The voice of the maltese no 97 by The Voice of the Maltese

The Voice of the Maltese (driven by the voice of its readers )

Issue 97

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Lana Borg with her award

Maryann Camilleri with niece Alexia

They grabbed the headlines

Lana Borg, Maryann Camilleri and Taya Pace, featured here have a number of things in common. They all have Maltese sounding surnames, been born in Australia, have Maltese connections, in recent weeks grabbed the headlines and all have been featured prominently in their respective local newspapers. The rasons why are featured in The Voice’s inside pages. Lana is married to Roger, of Maltese descent; Maryann’s husband is Maltese, and so are Taya’s parents. Lana has won the prestigious Community Hero Award in the 2015 NSW Woman of the Year Awards; Maryann introduced traditional Maltese food for Easter to the readers of the SBS food magazine, while young Taya Pace was rewarded for her fantastic sporting achievements in 2014

BMX racer Taya Pace

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NSW goes to the polls March 28 to decide 56th Parliament T

he State of New South Wales, the most populous State in Australia with 4,667,282 or 20.91% as at June 2012 will go to the Polls on Saturday March 28. NSW electors will be required to vote for the 56th Parliament. In this election, 93 candidates for the Legislative Assembly will be elected, and in the Legislative Council erential above21 of the 42 seats will be contested. The last elections to the 55th Parliament the-line voting in of New South Wales were held on Satur- the proportionday, March 26, 2011. The 16-year-incum- ally represented bent Australian Labor Party government led upper house. The election is by Premier Kristina Keneally suffered a landslide defeat by the Liberal–National conducted by the Coalition opposition led by O’Farrell. New South WalLabor suffered a two-party swing of 16.4 es Electoral Compoints, the largest against a sitting govern- mission (NSWEC). ment at any level in Australia since World John Robertson War II. followed KrisFrom 48 seats at dissolution, Labor was tina Keneally as knocked down to 20 seats - the worst defeat leader of the of a sitting government in New South Labor Party but The leading contenders. Left: Luke Foley Wales history, and one of the worst for a only lasted for 45 (Labor) and incumbent Premier Mike Baird state government in Australia since federa- months, from tion. March 31, 2011 to cies of education, health, electricity privatiAt the same time, the Coalition picked up December 23, 2014. Luke Foley became sation and a halt to coal seam gas activity. 34 seats to win a strong majority, with 69 leader of the Labor Party on January 5 this Electricity privatisation is proving to be a seats. It is only the third time since 1941 year key issue in the election campaign. A Labor that a NSW Labor government has been deMichael (Mike) Baird (Liberal) became government said it would use the profits feated. the 44th Premier of NSW on April 17, 2014 from the electricity network to improve New South Wales has compulsory voting, following the resignation of Barry O’Far- services and invest in hospitals and schools. with an optional preferential ballot in sin- rell. He was elected to Parliament in 2007. If re-elected on March 28 NSW Premier gle-member seats for the lower house and The NSW Labor Party is pinning its state Mike Baird has promised to lease the statesingle transferable vote with optional pref- election campaign hopes on its old core poli- owned electricity transmission company Transgrid and 50.4 per cent of distribution businesses Ausgrid and Endeavour Energy for a period of 99 years to the private sector. The electricity network will be a main He has also pledged to spend an anticipated issue in the March 28 NSW elections $20 billion from the transactions on roads, rail and other infrastructure. Therefore it is clear that on March 28 voter will be making a choice between two competing visions of the state’s future economic development. The Voice of the Maltese is featuring some political advertising for prospective candidates from different political parties. We are pleased that these politicians chose to advertise on this medium, indicating that they have been closely working with the Maltese community. We urge everybody to go and cast their vote according to their conscience as voting is the most important voice in a democracy.

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Lana Borg shocked, honoured, humbled to win NSW Award

eaders of The Voice of the Maltese should be proud of the fact that by their vote they helped Lana Borg, a grandmother and mother of seven to win the 2015 A.H. Beard's Community Hero Award in the NSW Woman of the Year Awards that recognise the outstanding contribution women across NSW make to industry, community and society. Lana of Emu Plains shed tears of joy on March 4 when she was announced the winner during a special reception at NSW Parliament House, and was then presented with the award by the Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Women Pru Goward. The realisation of how much the award would mean to scores of hungry and homeless who await the arrival of the Mama Lana van carrying free, hot meals four nights a week at Penrith’s Allen Place carpark, was quite emotional to Lana. Asked for her reaction, she told The Voice, “This is an amazing result and makes me feel even more in shock that I won. I am also feeling very honoured and humbled that I won by a large margin. It has already brought about new awareness to my cause and new interest from other media agencies. “I hope that all this new awareness and support can lead us to our goal of our drop-in centre complete with commercial kitchen where we can help our patrons with their resumes, online courses and interview training. As well as making them feel useful by helping prepare the nightly meals.” The awards attracted over 7,000 votes (the biggest amount ever received that is) for the Premier’s Woman of the Year Award that has been won by Profs. Minotti Apte OAM, a leading researcher in the field of pancreatic cancers; A.H. Beard's Community Hero Award won by Lana, Co-founder of Mama Lana's Community Foundation; the Harvey Norman Young Woman of the Year, given to Annabelle Chauncy OAM, the co-founder of the School for Life Foundation, and the Rex Airlines Regional Woman of the Year, won by Barbara Cowley, a dedicated Hunter Valley volunteer and fundraiser. FACS, the organisers of the Awards received 229 nominations from across NSW highlighting the achievements of women across the state. A spokesperson for the organisation told The Voice of the Maltese that they received close to 3,000 votes in total for the Community Hero Award, with Lana receiving close to one third of those votes. Working as a sales rep for a radio station, puts Lana under a lot of pressure, but she is very proud to have founded the Mama Lana Foundation with her husband Roger.

She added: “People are shocked to see how many people and families turn up at Allen Place carpark for a hot meal. Everyone can do something to help – even it it’s making sandwiches or spreading the word through Facebook.” Lana, nominated for the award by Peter Camilleri of Storage King Penrith told The Voice: “I want to thank you and your supporters very much for voting and believing in me.” She said she acknowledges that it is not her alone that has earned Lana with husband Roger, with whom this recognition, rather she shares the award she is holding it is the community of It all started when they were asked to cook people and businesses who volunteered a Christmas Eve banquet for Penrith's their time and skills, donated money, gohomeless in November 2013. The Borg ods or services, and those who have spread couple realised then, that there was a great the word of our service by word of mouth, need to help the less fortunate in their local text, and social media, and their many pacommunity. trons who have accepted the into their lives That is when the Foundation was born. It and, “who choose to allow us to provide has been serving hot home-cooked meals for what we can for them, showing their trust the homeless in Penrith, four nights a week, in Mama Lana's Community Foundation.” ever since. Lana cooks most of the more Lana also thanked her family, particularly than 400 meals a week in her little kitchen. husband Roger, who stood by her, supCongratulating Lana, Women’s Minister ported her and worked very hard shoulder Pru Goward said:“Lana is a remarkably to shoulder with her to make Mama Lana’s generous woman, who has done so much Community Foundation an organisation of for the Penrith community. She is so very which they can all be proud; caring, and a most deserving recipient of She added further thanks to her children this award.” MP Stuart Ayres added: “It who, she said, encouraged, inspired and was fantastic to see Lana being publicly helped them while knowing that it is recognised for her exceptional work.” MLCF that takes time away from them Local newspaper Penrith Press gave with them, as their parents, and their exwide coverage to Lana’s feat. It featured tended family and friends who have ofher on the front page with a photo of her fered great help and support to them with the award, captioned: “Lana’s big personally and to MLCF. “Quite simply, heart best in the NSW, and also carried a thank you all,” she said. report in the inside pages accompanied by Writing on her facebook page, Lana said: a large photo of her and her husband “While it is humbling to receive acknowlRoger doing the cooking. edgements of our commitment to the comShe said: “I forgot to thank a few people munity, there is no glory in what we do, – I was too busy crying. I actually made a there are lots of dirty pots and pans, lots few people in the audience cry because I of long hours standing in the kitchen, or was crying; it was emotional.” sorting through donations, or serving She thanked her husband and her volun- meals but there are smiles, lots of kindteers, and hoped the award would help ness, and humanity and a growing sense spread, “the awareness of homelessness of having made a difference to our comand how big it is in everyone’s backyard. I munity.” don’t think people realise it is right there and that it is growing.” Joseph Cutajar

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Who was the first Maltese landowner in Pendle Hill? T he table below lists two brothers from Birkirkara Rd, St Julians, one of whom, Joseph Sammut, is believed to be the first Maltese to buy land in Pendle Hill (known as Little Malta is a western suburb of Sydney, NSW), way back in 1912. The exact date when Joseph left Malta for Australia is not known. A search in a 100,000 strong database I have compiled of Malta bills of health and passport applications (1815-1923), held at the Malta National Archives, points to a three-month period in January-March 1911 which, though missing from the archives, may explain why an entry for Joseph Sammut is not entered in the passport database. He may have arrived in Australia during early 1911. However, a letter written by Joseph himself to an Australian Government Department, when visiting Malta in 1917, gives us further insights. Joseph wrote to the Australian Passports Office on the 22nd June 1917, requesting a return visa to Australia. He stated: …. I have been in Sydney for five years carrying business as partner in the poultry farm at Wentworthville, No. 90 Block, purchased from Messers. Arthur Rickard & Co. Ltd of 94 Pitt St. Sydney. He added: Having come to this Island (Malta) about two months ago on a visit to my family and relatives, and being ready to return to Australia to resume my above referred to business, I have applied to the local government for a passport to return…. This request was followed by a Malta passport application for Joseph Sammut dated the 9th Sept. 1917 (see table below). If one deducts five years prior residency in Australia as stated by Joseph in his letter, the poultry farm Joseph purchased would have been bought in 1912. What is of interest is that in this 1917 passport application, Joseph entered his occupation as cook. He added that he had been to England several times. We know from his letter that he was a poultry farmer in Australia. The reality was that in 1917 there was a strict embargo by the British Imperial Government that no passports were to be Date of Issue Surname Name Son of

Occupation

07.09.1917 Sammut Joseph Salvatore

cook

By Mark Caruana

issued for Australia from Malta. This embargo lasted till late 1920. The passport embargo took effect as an aftermath after a group of 214 Maltese migrants were refused entry to Australia and sent to New Caledonia because of the controversial referendum happening in Australia in Sept 1916 regarding conscription during the First World War. This sad chapter in Maltese migration history to Australia is known as the Maltese of New Caledonia incident. So, when Joseph applied for a passport in 1917 he found himself barred from obtaining a passport to Australia. He had a poultry farm to return to. He had spent two months in Malta visiting his family and needed to return to Australia. So his only option was to engage as a cook on a ship and make his way home. The year 1917 was a risky year to travel by sea as the First World War caused many casualties at sea. The destination he stated on the passport application is not legible as the passport application form has a big inkstain smudged across the paper, so one cannot tell for sure what destination he had stated on the form. A search at the Sands Directory (Sydney & NSW), which is the equivalent of today’s Australia White Pages, lists Joseph as residing at Western Rd, Prospect from 1921-1925. Moreover, a search in the 1926 Holroyd Municipality ratepayers roll has no entry for Joseph Sammut. Did he sell his land? Did he move elsewhere? Did he return to Malta? Joseph is a very early Maltese pioneer, a poultry farm owner, in Pendle Hill. In an oral history interview I did

Date of Birth

Age Place of Birth

Address

Above: Picture of part of Joseph Sammut’s declaration made at the time of applying for a passport in August 1917, and (left) an enlarged picture of him with the late Celeste Baiada in 1983, Celeste recalls that his father Paul Bajada decided to buy land in Girraween in 1921, as he had earlier met a handful of Maltese working the land around Pendle Hill. Joseph Sammut was one of the early ones working the land at Pendle Hill. More research needs to be done to find out more through documentary information on Maltese settlement in Little Malta of Western Sydney. Lieracy Destination

Remarks

21.08.1882 34

illegible

St Julians, Sda Birkirkara, 19

N/S

illegible

29.09.1913 Sammut Raffaele Salvatore not stated 26.11.1890 23 11.08.1920 Sammut Raffaele Salvatore shoemaker 26.11.1890 29

