CHOGM 2015 in Malta Revisited

The Voice of the Maltese (driven by the voice of its readers ) Issue December 8, 2015 116 oonnlliinnee mmaaggaazziinnee

HM Queen Elizabeth II and heads of gov - n ernment pose for a group picture during 2015 i the opening of the CHOGM 2015 in Malta HOGM C visited Malta re

Part of the spectacular show by Maltese Maltese Prime Minster Joseph Muscat attentively artists at the official listening to the Queen as she addressed the opening of CHOGM CHOGM participants at the official dinner. LEFT: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (on right) facing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at an official dinner on the sideline of the Heads of State Conference, CHOGM in Malta. Both also had a special meeting with the Queen who wanted to make acquaintance of the new Prime Ministers of the Common - wealth whom she had never met before. 2 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015 Changing regulations about property in Malta

o you own property in Malta? Maurice Cauchi Related to this If so, according to some re - we find restric - Dports in the newspapers in tions of time Malta, there seems to be some risk what is required is that evidence is available to that someone might build on your presented to the Planning Board that make objections property without your permission. a permit has actually be granted by to any decisions A few weeks ago the Times of Malta the owner before the applicant is made by the (October 5) published an article stat - given permission to go ahead. Board. It is obvi - ing that: “As part of the changes to It is obvious that stricter criteria ous that it might planning legislation, government is must be applied to ensure that an take a consider - proposing to remove the require - owner is not deprived of his land able time to cor - ment for developers to obtain the through lack of communication. This respond from landowner’s consent when applying is particularly the case for those of us Australia and from other places around to develop land which is not theirs, living overseas where it could be the world, the time allowed for objec - leaving only the obligation for the quite difficult to be aware that such tions, and this is also something which owner to be notified.” applications have been made with the Board must take into consideration. Along the same lines, Malta Today the Planning Board. It would appear More and more we find that postal (November 25) under the heading: that the Board has no obligation to in - services especially from Australia to "New law would allow development form the owner that such applica - Malta are being delayed, and it is not applications on someone else’s land , tions had been made. the first time that a letter, even a reg - said: “If approved as istered letter, has taken a couple of it is, the new plan - weeks to reach us. This could make it ning law resurrects more difficult for an adequate re - the prospect of peo - sponse, including objections to be ple applying for de - made in time. velopment on other It is therefore important for those people’s property owning property in Malta to be aware without seeking their of these suggested changes, if they are consent.” eventually approved by Parliament. No doubt such infor - In particular, if you receive registered mation can lead to a letters from Malta, you should make considerable amount sure to take advice and deal with of anxiety among them promptly. property owners. In We shall make it a point to follow particular, this is of this issue over the next months and interest to many of us bring you up-to-date with decisions migrants who have that have been taken regarding this some difficulty in problem. keeping up with what is going on in Malta. The last thing we want is to Editorial comment: find, on one of our occasional visits to Malta, that someone has actually he Voice has asked for further clarification on this matter and therefore built a villa on our plot of land with - Tadds the following: out we knowing about it! When an application for development is initially submitted to MEPA, appli- But what is