihabilli jikkwota lill-matematiku Lonrenz dwar l-impossibilta' li tip-prevedi l-futur, lil diversi xjentisti li ma jiffurmawx parti minndan il-kunsens li ma jaççettawx l-immudellar bil-kompjuter li ji©ikkwotat, igerger li l-influwenzi tax-xemx u tal-vulkani majing˙atawx importanza, u jsemmi ˙afna u ˙afna inçertezzi o˙rabiex jitfa’ dubju fuq il-konkluΩjoni li l-bniedem huwa l-ka©untat-tibdil preΩenti fil-klima.Jien m'inix se nid˙ol fil-mertu, g˙ax dan mhux l-iskop tal-artiklu

tieg˙i. Imma l-intervent tal-Kardinal fl-2011, elokwenti, wiesg˙au mhux nieqes mill-interess, kien wie˙ed purament xjentifiku.Allura huwa l-Kardinal Pell biss, fil-Knisja Kattolika, li jista'jitkellem u jippronunzja ru˙u fuq is-su©©ett? Dakinhar ma kienxjemmen fl-awtonomija tax-xjenza? Din mhi xejn ˙lief ipokrisija.

Huwa diffiçli biex nifhem g˙alfejn xi ˙add bl-intelli©enza tal-Kardinal jasal li jg˙ajjar lis-superjur tieg˙i b'dak li jag˙mel hu. Forsi t-twe©iba qeg˙da f'paragrafu 217 tal-ençiklika, fejn il-Papa

jirrimarka li xi nsara devoti, bl-iskuΩa tar-realiΩmu u l-prag-matiΩmu, g˙andhom il-˙abta li jirredikolaw stqarrijiet ta' t˙assibdwar l-ambjent.

Dawn il-kliem japplikaw perfettament g˙all-gvern preΩenti Aw-straljan, immexxi mis-Sur Tony Abbott, li kemm ilu li tela' g˙amelminn kollox biex l-uΩu tas-sorsi ffossilizzati tal-ener©ija jitkomplau possibilment jitqawwa, u inaqqas l-investiment f'sorsi sostenibblital-ener©ija. Dan huwa l-oppost ta' dak li hemm fl-ençiklika.

B'kumbinazzjoni, il-Prim Ministru huwa ˙abib personali tal-Kardinal Pell. Forsi l-Eminenza ˙ass li kellu jaqbeΩ xi ftit g˙alih!

PerspettivaA version of this series inEnglish may be found inthe author's blog at: http://www.ivancauchi.blogspot.com

kitba ta’

IVAN

CAUCHI

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Referenzi

1. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7f429c28-2bc6-11e5acfbcbd2e1c81cca.html#axzz3iMYiWgeL, retrieved 10/8/20152. Encyclical Letter Laudato Si' - On Care For Our Common Home,Holy Father Francis, Holy See3. Ibid., para. 614. Ibid., para. 675. http://www.sydneycatholic.org/people/archbishop/adresses/2011//20111026_1463.shtml, retrieved 10/8/2015

Il-Kardinal Pell (xellug)f’laqg˙a mal-Papa Fran©isku

Il-Kardinal Pell u l-Ipokrisija

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Acrisp winter’s start for a visit to theBlue Mountains for very activeMaltese Seniors group from Fair-

field, in Sydney’s west that is sponsoredby The Maltese Community Council ofNSW.

The group was “blessed from above”with great weather for a wonderful day outvisiting the pretty village of Leura wherethey were able to browse through themany quaint little shops with their amaz-ing wares on display for all to enjoy. Next,the group went to Echo Point where theyenjoyed the spectacular views of The

Three Sisters and were eagerly joined fora photo shoot by visiting Japanese tourists. The seniors experienced some easy walks

through the bush paths where the wildlifeand native plants are so abundant. Ofcourse, all this activity promotes a healthyappetite and so on to lunch at the nearbyKatoomba RSL for a smorgasbord lunch. Afterwards the group headed for the Sce-

nic Railway that was an absolute delightto the seniors as most remembered bring-ing their families when many years before.

So much to see and do in this wonderfullocation. One lady told me “she felt like

she was on holiday”. How wonderful itwas for me to see these Maltese seniorstruly enjoying themselves and sharingtheir experiences with their friends.

I encourage all Maltese seniors in theSydney area to join their nearest group toexperience the many social benefits of be-longing to groups such as this one. (Note: This is a Welfare Service of theMaltese Community Council of NSW.Phone 0414 863 123 for more informa-tion.)

Marisa Previtera

Big DayOut for the NSWActive

MalteseSeniors!

Wedding Anniversary Mass at St Patrick’smarriage vows and other items.

Among those celebrating their50th Wedding Anniversary wereour correspondent from Victoria,Paul Vella and his wife Salvina,Lino and Helen Hammett, Victorand Carmen Casa, Morris andCarmen Spiteri and Charles andTilda Vassallo.

Maltese couple Jim and MaryDingli, of Springvale wereamong those celebrating their60th Wedding Anniversary.

Most of the couples also metArchbishop Hart personally out-side the Cathedral for a chat anda special blessing.

The Catholic Archdiocese ofMelbourne along with the

Life Marriage and Family Office,organised the annual Mass forcouples at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,East Melbourne who this year arecelebrating their 25th, 50th, 60thor 70th Wedding Anniversary.The Cathedral for the Mass cele-brated by the Archbishop of Mel-bourne, Denis Hart, DD wasfilled to the brim by couples thatwere celebrating one of these an-niversaries this year. In his homily, Archbishop Hart,

spoke of the importance of theunion in marriage to create a bet-ter familyand a bettersociety.

To remem-ber the occa-sion, each co-uple was thenp r e s e n t e dwith a specialpack that in-cluded a cer-tificate of theirMarriage An-niversary sig-ned by Arch-bishop Hart, aprayer book-mark, a re-newal of the

Paul and Salvina Vellawith Archbishop DenisHart (Photo by Lino Hammett)

Nine months after announcing it,and three months after finalisingthe agreement with the Gozo

Ministry, RS2 Software p.l.c inauguratedtheir €1 million invest in the form of newpremises in Xewkija, Gozo that willserve as an extension of the works andservices currently provided from itsMosta Office in Malta and create 100new jobs in Gozo over the next twoyears.

The new state of the art offices of thecompany, which employs 180 employ-ees at its Mosta-based facility, is a globalprovider of card payment services, ITconsultancy and related services to inter-national and domestic banks, serviceproviders, retailers and other financialorganisations. After more than 26 yearsin operation, RS2 has offices in Ger-many, USA, Brazil, Jordan and thePhilippines.As he inaugurated the new offices a few

days ago, Prime Minister Joseph Muscatsaid that thanks to the government’s ef-forts, Gozo is now becoming synony-mous with investment. He added that theGovernment wants quality work forGozo.

He also pointed out with pleasure thatthe film company behind the multi-mil-lion production, "By The Sea", had re-leased the official trailer that, even fromthe teaser, one could sense that the splen-dour of Gozo would travel the world. Hesaid that not only did Brangelina spendaround €20 million filming in Gozo, butthe movie would serve as a massive pro-motion for Gozo as a destination to visit.

The Minister for Gozo Dr Anton Re-falo on behalf of the Gozitan communitygave thanks to the investors, representedby the Chairman, Mr. Mario Schembri,and the Minister for Education and Em-ployment, Evarist Bartolo, for makingavailable the site for this new enterprise.

He said that the occasion was a cele-

bration of a new beginning for Gozo.“After long years of lack of investmentwe are happy to have changed that trendand we welcome the investment whichRS2 has decided to engage in Gozo.” Hehoped it would be a “beacon for other in-vestment ventures in the future.”He went on to say: “In the seventies we

saw the industrial estate flourish withlight manufacturing activities. Fortyyears later, our aim is to transform Gozointo a niche for service oriented eco-nomic activities. RS2 is a first for Gozooffering a service of global financialcards management.”Dr Refalo explained that the Govern-

ment has “optimistic plans for Gozo,”adding that some projects have startedthis year while others would materialisenext year and more are on the drawingboard.

He also mentioned the investment inservices through Barts Medical School.“Our aim is to maintain the beauty of theisland and to do our utmost to bring backthe youths we have lost over the yearsbecause of the lack of job opportunities.

“We want to reverse the trend of anageing population and rejuvenate Gozowith new economic activities which inturn will bring youth-related ancillaryservices,” concluded Dr Refalo.

Roundup of News About Malta

New national youth policy announced

New initiatives specifically targeting young peo-ple at risk of social exclusion – including those

with a disability, migrants and LGBT youths – is tobe developed under a new National Youth Policyjust announced.It will address all 13 to 30 year olds, and would be

implemented over the next six years. It is alsoaimed at supporting young people in “fulfillingtheir potential and aspirations” while encouragingtheir active participation in society.