St Julians St Julians

St Julians, Sda Birkirkara, 19 St Julians, Sda Birkirkara, 20

Yes Yes

Australia Has his brother there. Australia Listed in 1939 Malta Electoral Roll

Hopes to find work on land. Was in England several times. Son of Salvatore Sammut and Giuseppa Falzon

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Traditional Maltese food for Easter Maryann featured on SBS food magazine

aster at the Camilleri’s household at Cecil Park NSW is time for celebration and a food feast. The way the family of Maryann and husband Bartholomew Camilleri prepare for Easter and how they cook and serve to their extended family, the best of traditional Maltese food is featured in the current and final issue (April 2015) of Pacific Magazines and SBS’ monthly food magazine, FEAST’. Although Maryann was born in Australia her love for Malta and Maltese food is evident. She met her husband in Malta in 1981 when she was 22 and married him 10 years later. In its April edition the magazine highlights what is usually available at the Camilleri’s with vivid pictures of the Easter specials; figolli with Ωebbu© mimli, ©bejniet, galletti, bigilla, ˙obΩ biΩ-Ωejt and for good measure even almond cake and the traditional Maltese rabbit. The magazine, that is still available in bookshops even includs other Maltese recipes for torta tal-lewΩ, stuffat tal-fenek, and imqaret. Maryann Camilleri, an avid reader of The Voice of the Maltese was also featured in the March 18, 2014 issue (No. 71) when she recounted her experience as an Australian born of Maltese parents, growing up on a market garden around Horsley Park. Maryann attended the Maltese Language School at Horsley Park, passed her HSC and became the school principal for a while. Her two children, Thomas and Rachel also attended the school and can speak Maltese. Introducing Maryann to the readers, the magazine said: “In Sydney’s western suburb of Cecil Hills, Easter celebrations are laden with delicious Mediterranena food, special treats, lots of laughter and traditional folk music that takes the Camilleri family on a nostalgic trip back to Malta”. Maryann pictured with the finished product Maryann loves Easter, and particularly the figolli it seems. “Everybody featured on FEAST magazine loves figolli, my cousin Mary sent me the figolli cutters from Malta. I make them every Easter and gift them to relatives and friends”. Joe and Agnes, Maryann’s parents are from Mellie˙a. They raise rabbits especially for family occasions. “I am extremely proud of my parents and I inherited the love of Maltese food from them,” Maryann told The Voice of the Maltese. If you rather buy your figolli and other Maltese sweets we recommend Sunny’s Confectionery. (See advertisement on page 13). Maryann making another Maltese delicacy, the ©bejniet (cheeslets)

Maryann seen at her best in the kitchen

The figolli (above) and the appetizing ˙obΩ biΩ-Ωejt (left). All will be on Maryann’s table for Easter.

(pictures courtesy of FEAST magazine)

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MAYC’s Fete another feather in the Committee’s cap

of the day. As well as the stalls, MAYC had a car show for all the car lovers, along with Huntingwood and Blacktown fire brigades who brought their trucks down. Kids got to sit in them and at the same time learned about fire safety. There was also a kitchen fire simulator to bring awareness on what to do when faced with the situation. Walking through to the hall area of La Valette, one was greeted by a mass of Maltese people, an atmosphere that felt like ‘home’. Friends and families sat around ta- Shannon and Charmaine flank Jeffrey Seguna bles enjoying the BBQ MAYC put (from Compassionate Funerals) - photo: Ani Sych on for the day with a side of pastizzi and Kinnie. All the while the entertain- Dawra Durella as well as singing their own ment for the day panned out coordinated by version of Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees, rather ending in “…and an old Shannon. The beautiful Natasha Vella started off the rocking chair”. Gina and the kids ended the morning by singing an arrangement of songs. song with “…we have old temples there”. “Elvis” topped off the day. He had the She was followed by the amazing voices of whole crowd clapping and dancing in their Emmanuel Friggieri and Miriam Rabbets. After lunch, Gina Borg performed and sang chairs. In between each act, Frances Fitza few traditional songs with children dressed patrick took control of the chocolate wheel in traditional Maltese dress to songs like with whole chickens donated by Cordina Chickens and bottles of wine to be won. One could feel a sense of community working together with people who attended the fete volunteering to help sell tickets for each round of the chocolate wheel. Exiting the hall to the outside area were kids in line for their faces to be painted by Bec’n’Mon Face and even more kids in line to get some fairy floss, popcorn and snow cones from Yummie Tummies! The event also included kids’ activities, a giant play pen for kids to play in as well as a range of live animals for the kids to touch and hold. Cassandra, Carol and Charmaine with assistance from Nicholina also ran a BBQ at the back area of La Valette to keep up with the amount of hungry Maltese around on the day. But wait! There’s more! There were also a lot of people who enjoyed the cultural side of the fete. Many said they got to learn more about their background and those who attended that weren’t of Maltese background, also enjoyed learning about our heritage. “Elvis” was a great hit. He charmed the crowds at the fete, including the members of the MAYC (photo Charlie’s Hobby (photography) Continued on page 7

unday March 1 was a day to go down in history for the Maltese-Australians’ Youth Committee (NSW). Shannon, Kylie, Cassandra, Elizabeth, Brittany, Carol, Nicholina and Charmaine who make up what is MAYC, organised a Maltesethemed fete that proved successful with pride beaming from every point of the day. The day started as early as 7am for MAYC, who got to the event location of La Valette Social Centre, Blacktown to start setting up for the day. The doors opened at 10am with the front grass area filled with stalls. They included; the Maltese Heritage Rugby League Team, OLQP Band, Fortress Cakes, Baby Birth Prints, Candles and More, two of Sydney’s Maltese language schools. Randal, a Maltese-Australian wrestler also held a stall, so too Sunny, who was there selling his traditional Maltese sweets. There was a White Elephant, and of course, MAYC also held their own stall selling merchandise like Food We Love Maltese/Australian cookbooks and MAYC t-shirts. The Committee also had a BBQ, run by Kylie and Elizabeth, with Brittany selling raffle tickets for MAYC’s raffle that had over 26 prizes to be drawn at the conclusion

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The Voice of the Maltese 7 A section of the crowd that helped make the MAYC fete a great success

MAYC’s successful Fete

Continued from page 6 The G˙anejja singers who took MAYC had Margaret, the part in the Ghana Fest along with ‘lady in black’ who made her Margaret wearing way in and around the fete the traditonal Malwearing the traditional Maltese tese G˙onnella. dress l-g˙onnella. This was paired up nicely with an G˙ana Fest, that was led by Saver talManikata, Joe il-Boxer and Luretu tax-Xewkija accompanied on guitars by a couple of young faces Charlie Bonello and Dean Capaldi. Charmaine introduced the g˙ana and ended up giving it a go herself! A lot of hard work took place behind the Living Abroad next month. Visitors to the fete also had to park out on scenes to make the day as successful as it eventually turned out. A lot of it wouldn’t the road; it was that busy! MAYC had over have come together without the support by 1000 people walk through the La Valette many, not only in the Maltese community, but grounds throughout the day to which the older also the outer community. Maltese community said that their event was Donations made by the whole community, the biggest Maltese fete to have ever taken made the chocolate wheel and MAYC’s raffle place in the Maltese community in Sydney! as successful as it was. Breakaway Travel doMAYC would like to thank all those who nated a $300 Travel Voucher as first prize and took part, who helped out and who made it the the Maltese Heritage Rugby League Team do- day it was from the bottom of their hearts. nating one of their rugby jerseys as second prize, just to name a few. Compassionate Funerals (an Australianowned business of Jeffrey Seguna and his wife Catherine) also made a very generous donation to MAYC in support for their efforts to get to Malta for the Convention for Maltese

(Photos on this page by Charles Butti©ie©)

Singer Natasha Vella This was an event that MAYC will endeavour to continue on an annual basis along with other events and activities post-convention. For more information and to keep up to date with MAYC, readers are urged to follow them on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/maycnsw

Julia Finn Labor candidate for Granville A fresh approach I look forward to working with the Maltese community. If you need any assistance, please contact me.

The kids in the traditional Maltese costume

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Have your say/Xi trid tghid? Your letters/ L-ittri tag˙kom ...

Dewmien esa©erat

L. Spiteri minn Liverpool NSW, jikteb:

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’dawn l-a˙˙ar jiem F bqajt skantat u mnixxef. Kont ilni naf li jekk tapplika

g˙aç-çittadinanza Maltija g˙andek aktar minn sena u nofs biex tkun taf fejn int. Issa qed jg˙iduli li biex tag˙mel sempliçement appuntament g˙al passaport Malti trid iddum tistenna tlett xhur; mhux biex kikseb passaport tafux, sempliciment biex tag˙mel appuntament mal-Konsolat g˙ax bil-fors trid tmur personali min˙abba li Malta g˙andna il-passaporti biometriçi. Fil-fehma tieg˙I dan dewmien esa©erat li qatt ma esperjenzajna b˙alu qabel fl-Awstralja. Nafu li anke meta l-passaporti kienu jsiru fl-Awstralja qatt ma kien hawn

Impressed Guy Buttigieg from Isle Of Capri, Surfers Paradise Queensland writes: have just had the privilege to read The Voice of the Maltese (No. 96 - Tuesday, 03/03/2015) for the first time that was forwarded by my brother in law. I was very impressed with the variety of articles, especially the ones concerning our homeland Malta. Having lived in Australia since 1956 it is always so heartening to receive news from home especially in Maltese.

dan id-dewmien esa©erat. Konna nahsbu li l-affarijiet kienu se jmorru ˙afna a˙jar ta˙t ilGvern il-©did. IΩda jidher li minflok morna ‘l quddiem sejrin lura b˙al granç. Qatt m’g˙andna naççettaw dewmien ta’ tlett xhur biex sempliçement nag˙mlu appuntament biex jilqg˙u l-applikazzjoni tag˙na g˙all-passaport Malti. Dan barra li hawn min irid jivja©©a mijiet ta’ mili biex imur persunali fl-uffiççju tal-Konsulat.

Thank you for a most informative magazine

Albert Caruana from Perth writes: appreciate all the efforts that go into compiling this publication. A pity it is not in printed format as I am sure that it would be even more popular. I myself download it and print about four or five copies to distribute to relatives who are not computer literate and are therefore unable to read it online. I also email it to other friends and family members in Malta, and also to others here in Australia and also in the US. I like the debate that seems to have been launched about whether Maltese migrants should have the right to vote. To be honest with you I never even thought about it and I have never met any Maltese-Australians friends of mine who have even ever mentioned it. Therefore they, like me are not interested in having the right to vote. In this latest issue I also note one interesting fact. Up until now, despite the fact that The Maltese Voice magazine, according to the information given, has two coeditors. We all know Lawrence Dimech and his work for us migrants from Malta. I don’t know about Joseph Cutajar. Now, after reading the interesting article on Page 2 (Issue No. 96) I am glad to have discovered the face behind the name.