the fuss all about? If one cants need to list their personal details. looks at the proposed Bill, Develop - Applicant also sign a declaration stating his/her legal right and true owner- ment Planning Bill 107) which is cur - ship of the property. If the applicant is not the owner or only part owner, rently being discussed in Parliament he/she needs to declare that the true owner or co-owners have been informed in Malta we read (Article 71(4): by registered mail and a consent has been granted. At this stage of the appli- When the applicant is not the owner cation process, MEPA fails to verify the veracity of the information provided. of the site,...... the applicant must still Basically, an application for development could potentially be submitted notify the owner of his intention to without verifiable proof of property ownership. However such cases are al- apply by means of a registered letter, most non-existent or extremely rare. a notified copy of which must also be The disconnect takes place when ownership is contested. MEPA still takes sent to the Planning Board. the position that legal verification of ownership is not in MEPA's remit but it It would appear from the wording belongs in a Court Of Law. This is where the bone of contention lies. of this Bill that, as long as the appli - Proof of ownership to support the declaration has to be part of the initial ap- cant provides evidence that s/he had plication process. If resolution on legal property ownership cannot be agreed sent a registered letter to the owner, to or achieved, the case would then and not before, be referred to the Courts that is sufficient for a permit to be is - of Law. Furthermore if property ownership is being contested, MEPA should sued. One would have expected that not accept an application until property ownership is resolved. Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 3 Malta still far from being a multicultural society study suggests that Malta still ples of multicultural - has some way to go before be - ism, they have few Professor coming a multicultural society. friends from different Colleen A Ward The study was conducted by Dr Gor - cultural backgrounds. don Sammut, a lecturer at the Depart - It further indicates that ment of Psychology, University of diversity is not gener - Malta and presented at the Presi - ally seen as an asset; dent’s Foundation for the Wellbeing negative perceptions of of Society, titled, ‘Multicultural Mat - Arabs are widespread, ters: Diversity, Policy and Ideology’. and that two-thirds of The lecture that was delivered by Maltese agree that im - Professor Colleen Ward a Professor of migration threatens Psychology and Director of the Centre Maltese culture. for Applied Crosscultural Research, Meanwhile, during Victoria University of Wellington, her lecture, Professor New Zealand was organised by the Ward noted, “multicul - Foundation in collaboration with the turalism has not failed Department of Psychology at the Uni - in Europe because true versity of Malta, multiculturalism has Dr Sammut’s research shows, that never been achieved.” although Maltese endorse the princi - Whilst some world leaders have in its turn, typically misconstrued as decried the failure of multi - integration, requesting minority culturalism, Professor Ward groups to change their cultural cus - maintained, “Multicultural - toms and practices to those that suit Dr Gordon ism is not just about having a the dominant population. Sammut diverse population. Rather, a Professor Ward’s research, con - multicultural society is one ducted in New Zealand, the United where diversity is valued and Kingdom and the United States, seen as enriching and where shows that the experiences of “every - diversity is supported by day multiculturalism,” particularly policies and programmes that contact and equity across ethnic and ensure equity across all cul - cultural groups and a general appre - tural groups.” ciation of diversity, are linked to pos - Professor Ward also noted itive outcomes for both individuals that many European societies and society – greater wellbeing and have not achieved multicul - greater social cohesion. turalism but have instead She suggested that multiculturalism managed cultural diversity can be promoted by programmes that through a framework of encourage intercultural contact and strong assimilationist poli - dialogue, policies that support cul - cies. She added that multicul - tural diversity, equitable participa - turalism is typically blamed tion, public education to inform for the shortcomings of ef - citizens about the complex nature of forts at assimilating minority multiculturalism, and positive por - groups. trayals of multiculturalism in the She said that assimilation is, media.