Among its wide-ranging set of action plans, thepolicy includes the creation of new spaces foryoung people and youth organisations at local com-munity level and measures to enhance young peo-ple’s entrepreneurship prospects. It will also supportyoung people in areas such as health, sports and artsand culture.

Education Minister Evarist Bartolo expressed se-rious concern over the fact that some 1000 youngpeople who left school in 2014 – or 23 per cent ofthe total – are currently not in education, employ-ment or training (NEETs).

He said that nearly half as many young people asare entering university are simply doing nothingonce they leave school. “We cannot avoid askingwhy,” the minister said.

Parliamentary secretary for Youths and SportsChris Agius said that in implementing the new pol-icy, the focus would be on “tangible outcomes”, en-suring that all young people would benefit from thepolicy.

Gozo Channel said that during the weekcelebrating the feast of Santa Marija,

when most of the working places in Maltastart their summer shutdown, its ships carriedmore than 110,000 passengers between Maltaand Gozo, which is an increase of 40,000compared to the same period last year, prov-ing Gozo is a new Mecca for Maltese.Gozo Channel is reported saying that during

the week in question - Monday to Sunday -it made 400 crossing between the two sister

islands and carried about 30,000 vehicles.All the rooms in the nine hotels on the Gozo

island were fully booked, so to over 1,000other apartments, including farmhouses.

Beside that, some 1,200 tourists visitedGozo Sunday after the cruise liner Orianaberthed close to the island These figures prompted Gozo Minister Dr

Anton Refalo saying he believed thattourism in Gozo this year would once againprove to be very strong. (See also page 6)

Maltese Euros go 20%further

New €1m. investment willcreate 100 new jobs in Gozo

The results of a study conducted among a groupof 37 European countries, including the 28 EU

member states that has just published by Eurostatfound that when compared to those in other Euro-pean countries, shoppers in Malta get 20 per centmore goods and services with the Euros in theirpockets.A comparative analysis of purchasing power (how

much you can buy with your money) shows that abag of goods costing an average of €100 in the eu-rozone could be bought in Malta for €83. The samepurchase would cost €148 in Norway and just €48in Bulgaria. The euro area consists of Belgium, Germany, Es-

tonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus,Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Nether-lands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia andFinland.

RS2 Chairman, Mr. Mario Schembri (right)with the Prime Minister at the inauguration

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Gaia Cauchi (right) the 13-year-old whowon the Junior Eurovision Song Con-

test in 2013, has added another trophy to hermantle piece by winning New Wave Junior2015, one of Europe’s biggest singing con-tests for kids.

The 14th edition of the event was held infront of more than 10,000 spectators at theArtek Children’s Camp (on the Black Seain the town of Hurzuf in Crimea). WhenRussia 1 broadcasts the programme laterthis year, it’s estimated that more than 100million people will tune in.

Bulgaria’s Krisia Todorova, who finishedsecond at Junior Eurovision 2014, also fin-ished second at this year’s New Wave. A most satisfied Gaia said of her time in Rus-

sia where she competed with 14 other youngsingers: “I managed to make friends witheveryone. It’s a real competition between usbut there is no jealousy or resentment!”

As part of a “We Care More” initiative,Malta’s national carrier, Air Malta has

upgraded its range of products in both itseconomy and business classes. As the air-line is moving forward to meet the needsof contemporary travellers, it would begiving more choice to customers.

The upgrade to Air Malta’s new productrange follows the feedback and commentsreceived from its customers, with its CEOPhilip Micallef saying that the airline hasmade many product changes to offer cus-tomers more choice and flexibility.

Among the changes announced as from

September 1, it would be lowering its fareson all routes for travel - up to €54 in around trip on some routes. It has also re-introduced child and infants discounts,changed from a baggage weight conceptto the piece concept and increased luggageweight allowances.

Mr Micallef said that in contrast withwhat most carriers offer, its basic fare stillincludes a piece of 20kg luggage al-lowance and a snack.

Other improvements are aimed at cus-tomer experience and satisfaction and amore responsive website.

Air Malta launches new

“We care More” initiative

Roundup of News About MaltaMan critically

injured in'sword fight'

A52-year-old man from Gudja was se-riously injured when part of the cliff

in the area known as Ta˙t il-Fortizza inDelimara collapsed on his boat as he and

An 18-year-old youth was critically injured ina re-enactment incident when he was struck

with a sword while taking part in a duel in frontof guests during a scheduled daily tour of FortRinella. The victim was at the end of the swordin the duel with a 25-year-old. According to the Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna

chairman Mario Farrugia, the ‘fighters’had carried out the duel many times be-fore, but a mistake appears to have beenmade when the victim came in the path ofthe other fighter’s sword.

Mr Farrugia said that all re-enactors hadsome degree of bodily protection, includ-ing facemasks, but the extent of the pro-tection was limited for reasons of“authenticity”.The victim was taken to the IntensiveTreatment Unit and is now reportedly onthe way to recovery.

The police do no believe there was anymalicious intent behind the incident.

Gaia Cauchi wins New Wave

Junior 2015 contest in Russia

Rockfall from Delimara cliffsRockfall from Delimara cliffscritically injures Gudja man critically injures Gudja man

a 52-year-old woman were sailing by. Thewoman was also hospitalised for shock butshe was not injured.Other boaters who were in the vicinity andsaw the accident towed the couple intoMarsaxlokk, where they were given first aidby a medical team before they were even-tually transferred to Mater Dei Hospital.

Witnesses to the cliff face collapse saidthey saw a cloud of dust and boulders tum-bling down onto each other. At first theythought it was an earthquake,

In comments to the press, carbonate ge-ologist Dr Peter Gatt said the incident waspredictable and more rocks could fall inthe near future. He explained that there isa history of collapse in the Delimara areanot far from the new gas terminal.

But Enemalta said the new gas plant isabout 350m away from the location of theincident. They have been informed by Elec-trogas Malta, the consortium building thenew gas plant, that all necessary measureswere being taken to safeguard the plant ac-cording to international best practices.

Awoman who bit a policewoman aftershe was taken to a police station be-

cause she was drunk and disorderly washanded a seven-month jail term suspendedfor 18 months and fined her €5,000 A 21-year-old Czech woman living in St

Paul’s Bay who goes by the name ofBarbora Krizkova, pleaded guilty to as-saulting and resisting two police officersat a police station biting one of the womanofficers on the arm, slightly injuring herand to being drunk. She said she did notremember anything as she was drunk

Czech woman bites police

Il-Maltin, il-CCFu l-President

F’dawn l-a˙˙ar snin parti mill-˙idmatal-Presidenti ta’ Malta dejjem kienetli ja˙dmu favur dawk li huma fil-

bΩonn. Aktar ma jg˙addi Ω-Ωmien aktar bdewjag˙tu importanza lil din il-˙idma, u nistg˙ung˙idu li la˙qet il-quççata tag˙ha ta˙t il-Pres-ident preΩenti, l-ET Marie Louise ColeiroPreca li qed tag˙mel emfasi qawwija fuq il-˙tie©a li jsiru attivitajiet biex jin©abru l-fondi.

Hija tis˙aq dwar il- ˙tie©a tag˙hom biexjintlaqg˙u l-˙afna talbiet g˙all-g˙ajnuna lijsiru lill-Malta Community Chest Fund(MCCF), l-aktar minn nies li je˙tie©u xi kuraspeçjalizzata fosthom pazjenti li jintbag˙tug˙all-kura barra minn Malta u o˙rajn lije˙tie©u çerti mediçini speçjalizzati.

Attwalment il-Malta Community ChestFund jaf it-twelid tieg˙u sa minn meta Maltakienet g˙adha tiddependi sewwa mill-GvernIngliΩ u nistg˙u ng˙idu li l-og˙la personalita’tal-pajjiΩ kien g˙adu l-Gvernatur Ìenerali.Fil-fatt kien il- Gvernatur Ìenerali IngilΩ, SirRobert Laycock, li beda jorganizza l-AugustMoon Ball biex jin©abru l-fondi bl-iskop lijg˙inu lill-Malta Playing Fields Association(MPFA). L-ewwel Ballu sar fi tmiem il-˙am-sinijiet u issa l-attivita’ saret parti integralimill-kalendarju annwali.