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Have your say/Xi trid tghid? /2 and the 2015 M’g˙andniex ninda˙lu dwar Australia Eurovision Song Contest min g˙andu jiggverna f’Malta A Michael Borg minn Balmoral, NSW jikteb ˙al xi o˙rajn li di©a’ wrew il-fehma B tag˙hom, jien ukoll in˙oss li g˙andi ng˙id tieg˙i dwar id-dritt jew le tal-vot

g˙all-emigranti Maltin li ˙allejna l-pajjiΩ fejn twelidna, ˙afna minnha b’g˙aΩla tag˙na, jew tal-familja, biex ni©u l-Awstralja (u anke dawk li emigraw f’pajjiΩi o˙ra) biex ng˙ixu f’din lart. L-ewwelnett irrid nirringrazzja lil The Voice of the Maltese li jag˙tina dan iççans li nesprimu ru˙na u nie˙du sehem f’dibattitu li ˙oloq Ivan Cauchi u li jidher li qed jinteressa lil ˙afna mill-qarrejja. Jien Malti u kburi. Qatt mhu se nasal niç˙ad lil pajjiΩi, imma filwaqt li b˙al ˙afna li tlaqna minn Malta wara li konna bdejna na˙dmu u ©ejna hawn biex ng˙ixu a˙jar qed ingawdi millpensjoni Maltija tal-bolol li ˙allast, u anke jien u wliedi qed igawdu minn passaport Malti, ma na˙sibx li g˙andu jkolli d-dritt li ninda˙al kif jg˙ixu b˙alissa f’Malta. Jien na˙seb li kieku kelli l-vot u fil-fatt nivvota g˙al min g˙andu jitla’ b˙ala gvern f’Malta, inkun qed ninda˙al dwar min g˙andu jmexxi lill-poplu Malti li jg˙ix f’Malta u jgawdi jew ibati skont kif jivvota hu. M’g˙andux inkun jien, li ng˙ix bog˙od minn hemm li jkolli sehem fid-deçiΩjoni. Id-dritt u d-

dover tieghi hu li nivvota g˙al min g˙andu jkun il-gvern li jeffettwani direttament hawnhekk fl-Awstralja. Li kellu jkollna l-vot f’Malta, konna wkoll nistg˙u niehdu sehem, pereΩempju, dwar ir-referendum t’April li ©ej dwar dak li semma’ Ivan, “il-kaçça firRebbieg˙a”. G˙ax g˙andi ninda˙al jien meta ilni ng˙ix tant snin fl-Awstralja x’jag˙mlu f’Malta? Jien aktar jimpurtani xi jsir fl-Awstralja u noqmos meta jkun hemm xi ˙a©a li toqros jew lili inkella lill-familja tieg˙I f’dan il-pajjiΩ. X’jedd g˙andi jien li ng˙id x’g˙andhom jag˙mlu l-Maltin, anke jekk g˙andi l-fehma tieg˙i dwar l-g˙aΩla? Lil dawk li jg˙ixu Malta nixtieqilhom kull ©id. Ara li kieku fl-Awstralja jsir referendum dwar jekk tieqafx jew le l-kaçça g˙al xi annimali, hemm iva, nivvota skont kif in˙oss. Ejja ma nippruvawx inda˙˙lu flieles f’mo˙˙ il-Maltin fl-Awstralja. G˙andna n˙allu lill-Maltin f’Malta jg˙ixu ˙ajjithom huma. Barra minn kollox, li kieku jkollna ljedd li nivvutaw, wisq nibΩa’ li dan aktar jista’ jkun mezz ta’ firda bejnietna l-Maltin-Awstraljani. A˙na li twelidna Malta forsi na˙sbuha mod, imma wliedna li twieldu hawn mhux biss ma jintressahomx jekk g˙andux ikollhom il-jedd tal-vot jew le f’Malta, imma lanqas biss jo˙olmuha.

Sandra Borg, St Albans, Victoria, writes: ustralia in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest? This is unbelievable. I always thought that this most popular musical event was only for European participants, that is the member countries of the European Broadcasting Union, EBU. Since when has Australia become part of that organisation? I am sure that like me, even many Europeans from EU member states would find it strange to be competing against Australian talent. They would ask themselves if it is fair. many in Australia too would be asking if it is also fair for the Australian representative. Every year, there have been accusations by participants that victory is mostly determined by neighbouring countries voting for their neighbours. Australia has no neighbouring countries to vote for her or for that matter, also competing. Therefore the Australian representative would be at a disadvantge. Now, let us assume that Australia wins the contest. Would it be allowed to organise it the following year? Do you think Europeans would vote for it bearing in mind time differences and budget constraints? Perhaps it could be good for Malta, as Maltese-Australians would be voting for the Maltese song. At least without being neighbours we could help vote for tiny but talented Malta. But here we also have Italians, Greeks, Croats, Serbians, etc. They too would want their country of birth to win sp vote for it. So what chances have Australians or Maltese to win?

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Perspettiva Kunjomijiet Maltin fl-Awstralja A version of this series in English may be found in the author's blog at: http://www.ivancauchi. blogspot.com

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IVAN CAUCHI

an l-a˙˙ar, il-mara waslet lura mix-xog˙ol tag˙ha. Indunajt li kien ©ralha xi ˙a©a, g˙ax kienet qed tgedwed wa˙edha minn ta˙t l-ilsien. Mallewwel staqsejtha x'kien ©ara, u dak li riedet! Fl-ispiΩerija li ta˙dem fiha f'Toongabbie, ji©u ˙afna Maltin, u w˙ud minnhom jistaqsu g˙aliha ˙alli taqdihom hi. Wa˙da minnhom kien kunjomha Butti©ie©, u l-mara tieg˙i g˙ajtitilha b'kunjomha ˙alli tmur ti©bor il-mediçina li kienet ordnat. Wa˙da minn s˙abha, immigranta b˙alha u b˙ali, qaltilha (bl-IngliΩ) li mhux hekk suppost tippronunzjaha, imma Battigig, g˙ax hekk kienet ippronunzjatha l-klijenta. Il-mara tieg˙i qaltilha li l-mod Malti pur kif tippronunzja dak il-kunjom huwa Butti©ie©, imma din se˙bitha qisha ma ridetx taççettaha. Kompliet tg˙idli b'dispjaçir, li l-biçça l-kbira talMaltin li ji©u hemm ma jg˙inux biex il-pronunzja ssir sew, g˙ax juΩaw verΩjoni Anglisizzata ta' kunjomhom. G˙alhekk Baldacchino li suppost jinstema’ Baldakkino, jitlissen Baldaççino, Bor© isir Borg, Grech li suppost jinstema’ Grek jitlissen Greç, Ebejer isir Ebe©er, u l-lista ma tieqaf qatt. L-estrem isir meta l-kunjomijiet jinbidlu anke formalment, ji©ifieri jibdew mhux biss jitlissnu imma anke jinkitbu wkoll differenti mill-ori©inal, b˙al Mercieca li jinbidel f'Mercia, Bajada f'Baiada. Naturalment, jien nifhem id-diffikultà li nies li trabbew fillingwa primarja tag˙hom tkun l-IngliΩ li jippronunzjaw il-kunjomijiet Maltin. Dan min˙abba li l-kunjomijiet Maltin jinkitbu biex isegwu fonetika Taljana. Biex tifhmu dak li qed ng˙id, b˙ala eΩempju nistg˙u nie˙du lkelma Taljana 'chi', li tfisser 'min' bil-Malti u 'who' bl-IngliΩ, suppost tinstema’ 'ki' fit-Taljan, imma l-IngliΩi li g˙andhom kliem b˙al 'church', ilissnuha b˙ala 'çi'. Dan jispjega g˙aliex kunjomi Cauchi, Awstraljani jippronunzjawh Kawçi u mhux Kawki kif jinstema’ fil-Malti. Hemm diversi ittri o˙ra bil-Malti li jinstemg˙u differenti ˙afna mill-IngliΩ, b˙all-'j', 'q' u o˙rajn, kif jiskopru mallewwel l-istudenti tieg˙i tal-Malti. Jien smajt lil ˙afna Maltin hawn fl-Awstralja (u probabbli f'kull

pajjiΩ ie˙or b'popolazzjoni sostanzjali Maltija) jg˙idu li jixbg˙u ma jinftehmux meta jag˙tu isimhom, jew li jkollhom jispelluh kull darba, u g˙alhekk ilissnuh b'verΩjoni Anglisizzata. Dan il-proçess probabbli kien ukoll influwenzat mill-politika fuq l-immigrazzjoni tal-gvernijiet Awstraljani, fil-perjodu meta l-immigrazzjoni minn Malta la˙qet il-quççata tag˙ha, ji©ifieri wara t-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija. Din il-politika, imsej˙a ta' assimilazzjoni, kellha l-g˙an li l-immigranti bil-mod isiru simili g˙all-Awstraljani IngliΩi fil-valuri, im©ieba, stil tal-˙ajja u finalment, fit-ta˙dit.(1) Il-pressjoni biex il-Maltin ji©u aççettati f'soçjetà li kienet issej˙ilhom b'mod derogattiv wogs ma setg˙etx ma kinetx kbira, u ˙a©a li kienet tag˙milhom differenti kienet bla dubju il-kunjom. Biex ng˙id kollox, dan il-proçess jidher ukoll f'kulturi o˙ra, u kultant b'mod iktar estrem l-aktar f'immigranti Asjatiçi, fejn innies komunement ikollhom isem IngliΩ apparti dak Asjatiku, u li jikkwotaw lil tal-ewwel u mhux tat-tieni. Jien fl-esperjenza tieg˙i fid-dinja tax-xog˙ol hawnhekk, nista' ng˙id li l-kollegi tieg˙i kienu jag˙mlu minn kollox biex jippronunzjaw ismi b'mod korrett. Ismi Ivan, li bl-IngliΩ jinstema Ajvin, u kont niggosta lil s˙abi jippruvaw jippronunzjaw ismi b'mod tradizzjonalment Malti, u jibqg˙u jippruvaw sakemm jirnexxilhom. Niftakar li kont in˙ossni grat li kienu jie˙du l-˙in li jag˙mlu dan - forsi kont xortija tajba li sibt kollegi li kienu miftu˙in g˙al kulturi o˙ra. G˙eΩieΩ ˙uti Maltin, l-appell tieg˙i hu li ng˙oΩΩu isimna u kif jinstema fil-lingwa tag˙na, g˙ax dan huwa uniku fid-dinja, u parti Ωg˙ira mill-patrimonju inestimabbli li n©orru minn dik il-gΩira f'nofs il-Mediterran tant imΩewqa b'g˙ana kulturali. Jien kburi li jsimni Ivan, u li jinstema’ Ivan u mhux Ajvin. Referenzi 1. Class and Class Conflict in Australia; Longman, 1996: Migrants and Class in Postwar Australia; Robert Tierney - available at http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/migrants.htm, retrieved 8/3/2015

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L-Arçisqof-elett ta’ Malta, Mons Charles Scicluna f’ritratti waqt iΩΩjara tieg˙u fid-Dar tal-Providenza

L-ewwel Ωjara pastorali l-Arçisqof-elett jag˙milha fid-Dar tal-Providenza

umejn biss wara t-t˙abbira li ©ie mag˙Ωul millPapa Fran©isku biex imexxi d-djoçesi ta’ Malta b˙ala Arçisqof, il-Mons Charles Scicluna g˙amel l-ewwel Ωjara pastorali tieg˙u. Din kienet lid-Dar talProvidenza fis-Si©©iewi fejn ©e milqug˙ b’applaws minn dawk li ja˙dmu u/jew jg˙ixu hemmhekk. Huwa qaddes quddiesa u wara ltaqa’ wkoll ma’ dawk li jg˙ixu ja˙dmu, jew huma voluntiera f’dan il-post fis-Si©©iewi. Qabel il-quddiesa, id-direttur li jmexxi din id-Dar, Fr Martin Micallef, ta mer˙ba lill-Arçisqof elett u wassallu l-fer˙ tieg˙u u ta' dawk kollha fid-Dar, g˙all-fatt li lPapa g˙o©bu jag˙Ωel lill-monsinjur b˙ala l-Arçisqof ta' Malta. Huwa tah ukoll ˙ajr talli l-ewwel Ωjara tieg˙u g˙amilha proprju fid-Dar tal-Providenza, li, qal, hi “il-wiçç uman tal-Knisja Maltija”. Ûied jg˙id li bil-gest tieg˙u Mons. Scicluna wera li jrid ikun ir-rag˙aj ta' kul˙add, u filwaqt li fakkru fis-slogan: “Xejn dwarna ming˙arjna”, talab lillArçisqof elett biex jisma’ u jag˙ti widen ta’ dawk b’diΩabbilta`. Fl-omelja tieg˙u Mons Scilcuna, li g˙andu jie˙u l-pussess biex imexxi d-djoçesi ta’ Malta fil-Kattidral tal-iMdina fil-21 ta’ Marzu, issokta jg˙id, li d-Dar tal-Providenza hi post g˙aΩiΩ kemm g˙ad-djoçesi u wkoll g˙as-soçjeta`. Qal li d-diΩabbiltà tista’ t˙ares lejha b˙ala limitu, jew inkella tista' taraha b˙ala xi ˙a©a li tista' timbuttak. Huwa fakkar lil-fundatur tad-Dar, Dun Mikiel Azzopardi kien l-ispirazzjoni ta’ dan il-post, u wkoll fa˙˙ar il-©eneroΩita` tal-Maltin, li g˙inu, u li grazzi g˙alihom id-diΩabbilta` f’Malta ma baqg˙etx ti©i mo˙bija.