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*Continued on page 5 Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 5 “We had to do without the bare necessities” *from page 4 mixture of flour and semolina and let powder through ration cards. it dry on ropes or wires in the draught Later on during the siege, other ne - halfway down, instead of flour, the or close to the open-door leading to cessities besides food were also ra - white powder in the sack was lime!!! the rooftop. tioned. They included clothes, shoes, Flour was a very important commod - Prices of certain items rocketed sky - crockery etc. People used to barter cer - ity particularly to make bread, which high. The cost of a wizna (5 kilos) of tain commodities according to their was a staple food for the Maltese. The potatoes went up to one pound ster - preference. quality of bread was getting worse by ling. For one egg one had to pay two- Ration cards were still in use for a the minute. shillings-and-sixpence when the price number of years after the end of the Since July 1941, 20% of the bread for a dozen eggs was supposed to be - war. There was a time when the ration mixture was made of potato. The just two and a half pence! The price for card became more precious than one’s quality of bread deteriorated even fur - half a pint of goat’s milk went up to 15 bankbook. ther in 1942 when maize and barley shillings. As a result of lack of vitamins and were added to the mixture resulting in A loaf of bread made from a certain malnutrition there were outbreaks of a dark coloured loaf. In May 1942 the type of wheat and barley, (when avail - disease such as Polio, Scabies and Ty - ration of bread per person, per day, able) was priced at half a pound (50 phoid , and due to the shortage of food went down to 300 grammes. shillings). The price of sugar was at an increased death rate was registered We used to make spaghetti with a par with gold. among babies and vulnerable persons. During the war years, these items How thankful we should be today and many similar ones, when found, when we talk about bread or any What if people could not afford to could only be enjoyed by the very rich other type of food! Today we are pay for their food from the VKs? people on the island. spoiled for choice. The introduction of the ration cards It is inconceivable to think how we ome of the readers of these articles allowed the families to obtain the min - managed to survive those war years, Swere surprise to learn that during the war, people had to pay for their imum of the bare essentials to survive. when we were deprived not only of food when making use of the Victory One could only obtain a certain luxury but even had to do without the Kitchens. They also asked what hap - amount of powdered milk and egg bare necessities! pened if there were people who could not afford it. We put the question to Doris Cannat - aci, who was a young girl aged 8-11 during those years says: “The price we paid for every meal was 6 pence. It was very expensive at the time, when one considers that the cost of 12 eggs before the war was only two-and-a-half pence and that two pence worth of vegetables was the standard price for a vegetable soup to feed a whole family. “Those people who could not afford to pay, as far as I remember could not get any food from Victory Kitchens. Perhaps they were given a special ticket. I also remember poor people going to some religious convents at lunch time every day where they could get a bowl of soup from the