Fi Ωmien l-a˙˙ar Gvernatur, Sir MauriceDorman kien hemm diversi istituzzjonijiet fi-lantropiçi li wrew ix-xewqa li l-fondi mi©-bura ma jibqg˙ux jing˙ataw dejjem lill-MPFA. Konsegwentement, Dorman, idde-çieda li jo˙loq Chest Fund fejn jitpo©©ew il-flus mi©bura mill-Ballu u l-flus bdewjitqassmu lil diversi organizzazzjonijiet u is-

tituzzjonijiet.Fi Ωmien l-ewwel President ta’ Malta,

Sir Anthony Mamo, il-fond ing˙ata l-isem ta’ Community Chest Fund.Baqa’ jΩomm l-istess kunçett ta’ qabelli mill-fond jgawdu g˙aqdiet u indi-vidwi fil-bΩonn. L-ewwel Presidenttal-Community Chest Fund kienet il-mara ta’ Sir Anthony, Lady Mamo li ©ietsegwita mis-Sinjura Buttigieg, meta b˙alaPresident ta’ Malta kien hemm Dr AntonButtigieg. Fi Ωmien il-Presidenza tas-Sinjorina Agatha

Barbara, saret bidla fl-istatut tal-fond biexissa l-President tar-Repubblika saret ukoll il-President ta’ dan il-fond, u minn dakinhar il-presidenza baqg˙et f’idejn min ikun Pre-sident tar-Repubblika.

MaΩ-Ωmien, il-Community Chest Funding˙ata l-isem kif nafuh illum - Il-MaltaCommunity Chest Fund.Sadanittant il-©bir ta’ flus g˙all-fond ma ba-

qax biss jiddependi mill-August Moon Ball,li g˙adu jsir kull sena, u anzi mis-sena l-o˙rabeda jsir ukoll f’G˙awdex, imma minn di-versi attivitajiet o˙ra, fosthom forsi l-akbarwa˙da dik tal-Istrina.

MaΩ-Ωmien il-Presidenti bdew jag˙tu aktarimportanza lill-fond. Bdew jiΩdiedu anke l-attivitajiet biex jin©abru l-flus u spinta qaw-wija ng˙atat mill-ex-President l-AvukatGeorge Abela. Issa l-President attwali qedtag˙mel kull sforz biex il-fond ikun jista’ila˙˙aq mat-talbiet kbar g˙all-g˙ajnuna lijid˙lu ta’ kuljum. Ta˙t MLCP l-fond sar fon-dazzjoni, u sa˙ansitra l-President Coleiro

Preca g˙all-ewwel darba waqfet uffiççju tal-fond f’G˙awdex.

Il-Malta Community Chest Fund huwa po-polari ˙afna. Dan jixhdu l-fatt tal-miljuni ta’Ewro li jin©abru mill-g˙otjiet ewlenin jag˙-mel il-poplu Malti, inkluΩ Maltin li jg˙ixubarra minn xtutna, kif ukoll id-diversi attivi-tajiet li jsiru minn organizzazzjonijiet u ndi-vidwi.

G˙alhekk wie˙ed jibqa’ sorpriΩ jara li fist˙arri© tal-©urnal The Times il-ma©©uranzata’ dawk li wie©bu g˙all-mistoqsija, Do youthink that the President of Malta should havea major role in the organisation of fund rais-ing activities?, wie©bu fin-negattiv.

Dan min˙abba li mhemmx dubju li s-suççess tal-fond jiddependi ˙afna mill-˙idmatal-President tal-istess fond. Attwalmentjekk wie˙ed i˙ares lura jara li dan il-fondirnexxielu jikber skond kemm ing˙ata mpor-tanza mill-Presidenti.Min-na˙a l-o˙ra wie˙ed irid jie˙u inkunsid-

erazzjoni x’fehem eΩatt min ivvota g˙all-fraΩi “major role”.

Bla dubju ta’ xejn wie˙ed jista’ jg˙id li bl-imbuttar tal-President preΩenti u dawk ta’ qa-bilha sar ©id immens fost dawk li humal-aktar fil-bΩonn.

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F’Malta u G˙awdex b˙alissaninsabu fl-aqwa tal-Festi ukul˙add jaf li kwaΩi l-aqwa

festi... fejn jid˙ol il-briju, tiΩjin,baned eçç, isiru propju fejn hemmaktar minn kaΩin wie˙ed tal-banda.

Sintendi fejn hemm aktar minnkaΩin wie˙ed aktarx li jkun hemmukoll piki kbar bejn il-partitarjitaΩ-Ωew© baned ... piki li jissa˙˙uu jis˙nu fil-jiem tal-festi, u li kul-tant, (g˙alkemm daΩ-Ωmien anqasmilli fl-antik), jispiççaw f’tg˙ajjirli mhux darba jew tnejn ankejwasslu g˙all-partitarji ta’ na˙ajew tal-o˙ra li ji©u fl-idejn.

Minn xi daqqiet, anke jekkhemm dawn il-piki, filwaqt tal-bΩonn ikun hemm fejn dawn il-piki jinqatg˙u u tirrenja l-g˙aqda.Hekk se˙˙ fil-Birgu fejn ftit ilu kienet qed ti©i ççelebrata l-festa ta’

San Lawrenz.

Minkejja li din il-festa ti©i fl-eqqel tas-sajf, dis-sena, ˙abta u sabtabeda tielg˙a l-ajru u deher biç-çar li kienet ©ejja wa˙da minn dawkil-maltempati li jafu jag˙mlu fl-eqqel tas-sajf.

Mhix sorpiΩa li malli l-partitarjital-festa ta’ San Lawrenz raw ix-xita ©ejja malajr bdew jag˙mluminn kollox ˙alli jΩarmaw it-tiΩjintal-festa biex kemm jista’ jkun je-vitaw li ti©ri ˙sara, kif ©ara,pereΩempju, fil-Óamrun

Kien hawn li ntwera çar kemmfilwaqt tal-bΩonn kul˙add kien lestli jag˙ti daqqa t’g˙id. Dan billi©emg˙a ta’ Ωg˙aΩag˙ li kienu fil-kaΩin Prince of Wales (li jie˙du˙sieb il-festa l-o˙ra tal-Birgu, dikta’ San Duminku) kienu pronting˙aqdu mal-hekk imsej˙a ‘rivali’tag˙hom biex it-tiΩjin kollu tne˙˙afi ftit f’˙akka t’g˙ajn. Hekk metanfet˙u bwieb is-sema t-tiΩjin, in-kluΩi statwi, bnadar, bandalori, eçç,

la˙qu tpo©©ew g˙all-kenn fejn ma tkunx tista’ ti©rilhom ˙sara.Ìesti b˙al dawn ta’ min jammirahom. Tal-inqas juru l-wiçç poΩittiv

tal-piki bejn il-kaΩini tal-baned.

FestiFesti u u pikipikiIl-Ìirbin jiççelebraw il-festa ta’ San Lawrenz

Ir-riΩultattal-ist˙arri©

Jg˙idu li avukat tajjeb jaf jinqeg˙dab’toqba fil-li©i biex idawwar

kawΩa favur il-klijent tieg˙u. U jidherli kull li©i g˙andha xi toqba. IΩda jid-her li mhux l-avukati biss jinqdew b’xitoqba fil-li©i g˙ax g˙add ta’ Maltinhuma kapaçissimi biex jaraw kifjirnexxielhom jisgiççaw minn çerti re-golamenti.

Dan hu rifless tajjeb f’dak li qedji©ri fit-tra©it bejn Malta u G˙awdex.Il-Kumpanija Gozo Channelg˙andha d-dritt esklussiv li tie˙u l-passi©©ieri minn Malta g˙alG˙awdex u viçi-versa. G˙alhekkg˙al Ωmien twil l-ebda biçça tal-ba˙ar li kienet i©©orr il-passi©ieri lititlaq minn Malta ma setg˙at torbotmal-moll tal-Im©arr u tniΩΩel jew it-tella’ passi©©ieri.Xi sidien privati ta’ laneç biex iduru

ma’ dan il-ftehim kienu jag˙mlu xivja©©i lejn portijiet o˙ra G˙awdxinbilli jidher li l-ftehim isemmi l-Porttal-Im©arr biss. Imma vja©©i b˙aldawn kienu rari, kemm min˙abba l-vja©© itwal li wie˙ed ried jag˙melg˙ax kemm Marsalforn kif ukol ix-Xlendi huma ak- tar bog˙od mill-portijiet Maltin milli l-Im©arr, iΩdawkoll g˙ax m’hemms façilitajiet fejnjista’ jitrakka u jniΩΩel in-nies bil-kumdita`.

IΩda dan l-a˙˙ar kien hemmmin xorta baqa’ jwassal in-nies mill-Im©arr G˙awdexg˙all-port taç-Çirkewwa u

portijiet o˙ra f’Malta billi nstab li l-ftehim kien isemmi biss lil Malta ulill-G˙awdex u mhux lil Kemmuna.Allura wie˙ed seta’ jitlaq minnG˙awdex g˙al Kemuna u minn hemmg˙al Malta bla ma jikser l-ebda ftehim.Malli xi add skopra din it-toqba fil-

ftehim, mall-ewwel beda j©orr il-passi©ieri mill-Im©arr g˙al Malta,iΩda biex ma ji©ix imwaqqaf mill-pulizija, beda jg˙addi Kemmuna... uminn wie˙ed saru tnejn, tlieta, eçç,eçç. Ing˙ad li dan it-tra©it qed jolqotsew id-d˙ul tal-Gozo Channel.