Sa˙aq li, “fid-Dar tal-Providenza d-diΩabbiltà ©iet mibdula u f'dan il-post hija turija u xhieda tad-dinjità talbniedem.” Qal li fid-Dar tal-Providenza, bl-isforz ta' ˙afna Maltin u bi m˙abba kbira, dak li hu mistkerrah mid-dinja sar im˙abba. Huwa temm l-omelija tieg˙u b’talba g˙al dawk li da˙lu f’din id-Dar u “raw it-tbatija tal-Golgota, biex ma jinsewx il-glorja tat-Tabor”. Fi tmiem il-quddiesa, huwa ltaqa’ mill-qrib ma’ dawk li jg˙ixu f’din id-Dar u mal-˙addiema. Kien hemm xeni emozzjonanti u f’waqtiet, f’g˙ajnejn l-Arçisqof elett anke dehret i©©elben xi demg˙a hu u jitg˙annaq ma’ w˙ud mir-residenti.

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Roundup of News About Malta PM describes the first two years of a labour government as:

‘Optimism for families and businesses’

t a press conference marking the first two years of a Labour government since the 2013 general election, Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat said the government’s achievements in these two years had turned a situation of stagnation into one of optimism for the future, particularly for families and businesses He explained that developments in the first two years of a Labour government resulted in a change for positivity in the country’s direction, and that the increase in investment, the creation of new jobs and the growing economy are all clear signs that Malta is well on its way forward. Listing a number of these achievements he said the government kept its promise to reduce water and electricity rates for domestic users by 25% and by the end of March it would also honour this promise by reducing by a similar amount the tariffs for businesses. When it comes to energy he said the government also kept its promise to switch off and close the 62-year-old Marsa power station, and later also said that the closing down of the power station was the biggest environmental achievement the south could have ever reached. “We are one step closer to the implementation of our energy plan,” he said, adding that “the environment doesn’t belong only to those who voice their opinion in the newspapers but it belongs to everyone. To those, who for decades suffered more than enough.” Dr Muscat said his government is going ahead with its plans to convert the current BWSC plant at Delimara to a new gasfired power station. Work on the interconnector with mainland Europe is also on

track The reduction in the electricity tariffs was one of the factors that helped Malta’s economy to grow and unemployment to fall to its lowest levels ever. He said that the free childcare that encouraged many women to go out to work boosted employment and also helped to improve Malta’s economy, changing the stagnant economy into a fast growing Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat adone that looks to the dressing the news conference about the future with optimism. first two years of a Labour government He pointed out high net worth people Hospital, providing more beds. Talks have been attracted to Malta through Cit- with private partners were also being held izenship by Investment Scheme (IIP), in the health sector, including health clinadding that the benefits of this scheme ics and medical tourism. could be seen from the fact that other The Prime Minister maintained that pubcountries were copying Malta. lic-private partnerships would be the Dr Muscat also highlighted progress in foundation for economic growth. These the social sector including the introduc- include the building of the new power tion of same-sex partnerships and re- station, and the development of the formoval of discrimination against mer shipbuilding yard, about which talks trans-gender persons, and is legislating on were currently in hand. organ donation, the criminalisation of He said that Malta has also reduced the drugs. voting age for local councils to 16, and Touching on the health sector, he said that tourism continues to flourish. that the government had practically elimOn criticism over standards of goverinated the problem of out of stock medi- nance, Dr Muscat conceded that in its encines and brought down waiting lists for thusiasm to succeed, at times, in some operations in a number of areas. It would areas the government could possibly have also be working to change systems to acted rashly, but there were issues of exease hospital overcrowding, and a new cessive procedures that needed to be upblock was also being built at Mater Dei dated, he said.

New drugs court set up MIA hosts 8.1% increase February new drugs court, known as the Offenders Rehabilalta International Airport hosted see such excellent results being regisA itation Board to be headed by former European Court of Human Rights Judge Giovanni Bonello, is ex- M208,896 passengers in February, tered month after month,” he said. In the meantime, on March 9 budget pected to hold its first sitting on April 15 as part of the registering an increase of 8.1 per cent “optimistic” drug reform. It will offer “a more balanced approach” to dealing with victims of drug abuse. The wide-ranging reform is currently in the final stages of a parliamentary debate expected to be voted into law in the coming days after both sides of the House declared their support for the proposed legislation. Repeat offenders will appear before the board, which will set conditions for rehabilitation. It will see users found in simple possession of drugs for the first time appear before a Justice Commissioner who will give them a warning and impose administrative fines ranging between €75 and €125. In the case of cannabis the fine will be between €50 and €100.

over the same month in 2014, proving Malta is becoming more popular during the winter season, the airport said. February’s results were achieved thanks to an increase in aircraft movements that translated to a seat capacity increase of 3.1 per cent over last year. New AIA CEO Alan Borg said this was another reminder that the passenger growth seen in Malta is steady, consistent and year-round. “This is what all stakeholders have been working towards and it is encouraging to

airline EasyJet celebrated its milestone of carrying its two millionth passenger from Malta since its first flight to Malta back in April 2008 by rewarded the lucky traveller with a pair of flights. Ali Gayward, UK commercial manager for easyJet said that in its first twelve months at Malta Airport it carried over 200,000 passengers. Now it carries 320,000 passengers a year on London Gatwick, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa and Naples.”

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Roundup of News About Malta

5.2% increase in GDP P

rovisional estimates indicate that compared to the previous year, in 2041 there was an increase of 5.2 per cent (3.5 per cent in real terms) in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), amounting to €7,961.5 million. During 2014, growth in gross value added was mainly generated by public administration and defence; education; human health and social work activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities; wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; transportation and storage; accommodation and food service activities.

2,937 new dwellings in 2014 he number of new dwellings approved by the Malta Environment T and Planning Authority in Malta shot up from 2,707 in 2013 to 2,937 in 2014. But the number of permits for new dwellings remains slightly lower than in 2012 when 3,064 new dwellings were approved, and a far cry from the 11,343 dwellings approved in 2007. According to official statistics in the same year, MEPA approved the highest number of maisonettes since 2008 and the second highest number of new units resulting from conversions of older buildings since 2000. The number of units created from re-development projects remains lower than in 2011, when 1,592 units were created, but higher than in 2012 and 2013.

Queen Elizabeth to attend Malta CHOGM in Nov.

ueen Elizabeth II accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, will visit Malta to open and attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that takes place in Valletta from November 27 to 29. The announcement, made by Buckingham Palace and the Maltese government said that Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, would also accompany the Queen, who will be 89 in November. In the meantime, Malta President Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca and her husband, Edgar Preca had a second meeting with Queen Elizabeth in a few weeks (above) when they attended a reception at Marlborough House in London hosted by the Commonwealth’s Secretary General Kamalesh Sharma . During a lengthy talk with President Coleiro Preca about CHOGM in Malta the Queen said she was eagerly looking forward to the visit to Malta. This visit will be the monarch’s return to CHOGM after she missed the last meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2013 – the first one she was unable to attend in 40 years. The Queen, then a Princess, and Prince Philip, then an officer in the Mediterranean Fleet, lived in Malta in their early-married life between 1949 and 1951. Since then Queen, Elizabeth visited Malta in May 1954, November 1967, May 1992, November 2005, when Malta hosted CHOGM for the first time, and in November 2007 when she came here on what was called her ‘second honeymoon – marking the 60th anniversary of her marriage. Prince Philip also visited the island for Malta’s Independence celebrations in 1964. This will be Prince Charles’ first visit to Malta with the Duchess.

French present Govt Data re Swiss Leaks

he Maltese Government said it has acquired from the French Government the data, popularly known as Swiss Leaks, insofar as it relates to Maltese nationals. It was presented in Paris to the representative of the competent Maltese tax authority, who was accompanied by the Commissioner for Revenue, and Malta’s Ambassador to France. The process to acquire the data was set in motion by PM Joseph Muscat in talks with French President Francois Hollande last month. It was followed by a formal request by the Maltese authorities on instructions by the Minister for Finance. The Government pointed out that these legal instruments make it clear that the information provided can be disclosed only to persons or author-

ities, including courts and administrative bodies, concerned with the assessment or collection of, the enforcement or prosecution in respect of, or the determination of appeals relating to, the said taxes. “As such, the Maltese authorities cannot publish the said list, in the same way as no authority in any other country published such information,” the government said in a statement. It added that persons appearing on list would not have necessarily evaded tax. However, in terms of the Income Tax Management Act the Prime Minister requested the Commissioner for Revenue to indicate to him any politically exposed persons who total 80.7 per cent of households in Malta and may be on the list and Gozo had access to the internet last year, while whose position apperegular internet users reached 239,225 (73.2 per cent ars to be or to have been compromised of the population aged 16 to 74). The National Statistics Office (NSO) said internet with a view to considaccess in households last year increased by 1.9 per- ering whether the incentage points when compared with the previous tegrity of public office year, and that households with children were more has been prejudiced likely to have internet access at home. Just over half and if further steps, the households with one adult member and without such as a demand to relinquish their office, children had an internet connection. NSO also noted an increase in e-government usage. are to be taken.

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

Kunsilli Lokali: Bdiet ir-rankatura

ilkemm ˙allew jisba˙ it-8 ta’ Marzu li l-Partiti Politiçi ma fet˙ux il-kampanja elettorali g˙all-elezzjonijiet tal-Kunsilli Lokali li se jsiru f’nofs il-bliet u l-ir˙ula ta’ Malta u G˙awdex fil-11 ta’ April li ©ej. Dawn l-elezzjonijiet se jtemmu wkoll is-sistema ta’ qabel meta l-elezzjonijiet tal-Kunsilli kienu jsiru biss f’parti minn Malta kull sentejn. Dawn issa se jibdew isiru fuq skala nazzjonali u darba kull ˙ames snin fl-istess jum li jsiru l-elezzjonijiet biex jin˙atru r-rappreΩentanti Maltin fil-Parlafment tal-Unjoni Ewopeja... li jfisser li l-elezzjonijiet li jmiss imbag˙ad isiru fl-2019. Meta nieda din il-bidla l-gvern sostna li qed jag˙mel dan, mhux biss min˙abba ra©unijiet finanjarji, imma wkoll biex kemm jista’ jkun titnaqqas it-tensjoni politika fil-pajjiΩ, fejn peress li kull sentejn kienet issir xi kwalita’ ta’ elezzzjoni politika, f’Malta donnu g˙andna kampanja elettorali li ma taqta’ qatt. Sintendi, dak li ma tantx isemma hu l-fatt li permezz ta’ din il-bidla l-partiti politiçi nfushom se jkunu qed Gvern tal-Cafe’ Premier g˙all-€4.2 miljun, jiffrankaw balla Ewro fil-kampanji eletto- kif ukoll çerti “nuqqasijiet o˙ra” tal-Gvern. rali... kampanji li jqumu eluf ta’ Ewro Min-na˙a tieg˙u l-Prim Ministru g˙amel min˙abba l-mod sofistikat u organizzat li emfasi dwar il-kisbiet li g˙amlet Malta fisqed isiru llum. sentejn li ilu jiggverna. G˙alkemm ma naqDan minbarra l-battikati g˙al dawk li asx li fost l-o˙rajn isemmi kaΩ, li propju jie˙du sehem f’dawn il-kampanji elettorali, deher fil-Maltatoday tal-istess jum, fejn ©ie l-aktar u l-aktar il-mexxejja li kwaΩi ta’ allegat li fi Ωmien il-Gvern l-ie˙or f’G˙awkuljum iridu jag˙mlu xi diskors, konferenzi dex il-Ministeru g˙al G˙awdex kien ˙allas stampa jew intervista. Meta ma jispiççawx g˙al xog˙ol ta’ diversi binjiet u manuteni˙abbtu l-bibien tad-djar ukoll! zjoni ta’ binjiet, eçç li sar g˙all-privat. Ori©inarjament il-gvern kien qed ja˙sibha U allura spiççajna tit for tat: wie˙ed isemjekk kellux jimplimenta s-sistema ©dida mi “l-iskandlu” tal-Premier u l-ie˙or ta’ mmedjatament, li kien ifisser li l-ewwel Ωew© l-eks Ministru g˙all-G˙awdex, Gioelezzjoni g˙all-Kunsilli kienet issir fl-2019. vanna Debono, li qed ikun allegat li kien hu IΩda wara pressjoni min-na˙a tal-OppoΩiz- li kien involut f’dan l-iskandlu. zjoni ttie˙det id-deçiΩjoni li s-sistema tibda Jekk se nibqg˙u sejrin hekk, g˙andna wara li jsiru l-elezzjonijiet ta’ April 2015. ˙ames ©img˙at, b’ser˙an g˙al ftit jiem talImma ni©u g˙all-ftu˙ tal-kampanja elet- festi tal-Ìimg˙a Mqaddsa, nisimg˙u dwar torali, li ©iet propju ftit jiem qabel il-Gvern skandli, suççess min-na˙a u diΩastru minpreΩenti g˙alaq sentejn fil-poter. na˙a l-o˙ra... kultant tibda ta˙seb li qed Jekk wie˙ed kellu jisma’ d-diskorsi tal- tg˙ix f’Ωew© pajjiΩi differenti. mexxejja tal-partiti politiçi bilkemm kont Se nibqg˙u nisimg˙u l-Partiti jtammbru tinteba˙ li attwalment din kienet kampanja dwar il-politika, mhux g˙ax fuq kollox ma dwar il-Kunsilli Lokali, g˙ax l-inqas li nisimg˙ux tul is-sena kollha. Mhux g˙ax idssemmew huma propju l-Kunsilli. diskorsi, intervisti eçç mill-Kapijiet tal-Partiti Attwalment l-akbar emfasi min-na˙a tal- mhux g˙addejjin is-sena kollha. IΩda talKap tal-OppoΩizzzjoni Dr Simon Busuttil inqas matul is-sena dawn ikollna nitqannew kien propju dwar dak li kien qed jing˙ata bihom darba fil-©img˙a; issa bdejna nisprominenza fil-midja u mill-kelliema Naz- img˙uhom u naqrawhom kwaΩi ta’ kuljum. zjonalisti – il-kwestjoni tal-akkwist millIl-mira ewlenija taΩ-Ωew© partiti hija çara

