The Voice of the Maltese (driven by the voice of its readers ) Issue November 24, 2015 115 oonnlliinnee mmaaggaazziinnee

The 2015 Valletta Summit on Migration in session at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta (see report on pages 12, 13)

Valletta Summit raises Malta’s international profile

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Greece Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras enjoy a joke at the Summit Above: Prime Minister Joseph Muscat (left) greets European Council President Donald Tusk

Destiny makes it Castille Square at night during the open - two JEC wins for ing ceremony of the Valletta Summit Malta (see page 3) 2 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 Europe and multiculturalism ecent events have demon - ProfsMaurice Cauchi everybody strated to everyone, even those will agree, Rconvinced of the essential rele - lies deep wi- vance of multiculturalism, that under some countries like Germany to open thin the cou- conditions of inordinate strain, the their borders and welcome fleeing ntries of or- system is bound to fail. The basic migrants with open arms would ap - igin. problem as I see it is not with the con - pear to be a great humanitarian act Western cept itself, but with the impossible which warms the cockles of one’s countries conditions imposed on it. heart, a gesture worthy of a Nobel have decid- While it is obvious that multicultur - Peace Prize. ed that the alism has worked in countries like And yet, this could not last. The best way to Canada and Australia, it seems to be gates had to be slammed shut sooner solve this failing dismally in Europe. It is there - or later. No country, even one de - problem is fore reasonable to ask under what sirous of bolstering its manpower, to bomb tar - conditions can one expect the system can allow an unchecked flow of hu - gets while to work, and more importantly, they stay out of harm’s way when it is likely to fail. thousands of kilometres high Historically, vast countries up in the sky. Europe should with a great need for man - know better than to expect power necessary to develop fighter jets to win wars. They their potential wealth have destroy cities, they terrorise been eager to increase their populations, they produce mil - population, and the quickest The current epidemic of disen - lions of refugees trying to flee and surest way of doing so was from the Armageddon they cre - to encourage immigration on a franchisement and disaffec - ate, but by themselves they do large scale. It is obvious that tion felt by young people make not win wars. one essential component in this The Poles during World War formula was that both host counttrhy emma npitrye. fer to join a criminIaI laccepted the responsibility of form - as well as the immigrants themselvges angT hlei kneeed I fsorl abomrdiecr c Sonttarotl eh,a sw be h- icinh g an effective fighting force to liber - had a lot to gain from this arrange - come an issue with all countries of ate their homeland. ment. canE uorofpfee, rt hrneaotetnhinign tghe bScuhetn gbenlood Would it be too outlandish to sug - The result is that 50 decades later, concept if not the whole idea of a gest that efforts of the Western pow - half the population of countries liake ndu naitlemd Eousrotp ce. ertain death. ers should be directed at organising Australia were born overseas, or had It is obviously ridiculous to talk and training such a force of volun - parents who were born overseas. The about multiculturalism in this con - teers out of the hundreds of thou - fact that they speak 200 languages text. It is impossible to integrate new - sands currently feeling lost and yet live peacefully together is a tri - comers within society – which is the helpless in various camps in Europe umph of multiculturalism. essence of multiculturalism – when and the Middle East? It is also an acknowledged fact that the influx is prohibitively large. This may not resolve all the prob - a sovereign country has the right to This scenario is more likely to con - lems associated with the current up - protect its borders. Some countries firm the patently absurd right-wing heavals not experienced since the have built walls of barbed wire to views that racial purity is paramount aftermath of World War II, but may keep out those they consider to be in - and that any mixing with people of a set in motion the beginning of an ef - vaders. Others, like Australia, have different race is likely to be deleteri - fort to tackle the problem at source, opted for the equally inhuman way ous in the long run. while at the same time providing of turning back the boats and exiling While one cannot but admire the hu - some economic as well as the equally those caught attempting to enter the manitarian approach to mass migra - important psycho-social support to country and keeping them in condi - tions exhibited by some countries as those currently lost and searching for tions unfit for human beings, while well as many individuals, there is still an identity in Europe. proudly declaring: “We have a niggling feeling that this approach stopped the boats!” is merely band-aid in nature and will (Professor Maurice Cauchi has written Compared with this, the decision by not solve the problem, which, as extensively on Maltese migration.)

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It’s Malta’s Destiny, as the 13-year-old Des- tiny Chuckunyere, daughter of a Nigerian footballer Ndubisi Chukunyere, who made a name for himself playing for Hibernians, was the winner of the 2015 Junior Eurovi- sion Contest (JEC). In the Bulgarian capi - tal, Sofia, she beat the opposition, young singers from 16 other nations to make it two wins in three years for Malta. Destiny follows Gaia Cauchi’s success in 2013 and after last year’s show when Malta organised the event following Gaia’s success, in 2016 Malta once again has the right to organise it on home soil. No won - der Prime Minister Prime Minister Joseph Muscat tweeted: 'You are my Destiny!' With two international summits, the 2015 Valletta Summit on Migration just ended, and the next won to come, the CHOGM Summit on 27-29, November has been good for Malta. It certainly raises its international profile, not only politically but also in the musical sector. Young Destiny’s success managed to unite a country even politically – which is some feat – as the political leaders both ex- pressed the same attitude. Opposition Leader Simon Busuttil tweeted: 'Brava Destiny! You make us all proud!'. Everybody also agrees with what Presi - dent Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca wrote on her Facebook page: 'Well done to our little star Destiny Chukunyere. You made us views that she is inspired by queen of soul A confident Destiny singing her way to proud.” She certainly did! Even the Arch - Aretha Franklin, represented Malta with victory in the Junior Eurovision Contest bishop, Charles Scicluna went on twitter the catchy song Not My Soul, whose lyrics on Saturday night at the Arena Arme- to congratulate Destiny. He tweeted: she helped write along with Matt 'Muxu' ecin in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia “What a wonderful voice! God bless! Mercieca with music composed by Elton points to Malta, while Malta awarded Destiny, who has said in various inter - Zarb, who were both were behind the seven points to Armenia. 2013 winning entry Malta also received the maximum 12 ‘The Start, impressed points from the children's jury, Serbia, with the rendition of Slovenia, Australia, Bulgaria, San Marino, the soul. and Albania. There were no gim - micks. She was alone on Italian journalist Emanuele Lombardini the stage, and impres- wrote that as had already been expected, sed with her strong eventual, victory, a deserved one, went to voice and confidence; Destiny, even after her interpretation on she sang like a pro. She the night. “It was also an important sign really stole the show for cosmopolitan Europe, seeing that the with her performance singer is the daughter of a Nigerian foot - finishing nine points baller” ahead of second-placed In the same site dedicated to Eurovision, Armenia. another wrote: “Ladies and gentlemen, a Destiny won by a won star is born, I believe that we shall seen by a 9-point margin. her again at the Eurovision, and perhaps, Destiny was awarded a who knows, also in a short while listen to total of 185 points to hear in a single on the radio. She has such Armenia's 176. Both a beautiful voice.” had been exchanging Another one wrote: “Bravissima Malta. It top place as the voting was my favourite along with Australia. unfolded. Crucially, Ar - Compliments to Destiny for her marvel - Destiny... she couldn’t contain herself with happiness after her win menia awarded 12 lous voice.” 4 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 Other Instances when shelters did not offer protection n the previous issue in which I wrote about Malta Shelters While the house was a total loss, a gas pipe had burst and Iduring WWI that while they saved thousands of lives at the fumes added to the tragedy. There were no survivors. times were also a menace, I dealt at length about the tragedy Two days later, on March 24 : Hal Far was under a heavy on March 21, 1942, when two bombs devastated both the en - attack and an enormous amount of bombs fell all over the trance and the emergency exit of the shelter in Gafa` Street, airfield. Two shelter chambers where about 28 servicemen Mosta and claimed the lives of 31 people, there were similar and civilians were seeking refuge were hit. The thick con - tragedies, four in particular, in Kalkara, Hal Far and Luqa. crete roof slabs collapsed on top of the chambers, trapping On March 22, 1942 : Kalkara was heavily bombed; about 15 all inside. The corpses were retrieved several months later. persons sought refuge in a store, reinforced by a concrete On April 9 : Luqa village fell victim to another deluge of roof that was used as a shelter, when a the store had a direct bombs that destroyed many houses and severely damaged hit. When the ARP workers arrived on the spot they thought the Parish church. In one of the shelters in Pope Innocent that all inside were dead under the debris. They had almost Street out of the 32 persons there only nine survived, the given up hope of finding anybody alive, when one of them other 23 were killed. noticed a leg protruding out of the rubble. It was that of These are just a few examples of how air raid shelters seven-year-old Victor Hili, who later related that when the saved lives, or served as traps. On the positive side; the Mal - building collapsed he was wedged between two stones, and tese rock saved the lives of thousands of people. In many luckily a mattress landed on his chest. instances the hard rock greatly reduced the effect of the For a time the boy lost consciousness and when he came blast and saved people’s lives. If it were not so, due to the through he plucked up enough courage and at hearing great amount of bombs that rained over the Island the voices he started yelling. He went on to say that his mother, whole island of Malta would have been destroyed. two sisters and a younger brother were not so lucky. On another positive note, nowadays a few of these shelters During the same air raid and in that same street, four are being restored and used as tourist attractions, as part of members of the Coster family went down their private shel - the history of our Island. They are also a source of income ter. As soon as they descended a bomb hit their house. to their owners.

n this series of articles about my per - sonal experience during the war I(WWII) years in Mata, today I am fo - cussing on the so-called Victory The Victory Kitchens Kitchens in Malta. Besides the fear and all the implications the war brought about with it, food became a great prob - MALTA: Echoes lem. Convoys laden with food were regularly sent to Malta but the enemy from the past was determined to starve the Maltese in order for us to give up fighting; hence, the enemy did its utmost to destroy Doris Cannataci convoys on their route to our shores. Many a time they succeeded, and as a result, many food commodities, such as bread, milk, water, and several other items, including kerosene became very scarce and long queues could be seen in streets, as people, many a time under the supervision of a policeman, tried to get their hands on what was on offer. Tickets (or cou- duced to provide meals for these families. pons) were issued so Later, in order to save fuel and food, VIC - that families were TORY KITCHENS replaced these soup able to buy their kitchens. This is how Victory Kitchens needs according to originated. The word Victory was a very the size of the family. positive name during those terrible and As food items be - drastic times. came even scarcer, in The first Victory Kitchen was opened at January 1942 a Com - Lija on January 3, 1942. After that, other munal Feeding De - Victory kitchens were opened all over partment was set up, Malta, and by June of that year 42 had been and families were set up. urged to register for At the time it was difficult to recruit people meals, and at the to work in these kitchens as supervisors, same time had to storekeepers, cooks and cleaners. Most forfeit some of their rations. males were serving as conscripts, while many women were (I will deal with “Ration Cards” in the next issue). doing the work normally done by men. These posts were filled In April 1942 pasta, rice and tomato puree was rationed; mostly by housewives and inexperienced young ladies. tinned milk could be bought until stocks lasted. Other food To help solve this problem, Archbishop Maurus Caruana commodities such as sugar, oil, coffee, soap and kerosene be - asked a number of nuns and religious from various Orders came even scarcer. After a time, frozen meat and rice were to give a hand, and by July they were in charge of 14 Victory all exhausted, and on May 5, 1942 the amount of bread al - Kitchens. During that month there were 100,000 persons reg - lowed to each person went down to 250 grams (qwart- u- istered to receive food from these kitchens, and as food and nofs) daily. kerosene became extremely scarce, by January 1943 the num - By January 1942 many families had lost their homes, were ber went up to 175,536. evacuated or were living in shelters and had no means to cook their food. Therefore SOUP KITCHENS were intro - *Continued on page 5 Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 5

People queuing to get what food they could from the Victory Kitchens Despite hardship People still found funny side of the V Kitchens

*From page 4 The VK weekly menu consisted of : Food was far from appetising; the vegetable soup was made up of a few pieces of vegetables swimming in an amount of During the blitz Monday and Saturday: liquid, while stew was made of tomato juice and a thin slice there were 200 Vic - Maccaroni with tomato sauce. of mutton; the balbuljata resembled more a soup than solid tory Kitchens in serv - Tuesday: food – it was very watery. Omelettes were made with egg- ice. They served one Balbuljata (scrambled eggs and powder. portion of food per On August 10, 1942: three portions for three persons were person either at mid- tomatoes). offered one plate which consisted of a piece of skin with a day or in the evening: Wednesday and Friday: good layer of fat and a shadow of meat on top, six table - one cooked meal a Vegetable soup or sardines. spoonfuls of sauce and five peas. day as a cost of six - September 1: All mid-day meals supplied from the Victory pence ( €0.14 cents) Sunday and Thursday: Kitchens of Valletta and several other districts, had to be every portion. That Stewed meat or corned beef with thrown away. The meal was composed chiefly of liver in a was considered to be tomatoes and baked beans sort of stew. very expensive compared to salaries, which were very low. It was hard and had a bitter taste, which made it unpalatable In the beginning these kitchens were not that popular; but and uneatable. That was because the gall had not been re - as nobody could live without food, sooner or later they had moved from the liver. A slice of corned beef was served to accept situation. hours later, and in some places it was served the following The menu of these kitchens was very limited. One could day. not blame them because with a small amount of food they During these hard days, people also found the funny side had to feed thousands of people. They used to cook in huge of these kitchens and in the streets and while waiting in the caldrons and meals largely consisted of backed beans, queue made up songs about Victory Kitchens such as: corned beef, sausages, sardines, vegetable soup (minestra) and meat stew (stuffat), and tomatoes and scrambled eggs Fa Ωola u sardin, Ûid l-ilma fil-borma (balbuljata). ftit zalza u g˙a©in, biex titma’ liç-çorma, People used to queue outside Victory Kitchens about an tal-Victory Kitchen. tal-Victory kitchen. hour before the doors were opened. To take food home one had to carry his own container the size of which depended Minestra bla g˙a©in, Ftit zalza w spaghetti, on the number of portions, together with the ticket and patata u sardin, ton ta Ω-Ωejt jew pulpetti, enough money to pay for every portion. tal-Victory Kitchen. tal-Victory kitchen.