G˙al min ma jafx, minn jitla’ miç-Çirkewwa ma j˙allasx, imbag˙adi˙allas malli jirkeb il-vapur l-Im©arrbiexjer©a’ lura Malta.

Hawn fejn il-vja©©i li semmejt qedjolqtu l-bwiet tal-Gozo Channel...g˙ax dawk li ma jkunu ˙allsu xejnbiex minn Malta jitilg˙u G˙awdex,juΩaw il-vja©©i offruti minn diversibiççiet tal-ba˙ar li jg˙addu minn Ke-muna u allura l-Gozo Channel jkun©arr lil dawn in-nies ming˙ajr mada˙˙al xejn.

Dan jeffettwa sew il-finanzi tal-Gozo Channel, iΩda ma na˙sibx lidan qed jeffettwa daqs it-toqba lisabu g˙add ta’ Maltin li g˙alkemmjg˙ixu Malta, g˙andhom residenzawkoll f’G˙awdex. Anke jekk forsimhux il-familja kollha, dawn jirre©is-traw il-Karta tal-Identita` tag˙homfuq ir-residenza tag˙hom f’ G˙aw-dex. Hekk, awtomatikament jitqiesub˙ala residenti G˙awdxin.. tant lisa˙ansitra l-vot tag˙hom jo˙ro© fuqG˙awdex... u b˙ala residentiG˙awdxin igawdu wkoll minn tariffispeçjali u mra˙˙sa meta juΩaw il-Gozo Channel.Kif jg˙idu l-IngliΩi jg˙idu: rules are

meant to be broken. Imma kemm ua˙jar li ma tissugrax g˙ax tista’ tin-qabad, u minflok tara kif iddurmag˙hom, tgawdi xorta wa˙da!!!!

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Mix-xena tal-˙ajja Maltija 2

Spiççat il-Habs

F’Lulju li g˙adda l-inflazzjoni f’Malta Ωdie-det g˙al 1.2 fil-mija bil-Eurostat tg˙id li

b’din ir-rata Malta kellha l-akbar Ωieda fl-in-flazzjoni f’Lulju minn fost il-pajjiΩi taΩ-ΩonaEwro, bi ftit aktar mill-Awstrija u l-Bel©ju likellhom 1.1% u 0.9% rispettivament.B˙ala medja l-pajjiΩi taΩ-Ωona Ewro kellhom

medja baxxa ta’ inflazzjoni, ta’ 0.2%. Kienhemm 15-il pajjiΩ tal-UE li wrew tnaqqis,tmien pajjiΩi kellhom Ωieda, u erba’ pajjiΩi o˙rajibqg˙u bl-istess rata ta’ Ìunju

Mhux l-ewwel u lanqas se jkun l-a˙˙ar darba libarranin spiççaw fil-˙abs f’Malta. Imma dawn

iΩ-Ωew© kaΩi juru çar kemm in-nuqqas ta’ ˙siebspeçjalment fejn jid˙lu l-flus jistg˙u jwasslu biexdak li jkun li jwettaq reati.L-ewwel ˙aΩ hu ta’ mara Rumena – Tita Buidescu

(stampa ta˙t) – li g˙andha 76 sena. Ìiet Malta biextara lin-neputi tag˙ha li ja˙dem f’pajjiΩna. Xtrat bil-jett one way... u l-ftit flus li kellha flok nefqithombiex tmantni lilha nnifisha, ˙liethom fit-tipjip.Marret iddur il-˙wienet tas-Sliema u t-tentazzjoni

g˙elbitha. SerqetΩew© t-shirts unqabdet. Sar rapportlill-pulizija, u minke-jja li n-neputi tag˙ha˙allashom, xortaspiç- çat il-Qorti.

Lill-pulizija qaltil-hom li ma kelliexflus biex tmantnililha nnifisha uriedet tmur lura pa-jjiΩha. In-neputi qal likien se jixtrilha bil-jett tal-ajru.

Imma l-Ma©istrat,Consuelo Scerri Her-rera ˙asbitha xort’-o˙ra. Qalet li matridx nies jittallbu fit-toroq. Il-Ma©istratsostniet: “Jekkm’g˙andhiex mezzibiex issostni lilhannifisha, tista' tis-tenna fil-˙abs sa-kemm jinxtara l-bil-jett tal-ajru. Jekk hikapaçi tisraq, kapaçiwkoll tmur il-˙abs.”

G˙alkemm im-bag˙ad min-na˙a l-o˙ra aççettat it-talbabiex il-Qorti turi˙niena mal-mara ukkundannata xahar˙abs, li huwa l-min-imu possibbli ta'dak li tipprovdi l-li©i.

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Il-Port tal-Im©arrf’G˙awdex bil-va-puri tal-Gozo Chan-nel lesti ˙alli j©orrul-passi©©ieri

Boats being turned back

Victorian Liberal backbencher TonySmith has been elected as the newSpeaker of the House of Represen-

tatives, the 30th. The new Speaker was se-lected by lower house Liberal MPs in asecret ballot a week after the resignationof Bronwyn Bishop. Before entering Federal Parliament Tony

Smith was a staffer to former TreasurerPeter Costello. He entered the lowerhouse representing the seat of Casey in2001 and served as parliamentary secre-tary to the Prime Minister in the HowardGovernment. Tony Smith arrived in Parliament House

in mid-1990 as Peter Costello’s press sec-retary, later the then Treasurer made himhis senior advisor.Tony Smith battled it out with fellow Vic-

torian backbencher Russell Broadbent,South Australian MP Andrew Southcottand Queenslander Ross Vasta. Mr. Smithwon the final stage of the eliminationprocess against Russell Broadbent 51 to 22.

Unlike his predecessor, Mr. Smith hasconfirmed he will remove himself from

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We have a new Speaker

The new Speaker,the 30th of the Houseof Representatives

party room tactics while he holds the posi-tion. “I will not be attending weekly partymeetings,” Mr. Smith told Parliament. “It'smy view that the Speaker should not onlybe, but also seen to be, independent of thepartisan day-to-day fray.” He said the deci-

sion was both sym-bolic and practical.

After weeks offurore surroundingher grandiose use oft axpaye r s - fundedtravel perks, BronwynBishop the Speaker ofthe Federal Parlia-ment resigned whilethe PM Tony Abbottunveiled a sweepingreview into MPs' enti-tlements, saying anew system would re-store public trust.

Mrs. Bishop andPeter Slipper are the

two speakers of the Australian House ofRepresentatives to be forced to resign indisgrace.

Bronwyn Kathleen Bishop was the 29thSpeaker of the House of Representativesbetween November 2013 and August2015. She was born in 1942. Elected as a Senator in 1987, she was the

first woman president of the Liberal PartyNSW Branch. She became the Member ofMackellar in the lower house in 1994.Served as well as Minister of Defence andMinister for Aged Care.

In Parliament, the Prime Minister saidthat the former speaker served with dis-tinction for over 30 years “she has been awarrior for the causes that she believedin”. He quoted John Howard: “politics ishard and unforgiving business but it isamongst the highest and noble forms ofpublic service”.Bronwyn Bishop gained attention for her

imbalance in booting MPs out of Parlia-ment: 393 from Labor and seven from theCoalition.

Under the Abbott government, 630 asy-lum seekers and 20 boats have been

turned back, including a group that was re-turned to Vietnam last month. It was a rearstatement by Peter Dutton the ImmigrationMinister of usually secret details of “on-water operations”. A boat containing 157 Tamil asylum seek-

ers arrived in June last year. There is nodoubt that the turn-back policy of the Ab-bott Government, described as cruel by crit-ics, has dramatically stemmed the flow ofasylum seekers boats headed to Australia.

Former Speaker Bishop Bronwyn

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Australia since September 1971, cov-ering a 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) course.The event is a "fun run" as well as arace, attracting both competitive run-ners and community participants whocan choose to run or to walk.

The event this year, the 45th time,held on a deliriously sunny day at-

tracted more than 80,000 entrantswho started in staggered groups basedon previous running times and earlyentry.

The event raises more than $4 mil-lion for charity. Even Prime MinisterTony Abbott took part finishing in 80minutes. Brad Milosevic finishedfirst male in 42.15 and Casandra Fienfirst female in 46.39 minutes.

Before he heads to Malta for theCHOGM, Prime Minister Tony Ab-

bott will attend the United Nations Cli-mate Change Conference to be held inLe Bourget Paris, France from Novem-ber 30 to December 11. The confer-ence’s objective is to achieve a legally

binding and universal agreement onclimate, from all the nations of theworld.

The government decided it wouldhalve its emissions per person over thenext 15 years under a long-awaited cli-mate change pledge. It predicts will cutharmful greenhouse gas emissions with-out sacrificing the economy.

It will reduce the amount of green-house gas released into the atmosphereby 26-28 per cent by 2030, based on2005 levels.