friars.” A kerosene seller. Many like him used CHRISTMAS MESSAGE by The Hon. Bill SHorten MP to supply the commodity to the towns Leader of the Opposition and Member for Maribyrnong and villages during World War II On behalf of the Federal Labor Party I’d like to wish all the readers of the Voice of the Maltese a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. LLeeoo’’ss VVeehhiiccllee Christmas is a time for celebration. A time when we give thanks for the love and support of our friends and family. RReennttaallss It’s also a time when we should spare a thought for people doing it tough and find it in our hearts to bring some cheer and comfort into their lives. Many Australians will be working through this holiday period: the coura - geous men and women of our defence force, our tireless emergency serv - ices personnel and everyday heroes, Australians putting in extra hours away from the people they love to help make ends meet. Guaranteed cheapest rates However you celebrate Christmas, and whoever you are celebrating with, All vehicles in NRMA I hope that you have a safe and restful holiday. road Service With my very best wishes Low holding Deposit Discount for weekly rentals Shuttle service to the Airport

Bill Shorten Phone: 9622 2208 Mob: 0418 405 271 Leader of the Opposition 102 Kildare Rd Blacktown NSW 2148 6 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday December 8, 2015 Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 7 Proud legacy of a dying daughter’s hunt for dad

aymondo greater right of the Tonna did not child to know their Rknow he even biological heritage, had a biological and that is why he daughter, but the would like to see moment he set his the removal of the eyes on Narelle anonymity clause. Grech, he fell in love When he donated with her. 30 years ago, he The tireless 30-year- was told that most old daughter, who of his donations campaigned for the would be used for right of donor-con- experimental rea - ceived people to ac - sons, and he was cess information also asked to sign about their biologi - an anonymity cal heritage, passed agreement. away five weeks “I have spoken to later, but her legacy fellow donors, and lives on through an none of us did this Australian private for the money. We members’ Bill called were students, and Narelle’s Law. it was something Ms Grech spent 15 we did in an altru - years searching for istic manner... her biological father. there was this feel - Born in Australia to ing that you’re Maltese parents with doing something to the help of a sperm help someone else. donor, Ms Grech We were not given spoke to the Times of any counselling, Malta in 2011 after and at the time you being diagnosed don’t think of the with advanced bowel future ramifica - cancer. tions.” She was determined Along the years, to find the man who however, there were could shed light on days when he did From right: Narelle, Raymondo, his wife Sue, his son Zak and Zak’s her genetic and med - (photo provided by Raymondo) wonder whether ical history. girlfriend Cassie, and the family dogs there were any chil - Ms Grech was one of the donor-con - the Bill aims to open the door for both dren of his out there. ceived Australians born before 1988 parties to make contact. Unfortunately, he noted, donor con - with no legal right of access to their Although donors would not be forced ception was a worldwide multimillion biological father’s details. to see their offspring, their identifying industry where doctors still wanted to But when in 2013 then Premier of information could still be released to assure the legal parents of Victoria Ted Baillieu was made aware help people understand where they anonymity. of Ms Grech’s condition, he asked the came from. The changes are based on Ideally, donors were introduced to records department to track down Mr a private members’ Bill that MPs Jane the parents from the very beginning Tonna. Garrett and Anthony Carbines intro - and they keep some sort of contact, The two met on February 17 of that duced in opposition. Mr Tonna said. year. “Realising there was a person Ms Grech knew of six others con - “Keeping in