Original receipts (dated Oct/Nov 1942) issued by the Control Food Dept and signed by managers run - ning the Victory Kitchens to the people buying the food from them. 6 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday November 24, 2015

few years ago, my band Skorba was presenting a concert about the Ne - olithic temples of Malta in the Powerhouse Museum in the capital of AQueensland, Brisbane. The music pulsed out a musical representation of the Islands themselves, the Temples of Mnajdra, Óa©ar Qim, Skorba, The Hypogeum and Tarxien and the magic of the islet of Filfla, apparently so special to the ancient ones who built these magnificent temples. On the screen to the cially when we have side of the band beau - that sense that we be - tiful pictures of our long somewhere other homeland and the Skorba: Bringing than where we are liv - temples were shown to ing. the audience. The On stage, Skorba had songs were composed given voice to his and sung in Maltese to Malta to Australia homeland and his cul - an audience who had ture and had done so never heard our lan - to the hundreds of peo - guage spoken before, through song ple sitting with him in let alone immersed in the audience. It’s not tunes that were both that Skorba’s music exotic and beautiful. and songs were from Two rows back in the and visuals the Islands, they were audience a young about the Islands and man sat with tears streaming down guage and see that of the Islands. this to him was significant. his cheeks. I noticed him early in Whenever he went to the major They were also about him and the concert and wondered if he was festivals all he managed to see were made him special amongst the au - ok or whether he was feeling deeply performances in the languages of dience. He was a product of those Is - distressed for some reason. nations surrounding the Mediter - lands and he always felt that deep At the end of the concert I got off ranean but never Malta. He was a connection even though he had the stage and made my way over to third generation Maltese/Australian never been there or directly experi - him. He walked up to me and threw and THIS was what he had waited enced its grace and hospitality. his arms around me and stood there for and hoped to hear. What this young man experienced sobbing. He composed himself He told me how happy he was and as an audience member was pre - enough to tell me that he was so how proud he felt to be Maltese and cisely what prompted me to start moved to finally be able to hear how proud he was of his heritage. He this band. music about Malta, sung in Maltese finally felt that sense of belonging and to hear the beauty of our lan - that is so important to all of us, espe - *Continued on page 7 Skorba’s foundation members for the Tem - ples project were Andy Busuttil, John Robin - son, Bertie McMahon and Paul Jarman. The Siege project will include Andy, John, Bertie, Llew Kiek and John Napier.

Skorba on the big stage at the National Folk Festival Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 7

From page 6 For years I had played ‘multi - On stage giving a voice to cultural’ music from Macedo - nia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Kurdistan, the Middle East and the Maltese audience’s other parts of Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. While I really loved this music homeland and culture and enjoyed playing and singing it, I always felt that it wasn’t quite audience quickly recognised the was fair to say that the majority of ‘me’. It wasn’t reflective of the place enormity of the response to our people in the audience were expecting from which I came or the culture that music by the 5-600 CWA delegates. I Celtic and Anglo-based music. The MC was so deeply embedded in me. I need- think it is fair to say that the Maltese introduced the band by talking about ed a vehicle that could be used to carry contingency were delighted that our Ireland and mispronounced the band’s my homeland from the depths of my music and visual presentation had name. Not a great start one could say. heart and soul to audiences in Aus - such a huge impact. The audience numbered in the vicinity tralia that I thought would respond Many of the women in the audi - of 1500 – 2,000. well to what we, as a band, were doing. ence came up to me afterwards to The stage was enormous and we were What this young man and I had tell me that they were planning a blessed with a screen on each side of both been experiencing was that trip to Europe but did not realise just the stage for our visual presentations yearning for ‘belonging’ that was pre - how magnificent Malta was and to be displayed. I had written a script viously so lacking in our lives. they were now going to include a for our own announcer and she did a What I did also find about the music visit in their travel itinerary. This great job introducing our songs. we were playing was that it proved, at was often a consequence for mem - Our welcoming song ‘Mer˙ba’ was first, rather disconcerting to the more bers of the many audiences who at - played. The audience was stunned into conservative of the Maltese members tended our concerts. silence and then erupted in applause. of our audiences. This experience was The second concert that particularly We played two more songs, Qalbi quite distressing for me. They often stuck in my mind was one organised Mieg˙ek and Filfla and left the stage to found the music to be rather alien with the help of Maria de Carlo, one thunderous applause. Skorba had ar - and very different to rived and brought the Westernised forms A section of the audience Malta right into the that they were used at the CW cconcert heart of the audience to. and the start of one The music that we of this Nation’s great - play cannot depend est festivals. on Malta’s traditional The Maltese lan - music. Most of it, ex - guage spoken by cept for the various Maltese immigrants forms of G˙ana, has in Australia has been lost over the often been described centuries. The ap - as ‘Maltralian’. This proach that Skorba is an accurate de - takes is to use musical scription of what influences from the happens to many countries around the introduced cultures Mediterranean Basin in this poly-cultural who had kept their country. traditions intact and A new form of the that had an impact on the history of of the principals of the Maltese Lan - culture emerges that is the original our Islands. guage School in Horsley Park (a sub - ethnic culture with a particular ‘Aus - However, when these audiences re - urb on the Western fringe of Sydney). tralian’ flavour. I’ve recognised this alised what it was that we were This particular concert was held in in the music of the many nations doing and could see the impact of The Óamrun Club and was always played here. This music cannot be the show on non-Maltese members going to be a tough one! accurately described as ‘World’ or of the audience, they quickly realised Bringing music such as ours to people ‘multi-cultural’ music. It is trans cul - that we were representing the history whose ears are accustomed to more tural and is generated by bridging and geography of the Islands, their Western styles and who may be critical between the source culture and that Islands, in a way that left the audi - of what we were doing in our perform - of this host nation. ence mesmerised and thoroughly im - ances was anxiety provoking for me to Skorba plays trans cultural music pressed with our homeland. say the least. At first it was fair to say that reflects the beauty of Malta and Three concerts in particular stick in that it appeared my anxieties were shows the Islands in all their glory to my mind. One was held in Armidale in probably going to be sustained! the audience. Up to now this glory country NSW that was commissioned However, within a very short time has been a reflection of the magnifi - by the Country Women’s Association the audience (made up of mainly cent temples of Malta. The next will (CWA) who choose a different country more senior aged Maltese and Gozi - be about the Ottoman Siege of Malta each year to feature in their special tan migrants) was captivated by the in 1565 and is due to be launched to - ‘cultural events’. This was Malta’s visuals in particular and then allowed wards the end of next year. year and Skorba was asked to perform themselves to listen to the music and Once again it will be an audio-vi - there on the basis of our growing repu - songs and thoroughly enjoyed them. sual presentation and it will be a his - tation as substantial performers with a The standing ovation at the end and torical travelogue that takes the great audio-visual presentation about multitude of congratulations were a audience on a journey through the Malta. This concert was also attended huge relief and received with great siege and its immediate aftermath. by a number of eminent Maltese who pleasure by the band members. Many of the photos of the great forts made the trip from Sydney also by in - The third concert that was a highlight that I took on my recent trip home vitation from the CWA. for the band was the opening concert will be used in this project. We cer - The concert drew a standing ova - of the 2007 National Folk Festival in tainly hope that you will be able to tion and the Maltese members of the Canberra, Australia’s capital. I think it participate in this journey with us. 8 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday November 24, 2015 Have your say/Xi trid tghid?

ixtieq tassew nirringrazzja lil tal-artiklu mirqum fl-a˙˙ar ˙ar©a dwar il- Fred Fenech u o˙rajn, li kieku mhux g˙al vAentteorna nA t©tuarnda mlisintan uR exdafnedranr ,N iSl-Wm,i jbiktie Ab:ntoine li tidhol sewwa fid-dettal ta’ ˙ajjithom, Said PuYlliciono.u Kiern ˙alqequt dtake li rnksite/b dLwar-u ititl-kronit ritbuat tagg˙˙homk leojn mil-kom .un.i. ta` Maltija g˙ax tassew li fil-qasam tax-xandir Tfhtiet kVeollincae jista’ jintilef. xandara tal-kalibru tieg˙u fl-Awstralja. Waqt l-elu©i li jsiru fil-funerali ftit ikun hemThm e The Voice of the Maltese Ftit konna nafu dwar il-karriera tieg˙u g˙ax tVaogi˙cre if dettaljat dwar kemm ˙admu u stinkaw kif qieg˙ed ji©i meta nitilfu nies b˙al Antoine, dawn il-protagonisti g˙all-komunita` Maltija. oonnlliinnee mmaaggaazziinnee Dejjem sintendi jkun hemm kliem ta’ apprez - zaTmenit fir˙-reliazrzjo nmijiet itasg˙tho˙m moalq-famq ilja, is is a bi-lingual (in kif g˙andu jkun u kif inhu xieraq. English and Maltese) fort - N nightly online publication Clayton Bartolo from Adelaide writes: specifically targeting all have followed with some pride the recent Maltese living abroad Valletta Summit on Migration in which with emphasis on the Malta hosted leaders of EU and African countries in a two-day discussion on the mi - razzi. Kemm baqa’ sabi˙ Sant’An©lu Australian scene. gWrants’h pliaght, thaose cunfoortnunatters wahso htav! e is online magazine is to leave their country because of conflicts, Tisfl’igm˙aajn elijnl lC-ehmaigrrlaentsi mAibnne Mlaa lMta. izzi sent via email by request. and cross the seas at great risk to try and DLun-A Pwuhsi ltAirpan lCjata osllsieenjlalee j miSk taleilbi d Cm hPianrnul eMlsl iaAclbtiane: loa Mizzi Subscription is free. find a better life elsewhere. u Malta ssellem lil Antoine Said Pullicino(.ri - Editors: As a young man I was struck by Malta’s tratti fil-pa©na ta’ quddiem tal-˙ar©a Nru. initiative and the compassion shown by the 114) Malta: Joseph Cutajar EU countries towards the migrants. Australia: IWhat a contrast with the disgusting atti - Lawrence Dimech: MOM, tude expressed by former Australian PM OAM, JP Tony Abbott at the Thatcher Lecture meet - GCatherine Simpson from Balmain NSW, writes: email address: ing in London in which he chastised Europe for its “love your neighbour as yourself” in always enjoy reading Maurice Cauchi’s [email protected] helping the immigrants. Shame on him! contributions on The Voice. His latest aCrticleo onn Maslta’is dcultueralr exachabngesl weith Australia (Issue No. 114) covered the visit Letters for publication in The Voice ei - of Coasmous Wdindi Eensenmbcle aend ? the film ther in Maltese or English should be Simshar. e-mailed to: [email protected]. His reference to the Cosmos’ concerts was Now you can also join us razzi u Prosit tax-xog˙ol tag˙kom f’The inappropriate, at least in Sydney. There Voice of the Maltese (Nru. 114). Veru li was no such thing as “a considerable audi - on facebook: ence turning up” to listen. In fact, you could Ljei˙ndai lBkroomck ˙daofrnfaf t˙ikinte bi mexi ntnip Mpraoldtuaç: uha, imma https://www.facebook. kull minuta hija apprezzata mill-qarrejja kollha hardly call those present, an audience, kemm ta' Malta u wkoll fl-Awstralja u n˙awi wIhich was indeed a pity. com/groups/thevoice - o˙Gra ferjn ahemzmz jgi˙ ixuu e mpigrrantoi Msaliti.t H! ija pont li jg˙aqqadna ma' ˙utna li hallew dawn ix- ofthemaltese xtut tant snin ilu. Awguri! G taqt naqsam mag˙kom esperjenza ©dida li ˙loqt dan l-a˙˙ar !! EnWBzoa qGit eu izlmx-parn o gijirskatmesbm em imnn Mmalta g˙u li nipproduçi u nippre Ωenta kuljum fuq le˙9i3.n7fmk, boejnm is-2 .1f5’ u Mt-3.30apml,t (˙a in Malti), qed nistieden lil kull min jixtieq While visiting Malta Stay at: jitkellem waqt il-progr"aBmEmJN b iIeLx- ÓjikBkIuEnBta" tt - jani fuq: . Radju The Diplomat Hotel,, 173 Tower Road Sliema MMalitna ikun irid jitkellem fuq ir-radju jtini n- numru tat-telefon ( mhux çellulari) Email: [email protected] Tel: (00356) 23497000 u nçempillu jien biex nirrekordja t-tele - fXonata li emnzboaggu˙samda [email protected] owm aqt il-pro - gramm!! Wie˙ed jista' jg˙aldadnid ltiinsle ijiet, eççetra lill- familja u l-˙bieb, u anke jitlob xi diska par - tikulari. Sintendi dan huwa servizz li l-PBS f’Malta qed joffri lill-Maltin u G˙awdxin li jg˙ixu barra mill-G Ωejjer tag˙na, ming˙ajr ˙las !! Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 9