Mr. Abbott said the government wasfocused on growth and jobs, and thepledge was a “good, solid, economi-

cally responsible, environmentally re-sponsible target”. Environment Minister Greg Hunt said

the target showed “we do the rightthing by the planet and we also do theright thing by families who are con-cerned by cost-of-living pressures andpower prices”.

Labor Leader Bill Shorten said thegovernment was trying to “drag Aus-tralia backwards on climate change”and it must demonstrate how the targetwas consistent with the 2-degree warm-ing scenario. Australia is among theworst greenhouse gas polluters percapita in the Western World.

Since January 166,700 extra Australians have beenput into work, giving the Abbott government areasonable chance of fulfilling its commitment tocreate one million new jobs in its first five years.

There was a pickup in the market for the firsttime since 2013 as new employment figures re-leased by the Bureau of Statistics show both em-ployment and unemployment climbing. In thethree months to July Australia’s unemploymentrose from 6 to 6.3 percent.

The number of Australians out of work rose to87,500. The clue to making sense of the apparentcontradiction is an increase in the number of Aus-tralians changing their status from “not in labourforce to unemployed”. Australia’s three biggest states were responsible

for almost all of the employment growth sinceJanuary, with NSW gaining 113,500 jobs, Victoria27.300 and Queensland 22.600. Elsewhere em-ployment gains have been modest or negative.

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Australia has the world’s largest known ura-nium resources - 31% of the world’s total. Itis a significant player in the industry withenough mining to be the world’s third biggestproducer of the nuclear fuel.

Uranium has been mined here since 1954. Ithas three mines, two in South Australia andone in the Northern Territory. Its production isall exported and comprises about 35% of thecountry's energy exports in thermal terms.

However, the Industry remains small com-pared with gold, copper and coal, and accord-ing to Peter Ker of the SMH, it has endured asevere downturn over the past four years.

Uranium became fashionable in investmentcircles between 2004 and 2008 as awarenessof climate change led many to speculate thatnuclear power could be large-scale, centralisesource of electricity free of carbon emissions.

Australia uses no nuclear power, but withhigh reliance on coal any likely carbon con-straints on electricity generation will make ita strong possibility.

This year the South Australian governmentset up a royal commission into the potential fornuclear power.

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Maltese-born Australian singer,songwriter, and saxophonistJoe Vincent Camilleri, known

for his work with Jo Jo Zep & The Fal-cons, was born on May 21, 1948. Hewas one of ten children and his familymoved from Malta to Australia whenhe was a toddler at the age of two.

He has recorded as a solo artist andas a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Fal-cons and The Black Sorrows.

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons' highestcharting single was "Hit & Run" fromJune 1979, which peaked at #12; Jo JoZep's "Taxi Mary" peaked at No. 11 inSeptember 1982, and The Black Sor-rows top single, "Chained to theWheel", that peaked at No. 9 in March1989.

Joe Camilleri has been rocking thepubs and clubs of Australia for morethan four decades, as well as makingclose to 30 CDs and producing count-less more. He has produced recordsfor The Sports, Jo Jo Zep & The Fal-cons, Paul Kelly & the Dots, The BlackSorrows, Renée Geyer and Ross Wil-son. Australian music journalist, IanMcFarlane, described him as "one ofthe most genuinely talented figures inAustralian music".As a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Fal-

cons, Camilleri was inducted into theAustralian Recording Industry Asso-ciation (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2007.

Joe Camilleri grew up in Port Mel-bourne and listened to rock music onthe radio. His mother called him Zepand he became known as Jo Zep. Hebegan his music career in 1964.

The Maltese born musician who vis-ited Malta on a number of occasions,was featured recently in the SMH

Good Weekend when Bernadette Clo-hesy interviewed him and his partnerAngela Clark.Angela 48 years, a jewellery-designer

and Joe are now a couple.They met five years ago butdecided not to live together.

Angela explains that Joecomes from a large Maltesefamily of 10 children. He isthe third-eldest sibling, whileshe came from a family offour who are particularlyclose. She loves how close

Joe’s family are. They all get togetheroften and, if Joe is working she visitsthem without him. They love her andare really glad to see their big brotherhappy. Joe Camilleri has a big family himself

now; he has five children aged be-tween 38 and four. Joe has been mar-ried twice, the first time when he wasvery young. His second wife is themother of his three adult children.

Angeladoes not ag-ree that Joeis obsessedwith wom-en; “he isactually ve-ry respect-ful, he waswild in hisy o u n g e rdays, butthat is all inthe past.

“He’s nev-er been aheavy drin-ker”.The wo-men who

come up to him after the showdo not worry Angela at all, “Iam the one who goes homewith him”.

“He will not marry me,” shesays laughing. She adds thatit is the happiest both of themhave been for a long time. It’san easy relationship that wasbuilt firstly on friendship.

At the same interview JoeCamilleri talks about how he

started work at twelve-and-a- half inan abattoir so he knows what hardwork is and what it is like to struggle.He says that the first time he laid eyeson Angela, it was a nice experience.She was beautiful and very bubbly,“there is a spirit there that you can’thelp being attracted to.

“We are both silver foxes, so weknow what it is like to be in a relation-ship that has faced difficulties. I am re-ally set in my ways”. Joe is not surewhy his relationship with Angelaworks, “No one else laugh at my jokes,she makes you feel that you’re themost important person in the room.”

A feature length DVD Music Docu-mentary about Joe, titled Joe Camilleri:Australia's Maltese Falcon, traces hisMaltese background and the rise fromJo Jo Zep and The Falcons to The BlackSorrows through to present day,which includes the making of TheBlack Sorrows' stunning collectors edi-tion of Crooked Little Thoughts 3CD,78 page book set. The Maltese community in Australia

are indeed proud of this highly tal-ented musician, more so, because heacknowledges his ancestry.

Joe and Angela,indeed a veryhappy couple

The cover of theDVD Music Doc-umentary aboutJoe Camilleri

The love and life of Jo Jo Zep - a talented musician

18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 18, 2015

Biex tikteb Malti tajjebIl-Partiçelli (Tieni parti)

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In response to a number of inquiries, The Voice of the Maltese wishes to advice that we cannow supply hard copies in colour of our magazine to our readers at a price. So anybody in-terested in acquiring copies of the magazine can communicate with us personally or byemail to: maltesevoice@gmail.com. The magazine can also be delivered by post. As the costof postage varies one is kindly requested to get in touch with us to work out the details.

Readers can now request a printed copy of The Voice

Illum nittrattawil-bqija tar-regoli(sebg˙a) fil-lez-zjo-ni dwar Il-Partiçelli.

7. Qabel ma ˙ar©u r-regoli l-©oddaminn min ©ie mog˙ti l-inkarigu li“jtejjeb” il-mod kif jinkitbu çertikiem, ken jing˙ad li kien ikuna˙jar li kieku ma’, ta’, sa, ©o, ta’,dan, u. din, ma jing˙aqdux ma’l-artiklu meta ja˙btu quddiemkelma li tibda b’vokali. Ez.: ma’ l-art minflok mal-art; ta’ l-orfni floktal-orfni. Imm’issa dawn qed ji©umeqjusa b˙la l-mod kif ghandhomisiru.

8. Bil- u fil- quddiem kelma li tibdab’vokali jsiru bl- u fl-. EΩ.: bl-arlo©©, fl-ajru’.

9. Quddiem kliem li jibda b’ittriXemxin l-artiklu tl-Partiçella jit-biddel fl-ewwel ittra tal-kelma.EΩ.: maz-ziju minflok mal-ziju; fid-

dar flok fil-dar.

10. Niktbu lil, g˙al, b˙al, qud-diem kelma li ma ti˙ux l-artiklu. EΩ.:lil Karmnu, g˙al ˙ija, b˙al kul˙add.

11. Niktbu lill-, g˙all-, b˙all-quddiem kelma li tie˙u l-artiklu.EΩ.: lill-˙addiem, g˙all-Italja, b˙all-g˙asafar.

12. Partiçella lil tista’ titqassam f’:a) ‘il meta ta˙bat bejn Ωew© kon-

snanti. EΩ.: rajt ‘il ˙uk; smajt ‘il ˙ija jibki.

b) ‘l meta l-kelma ta’ qabilhatispiçça b’vokali jew dik ta’ warajhatibda b’vokali.EΩ.: tlat ‘l Alla; ktibna ‘l sie˙bek.

13. Il-Partiçella lill- titqassar f’:a) ‘il meta ta˙bar bejn Ωew© kon-

sonanti. EΩ.: sajja˙t ‘il-bidwi.b) ‘l meta l-kelma ta’ qabilha

tispiçça b’vokali jew dik ta’ warajhatibda b’vokali.

EΩ.: sejja˙na ‘l-˙abib; staqsejt ‘l-armla.