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daqs il-kristall. Dawn iridu juΩaw dawn lelezzjonijiet b˙ala kejl tas-sa˙˙a tag˙hom mal-elettorat g˙ax meta jkollok nofs Malta se tivvota g˙andek lakbar st˙arri© li wie˙ed jista jag˙mel fost il-poplu. IΩ-Ωew© partiti qed jimmiraw li jiksbu l-ma©©oranza ta’ voti. Dan stqarru l-Kap tal-Partit nazzjonalista Dr Simon Busuttil meta qal li jrid iwassal lill-partit tieg˙u sa tmiem il-maritona, filwaqt li lmexxej Laburista, Dr Joseph Muscat qed ittambar il-˙in kollu dwar li jixtieq li l-Partit Laburista jibdel ixxejra tas-soltu fejn f’dawn l-elezzjonijiet dejjem tirba˙ l-OppoΩizzjoni.. G˙all-ewwel darba, f’din l-elezzjoni se jivvutaw dawk li g˙andhom 16-il sena. Fl-istess jum li nofs Malta u G˙awdex se tmur tix˙et il-vot tag˙ha biex ta˙tar il-Kunsilli Lokali, Malta kollha wkoll se ting˙ata ççans f’referendum li tivvota dwar il-kaçça fir-Rebbieg˙a, biex tg˙id jekk tibqax ssir ilkaçça. Allura b˙alissa g˙andna wkoll kampanja o˙ra li l-Partiti Politçi l-kbar baqg˙u barra minnha ..’dik tal-‘Iva’ u l-‘Le’.

Çaqlieq fost il-kunsilliera

-elezzjonijiet tal-Kunsilli lokali ©abu mag˙hom ukoll çaqlieq ta’ nies li kienu jimmilitaw kemm fil-partiti rispettivi. Il-Partit Laburista se jitlef Ωew© sindki li g˙amlu Ωmien twil imexxu l-lokalitajiet tag˙hom.Joseph Farrugia, sindku ta’ BirΩebu©a mill-1994 mhux se jikkontesta, waqt li minkejja li m’g˙andu l-ebda nkwiet malparti, Mario Salerno, eks-Sindku ta’ ÓalKirkop u San Pawl-il Ba˙ar, se jo˙ro© b˙ala indipendenti. L-istess id-deputat sindku ta’ G˙ajnsielem Stephen Mercieca li dejjem ikkontesta g˙allPN. Wara differenzi mal-partit u se jo˙ro© indipendenti. Il-PN tilef ukoll lis-Sindku talMosta, Dr Shirley Farrugia. KaΩ interessanti hu ta’ Charles Micallef St John. Kien jo˙ro© mal-PN. Wara li tefa’ lkandidatura tieg˙u, fuq il-Facebook, qal lissegwaçi ma jivvutawlux g˙ax m’g˙adux jag˙mel parti mill-PN. Billi ddeçieda wara li g˙alqu n-nominazzjonijiet, ismu xorta jibqa’ mniΩΩel mal-lista’ tal-kandidati. Hekk xorta jistg˙u jivvotalu jekk ma qrawx l-appell tieg˙u. Il-PN ma jaqbillux jg˙id lin-nies biex ma jivvutawlux, g˙ax jikseb xi voti, meta jing˙addu l-voti ta’ kull partit, xorta jing˙addu ma’ tal-PN. L-eks Sindku tal-PN fil-Marsa, Frank Zammit, iddeçieda li jikkontesta mal-Partit Laburista. Attwalment meta wie˙ed i˙ares lejn çaqlieq politiku jidher li l-akbar çaqlieq ©ej minna˙a tal-PN li tilef o˙rajn b’karigi mportanti fosthom Robert Musumeci, eks-Sindku tasSi©©iewi, Ian Castaldi Paris eks-Sindku ta’ Óal-Lija u Liliana Risiott ©urnalista malgazzetti tal-PN .

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

Mix-xena tal-˙ajja Maltija 2 Kastilja kif kienet fis-sittinijiet

Kastilja kif ©ejja. Trid titlesta sa Novembru

Dehra differenti g˙al Kastilja L-ewwel delitt tal-2015

awk ta’ çerta eta’ Ωgur jiftakru l-in˙awi ta’ Kastilja ferm differenti mil-lum. Jiftakru pjazza aktar miftu˙a ming˙ajr roundabout u ftit li xejn si©ar, bil-venda tal-karozzi tal-linja ta’ g˙add ta’ r˙ula u bliet. Issa, wara li l-Ber©a ta’ Kastilja ng˙atat tindifa u tne˙˙ew is-si©ar li kienu m˙awwlin quddiem il-faççata, se naraw tibdil kbir ie˙or g˙ax se jsir xog˙ol sostanzjali fuq il-pjazza nnifisha. Fil-fatt ser jintefqu €1.6miljun. Fid-disinn, il-pro©ett se jelimina r-roundabout u l-parke©© u jkun hemm ukoll sistema ©dida tat-

traffiku billi l-pjazza se tkun pavimentata kollha l-Óamis li g˙adda mara ta’ 36 sena, u ssir Ωona pedonali, bit-traffiku jg˙addi minn Sylvana Muscat inqatlet f’sodditha quddiem il-lukanda Castille u l-BorΩa. fl-appartament tag˙ha f’Bu©ibba, bisIl-monument ta' George Borg Olivier se jiç- suspettat ikun ir-ra©el tag˙-ha g˙al çaqlaq ftit u jitqieg˙ed fuq l-assi tal-BorΩa; il- inqas minn sena, Libjan ta’ 35 sena. monument ta' Manwel Dimech se jersaq aktar Dan huwa l-ewwel delitt li se˙˙ f’qrib il-Kavallier ta' San Ìakbu, u wara konsul- Malta dis-sena. tazzjoni mal-g˙aqda Flimkien g˙al Ambjent Il-jum qabel li nstab il-kadavru, irA˙jar u mal-espert Ian Lansley, is-si©ar taΩ-Ωnu- ra©el qabad titjira minn Malta lejn lber li hemm fil-pjazza se jiççaqilqu wkoll. Italja u ˙alla l-karozza fl-ajruport. G˙addejja diskussjoni wkoll dwar il-˙sieb li lAktar kmeini l-mara kienet di©a’ momumenti kollha tal-Prim Ministri ta' Malta g˙amet tlett rapporti ta’ vjolenza dojitpo©©ew fil-pjazza ta' mestika kontra l-istess ra©el. Fi Frar li g˙adda Hamid kien ©ie Kastilja. Permezz ta' dan ilpro©ett, se jinkixfu g˙add ordnat ma’ jersaqx lejn Sylvana wara diskusssjoni u weg˙di, fejn ta' fosos li b˙alissa huma li ammetta fil-Qorti li kien dejjaq, insulenta u hedded lill-mara. sa˙ansitra kien hemm Ωmien midfunin ta˙t it-tarmac. meta tressqet proposta li meta jing˙ata d-dritt lill-membri ta’ PROFESSIONAL FREIGHT SERVICES PTY. LTD. dawn il-korpi li jing˙aqdu ma unjin, dawn kienu se jkunu Melbourne: (03) 9335 2499 Unit 6, 4-6 Commercial Crt, Tullamarine, Vic., Australia, 3043 marbuta li jid˙lu f’unjini speçifika , issa dawn jistg˙u jing˙aqdu sales@pfs.net.au SYDNEY, BRISBANE & ADELAIDE TEL: 1300 360 703 mal-unjin li jixtiequ huma www.pfs.net.au Sintendi, l-unjins stabiliti, b˙allGWU u l-UÓM di©a` qed jim- PARCEL SERVICE TO MALTA manuvraw biex jippruvaw ji©bu lil dawn il-˙addiema lejhom... - NO WEIGHT LIMIT g˙ax ng˙iduha, 4000 membru mhux ta’ min jitlifhom.

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

A quick glimpse at Australia

Australia is back in Iraq A

n extra 300 Australian troops are being sent to train Iraqis in the fight against the Islamic State terror group, with Tony Abbott refusing to rule out boosting the deployment further. The Prime Minister confirmed that about 300 Australian Defence Force soldiers would be sent to Iraq for a long-term training role at the Taji base north of Baghdad. He said the mission would last for two years. Flanked by the Chief of the Defence Force, Mark Binskin, and Defence Minister Kevin Andrews, Mr Abbott said the new deployment marked the "next phase" of Australia's contribution to fight the brutal group causing upheaval in the Middle East. "We have slowed Daesh's advance but Iraq's regular forces now require support to build their capacity to reclaim and to hold territory," Mr Abbott said, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State. The Australians will as expected partner with New Zealand forces, but the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Denmark will also contribute forces to help with training. "It would be wrong of me to say that this is the last that we will do here, but nevertheless what we are doing at this stage is prudent, it's proportionate," he said. Both Mr Abbott and Air Chief Marshal Binskin said there was a genuine risk of insider attacks by Iraqi soldiers on the Australians – so-called "green on blue" attacks that claimed several Australian lives in Afghanistan. "It's a real risk. It's a risk I take very seriously," Air Chief Marshal Binskin said.

Now for Regular and Priority letters C

abinet has approved a proposal by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull to introduce a twotiered pricing scheme for letter deliveries that is expected to see basic stamp prices increase to $1. The reforms will allow Australia Post to introduce a “regular” and “priority” letters service. Letters sent with a “regular” stamp will arrive an average of two days later than they do currently, with mail within metropolitan areas arriving a day later than the current timetable. Safeguards will be put in place so that prices remain frozen at current levels for concession cardholders, including pensioners. And Christmas cards could still be sent with a 65-cent stamp, Australia Post chief executive Ahmed Fahour said at a press conference in Melbourne on Tuesday. “These reforms mean we will be able to reduce our losses in the letters business and we will be aiming to get it back to break-even,” Mr Fahour said.

“The letters business won't make a profit, and that is not our objective. Our objective is to reduce the losses so that we can support five days a week delivery of mail and secure the future of post offices across the country.” Australia Post Austalia Post CEO would keep Ahmed Fahour about 4400 post offices, including 2500 in regional areas, and at least 10,000 post boxes. It currently has 15,805 post boxes. Posties would still deliver mail five days a week. Priority stamps are expected to cost around $1.50 when they are introduced and prices could rise to $2 in later years. The reforms are aimed at stemming the bleeding in Australia Post's letters division. Australia Post last week announced a first-half profit of just $98 million - a dive driven by mounting losses of $151 million in its letters business. A report by the Boston Consulting Group, commissioned by the government, forecast that Australia Post's letters business would lose $12 billion over the next decade. Australia Post management hopes the reforms announced by the government will cut these losses in half to $6 billion. Mr Fahour also defended his salary of $4.6 million a year - the highest paid public servant in Australia. The latest annual report revealed 409 managers and executives at Australia Post were earning more than $195,000 a year.