Paul Mercieca from Fairfield, NSW, tantly, to listen to the ac - writes: tors speaking in Maltese. He unashamedly cried al - he last few weeks have been most throughout the film very emotional for me for a and he has been talking about it ever one that helped him and the whole Tnumber of reasons. My father, since. family to establish us. It wasn’t easy who will soon be 86 is still very ac - These emotions prevailed with the for him at first, and I know that he tive and likes to keep in touch with most recent issue of The Voice of the made a lot of sacrifices before the all around him. On his own insis - Maltese magazine, after he read the whole family could settle down to tence, very fortnight immediately I two very well written contributions, living comfortably. receive The Voice of the Maltese I print by Doris Cannataci about the shel - He still loves Malta a lot and my only fEor him a coopy tof ithoe mnagazsine agnd atelrs oin Mraleta d utrinhg Waorlnd Wkar IIs, retgroet i s, Sthati hmis ailisng hhealath pr re - forward it to him to read. He devours and also Andy Busuttil’s article about cludes him from visiting Malta again. it from front to back page. his experience at visiting Malta for The long trip would be too tiring. So, Recently after all the publicity and the first time after 51 years. with the knowledge that he is still so write-ups on The Voice and its face - It is great that after the losas of nThe dfo ndT of hMaltea I hVave moadei acrraenge - book page about the Maltese film Maltese Herald we now have such a ments for him to be in constant touch production, Simshar, and in spite of professional publication to read and with the island, either on Skype or by the long drive, I took my dad to be kept updated. Thanks to the team watching Maltese TV programmes Warrawong to watch the movie that behind it. It is such a pity that it is that are streamed from the island. is set in the Maltese fishing village of only fortnightly, however. I know there are a lot of other old his birthplace, Marsaxlokk. My dad came to Australia in 1966 Maltese folk around who, like my fa - To be honest, and if I am allowed and then set in motion arrangements ther still have Malta at heart, and I im - to pass judgement from a guy who for the whole family to follow and to plore their families to follow my watching films is a great hobby, the rebuild our future in this country- example when it comes to communi - production is no blockbuster, but continent. We never regretted it. cating with their homeland. Today, in - quite passable. For my father it was He worked hard in various jobs be - formation technology has done very emotional to watch, and impor - fore he eventually found the right wonders and though a flight to Malta takes about 24 hours, keeping in touch with Malta could only be a click away.

George Bartolo from Farmsborough sponded to the call. As it was screened Heights NSW, writes: over a six-day period that included a weekend, it gave the opportunity for every t is with great satisfaction to note that one to visit the Gala cinema and watch the Herbearnt yM tahgarnik-Os vfeorre tnhde firsosmue F orfi ends of Malta IGmyr peersoanal tef forrt teo bsrinpg thoe Mnaltsese e fitrsot fil mt ohf suech h iMgh quaalityl ptroeducsede in GC (Formerly AssNocoi.a 1ti1o4n, aonf dM caoltnegsrea Ctuolamtimonu s- film Simshar to Wollongong and the Illa- Malta by the Maltese. onnitC iiets opofr oEndguycpgtti)o rnw. raitets: ulations! warrfa irelgimon, a ndi nwith theh heelp oIf Aln l- awFroma feerdbaack Ir havee rgeceiivoed tn his film Without hesitation, I can honestly say that it thony Scerri, who made the arrangements was well liked and the Maltese of Wollon - was the best you have ever producTehde. Voice of with the management of the Gala Cinema gong are ready for more. The athrtei cMleasl toens e the “Malteseness” of the gen - of Warrawong, it was a great success. If similar attractions become available I erations in Australia ex-Malta, complements The film was shown November 5-11 and will do my utmost to bring them to the ours of September 2014 and February 2015 the Maltese of the Illawarra region re - Illawarra Region for the enjoyment of all. (Nos 104 and 105). M 10 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 A version of this series in English may be found in kitba ta’ the author's blog at: IVAN http://ivancauchi. blogs CAUCHI Perspettiva pot.com Il-Kri Ωi tar-Refu©jati

tit tal-jiem ilu, bejn il-˙dax u t-tnax ta' Novembru, saret Il-Knisja Kattolika ma tg˙idx lil çittadinibiex ma jobdux konferenza fis-Sala tal-Mediterran g˙all-Konferenzi f’ - li©ijiet immorali jew kontra t-tag˙lim tal-evan©elu? 4 Malta, fejn mexejja Ewropej u Afrikani ddiskutew il-kri Ωi Jien ng˙id g˙alija f'˙ajti g˙amilt diversi ˙bieb Musulmani, u˙ud tar-refu©jati, l-aktar dik ta' Afrikani li jmorru l-Ewropa g˙al fil-qrib. Fl-istess ˙in naf ukoll Insara li lanqas jo˙olmu li jag˙mlu ra©unijiet ekonomiçi. B˙al ma nafu, ˙afna, wisq, minn dawn ˙bieb ma' xi Musulman. Dan jirrifletti fuq l-Insara kollha? tra©ikament jispiççaw f'qieg˙ il- ba˙ar fil-Ba˙ar Mediterran. Il-Konferenza intemmet bil- waqfien ta' fond ta' Ωew© biljun dollaru, bil-˙sieb li jsir Ωvilupp fil-pajji Ωi tat-tluq ˙alli min ikun Nies mejta jew feruti fl-art qrib im˙ajjar jemigra forsi minflok il-Cafe Bonne Biere wara wie˙ed jit˙ajjar ifittex opportunitajiet qrib mill-attakki terroristiçi tat-13 ta’ ta' daru, ji Ωdiedu opportunitajiet Novembru li g˙adda f’Pari©i ta' vi Ωas temporanji g˙all-edukaz - zjoni fl-Ewropa, u ssir kooperaz - zjoni bejn l-Ewropa u l-pajji Ωi tFat-tluq. 1 Dan kollu Ωgur jie˙u Ω- Ωmien, u wie˙ed irid jara jekk din l-inizjattiva hijiex biss qatra fl- oçean li hemm b Ωonn. Fl-istess waqt, il-migrazzjoni l- kbira l-o˙ra lejn il-pajji Ωi tal- Punent mill-Lvant Nofsani, g˙adha g˙addejja b'ritmu mg˙a©©el, b'nies mill-Iraq u s-Sirja ja˙arbu l-infern li je Ωisti hemmhekk bil-mijiet tal- eluf. Apparti l-gwerra çivili fejn ˙afna Sirjani jridu je˙ilsu mid-dit - tatur Assad, l-organizzazzjoni fuq fomm kul˙add hija l-Istat Is - Abram, il-patrijarka tal-Lhud, Insara u l-Musulmani, mhux Ωew© lamiku. nisa kellu? G˙adni ma smajt lil ebda saçerdot fil-knisja jikkun - Dan l-a˙˙ar, fi ftit jiem, dan il-grupp wettaq attakki f'Bejrut, il- dannah. U possibbli ma smajniex bl-Indone Ωja u t-Turkija, pajji Ωi Libanu, fuq il-grupp Musulman Xijta il-Óe Ωbollah (40 ru˙ mejta), b'sistema demokratika fejn is-soçjetà hija predominantement fl-E©ittu fej ©ew mixlija li splo-dew bomba fuq ajruplan Russu Musulmana? li kien qed jie˙u turisti Russi lura lejn pajji Ωhom minn Ωjara F'˙ajti rajt wisq pre©udizzji, u nies jg˙a©©lu biex jikkundannaw. f'Sharm el-Sheikh (200), u l-a˙˙ar atroçità l-ammont ta' attakki Jien, f'waqtiet diffiçli b˙al dawk li qed ng˙ixu fihom da Ω-Ω mien, suwiçida f'Pari©i fi Franza (fejn mietu 130 ru˙). nistaqsi lili nnifsi, kieku Ìesù x'kien jag˙mel? X'attitudni kien Qed ji©i ssuspettat li wie˙ed minn dawk li attakkaw lin-nies f' - jie˙u? Pari©i kien infilsa ru˙u mar-refu©jati li da˙lu l-Ewropa mill- Forsi mistoqsija a˙jar, x'g˙amel fi Ωmienu? Greçja ftit tax-xhur ilu. It-twe©iba malajr ne˙duha mill-Bibbja tal-Insara, u hija sorpren - Dan sfortunatament qed iwassal g˙al pressjoni f'diversi pajji Ωi denti. Ìesù xe˙et ˙arstu fuq ˙afna minn dawk il-kategoriji ta' nies biex jin Ωamm minnufih id-d˙ul tar-refu©jati. Dan rajnieh hawn - imwarrba li kien hemm fis-soçjetà ta' Ωmienu: is-Samaritani, il- hekk fl-Awstralja, fejn it-talba saret anke minn membru tal-par - prostituti, il-kolletturi tat-taxxi, ir-Rumani, u l-morda (b˙al-lebbru Ωi lament tal-partit fil-gvern, 2 fl-Ewropa stess u issa anke fl-Istati u l-g˙omja, li l-marda tag˙hom kienet titqies xhieda tad-dnub fil- Uniti, fejn anke kandidati g˙all-presidenza ta' dak il-pajji Ω, inklu Ω familja), tkellem mag˙hom, ˙abbhom u g˙annaqhom mieg˙u! Donald Trump u Jed Bush, qed isemmg˙u le˙inhom g˙al dan il- Lil Samaritan (illum x’aktarx kien ikun Palestinjan Musulman) pass. f'parabbola fa˙˙ru talli g˙en lil wie˙ed imsawwat f'nofs ta' triq; Minflok ma jsiru kontrolli iktar stretti fuq min ji©i aççettat b˙ala lil prostituta qalilha li ma jikkundannahiex; fuq çenturjun Ruman refu©jat, inwaqqfu lil kul˙add. Jekk grupp ta' sewwieqa jiksru r- qal lil ta' madwaru li ma kienx ra fidi akbar minn tieg˙u; lill- regolamenti tat-traffiku, inwaqqfu s-sewqan. Lo©ika, le? morda ne˙˙ielhom il-kaw Ωa tal-istmerrija li kienet t˙oss g˙ali - U minn min qed ja˙arbu r-rrfu©jati? Mhux mill-istess terroristi? hom is-soçjetà ta' madwarhom, u nistg˙u nibqg˙u sejrin. It-tra©edja hi li r-refu©jati qed ji©u mpin©ija li huma kollha, jew Il-messa©© hu çar: nift˙u qalbna g˙al min hu ta' rieda tajba, u ˙afna minnhom huma, Musulmani u terroristi. Qed jing˙ad li ma ma n˙allux il-pre©udizzji jag˙muna. Il-©lieda tag˙na g˙andha jistg˙ux ikunu çittadini tajba g˙ax g˙alihom Alla ji©i l-ewwel; tkun mal-minoranza storbju Ωa u qerrieda - it-terroristi li l-Islam ma jistg˙ux jag˙mlu ˙bieb mal-Insara u l-Lhud; li l-mexxejja jinqdew biss bih, u mhux mal-ma©©oranza kwieta u ©wejda, li l- spritwali tag˙hom iridu l-qerda tal-I Ωrael u l-Amerika; li (pre Ωu- Islam jaraw fih l-istess g˙erq tal-kelma SLIEM. mibbilment ra©el) irid ji ΩΩ ewwe© erba' nisa u jsawwat lill-mara meta ma tobdix; li d-demokrazija u l-Islam ma jistg˙ux je Ωistu 1. http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international summit/2015/11/11 12/, flimkien, eçç eçç. retrieved 17/11/2015 Jien m'g˙andix dubju li hemm Musulmani li jemmnu hekk, 2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015 11 16/dutton rejects internal call for australia to close - imma dawn jistg˙u jitqiesu rappre Ωentattivi? Il-Klu Klux Klan bRoredfeerrs/e6n9z4i3552, retrieved 17/11/2015 jirrappre Ωentaw lill-Insara? M'hemmx ukoll Insara li jemmnu li 3. http://www.theocracywatch.org/biblical_law2.htm l-li©i t'Alla ti©i qabel dik tal-istat? 3 4. Catechism of the Catholic Church, para 2242 Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 11