Dawn taf xi jfissru?Matmura

Nom mimmat li jfisser postta˙t l-art fejn jin˙aΩen il-qam˙ u affarijiet o˙ra tal-ikel.

L-isem ©ej minn Matmatali huwa post fejn tg˙ix ko-munita` ta’ bdiewa lijg˙ixu fi djar sempliçim˙affra ta˙t l-art. Hemmhuma wkoll ja˙Ωnu kull tip

ta’ ikel.

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Lbieba

Il-qalba jew il-parti r-ratba ta’ ©ewwa tal-˙obΩ. Óafna Maltinjirreferu g˙aliha b˙ala‘il-bieba’. Hawn min limill-˙obΩa kollha jip-preferi jiekol lilha ujwarrab il-qoxra. G˙alo˙rajn l-isba˙ tal-˙obΩa Maltija hi l-qoxra tqarmeç

Glata

Din hija skorça rqiqa ta’ sil© li tiksi l-uçuh tar-raba’ meta jkun lejl ta’ kes˙akbira. Din tag˙mel ˙sara kbira lill-pro-dotti miΩrug˙a tal-g˙alqa. Tfisser ukollmarda tal-pjanti ka©unata mill-moffa.

Din tirreferi g˙al min hu kwiet ˙afna u matantx jitkellem.G˙alhekk meta ng˙idu kutuKutu

kutu, qrunu f’butu nkunu qed nirreferu g˙al xi ˙add kwietjew sieket iΩda li jkun jaf jew qed ifixkel minn ta˙t.

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20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 18, 2015

Our Lady of Victories Parish will be holding aParish Feast Dinner Dance. We hope that you, yourfamily and friends can join us on what promises tobe a most enjoyable evening.OUR LADY OF VICTORIES, HORSLEY PARK 

PARISH FEAST DINNER DANCE

to be held at 

MANDAVILLA FUNCTION CENTRE(The Horsley Drive, Horsley Park)

On Saturday September 5 at 7.00 p.m.

Cost: Adults $65 per person; Children 3-10 yrs $45

Price includes 3-course meal, antipasto, pastizzi, beer, wine, soft drinks, tea/coffee

Raffle & Lucky door prizes.Entertainment by Charlie Muscat and Joe

Xuereb

Make up a table of 10 or more on your own.Book early as seating is limited.

For bookings contact: Mario Bartolo:0432886946; Parish Officer: 96201242

Our Parish Feast will be celebrated on September 20thHope to see you all there for a community celebration

The Maltese Guild of SA IncThe Maltese Guild of SA IncCordially Invites You to

THE MALTA NATIONAL DAY

Dinner DanceSATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12

(Entry Start at 6.30pm, 7pm to 12.00am)

Sponsored By BASETEC SERVICES Pty. Ltd. At the Sicilian Function Centre 45A O.G. Road KLEMZIG 5023

Entertainment by: OUR GOOD FRIENDS “THE GODFATHERS” FROM ADELAIDE

Featuring our Local Maltese Singer Stacey SalibaAttendees to be seated in the Hall from 6.30pm

Catering by The Sicilian Club includes: 4-course dinnerwith drinks: beer, wine and soft drinks included in Price

Price: Financial Members $55, Non Members $65

For bookings or any information phone: OurOffice on Tuesday’s only from 9am to 2.45pmon 8243 0860; the President: Joe Briffa: 8254

6988/Mob 0421 791 327; v/president MaryCraus: 8281 2329/Mob 0420 699 617; Secre-tary Rita Bornhoeft: 8248 1008/Mob 0401 860

632, or anyone from the Guild’s Committee.

Community NewsCommunity News

Il-Festa tal-Vitorja: mill-Fathers MaltinIl-Komunita` Maltija hija mistiedna g˙all-festa tradizzjonali tal-Vitorja

(li ilha ssir 51 sena), nhar il-Hadd 13 ta’ Settembru.Fis-2.30 pm tibda l-purcissjoni u ssir il-quddiesa fil-Katidral ta’ St

Mary’s College Street Sydney. Predikattur: Fr Noel Bianco MSSP.

Ejjew u ©ibu mag˙kom il-bnadar jew standardi tal-g˙aqda tag˙komIl-familji li g˙andom xi tfal jew Ωg˙aΩag˙ li jkunu jrridu jilbsu kostum

Malti jew tal-preçett, biex jie˙du sehem fil-purçissjoni jçemplu lil Antoinette Mascari 9899 1938 jew 0438 639 986.

Tarcisio Micallef MSSP (Chaplain g˙all-Komunita` Maltija fl-arcidjocesi ta’ Sydney)

Maltese Cultural Association of NSW Inc.

Presents an afternoon of entertainment showcasing our top

Young Maltese Talent in ConcertJames Cassar, Stacey Saliba, Martin Vella, Alee,

Emmanuel & Miriam, and Dianne Camilleri.Wentworthville Leagues Club on Sunday Wentworthville Leagues Club on Sunday

August 30 at 2.00 p.m.August 30 at 2.00 p.m.Tickets: Adults $15; Children U/14: $10.

For bookings contact: Jim Borg: 9636 7767; Doris Caruana: 9636 2295;

Charles N. Mifsud: 0421 662 298Proudly sponsored by:

Wentworthville Leagues Club and

The Voice is not just a news portal; We comment,..... We get your message across... We fight for your

rights...... We believe in freedom of expression... and We are read in the right places.

Announcing the establishment ofA NEW Maltese Social Support GroupIn the Shellharbour Local Government AreaFor older people over the age of 65 years

The Multicultural Communities Council of Illawarra Inc is proud toannounce that a new Multicultural Social Support Group for olderpeople from Maltese backgrounds, living in the Shellharbour LGA,will commence on the 5th of August.

The Maltese Social Support Group is supported by the AustralianGovernment Department of Social Services under the Common-wealth Home Support Program. A number of activities will be organ-ised for the group including;

u Morning tea and lunch from different culturesuSocial activities including local and regional events, festival and

activitiesuDay outings and excursion of your choiceu Cultural arts activities and eventsuGentle exercise and physical activities to assist with health and

wellbeingu Be kept up- to- date with Community Guest Speakers who will

present various topics which promote healthy ageingu Individual support and other lifestyle and leisure activitiesu Transport to and from the centre if neededu Assist clients with Referrals and accessing MY Aged Care Con-

tact Centre

We welcome our members of Shellharbour to join in and be partof this exciting new group

The new programme begins: Wednesday from 9:30 am to 1:30 pmat Oak Flats Neighbourhood Centre 44 Fisher Street, Oak Flats

For further information on how you can become a member of thegroup contact: MCCI Head office on 02 4229 7566 or Daiana on

0402 165 014, or the MY Aged Care Call Centre on 1800 200 422.The programme commenced on August 5

If you have a story to tell that you believecould make interesting reading and youwould like to share it with The Voice of theMaltese readership, get in touch with us byemail at: maltesevoice@gmail.com

Share it with the readers

Community NewsCommunity NewsThe Xag˙ra Association of NSW Inc.

INVITES YOU TO :

Tal-Vitoria Dinner DanceGues of honour: Rev. Mons. Carmelo Refalo

(Archpriest of Xag˙ra)Date: Saturday September 19

Time: 6.30 pm onwards. Venue: Balmoral Function Centre 47-49 Balmoral Rd., BLACKTOWN

Food: 5-Course Meal, beer, wine & soft drinks Entertainment: Roc-A-Tac & Giuseppe Verdi Brass Band

Contact:Josephine/Ray: 9627 4182, Mob: 0439 974 182

M'Anne Teuma: 9627 4641

Teachers Wanted(Paid positions)

MALTESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF NSW

Classes are available for students from 6 years to adults at all levels of ability in theMaltese language. We have trained and experienced teachers qualified in

language teaching and with Maltese study credentials. Learn the Maltese language,the culture, lifestyle, cuisine, traditions and about the amazing history of the island.

Classes at: HORSLEY PARK - SEVEN HILLS - LUDDENHAM For more information and enquiries Call Mary on 9601 2189

Or email: malteselanguageschoolnsw@hotmail.com

Supported by the Minister of Education and Training and the NSW Community Languages Schools Programme.Member of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools of NSW; Member of the Federation of

Maltese Language Schools of Australia; Supported by 16 Maltese associations affiliated with the MCCof NSW. The Maltese Language School of NSW is a Not-For-Profit organisation.

A Division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc.

Fuq Radju Malta (www.pbs.com.mt) kull nhar ta’ Tlieta fil-5.00 p.m. TippreΩenta Josephine Zammit Cordina

METD CommitteeAre holding the

Maltese Elderly Thanksgiving Day 22nd Anniversary Luncheon

on Wednesday October 7Venue: St Stephen Serbian Orthodox Church HallCorner of Woodstock Ave & Hyatts Rd Plumpton

Start time: 9.00 a.m. – Finish 3.00 p.m.We start the day with morning tea, followed by Mass

A special lunch and dessert will be served and live entertainmentWill be provided by well-known Maltese entertainers till 3.00 p.m.Donation: Frail Senior – FREE, Carer - $25, Active Senior - $45Contact: Doris Pocock 0419 420 915, Lina Magro 9629 4046,

Maria Cilia 0431 800 720, Maggie Vella 9621 3125Our Elderly are forever grateful for this very special day.