touch is also medically out there who was my biological ceived through Mr Tonna and had important, as in our case, Narelle had daughter was overwhelming. The mo - two full biological siblings. However, stage four cancer and she wanted to ment I set eyes on her was love at first no one has yet contacted Mr Tonna. inform close relatives. sight.” He is on a voluntary donor register, “Together with my son, we were Even though he did not know she ex - meaning he made his personal and tested and I want to contact the other isted and he had never seen her be - contact details available to those eight siblings, as it’s my duty as a par - fore, he describes the meeting as a looking for their biological father. ent to inform them of a possible risk, “profoundly beautiful experience” “Unfortunately, unless legal parents however small. and one that is hard to describe. inform the children that they were “All they need to do is to take a sim - “I have pure unconditional love for donor conceived, they will not take ple test just to clear the air. If you’re her as a parent and I think of her the first steps to find me. In this day not told about it early, when it could every day,” and age, I believe that if you truly still be treated, you might be diag - Mr Tonna, born in Paola and raised love someone, you don’t keep secrets nosed when it’s too late, just like what in Australia, told The Times . from them, and the longer a secret is happened to Narelle.” Ms Grech passed away on March 26, kept, the harder it is to tell the truth.” 2013. But she will live on through While he respects people’s right to (This article, by Sarah Carabott was Narelle’s Law. Still under discussion, privacy, Mr Tonna believes there is a first published in The Times of Malta) 8 T he Voice of the Maltese T uesday December 8, 2015 Have your say/Xi trid tghid?

Malta made me so proud to beY Mouar lettetesres/ dL-uitrtriin tagg ˙CkHomO .G.. M associated by much bigger nations. The past The Voice of the Maltese few years, it has made great strides forward. To hear the Queen and other Common - oonnlliinnee mmaaggaazziinnee agree completely with all that Paul Mer - wealth leaders praising Malta for its initia - Marciioe caC saasisda irn hfrios mle ttNere wonp othret,s e Vpiacgtoesr iian , tives that could even affect the world, or at is is a bi-lingual (in writtehse: last issue of The Voice with regard to least, in this instance, the 53 member coun - English and Maltese) fort - the emotions created by the articles by Doris tries of the Commonwealth was so emotional. nightly online publication Cannataci and Andy Busuttil, the Maltese- November has been good for Malta not only specifically targeting all Australian musician whose contribution he politically, with two very important Summits, Maltese living abroad and his musical group, Skorba I closely fol - but also as we have seen, also culturally with with emphasis on the low out here in Australia. But now, after the victory by Destiny in the Junior Eurovi - Australian scene. watching on TV the transmissions from Malta sion. I am sure all that it has achieved during is online magazine is and the reports carried in newspapers about this month will increase the good feel factor sent via email by request. the CHOGM 2015, like most of the Maltese- among the Maltese people, and even us who Subscription is free. Australians I know, I feel so proud of my live in other countries, as despite the distance country of birth for the way it has hosted this between us, our hearts are still, and would Editors: event. never stop beating for Malta. Malta: Joseph Cutajar I spent hours glued to the TV set to follow Australia: the transmissions and what the Common - Lawrence Dimech: MOM, wealth Heads of States were up to in Malta, OAM, JP Iperhaps even more so, the opening ceremony, email address: in which Maltese artists gave a stunning per - [email protected] formance of their skills, performing and pro - ducing such a spectacular show. One could recognise and acknowledge the e Maltese, living at this end of the Letters for publication in The Voice ei - progress Malta has made in all spheres of