Some of the descendants of the Maltese ANZACs who were honoured by having their names inscribed on the plaque 100th Anniversary of the ANZACs Maltese from WW1 remembered very poignant and moving cel - bearing 54 names of Maltese heroes Maltese RSL Sub Branch, welcomed the ebration in memory of the Mal - who served with the ANZACs during guests and explained the story behind Atese ANZACs who joined the WW1. Fr Noel Bianco MSSP blessed the plaque and the detailed research Australian Imperial Forces and New the plaque while Charles Mifsud and done to locate and confirm the names. Zealand Expeditionary Forces of World Julie Owens, Federal Member for Par - The plaque would eventually become War One was held recently at the ramatta, unveiled the plaque. part of the Maltese Bi-Centennial Scouts Hall, Civic Park Pendle Hill This celebration was very well organ - Monument with a replica affixed at NSW. ised and directed with military preci - the Maltese Resource Centre at Parra - The celebration had initially been sion by the MC, Andrew Magro. The matta West. planned to be held at the Maltese Bi- national anthems of Malta, Australian Mark Caruana, Marianne Potts, An - Centennial Monument, but due to in - and NZ were sung by Marisa Previtera drew Magro and other RSL members clement weather the organisers, the (Malta), James Cassar (Australia) and carried out the extensive research Maltese RSL sub-branch of NSW, de - Stephanie Osborne (New Zealand). Ja- Six descendants of the ANZAC who cided instead to hold it indoors. mes Cassar provided the musical inter - were honoured at the celebration The highlight of the event was the lude with songs related to the occasion. spoke emotionally about their connec - unveiling and blessing of the plaque Charles Mifsud, the President of the tions and expressed deep pride that their ancestors’ names are now for - Julie Owens MP and the President of mally acknowledged and inscribed on the RSL Sub-Branch Charles Mifsud the plaque for their heroic acts. after the unveiling of the plaque The descendants that attended the unveiling were: Profs Peter Castaldi (on behalf of his dad Peter and also for Anthony Xuereb); Paul and Judy Kelly (on behalf of William Walter Farrugia); Joe Deguana (on behalf of Charles Camilleri); Marianne Potts (on behalf of Alan Azzopardi, grandson of An - thony Azzopardi); Helen Zammit (on behalf of Frank Brown) and Lea Hard - ing (on behalf of Charles Bonavia) The special guests at the ceremony were Julie Owens MP, Dr Hugh McDer - mott MP, Mark Taylor MP and Clr. Lisa Lake. John Haines and Bryn Miller represented the RSL. The president of the MCC of NSW Emanuel Camilleri, representatives of various associations and The Voice of the Maltese also at - tended. The President of the RSL Sub Branch was disappointed that no representa - tive of the Malta Government could be present for this historic occasion. 12 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 Roundup of News About Malta CHOGM 2015: Malta hosting representatives of 2.2 bn. people fter the Valletta Summit on Migration a few days ago, on No - Highlights of the visit will include a full ceremonial vember 27-29, Malta is hosting another important event, the welcome in St George's Square, Valletta, a reception ACommonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) hosted by The Queen for the people of Malta, as well for 53 heads of state. It is the second time it is being organised in as the colourful pageantry of the CHOGM opening ceremony and Malta. The first was in 2005. Heads of Government dinner. At the same time, the Royal Family Throughout history Malta has served as a bridge between North will be celebrating its enduring affection for Malta: its people, its his - Africa and Europe. Now, as the CHOGM host it is providing a plat - tory and its future. form for the countries members of the Commonwealth, a voluntary As in the Valletta Summit, the island’s facilities will be stretched to association of 53 independent states with a combined population of the limit as Malta welcomes 5,000 delegates and 1,000 journalists, 2.2 billion, to come together to build bridges of cooperation. supported by 500 volunteers in 10 of the chosen venues. They represent one fourth of the countries of the UN, therefore As a result of hosting CHOGM, for the next two years Malta will CHOGM will bring together a community of countries with the en - be the Chair of the Commonwealth, and while doing so, is determined ergy and drive to develop fair, resilient and universally acceptable so - to see that following the Malta event, the Commonwealth embarks lutions to global problems. The Commonwealth includes some of the on a more assertive and more influential course, ensuring the organ - world’s largest, smallest, richest and poorest nations. isation a more beneficial lease of life. The British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the Duke The official opening ceremony at the Mediterranean Conference of Edinburgh, her son Prince Charles The Prince of Wales, accompa - Centre (MCC), is to transmitted globally via www.chogm2015.mt/ . nied by The Duchess of Cornwall, will all be attending CHOGM. The official CHOGM retreat is to be held at Fort St Angelo, in Birgu.

A group photo at the Mediterranean Conference Centre of the participants in the 2015 Valletta Summit on Migration

2015 Valletta Summit recognises that migration is a shared responsibility he leaders of EU and African coun - ternational and regional organisations. The summit ended with the political decla - tries who met in Malta in a two-day The biggest summit Malta has ever hosted ration and a 17-page action plan that were Tinternational summit on migration that discussed cooperation in order to tackle the unanimously adopted, designed to: has helped enhance the political will to solve migration crisis and ended with the EU 1. Address the root causes of irregular mi - the migration crisis amid concerns that the pledging cash in its bid to stem the flow of gration and forced displacement Schengen Treaty that allows free movement migrants across the Mediterranean on their 2. Enhance cooperation on legal migration may fall apart. way to European countries. and mobility The Valletta Summit brought together about It recognised that migration is a shared re - 3. Enforce the protection of migrants and 63 European and African heads of state and sponsibility of countries of origin, transit and asylum seekers government, as well as representatives of in - destination. 4. Prevent and fight irregular migration, mi - grant smuggling and trafficking in human be - ings Malta lauded for a well-organised event 5. Work more closely to improve cooperation The participants and journalists in the sum - Meanwhile, the foreign Journalists agreed on return, readmission and reintegration mit hosted believed the event was very well that Fort St Elmo, that served as the Media Describing the outcome as “an important organised but it was difficult to forecast if Centre was possibly the most stunning first step for a two-way relationship” be - the action plan would eventually succeed. venue to ever host an EU summit. tween Europe and Africa, Prime Minister Most leaders agreed that following broad The stunning weather also helped and Joseph Muscat, added that “ We spoke very consensus among them, the next step is for some of the officials accompanying the clearly. There’sconvergence but also con - the implementation of the plan and to trans - leaders stayed along with journalists to frontation on some issues.” late words into deeds. enjoy a short holiday on the island *Continued on page 13 Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 13 Roundup of News About Malta Two Teenagers ‘We must promote equality and justice for all’ arraigned over resident PMarie- Malta President Paceville incident Louise Coleiro Preca who vis - tells UNESCO ited France on that injured 74 the invitation of wo teenage boys, aged 17 and 18 were UNESCO that Tarrested by the Police in order to help celebrated its in the magisterial inquiry of an incident 70th Anniver - during the night of Saturday/Sunday in a sary, told the Paceville night spot during which 74 Leaders’ For- young people were injured and rushed to um at the 38th hospital when a glass banister at the exit Session of the gave way under the pressure of scores of UNESCO Gen - people trying to leave all at once down a eral Conferen- staircase after the youths complained of ce: “Together having difficulty breathing following what we must promote equality and justice for all. Together we must find ways of facilitating at the time was thought to be a gas leak. and brokering peace. Together we must strive for the wellbeing of our world” Among the injured, who received treatment During her speech, she also highlighted the major issues that world leaders should be fo - - all between the ages of 13 and 25 – were a cusing on in order to ensure the wellbeing of our world. These include; food security, gender 13-year-old girl, for head injuries and a 15- inequality, access to education and threats to sustainability. year-old girl with foot injuries. Others suf - The President also pointed out that there must be a renewed commitment to safeguard fered from bruises, lacerations, fractures, as human dignity and human rights, “not for the privileged few but for each and every one of well as head injuries. us, wherever we live and whatever our circumstances”. The 18-year-old youth was charged with She went on to say that UNESCO’s role is a critical one and referred to it as a ‘guide and allegedly throwing a pepper spray cannis - a companion’ in this journey, adding that we need to see this moment in our history as an ter that caused panic as patrons experi - opportunity for the global community to uncover the root causes of inequality. enced shortness of breath and burning in “We must openly and honestly explore the the lungs. structural inequalities that perpetuate harm - Malta’s Budget 2016 Police investigations and the Magistrate ful cycles of privilege and oppression and in approved by the EC inquiry are ongoing, and in the wake of the the process damage the lives of countless incident, the directors of the company that millions”. n its assessment on Malta’s Draft Budget - runs the establishment are facing court The President also made a heartfelt plea in Iary Plan, the European Commission has proceeding. favour of the achievement of gender equal - confirmed that Malta’s Budget 2016 is com - Both the 13 and 15-year-old girls who ity, and called on those present to do all that pliant with the Growth and Stability Pact, were critically injured in the incident left is within their power to eradicate poverty, and believes that Malta’s growth rate of gov - the Intensive Care Unit Tuesday. Only diffuse conflict and ensure the equality of all ernment expenditure is in line with the ap - four others were still receiving treatment. members of the human family. plicable expenditure benchmark. Malta PM says Schengen rules are outdated, need to change *Continued from page 12 lum inside the EU, and pointed out that history has shown that such that the plan intends to measures are only short-term solutions. He added that migration shouldn't be seen improve the protection Mario Draghi the president of the European in isolation but to look at the potential of of displaced persons Central Bank Mario Draghi told EU lawmak - Africa, and pointed out that Europe is the and increase the fight against smugglers. ers that Europe's economy would strengthen only group of countries that is doing some - Jean Claude Juncker the President of the if countries invest in efforts to cope with the thing tangible, despite its differences. European Commission said he was not happy refugee crisis. EU members also formally launched an at all with the migrant relocation pace to date. emergency trust fund for Africa with an ini - “We are meant to relocate 160,000 and just tial €1.8 billion to combat the poverty and 130 have been moved between member LLeeoo’’ss VVeehhiiccllee conflicts driving migration to Europe, with states”. 25 EU Member States and two non-EU When it comes to the Schengen agreement, RReennttaallss donors (Norway and Switzerland) announced Donald Tusk said that time is running out for a total contribution of around €78.2 million. it and that the situation is grave because cer - Malta’s share would be €250,000, which per tain EU member states were unilaterally im - capita is one of the highest contributors posing border controls. “Saving Schengen is among EU member countries. France, the a race against time. And we're determined to Guaranteed cheapest rates UK and Germany have pledged just €3 mil - win it. Without effective border control lion each. Schengen won’t survive. We must hurry, but All vehicles in NRMA European Council president Donald Tusk without panic,” he said. road Service said that time is running out for Schengen and In this regard, Malta’s Prime Minister Low holding Deposit that the situation is grave because certain EU Joseph Muscat said that he believed that the Discount for weekly rentals member states were unilaterally imposing bor - Schengen rules are outdated and need to der controls. "What is happening is unprece - change. “Safeguarding borders is not build - Shuttle service to the Airport dented,” he said. He also sounded a warning ing Fortress Europe. We need rules which Phone: 9622 2208 Mob: 0418 405 271 to migrants by saying that asylum seekers can - work for everybody," he said while criticis - 102 Kildare Rd Blacktown NSW 2148 not decide where they want to be given asy - ing member states that erect walls. He 14 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015