Tuesday August 18, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 21

Holroyd Veterans ofWorld War One Exbibition

to commemorate the ANZAC’s at theMaltese Community Council of NSW

Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre,59b Franklin Street, Mays Hill

(next to Parramatta West Public School)

September 5 and 6from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.

Open days at the Centre to coincide withMalta National Day (8th September)

Contact Emanuel Camilleri 0409 744 376

Programme for the Festatal-Vitorja at Greystanes

(50th Anniversary)

Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Friday September 25:Triduum of the Festa to be led by special visitor Mons Carmelo Re-falo, Archpriest of Xaghra, Gozo: 6.30pm: Rosary; 7.00pm: Mass.

Saturday, September 26: 9.45am: Confessions. 6.00pm: SolemnConcelebrated Mass in English with Maltese hymns. Principal Celebrant, Fr

Paul Marshall, Parish Priest, accompanied by Fr Suresh Kumar, Mons.Carmelo Refalo, Fr Simon Cachia and Fr Paul Cahill O.Carm. At the con-

clusion of the Mass the Rosary will be recited and Benediction will be given.

Sunday, September 27: 3.30pm: Solemn Concelebrated Mass byMons. Carmelo Refalo, accompanied by Fr Paul Marshall, Fr SureshKumar, Fr Simon Cachia, Fr Tarcisio Micallef mssp, Fr Benedict Santmssp and Fr Noel Bianco mssp. Mons. Carmelo Refalo will deliver the Panegyric. During Mass Joe Galea will sing hymns in Maltese.

The procession, accompanied by the statue of Our Lady of Victories anddevotees takes place at the conclusion of the Mass. Our Lady Queen of

Peace Maltese Band will take part in the procession.

6.00pm: First musical program by Our Lady Queen of Peace Maltese Band.7.00pm: Second musical program by Our Lady Queen of Peace Maltese Band.

8.30pm: Fireworks display.

The Maltese Community Council ofNSW is conducting a computer class at

Maltese Resource Centre 59b Franklin Street, Mays Hill 2145NSW every Friday between 10.00

a.m. and 12.00 For more information contact Em.

Camilleri: 0409 744 376

Computer Class for the Elderly

22 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 18, 2015

Past Pupils & Friends of Don Bosco (NSW)

Sunday August 30: A 45km cruise onthe Hawkesbury River, including a one-

hour stopover at Bobbin Head.Mini-bus leaves Wenty Leagues Club at9.30am; Returns 5.00-5.30 pm same place.

For more information contact JoeGalea on 0415 477 254 or 4332 2165

-----------------------------Saturday October 24: 28th Annual Dinner

Dance at Mandavilla Function Centre1788 The Horsley Drive Horsley Park

from 7pm Music by Joe Apap. Dress: semi formalFor booking: Marlene: 02 9631 9295

Tinteressak il-kitba?

Trid tirreklama?

FRIENDS OF PROVIDENCE HOUSE NSWANNOUNCES: 18 Day Fly – Cruise – Stay

– Tour commencing September 19, Vis-iting Perth – Bali – Thailand – Malaysia –

Singapore.Fantastic Tour – Great value – All inclu-

sive from $3650 p/pProceeds donated to:

Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Malta.For brochure or bookings call Jim Borg on (02) 9636 7767.

Note: Donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenzacan be made in Australia at any Common-

wealth Bank. A/C Name: Friends of Providence House

NSW BSB: 062 416 A/C No. 10199448This will save you the normal bank fees.

Please supply name and address so an acknowledgement

can be issued.Proudly supported by:

Cnr Main & Campbell Sts, Blacktown. Contact George Vella Tel (02) 9622 7799

Community NewsCommunity News

How can we, as parents and grandpar-ents hear more about these issues, havethem explained to us in simple terms?Maltese Welfare NSW Inc.Once again is here to support and

guide you through these challenging times.

Wednesday September 2 from 7.30 p.m.

San Gorg Preca Hall at our LadyQQueen of Peace Church

Old Prospect Rd, Greystanes NSW 2145Ms Colleen Nicholas Dip. Couns.

MACA, MAIPCfrom Connection Counselling will guideus through during another of our infor-

mation nights.Free Entrance. All welcome. Tea & Cof-

fee served

St Helena Maltese/Aust. SCAUGUST 21: (Friday): 7.30 p.m.: Mass inEnglish by Fr. Edwin Agius mmsp at Croa-tian Catholic Church, Fitzgerald Rd,Ardeer. Later refreshments in the Hallwhile the Maltese United Brass Band willentertain with lively marches.

AUGUST 22: (Saturday): Gala DinnerDance at Melrose Receptions, Tullamarine,the VIBES Band in attendance and the KA-TOOMBA DANCERS will perform aspectacular show followed by the MalteseUnited Brass Band.

AUGUST 23: (Sunday): 3.p.m.: Mass at

the Croatian Catholic Chu-rch at Ardeer Celebrated byBishop Hilton Deakin andthree Maltese Priests, fol-lowed by the Benediction and the Procession.

After the Procession there will be a hugeFireworks Display, to be followed at thehall with a spectacular show featuring THEVINCENTS, who will entertain everyonewith 50’s, 60’s, 70’s Rock & Roll music.During breaks DJ DOMINIC will entertain.

For more information phone Victor on 041299 13 25 or Mary Abdilla on 03 (9370 51 64)

35th Anniversary: Programme forthe feast of St Helena Melbourne

You may be wonderinghow you can be assisted

when it comes to:

Fiducian Financial Services PTY Ltd ABB 46094 765

134 AFSL and Australian Credit LKicence 23110

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On SBS RadioDay Time Analogue and Digital

Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2To tune into digital radio you need a re-ceiver or device with a DAB+ chip. Tuningin is by station name not frequency. Digitalradio can also be heard via digital TV.SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38.The radio programmes can be accessed on-line (live or catch up) atsbs.com.au/maltese and via mobile phone,using the SBS Radio app. For televisionnews from Malta - SBS 2 TV on Thurs-days and Sundays at 8am.

Maltese Radio ProgrammesMELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or onwww.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5pm, Fridays5pm, Saturdays 10am.; Last Wednesday eachmonth at 1pm.MELBOURNE on 98.9 North West FM, eachFriday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter EmmanuelBrincat.MELBOURNE: STEREO 974 (93180930):97.4FM Wed (Maltese Magazine) & Thursday(Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator –Ray AnastasiIn SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radio pro-grammes on 2GLF FM 89.3. Saturdays 6 to 8a.m. Martese Caruana presents NostalgiaMusic; Sundays from 10.00 - 11.00 am: Il -naMaltin. Both available on demand. Followsame procedure as for MCC programmes, exceptselect programe in reference.In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Programon 4EB on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays4.15pm to 5.15pmUNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) tune in tolink: www.unclesamdj.com

The SBS MALTESE NEWS L-A˙barijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBS2

VIVA MALTAVIVA MALTA on COAST FM 96.3Community Radio in Gosford Central

NSW. Aired every fortnight from 6 pm -7 pm (Next is August 27).

Presenter: Nathalie Gatt. Web streaming on: www.coastfm.org.au.

Isma’ l-programm tar-radjubil-Malti mill-Kunsill Maltita’ NSW minn fuq l-istaz-

zjon 2GLF 89.3FM.Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On De-

mand minn fuq l-Internetwww.893fm.com.au

(On Demand >Ethnic >Maltese Council 11am)Il-programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ Óadd fil-11.00 a.m. ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijietminn Malta, muΩika, tag˙rif, kultura,avviΩi u su©©etti ta’ interess g˙all-Maltin

Tune In to Radio and Television

Malta Society of New Zealand

We now have a Facebook pagethat former members are in-

vited to join. It is: Mainly-Maltese-in-Auckland:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mainly-Maltese-in-Auckland/

396193070527203?ref=hl.

It is open to all who have an interestin the Maltese culture.

Maltese Programmes on TV and WebThe GDAY MALTAUSSIE SHOW on TVS is broadcast in Sydney

Every Saturday at 2pm. Repeats onMondays 5 pm and Tuesdays 7.30 amWatch direct via HYPERLINK:http://ww.tvs.org.au; http://ww.tvs.org.au

G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz tag˙ha, il-qarrejja m˙e©©a li x’˙in iridu jid˙lufil-website: www.tvm.com.mt u jsegwu l-a˙barijiet ta’ Malta. Din tkun a©©ornatal-˙in kollu bi stejjer li jkunu qed ise˙˙u.