life, Wworld feel so proud to see our little is - ther in Maltese or English should be but honestly, I never thought it had the people lFaCrnadn owk Benlocrogm firnogma t hSteuu nroshyliaanl eft aVmiicoitloynr aians dw trhtiteeo s5: 3 e-mailed to: [email protected]. who could organise such a spectacle. heads of the Commonwealth during the During CHOGM I did not only watch, but CMHOGaMl t20a15 fSuomrmi tC, whHich MOaltGa hoM sted. Now you can also join us also logged on to various news websites about Yes we are small but by the grace of God we on facebook: the event and found nothing but praise for can rise up to the occasion. tiny Malta from the international media. We watched every TV channel beaming our https://www.facebook. Malta’s contribution in the international fora Malta, huge publicity that cannot be esti - com/groups/thevoice - is being recognised by much larger countries mated. From this end, we saw a very well or - and rightly so as the decisions being taken by ganised event. The organisers should be ofthemaltese its leaders have given it the stature normally proud; Malta can match it with any country. We may not have the size but we have the brains. Not only CHOGM, but the Valletta Summit that brought together about 63 other Euro - pean and African heads of State at the begin - ning of November. Organising two very important international conferences in the space of few weeks is really something. Well done Malta. So proud to be Maltese. While visiting Malta Stay at: The Diplomat Hotel,, 173 Tower Road Sliema Email: [email protected] Tel: (00356) 23497000 ust a few lines to express my delight over the past weeks at watching so much TV AMfolobteaarglt teM ao,na lylMiaoa luftra o, mmal la Mpdoissesiti isvuaegs,u papa, rrtOiocnuutlaadriloy! Cbya nwaadtac hwirnigte sa:nd hearing so many foreign leaders, including our newly elected PM, Justin Trudeau singing the praises for Malta’s hosting of the two summits, the Val - letta Summit and CHOGM 2015. J Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 9 Malta Ωg˙ira biss fil-kobor - fil-˙ila tan-nies tag˙ha hi ©gant Ûgur li l-istatura tag˙ha fid-dinja kibret. Malti fosthom impressjonaw ru˙hom bih. G˙andi wkoll ˙bieb o˙ra Maltin fl- Personalment, ix-xewqa tieg˙i b˙alissa hi Amerika li huma mda˙˙lin fil-klabbs tal- li nara lill-Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat, emm ilni ng˙ix fl-Awstralja qatt ma Maltin fi bliet differenti li mag˙hom inkella lill-President Coleiro Preca, jew lit- Alfred Cnirfetamkoanr ali lml-minind jBa,a irtg-toe,l eNvei Ωwjo Snoi u tlh - in Ωomm kuntatt bl-Internet, li wkoll es - tnejn, li j Ωuru lilna l-Maltin li ninsabu fl- Wales, jgikatzezbe: tti Awstraljani jag˙tu daqstant primew dawn il-˙sibijiet mieg˙i. Barra Awstralja. Jibqg˙u Ωguri li jekk jaslu pubbliçita` lil Malta daqs fl-a˙˙ar jiem, u minhekk ikkonfermawli li meta ftit tax- jag˙mlu dan ikollhom laqg˙at mill-isba˙ çert li l-mod li bih il-Gvern Malti organizza xhur ilu kellhom i Ω-Ωjara tal-Prim Ministru g˙ax ninsabu kburin bihom. u ospita lil tant mexxejja barranin g˙al- laqg˙a taç-CHOGM i Ωid jag˙ti spinta wkoll lilna l-Maltin fl-Awstralja. Jien g˙andi ˙bieb li jappo©©jaw li Ω-Ωew© partiti l-kbar f’Malta, imma meta kienet qed ˙sara jpo©©uh fl-istess keffa. issir il-laqg˙a taç-GHOGM f’Malta kollha Naqbel ukoll ma’ Ivan Cauchi fejn qal li kemm a˙na qbilna li kellna g˙ax inkunu ˙afna jg˙a©©lu li jikkundannaw bla tant kburin b’dak li wettqet g Ωiritna. rrid nirreferi g˙al dak li ©ie rrappurtat li ˙sieb. Dan ˙afna forsi jag˙mluh g˙ax ikoll - Imbag˙ad smajna u qrajna wkoll dak li Frqaanlk W Caalmeeidll eArliy m (pina©nn Ca atairl-sa, ˙Qbaureiejinest lmanild - hom mo˙˙hom mag˙luq u jimpressjonaw kellu xi jg˙id il-Prim Ministru Awstraljan jAikwtesbtr: alja fl-a˙˙ar ˙ar©a ta’ tal- ru˙hom mix-xejn. Malcolm Turnbull dwar l-laqg˙a, fejn qal li 2N4 taa’ Ngov˙emtbruu) d war il-adppeelln li g˙taame’l dVaeruk li m ilni ja gq˙mael hle kkW ikun aqedl jeaqea’ fd in- kienet ta’ suççess, dwar Malta nnifisha u s- g˙all-g˙aqda wara l-©rajjiet ta’ Pari©i fejn nassa tat-terroristi g˙aliex ikun qed jifred lil Ksbu˙ija tag˙ha, u dwar il-Prim