lu Ωmien ma jkollna daqshekk riΩenji fil-Parlament Malti – tlieta b’kollox. Min-na˙a tieg˙u l-Kap tal-Oppo Ωizzjoni fi Fejn nid˙lu g˙as-soltu kummenti li Ktibt fil-Parlament u mhux mill-Parla- ie˙or iddikjara: jag˙mlu l-qarrejja tal-©urnali elettroniçi, fil - ment g˙ax tnejn mid-deputati attwalment waqt li kien hemm dawk li fa˙˙ru l-pass ta’ irriΩenjaw mill-grupp politiku tag˙hom u Simon Busuttil @SimonBusuttil Farrugia, kien hemm g˙add kbir li ma The ‘Movement’ built by @JosephMus - qag˙dux lura jiktbu kummenti iebsa fil- mhux mill-Parlament. cat_JM has started to crack. People are L-a˙˙ar riΩenja kienet ta’ Marlene Farru- twbeegt inning to see through him. konfront ta’ Farrugia li Ωgur ma jirreflettux gia mill-Grupp Parlamentari Laburista. Sin- dak li kiteb il-Prim Ministru. tendi din ir-riΩenja ng˙atat prominenza Interessanti t- ta Ω-Ω ew© mexxejja F’po Ωizzjoni tassew antipatika huwa qawIwijat mi-l-midtja liokaeli. let politiçi. Tal-ewwel ma da˙˙al l-ebda poli - propju Ωew© Marlene Farrugia, it-Tabib Attwalment Farrugia kien ilha tikteb ar- tika u awgura futur lil Farrugia; tat-tieni Godfrey Farrugia. tikli li fihom kienet tikritika lill-Gvern. bag˙at messa©© g˙al kollox politiku. Farrugia mhux biss hu deputat Laburista, Sa˙ansitra kienet dehret titg˙annaq mal- Attwalment kitewne ehtes mm min interpreta l- iΩda wkoll il- tal-Grupp Parlamentari Karp tal-i OpΩpoΩizezjoni nmeta kjieneat saret! il- messa©© ta’ Muscat, u dak li qalu xi depu - Laburista... li fost kollox irid jara li meta protesta dwar il-bini tal-Universita` tati Laburisti, b˙ala wie˙ed li donnu li jkun hemm vot fil-Parlament, id-deputati Amerikana f’Ωonqor Point, Wied-il G˙ajn. bir-ri Ωenja ta’ Farrugia ma ©ara xejn: tal-Gvern ikunu fil-Kamra tal-Parlament u Ir-riΩenja ta’ Farrugia ©abet diversi reaz- G˙al ˙afna deputati, ir-ri Ωenja ta’ Marlene jivvutaw favuwr ihl-iplinja tal-Gvern. Izjonijiet fosthom tal-mexxejja tal-partiti, Farrugia ma tfisser xejn . Tistg˙u ta˙sbu s-sitwazzjoni ta’ Farrugia tal-Prim Ministru u l-Kap tal-OppoΩizzjoni. Min-na˙a l-o˙ra kien hemm min sostna li meta martu attwalment marret kontra dak li Tal-ewwel fi kiteb: l-messa©© ta’ Busuttil mhux wisq fattwali kien qed jimbotta hu, u vvutat mal-Op - g˙ax x’issa ma tantx hemm sinjali li hemm po Ωizzjoni. Joseph Muscat @JosephMuscat_JM xi membri o˙ra tal-grupp( nLeatbnuerwisst.ac olim w.mretw) Minkejja l-vot kontra u mal-Oppo Ωizzjoni, I met Marlene Farrugia and accepted differenzi mal-Gvern, g˙alkemm Farrugia ta’ Marlene, il-Gvern mhux biss Ωamm il- her resignatiotnw efreotm the Labour Party. I qed tg˙id li hemm deputati o˙ra tal-Gvern ma©©oranza, imma attwalment ©ab ma©©o- wish her all the best for the future -JM li ma’ jaqblux mal-mod kif qed jitmexxa l- ranza ta’ 10 billi xi deputati Nazzjonalisti 6:37 PM - 17 Nov 2015 Gvern imma jib Ωg˙u jitkellmu. ma kienux pre Ωenti fil-Parlament. G˙al Malta l-ewwel ’issa l-Gvern Malti qag˙ad lura trid issir it-talba minn Franza. Min ti©i s-sigurta` milli jing˙aqad mal-forzi nternaz - hemm wie˙ed jie˙u idea ta' xi jkunu zjonali li qed jattakkaw il-Forzi tal- qed jitolbu". tit jiem wara l- ment ˙ieles fl-Ewropa, ISIS, i Ωda kif li l-President Françi Ω L-artiklu msemmi jobbliga lill-istati , bejn is- imma g˙andhom jinbidlu Francois Hollande ddikjara li pajji Ωu membri fl-Unjoni Ewropea biex joffru 27 u d-29 tax-xahar Malta r-regoli tax-Shengen. jinsab fi gwerra u talab g˙all-g˙ajnuna g˙ajnuna u jassistu b'kull mezz possib - se tospita 53 mexxej ta’ Dwar it-theddid tat-ter - ta˙t l-Artiklu 42.7 tat-Trattat Ewro- bli meta stat ikun vittma ta' aggressjoni pajji Ω im-sie˙ba fil-CVomal - rori Ωmu, g˙al dab’o˙ra pew, qed tqum il-mistqosija jekk dan fuq it-territorju tieg˙u. Aktarx li din monlewtteaa lSthu mmg˙ital-laqg˙a sa˙aq li l-importanti li ifissirx li pajji Ωna wkoll jista’ isib ru˙u hija l-ewwel darba li xi stat membru g˙olja taç-CHOGM, biex nkunu kawti u attenti, f'din il-gwerra. qed jinvoka dan l-artiklu. hekk ˙afna pajji Ωi se jif - iΩda m’ghandniex no˙ol- FJidhier li Gl-Gvern wg˙ad me’g˙randurx aSad? anitant l-Alternattiva Demokra- fukaw ˙arsithom fuq qu be Ωg˙at g˙alxejn tSwe©iba g˙al din il-mistqosija billi tika qalet li l-Gvern Malti b˙ala Stat Malta. F’Malta se jittie˙du l- sorsi qrib il-Gvern qalu li "L-ewwel Newtrali ma jista' qatt tag˙ti g˙ajnuna FImma minkejja l-impor - passi kollha me˙tie©a militari. tanza tag˙ha, jekk ikun biex tkun assigurata s- IΩda ma nafx jekk skont ir-regoli hemm imqar dubji dwar sigurta` f’Malta. WANTS TO BUY li ntrabatna bihom meta d˙ala fl- is-sigurta’ il-Prim Min - Sostna li ç-çerimonji ma ORIGINAL MALTESE Unjoni Ewropeja nistg˙ux ng˙idu istru Malti Joseph Mus - jag˙mlux bih u mhux se le jekk dawn jinsistu li g˙andna cat qal li jkun lest li jpo©©i s-sigurta’ tal-pajji Ω GEORGE CROSS MEDAL nibagatu g˙ajnuna militari. j˙assarha. quddiem iç-çermonja. Member of RSL Maltese Ex- Fid-dawl ta’ dak li se˙˙ Fl-a˙˙ar ©img˙a ©ew fi Franza u s-sigurta, waqt arrestati fl-Italja b’pass - Serviceman’s Association Qed ng˙id dan g˙aliex sa˙ansitra li Malta se tospita daqstant aporti foloz xi Sirjani li wants to buy an original Mal - anke l-Ba©it tal-Gvern Malti ma mexxejja dinjin, il-Prim kienu fi triqithom lejn tese George Cross medal to setax ji©i attwat li kieku l-Unjoni Ministru qal li fejn g˙and- Malta. Dawn kellhom to wear with other World War II Ewropeja ma approvatux. ha x’taqsam Malta, ir-re - pasaporti ta’ pajji Ωi medals during commemora - AFpilp-fraott vmaet ta l-©img˙a li g˙ad - goli tax-Shengen li Ewropej. tions such as Anzac Day and diet t˙abbar li l-UE kienet ap - b˙alissa huma sospi Ωi, se Il-PM qal li ma kien provat il-Ba©it ta’ Malta kien jibqg˙u fis-se˙˙ anke g˙al hemm xejn li juri li dawn Sette Giugno. hemm ˙afna li kkumentaw dwar wara ç-CHOGM. kellhom xi ˙sieb li jwet - Contact Patrick Bartolo: il-fatt li ninsabu f’sitwazzjoni li Il-Prim Ministru qal li tqu xi attakk, u ça˙ad Tel.:02 96319394; Mob.: 0424641543 Gvern Malti jrid i©ib l-approvaz - g˙alkemm Malta taqbel rapporti li kien hemm xi zjoni tal-Unjoni Ewropeja anke mal-prinçipju tal-movi - rabta bejnhom u l-ISIS. Email: [email protected] biex jonfoq flusu. Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 15

“G˙awdex sar mutur Mekixo-xnenoam tailk-˙u ajja Maltija 2 tieg˙u nnifsu” inn kumpanija falluta, bil-˙idma tal- Gvern, il-Gozo Channel dis-sena se Mtag˙mel qlig˙ ta’ 900,000. Dan € t˙abbar mill-Minisru g˙al G˙awdex Anton Refalo waqt wa˙da mil-laqg˙at ta’ ‘Gvern li jisma’ li saret f’G˙awdex. Sa˙aq li l-g Ωira G˙awdxija llum g˙andha ekonomja b’sa˙˙iha u kummerç tajjeb, tant ekonomika ©dida. Lanqas ma naqas li li saret “mutur ekonomiku tieg˙u nnifsu”. Is - jsemmi li permezz tal-iskola medika ta’ sokta li grazzi g˙all-©id li n˙oloq, hemm dak Barts, f’G˙awdex, se jin˙oloq dak li sejja˙ imsejja˙ il-good feel factor’fost l-G˙awdxin. b˙ala . F’aktar a˙barijiet tajbin g˙all-G˙awdxin, Il-Minisru semma wkoll g˙add ta’ inizjattivi F’dawn l-a˙˙ar snin donnu li l-akku Ωi ta’ waqt li semma r-restawr taç-Çittadella fi li qed iwasslu biex aktar turisti j Ωura ind˙il mill-kleru, u speçjalment l-Isqfijiet fil-politika ma tantx g˙adhom jidhru fl- pro©ett li jiswa €14-il miljun u li qed jag˙ti G˙awdex, fi Ωmien fejn mhux soltu j Ωuruh. valur mi Ωjud lill-g Ωira, qal li l-Gvern qed ifit - Fost dmawend ihceaml hmu b it-tnaqqis fin-noll tal-vapur istampa, g˙alkemm bit-tpaçpiç isir ˙afna tex li jinvesti f’niçeç li jag˙mlu sens u b’hekk g˙al çertu Ωmien u wkoll kif dis-sena fil-Mi - kliem. G˙awdex illum sar g˙andu identita` lied il-g Ωira se tinbidel f’villa©© tal-Milied. G˙alhekk xejn komplimentu Ωa dwar l-MArçisaqo ft taa’ enx-mtexm bjrua pa˙rlasmiebntahri na az - zjonalista, il-mag˙ruf JPO (Jeffrey Pulli - cino Orlando) malajr sabet ru˙ha Bidla Wara fl-a˙barijiett.weet Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando VICI KAP GDID TAL-PN? 43 sena! Jidher li l-Arcisqof huwa determinat li jappoggja ikwit nisimg˙u bil-˙atra ta’ arçiprieti u lill-PN f’kull opportunita` li tinholoq. Issa qieghed sahansitra jikkritika l-Gvern fuq is-sistema tad- kappillani fid-diversi parroççi ta’ Malta dawl li ntuzat ghal Kastilja-kif ghamlet l-Oppoziz - u G˙awdex. Donna li da˙let sistema li l- zjoni. Jidher li ghandna Arcisqof li jifhem fid-dawl Kappillani u l-Arçiprieti jinbidlu wara li ukoll. Ghandu dritt isemma lehnu, ovvjament. Izda jag˙mlu çertu snin. Biss jidher li g˙ad hemm bhala s-suppost raghaj tal-Kattolici kollha Maltin ghandu jaghti l-impressjoni li qieghed ikun partigg - fejn kappillani u Arçiprieti li qattg˙u snin jan b’mod persistenti? mhux ˙a Ωin fl-istess parroçça. Bla dubbju fost l-aktar arçiprieti li f’dawn l- Din kienet ir-reazzjoni ta’ JPO wara li l- a˙˙ar snin dam imexxi l-istess parroçça kien Arçisqof waqt li kien qed ikellem lil dawk dak tal-Parroçça tax-Xewkija f’G˙awdex, l- li ggradwaw waqt il-quddiesa ççelebrata fil- eqdem parroçça fost l-ir˙ula G˙awdxin. Kurja G˙awdxija. konkattidral ta’ San Gwann, il-Belt g˙adda SMons Carmelo Mercieca, kien ir-rag˙aj ta’ Postu ˙adu Mons Daniel Xerri kumment indirett fejn irrefera g˙al dik li dan ir-ra˙al g˙all-43 sena u nbidel biss ftit tal- Sintendi tistg˙u ta˙sbu b’liema ˙e©©a x- qed ti©i meqjusa minn xi w˙ud b˙ala ˙sara ©img˙at ilu wara li ng˙ata ˙atra ©dida fil- Xewkin assistew g˙aç-çerimonja tal-˙atra fil-faççata tal-Ber©a ta’ Kastilja meta saru tal-jikkunsidra li kienu biss dawk li g˙and - xi toqob biex jg˙addu xi wiajers tal- hom madwar ˙amsin sena jew a(krtiatr alit tk fiueqn) u eletriku. assistew g˙al çermonja b˙al din (tal-pussess) Kumment iebes li fortunatament waqaf Int qatt fil-Parroçça ddedikata lil San Gwann Bat - hemm billi l-Arçisqof ma g˙amel l-ebda uΩajtu tista. reazzjoni g˙all-kumment. mill-©did? Stedina g˙al Tibdiliet fil-Pensjoni, il-Kura tal- afna drabi j˙e©©una biex kemm jista’ LEJLA TA’ Anzjani u s- Superannuation jkun ma na˙lux çerti ri Ωorsi, imma nir - TAGÓRIF riçiklawhom. I Ωda xi ˙a©a li qatt ma smajt Kif dawn jistg˙u jaffettwaw lilek??? jew bsart li tista’ ti©i riçiklata, hija t-toilet L-Erbg˙a, 25 ta’ Novembru fis-7.30 p.m. paper. Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, Dun George Preca Hall, 198 Old Prospect Rd, Greystanes 2145 Biss o˙ro© il-g˙a©eb f’Malta jidher li kien hawn persuna, tal-inqas hekk ©ie allegat minn Ωew©ha, li martu tant kienet os - sessjonata bil-flus li kienet tu Ωa g˙at-toilet paper li mbag˙ad bdiet tnixxfu biex ter©a’ Sponsored by tu Ωah. Mrs Marie Louise Muscat li hija esperta f’dan il-qasam tal-ippjanar finanzjarju tispjega b’mod Ó sempliçi u tkun tista’ twie©eb ukoll g˙all-mistoqsijiet tag˙kom bl-Ingli Ω jew bil-Malti. Mhux biss, i Ωda sa˙ansitra allega li www.fiducianfs.com.au filg˙axija kienet titfi l-arlo©© biex ma G˙al aktar tag˙if çemplu lil Lawrence Dimech 9631 9295 Ph. 9231 2133 tin˙eliex il-batterija u ma riditx tixg˙el id- dawl fid-dar. Marie Louise Muscat is a representative of Imma kemm praspar hux!! Fiducian Financial Service Pty Ltd ABN 46 094 765 134 AFSL and Australian Credit Licence 231102 16 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015