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A quick glimpse at Australia

Intergenerational report

he Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the release of the fourth Intergenerational Report, which outlines Australia's changing demographic. Age Discrimination Commissioner Susan Ryan says she's pleased the report recognises the gains older Australians offer by working longer. “Older workers have the wisdom and experience that so many workplaces need to improve their bottom line. It is essential that we find ways to increase their participation,” said Commissioner Ryan. The report shows the number of Australians aged 65 or over is projected to more than double by 2054-55. It states that participation rates among those aged 65 and over are projected to increase strongly

from 12.9 per cent in 2014-15 to 17.3 per cent in 2054-55. The report points out those gains in life expectancy mostly translate to healthy additional years. “The fact that we are living longer, healthy lives is great news for all of us but it means that we should be thinking about how we’ll use those years. We must shape our societies, communities and workplaces to make sure our older years are fulfilling and productive. The release of the Intergenerational Report should also inspire Government to look at a range of other policy measures, including those often put in the ‘too-hard basket’. “Tax benefits for those who’ve already

Susan Ryan got significant retirement savings could be better redirected to those with minimal savings and who are likely to be dependent on the age pension,” says Ms Ryan.

Europe Watch out! Tony Abbott blasts the UN ollowing his criticism on the Australian they were to give credit to Australian govern- the Aussies are coming F Human Rights Commission’s president ment for stopping the boats. ustralian broadcaster, SBS has anGillian Triggs, PM Tony Abbott declared The PM said that by stopping the boats they Anounced that multi-talented singer that he is “sick and tired of being lectured have ended the deaths at sea. and ARIA Award winner Guy Sebastian by the United Nations after a report found Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers breached an international anti-torture convention. The Australian government has rejected the report outright. Tony Abbott said the UN’s representatives have a lot more credibility if

“The most humanitarian, the most decent, the most compassionate thing you can do is stop these boats because hundreds, we think about 1200 in fact drowned at sea during the flourishing of people smuggling trade under the former government. Australia is meeting all its international obligations.”

Dead, buried and cremated The Abbott government finally killed off the unpopular GP co-payment proposal after several attempts to reach agreement on different versions of the controversial charge failed. The Prime Minister said that as a former health minister he should have known better than to attempt health reform without the strong co-operation and support of the medical profession. The Health Minister Ms Ley said the government would push ahead with a freeze on indexation of Medicare rebates until 2018, "while we work with the profession to develop future policies". She declined

The Senate is dissatisfied

censure motion against Attorney-General, Senator George (everyone has a right to be a bigot) Brandis over his attack on the president of the Australian Human Rights Commission has passed in the Australian Senate 35 to 32. The motion said Senator Brandis had failed to protect Professor Gillian Tiggs in an extraordinary attack on her by the Abbott Government and Coalition senators recently. A censure means there was “dissatisfaction” with the Minister’s performance. The Prime Minister said he had “absolute confidence” in the Queensland Senator.

to say whether the freeze would be lifted at some point in the future. "It's definitely good policy to put the right price signals in health to make sure that people value the service they get from doctors," she said. The PM reaffirmed his post-WorkChoices formula to brand the 2014 budget’s $7 co-payment as “dead, buried and cremated”.

would represent Australia at the 60th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna’s Wiener Stadhalle on the May 23. The performance will be a celebration of Australian music and culture and marks the first time in Eurovision history that Australia has been invited to compete at the contest as a wild card entry to celebrate 60 years of the Song Contest. “Representing Australia is not something I take lightly. I want to represent us well. I want people think highly of Australia. We are the best county in the world, it’s unbelievable, I’ve travelled the world, I’ve lived in other places, from New York to UK and I can never get out of these places what I get out of Australia. I think that’s enough fuel for me to want to do well”

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Aktar g˙ajnuna f’g˙otja lill-MCC l-Premier ta’ NSW, Mike Baird MP li hu Iaççetta wkoll il-Ministru g˙al Western Sydney t-talba li g˙amillu l-Maltese Commu-

nity Council (MCC) ta’ NSW biex jg˙in lillAlfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre li jinsab fi Franklin Street Parramatta West li ji©i mg˙ammar b’dak li g˙andu bΩonn urgenti ˙alli jkun jista’ jaqdi a˙jar lill-komunita’ Maltija. Il-Premier Baird aççetta t-talba li saritlu minn Andrew Rohan MP, il-Membru Parlamentari tad-distrett ta’ Prospect biex ti©i Andrew Rohan (fin-nofs) jippreΩenta l-g˙otja lil mog˙tija din l-g˙ajuna. Din mhix l-ewwel Emanuel Camilleri (xellug), u Lawrence Dimech g˙otja se tkun ta’ g˙ajnuna kbira g˙all-g˙aqdiet darba li Andrew Rohan MP kien ta’ g˙ajnuna. Fl-uffiççju tal-Membru Parlamentari Andrew Rohan kollha Maltin membri ta’ dan il-Kunsill. Irringrazzjaw il-president u l-viçi president tal-Maltese Community ukoll sinçerament kemm lill-Premier u anke lil Andrew Counçil aççettaw l-g˙otja ©eneruΩa u aççertaw li l- Rohan MP.

The Maltese Connection in Holroyd

istorian Mark Caruana delivered a very interesting talk about local H Maltese Heritage in Holroyd to the

tese community (now The Genista Nursing Home, The pastizzi shop in Irrigation Road, ‘il-˙anut ta’ Ganna’ on the Great Western Highway to name but a few. Many other meeting places and old places of work such as the Bonds Textile factory in Wentworthville and the many market gardens and poultry farms in Greystanes, were also mentioned. Mark is an avid researcher of many years and is also a migration historian. He gladly shared his knowledge and enjoyed explaining how he was able to get the information through interviews, archives, old Council

records as well as numerous interviews with residents of Holroyd and an Australia-wide explanation from his research. The members enjoyed the experience and Mark hopes to come back with an interactive workshop with the group so that their collective memories of the Maltese connection in the Holroyd area will be preserved for the next generation of Maltese-Australians to be passed on to their descendants. The Greystanes Seniors’ Group is supported by the Maltese Community Council of NSW.

Greystanes Maltese Seniors Group during their monthly meeting in the St George Preca Centre, of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church, Greystanes. The members all joined in and shared their many and varied memories of life in the Holroyd area, especially around Pendle Hill (also known as Little Malta) and also many interesting facts about the Maltese connection in the Greystanes, Merrylands and Wentworthville areas. Mark interacted very well with the Marisa Previtera group and was able to provide some interesting and little known facts that the members could relate to. Well known successful Maltese business families, such as Zammit’s Meats, Bajada and Cordina chicken outlets. Many happy memories were shared of Maltese functions held in the old hall on Old Prospect Road known as ‘is-Sala tal-G˙asfur’, which was often Members of the Greystanes Maltee Seniors listening attentively to Mark used by the MalCaruana’s talk about the local Maltese Heritage in Holroyd

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mela g˙ajnu b’xi ˙a©a: min / ming˙alih g˙andu xi ˙aga speçn j a ˙ l-g jnejn jali..m’g˙alaqx g˙ajn m’g˙ajn: ma setax jorqod; ma raqad l-g˙a xejn. mar g˙al g˙ajn ˙addie˙or: g˙amel kif xtaq xi ˙add biex jing˙o©ob mieg˙u. g˙ajnu g˙okritu: ra xi ˙a©a ˙aΩina li ˙assbitu ˙aΩin. jag˙ti fil-g˙ajn: jidher wisq u x’aktarx ma jkunx f’postu.

feta˙ g˙ajnu: induna; beda jag˙ti kas. g˙ajnejh fuqu: attent g˙alih; mo˙˙u fih. ©ab g˙ajnejh wara widnejh: stagh©eb ˙afna u baqa’ skantat. kemm tara b’g˙ajnejk: ˙afna. ifta˙ g˙ajnejk: oqg˙od attent. tah g˙ajnejh: tant ˙abbu li tah u g˙amel minn kollox g˙alih. ˙aleb g˙ajnejh: beka ˙afna.

g˙ajnu g˙al hemm kienet: g˙al dik il-˙a©a jew post kien qed jimmira.

li jaraw g˙ajnejh jag˙mluh idejh: wie˙ed li jinqala’ ˙afna u kapaçi jag˙mel kollox.

kisirlu g˙ajnu: iffittah u tellfu dak li kien qed jag˙mel.

g˙ajnejh ikellmuk: xi ˙add sabi˙ u kollu ˙ajja.

dejjaqlu g˙ajnu: xebbg˙u, issikkah.

Biex tikteb Malti tajjeb Vokali u Konsonanti 1. F’kull sillaba jrid ikun hemm Vokali, iΩda mhux aktar minn vokali wa˙da, EΩ.: çajta mhux çaita; vizzju mhux vizziu. 2. G˙alhekk il-vokali i issir j u l-vokali u ssir w meta ja˙btu ˙dejn vokali o˙ra. EΩ.: vja©©, frawla, arja. 3. Bejn vokali ta’ sillaba u vokali ta’ sillaba o˙ra jrid ikun hemm konsonanti. EΩ.: zi-j-a mhux zia; pru-w-a mhux prua. 4. Niktbu j jew w minflok i jew u meta qabilhom ta˙bat kelma li tispiçça b’vokali. EΩ.: Mar i©ib iΩda marru j©ibu; jien ukoll iΩda inti wkoll. 5. il-vokali i, u ma jitbidlux meta: a) ikunu tal-Imperattiv (Kmand). EΩ.: inti ikteb; inti uΩa. b) ikunu tal-Komparattiv (paragun). EΩ.: huwa iqsar c) ikunu fil-bidu ta’ kliem li jfisser kulur, difett jew kwalita`. EΩ.: Wiççu isfar mewt. Hu ikrah. d) ikunu wara l-punte©©atura. EΩ.: Malli tilwi, issib ˙anut tal-˙elu. 6. L-ittri j u w iridu dejjem vokali mag˙hom. EΩ.: ˙ajja iΩda ˙ajti mhux ˙ajjti; dawwar iΩda dawru mhux dawwru; ©ew mhux ©eww. 7. G˙andna nqisu l-vokali (ie) b˙ala ittra wa˙da g˙aliex huwa l-le˙en miksur tal-vokali twila (a). EΩ.: wied (3 ittri), snien (4); ˙amiem (5); si©©ijiet (8).

Tag˙rif me˙ud minn le˙˙ il-Malti tad-Dipartiment tal-Malti fi ˙dan ilKulle©© San Injazju, Malta

Ix-xhur tas-sena ﬁl-qwiel Maltin (3) in id-darba wkoll se nissokD taw bil-qwiel li l-Maltin jorbtu max-xhur tas-sena, ©en-

eralment marbuta wkoll mattemp li wie˙ed isib f’dak i-xahar. F’xi ˙ar©iet li g˙addew ta’ The Voice di©a’ rajna xi qwiel li wie˙ed isib dwar l-ewwel xahrejn tas-sena, Jannar u Frar, u li ˙afna drabi juru “lkefrija” tax-xitwa Maltija. Illum se naraw x’hemm g˙axxahar ta’ Marzu. L-ewwel qawl li ji©ik f’mo˙˙ok hu dak li juri li x-xitwa jkun g˙ad jonqosha ftit biex tintemm qabel imbag˙ad jasal l-isba˙ sta©un tas-sena, ir-Rebbieg˙a. Li jispikka fl-ewwel jiem ta’ Marzu u r-ri˙, u ap-

Illum: Marzu

puntu l-aktar qawl mag˙ruf dwaru huwa: Marzu Marzellu jkisser il-bieb u r-rixtellu. Hemm ie˙or jixb˙u: Marzu Marzellu, in-nanna ta˙raq il-moxt u r-rixtellu (g˙ax jg˙idu li tant ikun bard li n-nanna tasal ta˙raq l-g˙odda tal-insi©, ji©ifieri lmoxt u r-rixtellu. F’Marzu f’Malta jkun hawn ukoll g˙add ta’ aller©iji, frott il˙afna trab tal-fjuri fl-arja. G˙alhekk jing˙ad: F’Marzu l-flissjonijiet komuni b˙ax-xebbiet. Hemm ukoll: F’Marzu aqla’ mnie˙rek u qartsu (geΩwru), u nsibuy wkoll li: F’Marzu l-barri j˙oss il-bard minn Qrunu u fl-a˙harnett: Xita fi ˙ruġ Marzu u d˙ul April karru deheb fin.