Ministru f’att terroristiku ©ew maqtula 130 ru˙. wie˙ed mill-ie˙or g˙al ra©uni bla sens. Kif qal zag˙ Ωug˙ Malti. Fa˙˙ar mhux ftit l-organiz - Nifhem is-sej˙a tieg˙u u nitTtahme aV loii cke mm Waleed, min jimxi b’dan il-mod ikun qed zazzjoni minn dan il-pajji Ω çkejken. dawk li huma Musulmani u wkoll mhumiex jaqa’ g˙an-nasba tat-terroristi. Ninsab çert li b’dak li wettqet Malta, tal-istess reli©jon tieg˙u jag˙tuh widen. Fl-Awstralja g˙andna ˙afna ta’ reli©jon kemm bl-organizzar ta’ din l-laqg˙a, u Óafna minn dawk li jg˙ixu fl-Awstralja, u Musulmana u g˙alkemm mhumiex a˙jar, wkoll dik ta’ qabilha, il-Valletta Summit jiddispjaçini ng˙id anke w˙ud ta’ nisel imma Ωgur li mhumiex ag˙ar minn nies o˙ra dwar il-Migrazzjoni i Ωidu jg˙ollu l-pre- IMalti, i˙obbu jpo©©u lil kul˙add li g˙ax li j˙addnu reli©jonijiet differenti. Imma sti©ju ta’ Malta g˙all-˙ila tan-nies tag˙ha ikun ta’ kulur ta’ xi ˙add li jkun wettaq il- min˙abba li l-midja l-˙in kollu donnu tag˙ti l-impressjoni li l-atti terroristi jsiru g˙al elsewhere this is not always possible, most ra©unijiet ta’ reli©jon, hemm min jibla’ l-lixka times impossible. It has taken more than 15- u jibda j˙ares bl-ikrah lejn xi ˙add li tant ikun years for the Maltese Government to find a ilu jaf b˙ala twajjeb, u daqs nies o˙ra. solution to this intricate problem. Up till now Óadd m’g˙andu mqar ji©ih dubju li t-ter - alta granted us dual citizenship but we are not much wiser although they said roristi m’g˙andhom rispett lejn ˙add, lanqas made it impossible for most of us to be they have some machines that can be carried lejn nieshom stess, kif rajna ˙afna drabi. iSsasmue Bdu wgietjha ,a f Mromal tTesoer opnatsos,p Coartn. a Sdian wcer itthees : in - from one place to another. Min i˙obbok jew jirrispettak ma jwe©- troduction of the biometric passport one has Obviously they still do not understand the ©eg˙kx kif jag˙mlu dawn it-talin. G˙alhekk to go personally to the Malta representa - tyranny of distances in such countires. They ejja ma nkunux razzisti u ma n˙arsux lejn tBivei’so omfficees tor bei cfin gper aprsinstedp, eotcr. ts placed Hon Consuls in strategic positions why kuluri jew reli©jonijiet differenti bi stmer - In vast continents like the US, Canada and not use them? Stop being so bureaucratic. rija. M 10 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 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 ‘Ni©erjana’ trebba˙ lil Malta Ritratt li Destiny Chukunyere ed nirreferi natural - Ωgur se tibqa’ tg˙o ΩΩ , fil-laqg˙a ment g˙a Ω-Ω ag˙- tag˙ha mal-President Louise Ωug˙a Destiny Chu- Coleiro Coleiro-Preca wara s- kunyere, li g˙andha missier- suççess tag˙ha fil-Bulgarija ha Ni©erjan u ommha Maltija, li g˙adha kif reb˙et illi bil-kanzu- netta tag˙ha (Mhux Ru˙i), re©g˙et reb- b˙Jeut ndioarn Eitu-triotlvui siloiln MSoalntga gC˙oantt-etisetn 2i 0d1ar5 ba fi tliet snin. Kemm tpaxxNeojnt aM jiye nS uo ul-l mara, msammrin quddiem it-televi Ωjoni b˙al ma nag˙- mlu kull sena g˙al dan il- festival u dak tal-adulti, Qnisimg˙u dan il-le˙en favo- lu Ω tal-katanta li spikkat mill-kantanti l-o˙ra. Fak- kritni ˙afna fi Chiara li wkoll kienet sa˙˙ret lil tant nies b’le˙inha u l-pre Ωenza tag˙ha. Kemm ilna l-Awstralja, Ωammejna dan l-appunta - ment annwali li jipprovdilna l-SBS, wara li konna sko - prejnih b'kumbinazzjoni. Hawnhekk, l-ammont kbir ta' immigranti mill-Ewropa jfisser li hawn interess kbir f'dan min, il- . il-festival, mhux mill-Maltin biss. Fl-istess Ωmien, din l-ispeçje kienet da˙let fl-Ewropa mill- Madankollu, g˙alina l-Maltin, dan il-festival jirrappre Ωenta Afrika u ftit ftit iddominat fuq l-ispeçje ta' bnedmin li kienet wie˙ed mill-ftit aspetti fejn pajji Ω missirijietna i˙abbatha sew hemm qabel, l- . Nistg˙u nibqg˙u nduru ma' pajji Ωi o˙ra bil-wisq ikbar, u jag˙mel isem g˙alih innifsu, l-kontinheonmtio, us anpsiiebnus storja simili, interessanti ferm, u kump - u jag˙mel lilna kburin li Maltin! lessa, li g˙adha mhix mag˙rufa g˙al kollox. Apparti dawn il-˙sibijiet ta' fer˙, waqt li kont qed nara l-fes - Li huwa çar huwa li l-istorja tal-bniedem hija wa˙da ta' mi - tival, irriflettejt ukoll fuq kemm hi kumplessa d-dinja. grazzjoni