A quick gliimpse at Australia They get you Islamic State is weak; even overseas fter the carnage in Paris, the Australian Gov - don’t fall for their strategy Aernment is more intent with passing the con - n comments that drew widespread troversial bill dealing with dual citizens and praise across social media, Aus - terrorists’ acts. Under the bill a person’s citizen - tralian writer, academic, lawyer ship can be revoked if they act with intention of a and media presenter Waleed Aly “political, religious or ideological cause” or of launched an impassioned plea for unity “coercing or influencing by intimidation the gov - following the Paris terror attacks. He ernment”. said that divisive actions of hate would Under the criminal code, a person needs to have serve only to help Islamic State. (right) both these things in mind when he acted to be con - Egyptian-born Waleed made his victed of a terrorist act. comments, on news The bill aims to prevent dual nationals who are and current affairs television pro - overseas from returning to Australia by automati - gramme , which he co- cally revoking their citizenship once authorities hosts. He said that IS's aim was to learn they have committed terror offence. The split the world iNnteot w“otwrko Tcaemn'ps s ... A government made 26 changes after it largely lim - global war between Muslims and ited its scope, based on recommendation from everyone Tehlsee ”P. rHoeje ucrt ged Australians cross-party committee of MPs. not to fall for this strategy of divide Iand conquer. “We are all feeling a million raging to reject their Muslims and vilify Jobs for emotions right now. I am angry with them.” these terrorists. I am sickened by the Calling the organisation “weak”, he violence and I am crushed for the said, “What we don't know yet is if the future families that have been left behind, the attack was planned, ordered or ccording to the 17th annual report for the but, you know what, I won't be ma - funded by IS's leaders in Syria be - Foundation for Young Australian using data nipulated. We all need to come to - cause the problem is, this is what IS from the ABS revealed that it would take the av - gether,” adding that it is exactly what do. They take credit for any act of ter - erage Australian five years to find a full time work IS doesn't want. rorism on Western soil so they appear after years of study. By comparison, it took the av - He went on to say: “If you're a bigger and tougher than they actually erage Australian just one year to find full time Member of Parliament or a has-been are.” work after studying in 1986. member of Parliament preaching hate He went on to say: “IS leaders The future leaders index released, found that out at a time when what we actually need would be ecstatic to hear that Mus - of 5000 young Australians, two in three respon - is more love, you are helping IS. lims have been reportedly threatened dents were concerned about getting a job that had They have told us that... if you are and attacked in England, America the potential for a career, while more than 50 per just someone with a or and here in Australia because this evil cAent felt the opportunities in their field weren’t account firing off misguided organisation has it in their heads that strong. missives of hate, you are helping IS. if they can make Muslims the enemy The report found that despite waiting up to five They have told us that. of the West, then Muslims in France, years to get full-time employment, up to 25% of “I am pretty sure thFaat creigbhoto know England and America and here in young people did not use the skills they studied for Tnownitet eor f us wants to help these bas - Australia will have nowhere to turn and up to 70 % were studying for potentially auto - tards. Recent attacks and threats but to IS. mated entry-level jobs that might not exist in future. against Muslims would serve to only “That was exactly their strategy in aid IS's aims,” he said. Iraq. And now they want it to go “They want societies like France and global. It is both dumbfounding in its More aid here in Australia to turn on each stupidity and blood-curdling in its other. They want countries like ours barbarity.” to refugees mmigration Minister Peter Dutton has given strong hits that Australia may in - crease its emergency intake of Syrian refuges after he visited refugee camps in Jordan. He said 4.2 million people left Syria and seven million were internally displaced in the country and “its situation getting worse”. One of the Abbott government’s last acts was to announce that Australia would per - manently resettle 12,000 refugees from SIyria. Women, children and families from persecuted minorities who were sheltered in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey would take priority. Abbott had also announced $44 million in aid to supply refugees in the Middle East with cash, food, water and blankets. Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 17

A quick glimpse at Australia 97th Remembrance Day he Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Corn - wall were in Australia for a national five-day visit. They also visited New Zealand. The first time Prince Charles visited Australia was 50 years ago. It is the royals’ second trip to Australia as a cou - ple and Prince Charles’ 15th visit. On Remembrance Day, Prince Charles and his wife Camilla attended the ceremony at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The royal couple planted pin oak trees and placed poppies on the Roll of Honour. The national ceremony included a formal wreath-lay - ing, and students from each state and territory were present, representing the youth of Australia. This year's event focused on the sacrifice of Indige - nous soldiers, with Indigenous author and historian Jackie Huggins giving the commemorative address - the first Indigenous person in history to give an ad - Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, during a Flame of Remembrance in Perth Tdress at the ceremony. This year marks the 97th anniversary of came Remembrance Day to commemorate all those who have died the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. in war. In 1997, governor-general Sir William Deane issued a The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month was originally proclamation declaring November 11 to be Remembrance Day, known as Armistice Day; however, after World War II, the day be - urging all Australians to observe one minute's silence. Maltese celebrity chef altese celebrity chef Shane Delia says that his show, is now screening in 160 countries. It is on SBS every Thursday at 8 pm. Shane is the owner and head chef of Maha Restaurant in Mel - bourne. He has Sbheeann el igDhetliinag’ su Mp oMoerlibsho uSrpniec’es Jfoooudrn secy ene for years. He is also the star of his own TV series, author of and a charity ambassador. Shane opened his Melbourne restaurant Maha in 2008. The After bacon and red meat now its oils! restaurant isM influenced by Shane’s Maltese heritage and ex - cientists have said that cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chem - tensive travels through the Middle EaMsta, hIraa nM, iNddolret hE Aasftreicrna icals linked to cancer and other diseases, so they recommend food to and TurkeyH. Romene oCwonoekdin fg or its fresh, unrestricted Middle be fried in olive oil, coconut oil, butter or even lard. Eastern menu, Maha’s style is truly cutting edge. They found that heating up vegetable oils led to the release of high con - Unsurprisingly, recognised centrations of chemicals called aldehydes, which have been linked to ill - Maha’s unique style. The restaurant has continually earned nesses including disease and dementia. One Chef’s Hat annually since 2009. Maha has recently un - Prof Martin Grootveld said that his research showed “a typical meal of dergone a $1 million renovation; coming of age as the home fish and chips” fried in vegetable oil, contained as much as 100 to 200 of Mediterranean anTdh eM Aidgdele G Eoaostde rFn ohoodsp Gitauliidtye and cuisine. times more toxic aldehydes than the safe daily limit set by the WHO. The success of Shane’s restaurant is a testament to his hard- working, entrepreneurial attitude. In 2012, S MICHELLE ROWLAND MP named FEDERAL MEMBER him FOR GREENWAY Proudly serving the areas of: RNestaoutra ngt uanidl tCyat earinsg cAuhstararliga ed! Australian Young Achiever of the Year. Acacia Gardens, Blacktown*, Girraween, he trade union royal commission's top Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, lawyer, Jeremy Stoljar has found that Kings Park, Lalor Park, Parklea, Pendle Labor leader Bill Shorten did not engage Hill, Prospect*, Quakers Hill*, Riverstone, in any criminal or unlawful conduct fol - Rouse Hill*, Schofields, Seven Hills, lowing an exhaustive investigation into his Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds, conduct during his years with the Aus - Toongabbie*, Vineyard tralian Workers Union. *Parts of In a statement the commission said, 230 Prospect Hwy, Seven Hills 2147 “There is no submission that Mr. Bill Ph: 9671 4780 Shorten may have engaged in any criminal Email: [email protected] or unlawful conduct.” TReacting to the findings, Mr. Shorten said the political nature of the commission had www.facebook.com/mrowlandmp been exposed in recent months. This com - Twitter : @mrowlandmp mission's cost taxpayers $80 million”. 18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015

n the wake of the November 13 terror at - tacks in Paris that took the lives of 129 and left others physically and emotionally in - jured, three days later, Malta’s High Commissioner to Australia, Addressing the attendees, French Ambassador, H.E. Mr. H.E Charles Muscat, took part along with EU Ambassadors, led Christophe Lecourtier thanked everybody for their show of sol - by EU Head of Delegation H.E. Mr. Sem Fabrizi, in the commem - idarity in these hard and trying times. Those present for the cer - oration of the French terrorism victims and the minute’s silence emony then laid wreaths, and afterwards, Mr Charles Muscat, observed in front of the lawn of the French Embassy in Canberra. along with the rest of the dignitaries signed the Condolence Also present were the Governor General of the Commonwealth book that was opened for the occasion. of Australia, the Hon. Peter Cosgrove and Mrs. Lynne Cos - Flags at chanceries and residences of EU Member States were Mgrove, aothelr tdiganit’arises anHd theC gene ratl paublkic. es parfltow ni ant ha lf-cmaost mmemoration of French terrorism victims eanwhile, at a brief ceremony earlier At the presentation, Mr. Kanti Jinna, in the month at the Maltese President, Dr. Hugh Craft, v/Presi - Chancery student-participants presented dent, and Mr. Colin Milner of the MIalta’s High Commissioner to Australia, Royal Commonwealth Society ac - HE Charles Muscat with the Final Com - companied the students. muniqué of the Canberra Model CHOGM The High Commissioner acknowl - C201a5 tnhatb ine turrnr has bMeen foordwaerdle dC to tHhe OedGgedM wit hC admoimratiomn thue nstuidqenuts’ e Prime Minister of Malta, Dr Joseph Mus - interest in the Commonwealth and en - cat, who will be leading the Common - couraged them to continue working wealth Heads of Government during towards a better future for the Com - forthcoming CHOGM summit. monwealth. MCanberra Model CHOGM 2015 “Youth Deputy HC Dr. Joseph Pirotta Empowerment in the Parliament House” pointed out how important the Com - was organised by the Royal Common - monwealth is in the new world order, wealth Society and the Common Youth where negotiations and discussions way back in August 8 at the Old Parlia - are conducted no longer between ment House with the participation of 54 countries but between blocs (of coun - students from the Australian National Uni - tries). He encouraged the students to versity. become diplomats for the Common - The delegates were made to take on the wealth. On his pNarits,h Manr.t KRaanot i( lJeifntn) ap trheasneknetidn ag ll role of one of the Heads of Government or Dr. Hugh Craft said that one does not the speakers andth ael scoo mcomnugrnaitquulaet etod MNir s - Foreign Ministers of the 53 Common - need to be a diplomat only for foreign af - hant Rao, Convenor Cofh atrhlee s CMoumsmcaot n wealth countries, discussed issues con - fairs, but also for any common political, Youth, and wished him the best on his trip cerning the Commonwealth and formulat- economic and social ideal that promises to to Malta to participate in the CHOGM ed recommendations for the summit. be beneficial to a people. Youth Forum. The 2015 Minister's Awards Ceremony he Community Languages held at the Sir John Clancy Audito - Ten students were honoured by TSchools of NSW celebrated the rium University of NSW High Street being presented with the Minister's 2015 Minister's Awards for Excellence Kensington. Award for their outstanding achieve - in Student Achievement in Commu - This year a large number of students ment in the study of a community nity Languages. The ceremony was were nominated for Minister's Award. language, their contribution to the Their Community development of intercultural under - Language Schools, standing and involvement in the altogether repre - school and wider community. senting 36 different The efforts of all the other students language groups, who were nominated were also ac - nominated 152 jun - knowledged through the receipt of ior students and 114 Highly Commended, Commended or senior students. Merit Award. About 120 students, A Highly Commended Award was their families and awarded to Caitlyn Lee for her guests were invited achievements, while Amelia Dimech to attend the pres - was awarded a Merit Award. Both entation. students attend Skola Maltija Sydney. Entertainment for Caitlyn attends classes at Ringrose the evening was Public School and Amelia the classes provided by the ‘Da - at Rouse Hill Public School. tong Chinese School For information on Maltese lan - Incorporated’ who guage classes one should contact the gave an excellent school via email: skolamaltijasyd - drum performance [email protected] or visit Facebook Caitlyn Lee (left)and Amelia Dimech receiving the called "Happy book: www.facebook.com/skolamalti - Award from Associate Professor Ken Cruickshank Drum Beats." jasydney. Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 9 TThhee ffuuttuurree ooff AAuussttrraalliiaa HHaallll by Victor Borg

here is considerable concern within the Maltese Australian Tcommunity in Australia re - garding the future of the historic building of Australia Hall located in Pembroke, Malta. This building was constructed to provide a place Australia Hall in Pembroke for entertainment and refreshments for the thousands of ANZACs who were wounded in Gallipoli and taken to Malta for returned to government. medical treatment and convalescence. On September 1, 2014, the Labour Party sold Aus - Australia Hall was built by the Royal Engineers and tralia Hall and some surrounding land to a private took two months to complete. The Governor Field company for €582,343, an amount considered grossly Marshal Lord Methuen officially opened it on January below its market value. It was reported that no money 22, 1916. The Australian Red Cross contributed £2,000 changed hands on this deal, and instead, the Labour towards its construction cost. Party’s pending debts with the company were paid off. Some 58,000 soldiers had been nursed in various While it is not known what the new owners of Aus - hospitals and nearby tented hospitals specially erected tralia Hall have in mind for the site, since 1996 the to deal with the large influx of wounded soldiers arriv - building has been classified by the Malta Environ - ing on the island. When the British military facilities ment and Planning Authority (MEPA) as a Grade 2 in St Andrew’s Barracks were closed down in 1978, building of historic, architectural and contextual Australia Hall became the property of the Maltese value (as it forms part of a larger protected military government. complex). Thus, development in the area is so far re - In 1979 it was granted to the Labour Party on a long stricted. lease as compensation for the compulsory acquisition The history of Australia Hall forms an integral part of land that the party owned in Marsa for use by of Malta’s important role in ANZAC history. It is a fit - Malta Shipbuilding Corporation. Unfortunately, in ting reminder of the valuable services provided by December 1998 Australia Hall suffered severe damage many volunteer Maltese nurses and medical practi - when its ceiling of metal trusses and sheeting was gut - tioners to thousands of Australian and New Zealand ted by fire. However, its sturdy four external walls still servicemen. Their efforts earned Malta the title of remained standing. Today the building with no roof is “Nurse of the Mediterranean”. in a derelict state, open to the elements and damage We urge Prime Minister Dr Joseph Muscat to commit by vandalism. the Maltese Government to the restoration of Aus - In 2010 the Labour Party was taken to court for fail - tralia Hall to its former glory as a monument to the ure to keep Australia Hall in good condition, as was excellent longstanding relations between Malta and required under the 1979 contract. These charges were Australia. dropped in October 2013, after the Labour Party was We commend the Australian High Commissioner H.E. Ms Jane Lambert for her efforts to save Australia The Australian High Hall and her contacts with the current owners to ex - Commissioner in Malta plore restoration options and ensure that the building H.E. Ms Jane Lambert is not demolished. We wish her every success and trust during a visit to Aus - that the visit to Malta by Australian Prime Minister tralia Hall Mr. Malcolm Turnbull for the CHOGM meeting in No - vember will provide a timely opportunity for him to raise the matter with his Maltese counterpart.