Talk to me about your concerns Phone: (02) 9637 1656 Fax: (02) 9897 1434 Electoral Office: 160 Merrylands Road, Merrylands NSW 2160 Mail: PO Box 905, Merrylands NSW 2160 Email: granville@parliament.nsw.gov.au Authorised by Tony Issa OAM MP 160 Merrylands Road, Merrylands

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The Cittadini.... Present:

Maltese Welfare (NSW) Inc.

The 15th Annual - Quiet Achievers Night of Recognition

Zwieg Bla Hsieb Sunday April 19 at 2.00 p.m.at Wentworth Leagues Club

Special guest, direct from Melbourne:

(Part of NSW Seniors Week) Wednesday March 18 at 7.30 p.m. at the Annunciation Hall, St Dominic's Hostel 171 Walters Road Blacktown NSW Awards are given to our Elderly Maltese from NSW as nominated by the Maltese Community

George Spiteri

For tickets: Monica: 9896 0712 or 0414 859386; Doris: 9636 2295 Donation of $12. Kids: ¢6.00 Iç-Çittadini sponsored by: MALTA TRAVEL

(Guest Artist for this year Joe Apap All invited - Entrance Free - Refreshments served This event is being sponsord by

www.fiducianfs.com.au

The Voice is not just a news portal; We comment, We fight for your rights. We believe in freedom of expression. We are read in the right places.

g˙all-iM©arrin u l-Óbieb Nhar is-Sibt 25 ta’ April f’Mandavilla Events Centre Horsley Drive, Horsley Park Divertiment ipprovdut minn Charlie Muscat u Joe Xuereb Mistednin speçjali: Natasha Vella u Martin Vella $65.00 kull persuna li tinkludi Antipasta Malti, ikla ta’ tlett korsi, birra, inbid, soft drinks te` u kafe`. Ikun hemm: “Lucky Door Prize”, “Raffle”, wirja ta’ ritratti u ˙afna iktar.

Biex tibbukkja çempel lil: Theresa Quattromani 0402-178-781, jew Josephine Borg 0402-040-954

Il-qlieg˙ kollu jmur g˙all-Cancer Council

L-IMÌARR HUWA RAÓAL ÛGÓIR B’QALB KBIRA

SAINT NICHOLAS FESTA COMMITTEE Presents:

The Big Fete - Fiera On Sunday March 22 at Good Shepherd Parish 130-136 Hyatts Road, Plumpton

(Opposite Shopping Centre) All under cover. Doors open at 1.30 p.m. Music and entertainment provided by Joe Xuereb &Tony Fenech - with lots of popular music for your enjoyment Loads of fantastic prizes to be won Including the traditional rabbit – ‘Fiera Tal-Fniek’ There will be drinks and food of all types including: ‘pastizzi and ˙obz biΩ-Ω-zejt or bigilla’ There will also be FREE ice-cream for all children Entertainment is free and plenty of parking So come along, bring your family and friends! Other important dates for 2015: Sunday July 5: Lejla fil-Buskett Sunday October 18: Fiera Sunday December 6: Feast of St Nicholas For further information call Bill Schembri: 0416 261 415.

MCC Oral history project - Maltese Personalities I

n order to preserve our Maltese-Australian heritage for posterity, the MCC of NSW has embarked on videorecording the settlement experiences of Maltese personalities. The oral history interviews are con-

ducted in English on Wednesdays mornings. The time taken varies from 60-90 minutes and are done by Mark Caruana, who has been doing such interviews since 1982. At the end of the interview, the person interviewed is asked to do any necessary editing and to furnish four photos to be included in the DVD cover.

The MCC will produce seven DVDs, five of which go to the family, one to the MCC Archives and one to the National Library in Canberra. A donation of $50 to cover costs would be appreciated. Anybody wishing to have his settlement history recorded, is requested to contact Emanuel Camilleri on 9822 0228.

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Community News Tune In to Radio and Television

Maltese Radio Programmes MELBOURNE, on 3ZZZ 92.3FM or on www.3zzz.com.au. Mondays 5pm, Fridays 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; Last Wednesday each month at 1pm. MELBOURNE on 98.9 North West FM, each Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter Emmanuel Brincat. MELBOURNE: STEREO 974 (93180930): 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Magazine) & Thursday (Merhba): 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – Ray Anastasi In SYDNEY, listen to the MCC radio programme Sunday at 11am 2GLF FM 89.3, or

on demand: www.893fm.com.au

In BRISBANE listen to the Maltese Program on 4EB on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays 4.15pm to 5.15pm UNCLE SAM DJ (Maltese Radio) tune in to link: www.unclesamdj.com

Maltese Programmes on TV and Web

The GDAY MALTAUSSIE SHOW on TVS is broadcast in Sydney Every Saturday at 2pm. Repeats on Mondays 5 pm and Tuesdays 7.30 am Watch direct via HYPERLINK:

http://ww.tvs.org.au; http://ww.tvs.org.au

The SBS MALTESE NEWS

Isma’ l-programm tar-radju bil-Malti mill-Kunsill Malti ta’ NSW minn fuq l-istazzjon 2GLF 89.3FM. Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ On Demand minn fuq l-Internet www.893fm.com.au (On Demand >Ethnic >Maltese Council 11am) Fi programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ Óadd fil-11.00 ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijiet minn Malta, muΩika, tag˙rif, kultura, avviΩi u su©©etti ta’ interess g˙allMaltin On SBS Radio - Day Time Analogue Digital Tuesday: 12:00-13:00 SBS Radio 3 Thursday: 12:00-13:00 SBS Radio 3 Friday: 12:00-13:00 97.7fm SBS Radio 2 Saturday: 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm SBS Radio 2 To tune into digital radio you need receiver or device with a DAB+ chip. Tuning in is by station name not frequency. Digital radio can also be heard on digital TV. SBS Radio 2 is on Channel 38 and SBS. Radio 3 is on Channel 39. Analogue is the present FMwavelength. Digital radio can also be accessed by a smart phone and/or by going online at HYPERLINK: http://www.sbs.com.au, www.sbs.com.au VIVA MALTA VIVA MALTA on Central Coast Radio: March 26th, and April 9th and 23rd - from 6 pm -7 pm on COAST FM 96.3 Community Radio in Gosford NSW. Presenter: Nathalie Gatt. Web streaming on: www.coastfm.org.au.

L-A˙barijiet on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at 8.00 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.05 am on SBS2

Follow The Voice of the Maltese online magazine every fortnight and lso join us on our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/thevoiceofthemaltese

Meetings of Day Care Maltese Groups in NSW Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors Meets on the first Tuesday of the Month from10:00am to 12 noon. The group meets in the Parish Hall, cnr of Stella Street & The Boulevard, Fairfield Heights.

Daceyville Maltese Seniors Meets on the last Wednesday of the month in the Meeting Room One, No. 3 General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville. Note: The Groups also arrange regular Bus Trips Come and join us and make new friends..

Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors Meets every second Friday of the month; Miller Room, Memorial Avenue Merrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am

Llandillo Maltese Seniors Meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the Llandilo Community Hall, Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1pm.

Greystanes Maltese Seniors Meets on the second Monday of the month n the George Preca Centre of

Maltese Community Council NSW Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre, 59b Franklin Street (cr with Young Street) Mays Hill NSW. Phone: 02 98220228 Group Meetings for Maltese living at the Central Coast: are held every second Monday of each month from 10 am to 12 at Wyong RSL, cnr Anzac & Margaret Street Wyong

For more information Tel: 02 439 000 12 or 0414 267 652 Maltese Community Council of NSW would like to announce that the next course for seniors in Computer skills will commence Friday March 13 and every Friday from 10am to 12 noon at the Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre (AFMRC). Phone Emanuel Camilleri on 0409744 376 or 98220 228. Places are limited so you must book.

The Maltese Language School of NSW The Maltese Language School of NSW invites applications for Maltese language classes at the Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre located at 59b Franklin Street (corner with Young Street) Mays Hill (next to Parramatta West Public School). Both young and adult students may apply. For more information contact Mary Pace-Feraud on 9601 2189 or email: malteselanguageschoolnsw@hotmail.com OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon

The Sutherland & St George Maltese Group Ongoing: We meet every First Wednesday of the Month from 10:00am-1:00pm Our Meetings/Get Togethers are interesting, informative & entertaining. Come Join us and make new Friends For more information contact our Coordinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02) 9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298

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

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Community News ÓAMRUN ASSOCIATION LTD

100 Jackson Street, Marsden Park, NSW 2765 Ph: 02 9838 1111 Email: hamrunassociations@three.com.au President: George Zahra 0407434651 Secretary: Robin McGarrigle 0407701004

MOTHER’S DAY DINNER DANCE

IL-klabb se jorganizza Dinner Dance g˙al Jum l-Omm nhar is-Sibt 9 ta’ Mejju fis- 7.00pm fil-klabb stess, f’100 Jackson St. Marsden Park. -------------------------------------------------------Se jkun hemm 3-course meal b˙al ta’ New Year’s Eve bil-©elat b˙ala deserta. Xorb ie˙or inkluΩ alcohol jista’ jinxtara mill-bar. -------------------------------------------------------Id-divertiment se ji©i pprovdut nill-Brandy Rock ‘n Roll Band ---------------------------------------------Prezz: Kbar $45; Tfal ta˙t it-12-il sena $20 G˙al tag˙rif u biljetti: Mary Said: 0421 285 698, jew George Zahra: 0407 424 651

L-G˙aqda Kulturali Maltija ta’ NSW Se ttella’ il Via Sagra bil Malti xog˙ol ta’ Frank Zammit, nhar it Tlieta 31 Marzu fis-7pm fil-Knisja ta’ Our Lady Queen of Peace, Old Prospect Road, Greystanes. Iç-Çelebrant ewlieni se jkun Fr Noel Bianco. Il Via Sagra se tkun animata mill-Kor tal G˙aqda Kulturali Maltija. Wara kul˙add mistieden g˙at-te jew kafe fil-sala ta San George Preca. Ghal aktar tag˙rif cemplu lil Jim Borg: 9636 7767.

St Nicholas Festa Committee (NSW) 2015 Calendar of events

Marzu 22: Autumn Fiera; Lulju 5: Lejla fil-Buskett; Ottubru 18: Spring Fiera; Diçembru: Festa ta’ San Nikola

La Valette Social Centre Programm ta-G˙id 175, Walter Road Blacktown NSW Il-Óamis 26 ta’ Marzu: fl-10.30 a.m.: il-Via Sagra fis Sala ta çentru. Wara ç-entru miftu˙ g˙allikel u tombla Il-Ìimg˙a 27 ta’ Marzu: fis-6.30 pm: Il-festa tad- Duluri. Quddiesa fil-Kappella. Wara l-purçissjoni bil-vara ta Duluri g˙as-sala. Issir il-Via Sagra bil-g˙ana tal-fatt. Óamis Ix-xirka 2a ta`April: 7.00pm: Quddies u l-˙asil tar-ri©lejn. Wara jsiru s-seba’ visti u l-addorazjoni. Il-Ìimg˙a l-Kbira 3 ta April: fit-3.00pm tibda l-funzjoni fil-Kappella Sibt il-G˙id 4 ta’ April: fil-4.30.p.m. Iç-çentru jifta˙ g˙all-ikel; 7.p.m.: Il funzjoni tal-G˙id. Wara ssir il-bingo. Ma ssirx quddies f’dan i-jum. Óadd il-G˙id 5 ta’ April: fl-10 am: Festa ta Lirxoxt bl-statwa, il quddiesa u wara l-purçissjoni bil-marçi G˙al tag˙rif çemplu: Iç-Çentru 9622 5847; Il- Kappella 9622 5850 Il-kumitat jixtieq l-G˙id it-tajjeb lil kul˙add