Mhux biss, imma min irid isegwi dak lijkun g˙addej, kull filg˙odu ˙in ta' Maltafuq il-website jittellg˙u wkoll l-a˙barijiettal-jum ta' qabel.

L-ahbarijiet tal-PBS (Malta)

Community NewsCommunity News

The Maltese Language School of NSW is plan-ning to open new classes in the Western Sub-urbs of Sydney in the teaching of the MalteseLanguage. We need new teachers (paid posi-tions) for these classes. Those who are inter-ested in teaching this languageshould apply:malteselanguageschoolnsw@hotmail.com

The Maltese Language School of NSWListen to John Borg & Glenn Cassar every Sat-

urday at 1.00 p.m. on RADIO 2RRR 88.5FM oron the Internet - www2rrr.org.au ON DeMAND Ótie©a ta’ G˙alliema tal-Malti

L-iskola tal-Malti ta NSW sa tifta˙ klassijiet©odda fil Western Suburbs ta' Sydney g˙at-tag˙lim tal-lingwa Maltija. G˙alhekk hemmil-˙tie©a ta’ g˙alliema ©odda (l-g˙alliemajit˙allsu). Dawk kollha li jixtiequ jg˙allmu l-Malti g˙andhom japplikaw billi jibag˙tu emaillill: malteselanguageschoolnsw@hotmail.comWanted: Teachers of Maltese language

Meetings of DayCare Maltese

Groups in NSWFairfield Active Maltese SeniorsMeets 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, Fair-field Heights.

Maltese Seniors Central CoastGroup Meetings for Maltese livingat the Central Coast: are held everysecond Monday of each month from

10 am to 12 at Wyong RSL, cnrAnzac & Margaret Street Wyong.

For more information Tel: 02 439 000 12 or 0414 267 652

*(All Groups are Sponsored by The Maltese Community Council ofNSW). Please contact the MCC Welfare Officer: Marisa Previtera JPon 0414 863 123. The MCC offices are at 59b Franklin Street MaysHill NSW (next to West Parramatta Primary School)

Daceyville Maltese SeniorsMeets on the last Wednesday of the

month in the Meeting Room One, No. 3General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville.Note: The Groups also arrange regular Bus TripsCome and join us and make new friends.

Merrylands Social Maltese SeniorsMeets every second Friday of the

month; Miller Room, Memorial AvenueMerrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am

Llandillo Maltese SeniorsMeets on the first Wednesday of the

month at the Llandilo Community Hall,Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1pm.

Greystanes Maltese SeniorsMeets on the second Monday of the

month n the George Preca Centre ofOLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road,Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon

The Sutherland & St GeorgeMaltese Group

Ongoing: We meet every First Wednesdayof the Month from 10:00am-1:00pm

Our Meetings/Get Togethers are inter-esting, informative & entertaining. Come Join us and make new FriendsFor more information contact our Coor-dinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02)9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298.

Tuesday August 18, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 23

Apenalty miss byMatthew Clowesin the dying min-

utes of their Round 21home match against Ro-

ckdale at the Melita Sta-dium seemed to have ser-

iously com-promised Par-ramatta (Mel-ita Eagles)’ssurvival hop-es, but in thefinal round onSunday, their2-1 win atManly U. ce-cemented theirposition in thetop-flight fornext season.

The Eagles fought valiantlyand eventually got the resultthey needed to stay in thePS4 NPL I Div NSW foranother season.proved to be a job welldone.

Marco Sama gave the Ea-gles a third-minute leadwitha shot from 25 yards. Theycould have added anotherwhile Patrick Gatt clearedoff the line to deny manlythe leveller. Then two min-utes Shayne Ardle doubledthe score .Manly worked hard to sal-

vage some-thing, but allthey got wasa consola-

tion tally from ubstitute CJArditti.

A relieved Parramatta FCcoach Franco Cosentinosaid afterwards, “I think wedeserve to be in this compe-tition, the boys play withheart and desire everyweek.“Both our goals were qual-

ity, we have a rich history asa club, the aim now is to getbetter and be a” In the previous round, Par-

ramatta found tehmseves agoal down on 53 minutesagainst Rockdale and then

after Luke Grima was pul-led down for a penalty,Matthew Clowes missedthe chance to equalise whentepped goalkeeper Necev-ski saved his spotkick.his goalkeeper beatenThe game was so impor-

tant for Parramatta after amidweek 1-1 draw at homeagainst Blacktown S. Theywere shattered with the re-sult, but in the final gamethey managed to dust them-selves and rise to the occa-sion to get the result theyneeded for safety.

Ihave often said that we should beproud with the achievements of our

young ones and that we should encour-age them in whatever they choose tospecialise in, being studies, sports or what-ever.

Rose Sacco from the Reskeon Seniors Gro-up at Merrilands Community Centre proudlyindicated to me the achievements in sports ofher 16-year-old granddaughter, Madison Con-wel who in July trained with the full Aus-tralian netball squad that was preparing for theNetball World Cup just ended and whichAustralia won for teh 11th time.

Madison was one of four players fromQueensland. Others were from NSW, Victoria.It was just reward for a kid who has been

showing great improvement in this particularsport. She was not in the final World Cupteam, but her chance will surely come.

Madison has been playing netball and in-

door netball since the age of five. She hasrepresented Queensland on numerous occa-sions and even formed part of a number ofDivision 1 representative teams for differentQueensland Associations.

But after playing for Queensland in theAustralian National Junior competition, lastDecember Madison received her greatest ho-nour when she was selected to representAustralia in the Junior (Under-16s) IndoorNetball Tri-Nations Tournament in Perth,July 12-8. The teams played a mix of six-a-side and seven-a-side games.

Madison played centre and wing attackagainst New Zealand and South Africa andwas even named vice-captain of the U/16s.Teams from Australia, South Africa and

New Zealand contested the series in the 6-a-side and 7-a-side disciplines. In the 6s Madison was in the team that beat

New Zealand, and then formed part of theteam in the grand final against South Africawhere Madison scored 30 goals out of a totalof 47 scored by her team. Unfortunately theAussies lost the final 53-25 and received thesilver medal.

Two days later the Australian team tookpart in the 7s (Australian) game. They wentthroughout the competition undefeated andin the Gold final defeated South Africa 73-24. So this time Madison and her team addedthe gold medal to the silver.

Paul Vella (paul.vella44@gmail.com)

24 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday August 18, 2015

Parramatta are safe

Round 21Parramatta v Rockdale SBonnyrigg v APIASutherland S v Sydney OBlacktown S. v Blacktown CSouth Coast W v Manly U Sydney U 58 v Marconi S.

0-10-30-20-42-02-0

PS4N PL2 NSW:

Round 22Manly U v Parramatta Sydney O v Sydney U 58Rockdale C. v BonnyriggAPIA v Blacktown SBlacktown C v Sutherland Suth Coast W v Marconi

1-21-00-44-44-12-0

RESULTS:

Mounties v Hakoah 0-2Fraser Park v Mounties W 2-1

Well done , Madison!

In Malta, Champions Hiber-nians took revenge on

Birkirkara who beat them inlast season’s FA Trophy finalby returning the favour to beatthem 2-1 to win the pre-sea-son Super Cup.

The final is played annuallyprior to the start of the seasonbetween the Champions andthe winners of the FA Trophythe previous season.

Birkirkara took the lead on12 minutes through Miccolidirect from a corner, but Hi-bernians levelled in the 32ndminute through a Zach Mus-cat own goal from a ClaytonFailla corner, and then got thewinner three minutes fromhalf time from another owngoal by scored by Vucanac.In the second half Hibs con-

trolled their opponents

Madison Conwell seen in action

Own goals earnHibs Super Cupover Birkirkara

Sunshine George Cross, the team in Melbourne associatedwith the Maltese community (formerly George Cross), fol-

lowing five successive victories in the Victoria Championship(PS4 NPL 1 West), had their run of five victories halted at homeon Saturday when they were beaten 2-1 by Moreland City.Their unbeaten run had helped them to climb to seventh in the

league ladder, a position they hold despite the recent loss. Theystand on 30 points from 24 matches, a position they managedafter their 5-3 away success at Nunawading City in Rd 23. Theyhave won eight times in this campaign.

Fourth successive positive result for Green GullyMeanwhile, the other club with connections to the Maltese

community in Melbourne, Green Gully are also doing consid-erably well. They occupy seventh place among 14 teams. Theyare on 33 points from 24 games after beating Port Melbourne Saway 2-0 in their their fourth positive result in succession.

Following their 2-1 victory ov-er Manly on the last day of thechampionship, Parramatta Ea-gles finished on 20 points, 13more than relegated Marconi.Blacktown City won the cham-pionship, followed by APIA,Bonnyrigg, Sydney Olympicand South Coast as the top five.

Sunshine Cross record 5-win run halted

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