(This article was first published in the MCCV News, Octo - ber 2015).

V OM R ea deR s p l ea s e nO t e If you are not receiving the Voice of the Maltese regularly you are kindly re- quested to let us know. do the same if you have changed your email address. Keeping your addresses updated is very important to us. e-mail us with the details at: [email protected] 20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 Biex tikteb Malti tajjeb Aktar dwar il-Verb: forom, modi u tempijiet 1. Il-manjieri jifhem a˙jar nie˙du b˙ala mudell 10. STAQTEL . EΩ.: sta˙ba, stag˙- li bihom jitnis - il-verb Qatel . ©eb, stag˙na. sel il- Verb jis - sej˙u Foro m. 4. Il-Forom tal- Verb Trilitteru huna 5. Il- Verb g˙andu wkoll il- Mod dawn: jew manjier i u Tempijiet jew Ωmie - 2. It-Trilitteri nijiet li fihom issir l-azzjoni. jitqassmu 1. QATEL. EΩ.: ˙ adem, laqa’ mexa. f’ G˙axar 2. QATTEL. EΩ.: ˙addem, laqqa’ 6. Il-Modi tal- Verb huma: Forom, l-Ew- mexxa. a) Indikativ (juri meta jsir l-g˙e- wel Forma hija Ewlenija u d-disg˙a mil) l-o˙ra huma mnissla . 3. QATEK/QIETEL . EΩ.: qarar, EΩ.: nikteb, ktibt, se nikteb. siefer, qieg˙ed. b) Imperativ (juri kmand) . 3. L-ebda Verb ma jie˙u l-Forom EΩ.: ikteb, ag˙ Ωel, g˙odd. kollha u g˙alhekk biex wie˙ed 4. AQTAL. EΩ.: wera. c) So©©untiv (juri xewqa, skop) . 5. TQATTEL . EΩ.: tkabbar, tg˙ab- EΩ.: Ridt li to˙ro© kmieni. Ri Ωultat tat-Ta˙ri© ba, tg˙ammed. d) Kondizzjonali (juri g˙emil 6. TQATEL/QTIETEL . E Ω.: t˙a- ta˙t kondizzjoni). ’hawn ta˙t huwa r-ri Ωultat ta- bat, tqieghed, tbierek. EΩ.: Kieku g˙idtli kont ni©i Tta˙ri© dwar il- Verb li ppubb - narak. likajna fl-a˙har ˙ar©a ta’ The 7. NQATEL . EΩ.: nqabad, ntilef, Voice. Dakinhar tlabna lill-qar - ng˙o©ob. 7. L-Indikativ juri g˙emil li qieg˙ed rejja jag˙tu l- Mamma u l- G˙erq NTQATEL . EΩ.: nt˙a Ωel, ntre- ji©ri jew li g˙ad irid ji©ri u dan jis - ta’ dawn il-kelmiet. ba˙, ntrefa’ sejja˙ Imperfett; jista wkoll juri g˙emil li g˙adda, u dan jissejja˙ Kelma Il-Mamma L-G˙erq 8. QTATEL . EΩ.: xte˙et, mtela, Perfett. Ng˙allem G˙allem G˙-l-m ltaqa’. EΩ.: Niekol (Imperfett) ; kilt (Per- qbi Ωt qabe Ω q-b- Ω 9. QTAL/QTIEL . EΩ.: ˙ dar, çkien, fett). xeg˙let xeg˙el x-g˙-l qras. (Aktar fil-˙ar©a li jmiss) norbot rabat r-b-t tefg˙u tefa’ t-f-g˙ Ωlaqna Ωelaq Ω-l-q lg˙abt lag˙ab l-g˙-b MCCV Survey on the Third tikber kiber k-b-r smajt sema’ s-m-g˙ Generation of Maltese in Australia fixklet fixkel f-x-l ji©bor ©abar ©-b-r he Maltese Community Council of Prof Maurice Cauchi mnc25@optus - TVictoria is conducting a survey to net.com.au naqa’ waqa’ w-q-g˙ obtain a picture of the Third Generation BY POST: Post completed form to: ˙abbew ˙abb ˙-b-b of Maltese in Australia. We are particu - Prof Maurice Cauchi, Maltese Commu - fra˙t fera˙ f-r-˙ larly interested in their knowledge nity Centre, 477 Royal Parade, i˙abrek ˙abrek ˙-b-k about Malta and Maltese culture. This Parkville, Victoria 3052 ng˙ajjat g˙ajjat g˙-j-t will enable us to determine the degree The information provided will be refg˙u refg˙a r-f-g˙ of culture maintenance among our third treated in the strictest confidence. generation. ˙biet ˙eba ˙-b-e Please pass this survey form and re - Teenage children (aged 10 to 17 ©rew ©era ©-e-r quest for survey participation on to your years), whose grandparents (or great children, friends and acquaintances. tlajna tela’ t-l-g˙ grandparents) were born in Malta, are Survey participants will be eligible to sabbart sabbar s-b-r invited to fill in the following question - win one of five prizes of $100 each. To ˙ammi©t ˙amme© ˙-m-© naire. The survey questionnaire is also be eligible, participants are required to farrakt farrak f-r-k available for download from the MCCV complete the survey form including er©ajtu re©a’ r-© website. their name and email or postal ad - ©rejt ©era ©-r Completed forms may be returned as a dress. The winners will be drawn from scanned electronic copy or in paper form. kissirna kisser k-s-r eligible participants who submit a com - BY EMAIL: Scan the completed form pleted survey form by not later than ˙assruhom ˙assar ˙-s-r and email it to the email address of November 30.

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Joe Deguara and The Presepju in Kurnell his Presepju he Presepju (Christ - mas crib) in Kurnell, Tthe creation of two persons from Mosta, Joe “il- Mosti” Deguara, who out - laid the money and Victor Sammut who built it, will once again be on display to the public during the month of December. Joe told The Voice of the Maltese that as in the past years there is al - ready a great deal of interest created, particularly amon- gst the Maltese wanting to visit this work of art. As in previous years, there is a new addition to the Pre - sepju something new added The Presepju that took Vic - of Maltese culture would be to Christmas Day - from and this year is no excep - tor eight months to finish, is on show. 7.00 p.m. till 10.00 p.m. - tion. Joe went on to say that already attracting interest The Presepju will be open and by appointment for any after a write-up in The Voice from locals, while others for public viewing through - Group wishing to visit dur - of the Maltese magazine last from St George and Suther - out December every Friday, ing a time or day that best year, “people came from as land Shrine have already Saturday and Sunday even- suits them. far away as Queensland to been contacting Joe inquir - ing and then every evening Joe can be contacted by phone see it.” ing as to when this example during the last week leading on: 0408 966 877. The Xag˙ra Association of NSW Inc. INVITES YOU TO COME & CELEBRATE: qed jorganizza Australia Day g˙al Orange is-Sibt 5 ta’ Dicembru. at a Dinner Dance on January 23, 2016 Il-kowç titlaq fis-6.00 a.m. mill-klabb ta’ 100 Jackson Street, Venue: Mandavilla Function Centre1788 The Horsley Drive, Marsden Park. : $50 kull persuna li jinkludi Horsley Park f’Bathurst. CHERRY Food: 3-Course Meal, beer, wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee, IPLIC-KILNAG BTRBI PT AL-ÓAMRUN pastizzi; also antipasti plus fruit platters Tistg˙u tie˙du (t˙allsu g˙alih) Entertainment: provided by Joe Apap mill-ORANGE RSL club. Contact: Josephine/Ray: 9627 4182, Mob: 0439 974 182 Aktar tag˙rif ming˙aPnRd EGZeoZ rge Zahra - mobile: 0407 434 651 Morning Tea M'Anne Teuma: 9627 4641 dinner St Helena Maltese Australia SC FEAST OF SAINT NICHOLAS SATURDAT DECEMBER 19: Xmas function at Melrose Recep - SUNDAY 6th DECEMBER 2015 tions, Tullamarine. Good Shepherd Parish 130-136 Hyatts Road, Plumpton For more information: (Opposite Shopping Centre) Phone Victor: 0412 99 13 25 or 3.00pm - Church Service Mary Abdilla: 03 (9370 51 64) Festa Mass in English. Principal Celebrant: Fr B Sant mssp assisted by: Parish Priest Fr G O’Dempsey and Fr C Borg mssp; Homily in Maltese by Fr B Sant mssp; The MCA Choir under the direction of Marisa Previtera 4.00pm - Procession: Our Lady Queen of Peace Maltese Band will play Religious Marches L-a˙barijiet tal-PBS (Malta ) Food for Sale : BBQ, Pastizzi, Kannoli, Nougat, Kinnie, Soft Drinks & Maltese Foods 5.00pm - Entertainment DJ’s Tony & Paul from Maltese Radio–SWR FM Direct to Malta; OLQP band; Christmas Carols by the MCA Choir; Entertainment for Children too 6.30pm - St Nicholas Festa Committee Raffle is Drawn G˙alkemm il-PBS ta’ Malta tforni 7.00pm - Santa Claus Arrives lill-SBS fl-Awstralja bis-servizz Lollies and goodies given to all children tag˙ha, il-qarrejja m˙e©©a li x’˙in 8.30pm Fireworks Display iridu jid˙lu fil- website: Spectacular Extra Special Fireworks Display by FX Display Co. www.tvm.com.mt u jsegwu l-a˙bar - ijiet ta’ Malta. For further information call: Bill Schembri 0416 261 415 or Joe Fenech 0412 009 957 Din tkun a©©ornata l-˙in kollu bi Sunshine or hail – no problem we have a Big Hall stejjer li jkunu qed ise˙˙u. COME AND BRING YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH YOU Mhux biss, imma min irid isegwi dak li jkun g˙addej, kull filg˙odu ˙in ta' Malta fuq il- website jit - tellg˙u wkoll l-a˙barijiet tal-jum ta' qabel. 22 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015

One good turn de - serves another Isma’ l-programm tar-radju edication we have lots of; bil-Malti mill-Kunsill Malti Dwhen it comes to time, we CCoommmmuuta’n nNSW imiintnt fuqyy l-ista z - NNfineed it awws when s ds edicating oneself zjon to a cause, it’s there. A third in - TunJiesta ’I wnko ltl joins tRemaa’ dio gredient needed to produce an minn fuq l-Internet online magazine such as The Voice and Television of the Maltese is financial. To off - 2GLF 89.3FM. set that, the production team has , on or on Il-programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ ÓOand dD feil-- been seeking sponsors to help us . Mondays 5pm, Fridays 11.00 am.man. d ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijiet share that burden with us. 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; Last Wednesday each minn Malwtaw, wm.8u 9Ω3ikfma,. ctoamg˙.aruif, kultura, Some have responded positively month at 1pm. a(vOvni ΩDi eum saund© ©>eEttthin tiac’ > iMntaelrtesses C go˙uanlcli-l M11aalmti) n by advertising the services they MELBOURNE on 98.39Z NZoZr th9 2W.3eFsMt FM, each offer to their clients on our publi - wMwwa.3lztzezs.ceo mR.aau dio Programmes every Sat - Friday 6.00 - 7.00p.m. Presenter Emmanuel urday at 1.00 p.m. on RADIO 2RRR 88.5FM or cation. More is needed, so we call Brincat. on the Internet - ON DeMAND upon others to follow. STEREO 974 (93180930): MELBOURNE In return, our readers are urged 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Magazine) & Thursday Listen to John Borg & Glenn Cassar to use the services offered by our (Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – sponsors . Ray Anastasi 12:00-w1w3:w020r r9r.7o.r7gf.amu MIn ELBOUR,N liEst:e n to the MCC radio pro - 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm grammes on . 6 to 8 To tune into Oding iStaBl Sr aRdiaod iyo ou need a re - a.m. Martese Caruana presents ceivDear yo rT diemviec eA wniathlo ag DueA aBn+d c h Dipi.g Tituanl ing Saint Nicholas Festa ; from 10.00 - 11.00 am: Finr isd abyy: station name not frequSeBnSc yR. aDdigioit a2 l Committee Events in 2016 SYD. NBoEtYh available on demand. Follow Sraadtuiord caayn: also be heard via digSitBaSl TRVad. io 2 same procedu2reG aLsF fo Fr MM C89C. 3 proSgartaumrdmaeyss , except Sunday March 13 Nostalgia is on . select programe in reference. The radio programmes can be accessed on - Fete IMn usic Sundays listen to the Maltese ProIlg˙rnaa m Maltin line at Sunday July 3 on on Tuesdays 6.00 -8.15am; Sundays and via mobile phone, using the SBS 4.15pm to 5.15pm RSBadSi Ro aadpiop .2 For tCelheavnisnieoln 3 8 news from Lejla Fil-Buskett Maltese Radio) tune in to on Thursdays and Sunday October 16 linBk:R ISBANE 4EB Sund(laiyvse aotr 8caamtc.h up) sbs.com.au/mal - Fete tese Sunday December 4 UNCLE SAM DJ ( on COAST FM 96.3 www.unclesamdj.com MCaolmtam -u nSiBtyS R 2a dTioV in Gosford Central Festa Every Saturday at 2pm. Repeats on NSW. Aired every fortnight from MMoanltdeasye sP 5r opgmra amnmd eTsu oens dTaVy sa n7d.3 W0 aem b 6 pm -7 pVmI V(NAe xMt Ais LDTeAcember 7). The GDAY MALTAUSSIE SHOW VIVA PMreAseLnTteAr: Nathalie Gatt. Join us on The Voice of the Mal - on TVS is broadcast in Sydney tese facebook page: on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at https://www.facebook.com/g Watch direct via HYPERLIN8K.0: 0 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBS2 roups/thevoiceofthemaltese http://ww.tvs.org.au; http://ww.tvs.org.au Web streaming on: www.coastfm.org.au. L-A˙barijiet Greystanes Maltese Seniors Meets on the last Wednesday of the Meets on the second Monday of each The SBS MALTESE NEWS month in the Meeting Room One, No. 3 month at the George Preca Centre of General Bridges Crescent, Daceyville. OLQP Church, 198 Old Prospect Road, D: aceyville Maltese Seniors Greystanes from 10 am to 12 noon Come and join us and make new friends.