St Helena Maltese/Aust. SC presents: Family get-together Date: Saturday March 14 at 6 pm till 11 pm (Mass at 5 pm) at Maltese Centre, Parkville Music provided by DJ King Charlie. Meal: 2-course + wine, soft drinks, tea & coffee. Also plate of nibbles on each table Cost: Members $25; Non-members $30 For bookings or more information phone: Victor: 0412 99 1325; Mary: 9370 51 64; John Busuttil: 9311 89 68 Become a member for only $10 a year and enjoy all the benefits throughout the year

FRIENDS OF PROVIDENCE HOUSE NSW (Formed in November 2011) ANNOUNCES

18 Day Fly – Cruise – Stay – Tour Commencing September 19, 2015 Visiting Perth – Bali – Thailand – Malaysia – Singapore. Fantastic Tour – Great value – All inclusive from $3650 p/p Proceeds to be donated to Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Malta. For brochure or bookings call Jim Borg on (02) 9636 7767. Note: Donations to Id-Dar tal-Providenza can now be made in Australia at any Commonwealth Bank. A/C Name: Friends of Providence House NSW BSB: 062 416 A/C No. 10199448 This 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

Full Programme for 2015 APRIL 18 (Saturday): Function at Albion MAY 2 (Saturday): Mother’s Day function at Melrose MAY 16 (Saturday): Function at Albion MAY 24: (Sunday): Half yearly meet at Parkville JUNE 20: (Saturday): Function at Albion JULY 18: (Saturday): Function at Albion AUGUST 21: (Friday): Feast Mass at Ardeer AUGUST 22: (Saturday): Feast dinner dance at Melrose AUGUST 23: (Sunday): 35th Anniversary feast at Ardeer SEPTEMBER 19: (Saturday): Functioin at Albion OCTOBER 24: (Saturday): Function at Parkville OCTOBER 25: (Sunday): AGM meet at Parkville NOVEMBER 14: (Saturday): Function at Holy Eucharist DECEMBER 19: (Saturday): Xmas function at Melrose. (For bookings or more information phone Victor: 0412 99 13 25)

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Community News Coach trip to Australian War Museum & Memorial in Canberra As part of the 100th Anniversary of the Anzac’s Commemoration, the Sutherland & St.George Maltese Group will be visiting the Australian War Museum & Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday April 8. It will be an official guided tour, but those who decline to participate in the guided tour are free to do so. This War Museum is the Fifth largest of its kind in the World, therefore it would be a very interesting and informative visit. The Museum also has a small section dedicated to Malta. We will be travelling in a modern and luxurious 5 Star Coach that will leave from Miranda at 8:00am sharp. Another pick-up point will be Liverpool Bus Terminal at Bigge St Liverpool at 8.30 a.m. Then we travel to Canberra stopping on the way for morning tea, etc, at Goulburn. We will then have Lunch and visit the Museum. We plan to leave Canberra to return home at approximately 4:00pm, again stopping at Goulburn for Afternoon Tea or a meal. We expect to get back to Liverpool at around 7:30pm, and Miranda by 8:00pm. We aim to stick to these times as much as is possible. However, some variances may occur. The Coach is equipped with a toilet and a TV monitor, allowing us to watch a feature film on the return trip. In order to ensure that passengers enjoy maximum comfort, we are restricting the number of passengers to 48. The total cost for the coach trip is $42 per person. Anybody interested is advised to contact Charles Mifsud on his mobile: 0421 662 298 A.S.A.P.

UTS Sydney - Free English classes As part of its Teachers Training for 2015, the University of Technology (UTS) Sydney - Insearch is offering free English classes designed to improve one’s speaking and listening skills. Following is the programme for this year:

March 24 - May 28 (6.00pm-8.00pm Tuesday & Thursday evening) July 6 - July 31 (1.30pm to 3.30 pm Monday to Friday) August 11 - October 15 (6.00p.m-8.00pm Tuesday & Thursday evening) October 20 -December 23 (6.00pm-8.00pm Tuesday & Thursday evening) If interested call 92188646, fax 92114334 or email: david.noble@insearch.edu.au Student Centre, Ground Floor, 187 Thomas Street Sydney NSW 2000 (corner Quay & Thomas Street Chinatown). Students must be at least 16 years old

Fuq Radju Malta (www.pbs.com.mt) kull nhar ta’ Ìimg˙a fis-2.30 p.m. TippreΩenta Josephine Zammit Cordina

MALTESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF NSW

A Division of the Maltese Community Council of NSW Inc.

Learn Maltese!

Classes are available for students from 6 years to adults at all levels of ability in the Maltese 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 MCC of NSW. The Maltese Language School of NSW is a Not-For-Profit organisation.

GEORGE CROSS FALCONS CLUB Inc.

(25-27 Lake Ave Cringila NSW 2502, (02) 4273 0906 gcfc@exemail.com.au)

Seniors’ Day Every Monday

Home-made cooked twocourse meal, tea and coffee Bingo and dancing lessons, computers available for usage. Cost only $5.00. Sponsored by MCCI Illawarra.

Phone 42 746121 and leave message

Malta Society of New Zealand

We now have a Facebook page that former members are invited 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 interest in the Maltese culture.

L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (Malta) G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni lillSBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz tag˙ha, ilqarrejja m˙e©©a li x’˙in iridu jid˙lu fil-website: www.tvm.com.mt u jsegwu la˙barijiet ta’ Malta. Din tkun a©©ornata l-˙in kollu bi stejjer li jkunu qed ise˙˙u. Mhux biss, imma min irid isegwi dak li jkun g˙addej, kull filg˙odu ˙in ta' Malta fuq il-website jittellg˙u wkoll l-a˙barijiet tal-jum ta' qabel.

Tinteressak il-kitba? Id-direzzjoni ta’ The Voice t˙e©-©e© lillqarrejja li j˙ossu li jew g˙andhom talent g˙all-kitba, laktar bl-Ilsien Malti, imma mhux biss, inkella li ja˙sbu li bi ftit g˙ajnuna jistg˙u jrabbu l-kun- fidenza g˙allkitba, biex jekk iridu, jew jitolbu lg˙ajnuna, inkella jistg˙u jibag˙tu x-xog˙ol tag˙hom lil: The Voice of the Maltese. Email address: maltesevoice@gmail.com Lesti nippublikaw i-kitbiet tag˙kom f’dan il-magazine.

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Sports Taya Pace is 2014 Junior Sports Star

t a gala awards night at Olympic Park, Homebush, 10-year-old Ruse BMX champion racer Taya Pace (right) was among sports stars across Sydney and the Central Coast to be rewarded for their fantastic sporting achievements in 2014. Taya was named the Macarthur Chronicle Junior Sports Star for 2014. Lost for words and with her family overjoyed with the well-deserved win, Taya, who is the current under-10s girls Australian champion and reigning NSW champion is obviously riding high after winning the award. Along with the award she also receives $1000 towards her future. The youngster who was also featured on

Football: PS4 NPL 1 NSW

Parramatta Kick off with away victory

The Voice of the Maltese way back in September (Issue No. 84) after her amazing achievements thanks to hard work and training, also made it to the front page of the Capmpbelltown Macarthur Chronicle (see front page). The current under-10s girls’ Australian champion and reigning NSW champion was lost for words as she accepted her medal from MC and Fox Sports presenter Adam Peacock. But her mother, Kris made up for that. She said her daughter was overwhelmed by the attention. “She gets a bit anxious and nervous in front of big crowds,” Mrs Pace said. “She was really excited to win but she al-

ways asks ‘ w h y me?’” Taya, who is also ranked No.7 in the world after the recent world titles in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, not only aims to improve her world standing this year, but also to is targeting Olympic Games participation when she is old enough to compete. Waterpolo Euro Junior C’ships

Parramatta FC as they lined up against Marconi Saturday

Malta qualifies to the final stage

n their debut on the opening day of the PS4 NPL 1 NSW, Parramatta FC (formerly Melita Eagles) faced a tough task away against Marconi, but they came out of it in flying colours as they managed a 2-1 win. Parramatta’s next game is on Sunday at 3.00 p.m. at the Melita Stadium against Sydney Olympic U/20: Marconi v Parramatta FC 2-2 U/18: Marconi, v Parramatta FC 2-4 Malta Premier League

Other NPL 1 NSW Results Sutherland S. v Blacktown C. Sydney Olympic v Sout CW. Rockdale CS v Apia LT Blacktown v Sydney Utd Manly U v Brownrigg

PS4 NPL 2 NSW MEN'S

3-1 2015 TRIAL MATCHES 3-0 2-4 Mounties W. v Hakoah 3-5 3-2 U/20 3-2 Mounties W. v Hakoah 0-2

Hibernians extend lead as B’Kara are held

ith Hibernians sailing on regardless in the W third round of the Premier League in Malta, following their 23rd win in this cam-

Malta’s Under 17 waterpolo team has qualifed to the finals of the European Junior championships to be held in Baku, Afghanistan after finishing second to Germany in Group D of the event in Malta. Malta won the pening match against Latvia 51-0 with captain Ben Plumpton scoring 15 of the goals, then defeated Swizerland 20-4, and Great Britain 7-6 The group was won by Germany who won all their matches, the last one against Malta, by 22-6 Standings P W D L Pts Hibernians 26 23 3 0 42 Birkirkara 26 16 5 5 32 Valletta 26 17 2 7 31 Floriana 26 10 9 7 25 Balzan 26 11 8 7 24 Sliema W 26 8 7 11 18 ----------------------Naxxar L. 26 7 7 12 17 Mosta 26 8 5 13 17 Qormi 26 5 6 15 12 Pieta H. 26 5 7 14 12 Ûebbu© R. 26 5 6 15 12 Tarxien R. 26 4 9 13 11

relegation. win an Europa Following Birkirkara’s 1-1 draw, Hibs even Cup place. In extended their lead to 10 points over Birkir- round 24 Floripaign, a 2-1 success over Tarxien, most of the kara, who are fighting it out with defending ana made a large interest for the remaining fixtures is focused on champions Valletta for the runner up spot. Val- step forward tothe positions immediately below the league letta also were a disappointment as they nar- wards that aim l e a d e r s , rowly beat relegation--haunted Pieta 2-1. when they beat Australia A-League Results and the Just below the top three, Floriana and Balzan direct challengers Round 24 Balzan. n Rd 21’s top match, Wellington Pho. s t r u g g l e battle for fourth Despite a disappointing first stage Sliema 3-1 beat Perth away and leapfrogged a g a i n s t and a chance to Hibernians v Pieta H. Clayton Failla, Andrei Agius, Jean Paul return in contention. They widened the over three teams into first place Results Round 25 Farrugia (H); Jurgen Pisani (P) Round 21 Hibernians v Tarxien R. 2-0 Birkirkara v Sliema W. 4-2 gap between them and the six relegation Rodolfo Ryan Soares, Camenzuli (2), Raf. Ledesma, Nassir Edison L. dos Santos (H) threatened sides who need the points 1-2 Perth Glory v Wellington Ph 0-0 Maachi (B);Alex Muscat, And. Pisanu (S) rather desperately in order not to be caught Western Syd. v Melbourne Victory 0-3 Birkirkara v Floriana Valletta Valletta v Pietà v Tarxien H. R 2-1 2-1 Abdelkarim Nafti 2 (V): Claudio Frances (P) Llywelyn Cremona, Abdelkarim Nafti 4-0 Adelaide U v Central Coast out when the day of reckoning arrives, but (2), Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets 4-0 Balzan v Sliema W. then lost against Balzan. Mosta are back 2-1 Ian Azzopardi 5-4 Bojan Kaljevic pen, Lydon Micallef (B); Floriana v Balzan Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar 3-0 to winning ways after seven matches withMark Scerri (S) Matteo Piciollo (2), Conor Borg Round 20 Mosta v Ûebbu© R 3-1 Qormi v Mosta 3-1 out one. Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory 1-1 Haruna Babangida, Ian Zammit, Udo For- Alex Nilsson, Leighton Grech, own goal At the end of this stage, two teams would Wellington Ph. v Adelaide U. 2-0 tune (M); Carlo Montu (Û) (Q); Gary Roberts (M) be automatically relegated while the third Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC 0-1 Naxxar L. v Qormi 2-1 Naxxar v Ûebbu© R 2-1 Central Coast v Melbourne City 1-0 Mattia del Negro, Gilmar DS Ribiro (N); Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro, Jorge Santos Silva team from bottom plays the third top team Brisbane Roar v Western Syd. 1-0 Alex Nilsson (Q) (N); Matthew Bartolo (Z) in the First Division to stave off relegation.