Fairfield Active Maltese Seniors NMote eeTthse e Gvreoruyp ss aelcso nadrr aFnrgied raeyg uolaf rt hBeus Trips Ongoing: We meet every First Wednesday Meets on the first Tuesday of the Month month; Miller Room, Memorial Avenue of the Month from 10:00am-1:00pm fMrom1e0:0e0atmi tno 1g2 nso ono. f Day Merrylands from 10.30am to 12.30 am TOhuer SMuetehtienrglsa/Gnedt T&o gSeth Gerse oareg ie nter - The group meets in the Parish Hall, cnr Mestianlgt,e isnef oGrmraotiuvpe & entertaining. of Stella Street & The Boulevard, Fair - Merrylands Social Maltese Seniors Come Join us and make new Friends fieldC Heaighrts.e Maltese Meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Llandillo Community Hall, Groups in NSW Seventh Avenue, from 11am to 1 pm. You need to contact our Welfare Llandillo Maltese Seniors Officer for an appointment. For more information contact our Coor - For all information and referral dinator: Charles Mifsud J.P.Phone (02) mMatateltrse soen eS sehnoiuolrd sc aClle Cnetnrsailn aC Coeafsati: 9501 5525 – mobile 0421 662 298 . Tel: 02 439 000 12 or 0414 267 652 *(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 (corner with Young St) Parramatta West NSW(next to West Parramatta Primary School) Tuesday November 24, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 23

The Maltese Language School of NSW St John The Maltese Language School of NSW invites appli - cations for Maltese language classes at the Sydney Xewkija Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre located at 59b Franklin Street (corner with Young Street) Mays Association Hill (next to Parramatta West Public School). CCoommmmuunniittByoyth yo unNNg and aeedultw wstudensts s may apply. For more information contact Mary Pace-Feraud on 9601 2189 Saturday December 5 or email: [email protected] Mandaville Events Centre Presents1788 The Horsley Drive Horsley Park 6.30 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. La Valette Social Centre : BuffetC-sDthyalret ieisn: tclmudainsg sDofit ndrnonekrs, 2de0ss1er5 t, tea & coffee BeeLr,o wcaintieo n&: spirits can be purchased from Christmas Programme our licensed bar or BYO THURSDAY December 24: 11.30 p.m.: Procession with Time: Provided by Manuel DJ baby Jesus; Carols by La Valette choir under the direction Menu $45.00 per guest by Mro. Victor Flordia. Mass sermon by Natasha Tatari - For ticket sale contact : noff followed by Midnight Mass. : 96285424; : 96226047 SATURDAY December 26: The Centre opens at Music: 5pm.with normal trading. 8.p.m. Ghana (folk singing). Cost: Everyone is welcome. Sam 0419781568/46841617 . THURSDAY December 31: New Year’s Eve Dinner The MalteseR Coomsemunity Council oEf NliSjWa is conducting a computer Dance. $55 adults, $30 for children. Entertainment by class at Maltese Resource Centre 59b Franklin Street, Mays The Falcons. All welcome. . HilCl 2o1m45e N aSnWd esvuepryp Forridta oyu bre tfwineeanl f1u0n.0d0 raamis-1e2r. 0fo0 r F 2or0 m15 ore For more information: La Valette: 9622 5847; Frances 0412 information contact Em. Camilleri: 0409 744 376 320 4320 or Antoinette: 9671 2992

Maltese RSL (sub Branch) calling for Cherry Picking Weekend SERVICE/EX-SERVICE MEN/WOMEN Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December to join the Maltese RSL sub Branch $150/pp twin share, $175 single The Maltese RSL sub-Branch need more Service/Ex-Service members Saturday December 12 to continue as a sub-Branch. Leave Blacktown Workers Club at 9:15am and If we don’t have enough Service travel to Greystanes for the second pick up at 9.30am. We then head to members we will not be allowed to Bathurst and stop for morning tea at about 11am (included). march on ANZAC Day as a sub- Branch under our own banners. Visit Abercrombie House and later in the day go to a local winery for If you are interested in joining, you wine tasting and Lunch (at your own expense). After lunch we check can write, call or email Doris Pocock in to the Motel. The evening is your free time. (details below) who will send out the Sunday December 13 application form to you and the ad - ditional information required for Start the morning with Breakfast (included). After breakfast, travel to joining. Raglan Farm for Cherry Picking at 11:30 and pick cherries to our hearts content. We will leave the farm around 1:00pm and go to Bathurst for Maltese RSL sub Branch lunch (at your own expense) and look around the town. PO Box 8280 Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 3:00pm : We board the coach and head back home. Mobile: 0419 420 915 For bookings call: Maria on 0431 800 720 or Doris on 0419 420 915 Email: [email protected] email: [email protected] Trip organised by Maltese Elderly Thanksgiving Day

Tinteressak il-kitba? MALTESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL OF NSW Learn A Division of the Maltese Com - munity Council of NSW Inc. Maltese! Id-direzzjoni ta’ T he Voice Classes are available for students from 6 years to adults at all levels of ability in the t˙e©©e© lill-qarrejja li Maltese language. We have trained and experienced teachers qualified in j˙ossu li, jew g˙andhom language teaching and with Maltese study credentials. Learn the Maltese language, talent g˙all-kitba, l-aktar bl-Ilsien the culture, lifestyle, cuisine, traditions and about the amazing history of the island. Malti, imma mhux biss, inkella li Classes at: HORSLEY PARK - SEVEN HILLS - LUDDENHAM ja˙sbu li bi ftit g˙ajnuna jistg˙u For more information and enquiries Call Mary on 9601 2189 jrabbu l-kunfidenza g˙all-kitba, biex Or email: [email protected] jekk u meta iridu, jew jitolbu l-g˙aj - Supported by the Minister of Education and Training and the NSW Community Languages Schools Programme. nuna tag˙na, inkella sempliçement Member of the NSW Federation of Community Language Schools of NSW; Member of the Federation of jibag˙tu x-xog˙ol tag˙hom lil: The Maltese Language Schools of Australia; Supported by 16 Maltese associations affiliated with the MCC Voice of the Maltese b iex narawh. of NSW. The Maltese Language School of NSW is a Not-For-Profit organisation. Email address: [email protected] Jekk tkunu tridu wara nippublikaw il-kitbiet tag˙kom. 24 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday November 24, 2015 SSppoorrttss After 40 yrs, Malta-born wrestler George calls it a day ustralia’s oldest active wrestler, Mal- Sunshine North backyard. Nearly every wrestling had inflicted upon his body. He has ta-born George ‘The Hitman’ Julio re- wrestler in Victoria has gone to his gym. suffered a broken collarbone, torn triceps and Atired from professional competition on In a studio where the walls are a veritable knee injuries. November 7, a few months before his 70th museum of historic wrestling posters, Julio, Around 10 years ago he had a quadruple birthday, in March when he took part in the who says that wrestling is an art, has imparted heart bypass but eight weeks later was back final event, a tag-team cage match in front of his wrestling wisdom to hundreds of students. in the ring for a wrestling match. a loud crowd, presented by New Age He estimated that he has taken part in “maybe “Wrestling is like this. When you start wres- Wrestling of which he was one of the thousands” of wrestling competitions himself. tling it is like a disease, you get addicted,” he founders, in Albion. During his colourful career, the Malta-born said. George teamed up with Lobo vs Mad Dog Julio’s catch cry of ‘You shut up’ became a After his retirement he would continue to McRea and Enforcer. George, cheered all slogan which fans loved to chant. “I was a train students and spend more time with his the way, won the fight (of course!) heel, a bad boy, I loved to work with the two-year-old grandson. For the past 40 years, Mr Julio, who moved crowd,” Mr Julio said. “I’m a bad boy in the “I would like to thank every wrestler I wres- to Australia ain 1963 to be a part of the World ring but outside that I’m a pussy.” tled and the people who came to watch me Championship Wrestling promotion at the in- Julio said he decided to retire last year, after wrestle,” he said. famous Festival Hall in the 60's and 70's, and the wear and started wrestling in 1968, has also been train- tear that Australia A-League ing wrestlers at an indoor ring located in his decades of Besart Berisha brace as Victory stun Sky Blues hampions Melbouren Victory are nalists ended Sydney FC’s unbeaten Ctrying their best to retain the title start to the season. It was just Victory’s and their recent form has shwon they second win in their last 13 matches will be making a go of it. Victories against the Sky Blues in Sydney, dat- over former league leaders Sydney FC ing back to October, 2007. and last weekend’s home victory over Prior to this game, Sydney FC had Central Coast have pushed them to conceded only two goals in their five within a point of current leaders Bris - matches. It was also the first time this bane, and tehy have a game in hand. season they had conceded a second In the fixture on Day 6 that perhaps half goal. more than any other has come to de - The champions followed that win fine the A-League, Victory won the with Saturday’s against Central Coast 36th edition of the so-called Big Blue, by 2-1 at AAMI Park, while Sydney in front of a crowd of 16,000 at the Al - slipped further down the table and are lianz Stadium. They defeagted Sydney now fourth, as they could only figure FC 4-2, with four of the goals coming in a scoreless away draw at Petth inside the first 28 minutes. Glory, Victory’s opponents on Deem- Sydney led 1-0 and 2-1 before Kevin ber 16. Muscat’s Victory team won the clash The success elevated Victory to and with Besart Berisha getting a within a point of leaders Brisbane brace. Roar who managed four points from Melbourne Victory’s success in the their last two games, a home win over George ‘The Hitman’ Julio: He says “Wresting is an art” game between last season’s grand fi - Perth Glory and a 1-1 home draw against Melbourne City. Malta’s Premier Full Results League Football Hibs back sharing the lead Day 7 Melbourne V. v Central Coast 2-1 efending Champions, Hi - Hibernians’ victory thanks to now occupy third from bottom Perth Glory v Sydney FC 0-0 Dbernians defeated Balzan three goals from set pieces place in the table. Brisbane R.v Melbourne C. 1-1 3-2 in last weekend’s top considerably damaged Bal- RESULTS: Round 12 West. Sydney W v Wellington Ph. 2-1 match at the start of the second zan’s hopes as due to the de - Hibernians v Balzan 3-2 Adelaide v Newcastle Jets 0-0 round of the championship feat they drop four positions, Birkirkara v Naxxar L. 2-2 Day 6 and, also seemed to want reply to fifth in the standings that Valletta v St. Andrews 4-0 Sydney FC v Melbourne V. 2-4 to those who had written them now have a more familiar look Tarxien R. v Sliema W. 3-2 Brisbane R. v Perth Glory 1-0 Pembroke v Qormi 0-0 Melbourne C. v West. Sydney W 0-3 off after a somewhat disap - about it with four of the most Floriana v Mosta 1-0 Newcastle Jets v Central Coast 1-1 pointing first round. As a re - known sides occupying the Wellington Ph v Adelaide U. 4-2 sult, they are back on top first four spots. Standing P W D L F A Pts sharing the spot with Valletta Birkirkara were a disappoint - Valletta 12 8 1 3 23 11 25 Standings in the league ladder who had a comfortable 4-0 win ment. Nobody expected them Hibernians 12 7 4 1 22 14 25 P W D L F A Pts Birkirkara 12 6 5 1 28 12 23 Brisbane 7 4 2 1 12 6 14 over still pointless St Andrews. to lose two points in a 2-2 Floriana 12 6 2 3 19 11 23 Melbourne V. 6 4 1 1 12 6 13 Premier League competition draw with Naxxar. They led 2- Balzan 12 7 2 3 19 12 23 West. Sydney 7 4 1 2 10 7 13 returned after the break for the 0 but conceded two goals Tarxien R. 12 6 4 2 21 11 22 Sydney FC 7 3 3 1 8 6 12 Mosta 12 5 3 4 17 13 18 Newcastle J. 7 3 2 2 8 7 11 Malta national team’s disap - while Naxxar were playing Pembroke 12 4 2 6 18 22 14 pointing 2-0 defeat (a goal in with only 10 men. Wellington 7 3 1 3 12 13 10 Sliema W 12 4 2 6 11 17 14 Melbourne C. 7 2 2 3 13 14 8 each half) at the hands of Jor - Sliema’s season goes from Naxxar L 12 2 2 8 11 30 8 Central Coast 7 1 2 4 9 14 5 dan in an international friendly bad to worse as they were Qormi 12 1 3 8 9 18 6 Perth G. 6 1 1 4 6 8 4 in Istanbul, Turkey. downed 3-2 by Tarxien and St Andrews 12 0 0 12 6 33 0 Adelaide 7 0 3 4 6 15 3