kontinhwoma.o I ln-feraunndtieerrtih paolleintisçiis tal-pajji Ωi huma g˙al kol - Lil missier Destiny, Ndubisi Chukunyere, niftakru meta kont lox artifiçjali, u ma jirriflettux il-©eografija kulturali, u l-b Ωonn g˙adni Malta. Kien ©ie min-Ni©erja jilg˙ab il-futbol mal-Hi - tal-bniedem, u tal-˙lejjaq l-o˙rajn, li jfittxu l-g˙ajxien tag˙hom. bernians ta' Ra˙al Ìdid. Kien ukoll jilg˙ab mat-tim nazzjonali A˙na qeg˙din nokkupaw, u niddominaw din il-pjaneta, li ddur Ni©erjan. Ndubisi Chukunyere spiçça baqa' Malta, sar çittadin ma stilla li hi biss wa˙da minn 100 biljun fil-galassja tag˙ha, Malti, i ΩΩ ewwe© lil Maltija, u kellhom lil Destiny li g˙alhekk galassja li hi biss wa˙da minn 100 biljun galassja fl-univers - hija Maltija daqsi. ming˙alina li tant a˙na bravi u fil-fatt qed neqirdu din il-farka X'dinja din, fejn tant nies jitilqu minn pajji Ωhom u jmorru tal-univers, bit-tni©©i Ω tal-arja, tal-art u tal-ba˙ar, bil-konsum jg˙ixu f'pajji Ω ie˙or u, kif ng˙idu a˙na, isiru tal-post, waqt li bla ra Ωan. Il-˙dura li nuru ma' bnedmin o˙ra, in-nuqqas ta' kar - jibqg˙u etnikament u kulturalment marbutin mal-ori©ini tag˙- ità, il-kefrija u r-rg˙iba bla qies huma tal-wa˙x. hom, b˙ali u d-dijaspora Maltija. Meta se n˙arsu lejn id-dinja b˙ala rigal li g˙andna ng˙o ΩΩ u, Imma, ter©a u tg˙id, din hi l-istorja ta' tant miljuni ta' nies. U minflok g˙ajn ta' ri Ωorsi li rridu nisfruttaw qabel ma jag˙mel din mhix storja riçenti. dan ˙addie˙or? L-istorja tal-migrazzjoni hija antika. Fl-Awstralja kellna l- Meta se n©ibu ru˙na ta' a˙wa minflok ta' ˙allelin fis-sakra? mew©iet tal-migrazzjoni ta' wara t-tieni gwerra dinjija u ta' qa - Meta se nieqfu nippretendu li r-reli©jon tag˙na g˙andha t-twe- bilha, tal-Ingli Ωi u l-˙absin li ©abu mag˙hom, u tal-Ewropej ©ibiet kollha u tal-o˙rajn m'g˙andha l-ebda valur? l-o˙ra li ©ew qabilhom. Qabilhom kien hawn l-abori©ini li Meta se nieqfu nittrattaw b˙ala ˙bieb dawk biss li g˙andhom kienu ilhom hawn mal-40 elf sena, li qabel dan i Ω-Ω mien kienu l-istess kulur tal-©ilda tag˙na? fi triqithom tul l-Asja fil-migrazzjoni tal-ispeçje tag˙na l-bned - Tg˙id, ninnotaha xi darba f'˙ajti? Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 11 How Maltese Anzacs will be remembered

The plaque honouring the Maltese ANZACs Andrew Magro, the project manager of the ANZAC plaque

ndrew Magro, project manager of lier by Mark Caruana and Carmen “The grant from the Federal Govern - the ANZAC plaque, an initiative of Baxter, the daughter of Nick Bonello ment was crucial for this to happen as Athe Maltese RSL sub-branch, was OAM, who initiated the ANZAC Me - the Maltese Ex-Servicemen’s Association asked to provide readers of The Voice morial in Malta. is a small association with little funding with some background information on Marianne Potts, Mark Caruana and and unable to purchase these plaques how the plaque came about. Andrew had to check all of these digi - ($3,500) from its own funds. All the Andrew told The Voice of the Maltese tised men’s enlistment papers (which members of our group are very grateful that his involvement with the RSL averaged looking at 30 pages of infor - that this funding became available”. plaque started when he was informed mation per person) to see if, though Maltese Australians are to be proud by Julie Owens, the Federal Member born in Malta, they were in fact Mal - of these 53 brave men who are part of for Parramatta, at last year’s Sette tese by nationality, as a good number our ANZAC history, 100 years ago. A Giugno ceremony at Pendle Hill that of them were Malta-born children of few of these men were even in our funding was available for the 100 British service men. Colonial Forces pre- Federation 1900, years of ANZACs (1915-2015). The “The other criteria that we looked at was such as Dr Charles Mattei MD, which MP was impressed by Andrew’s wear - the length of service, service medals re - impressed the researchers immensely. ing his grandfather’s WW1 medal at ceived, correct spelling of names as a few If readers get a chance, they are asked the time. of the enlistment papers were miss-spelt, to take an interest in these men from He initially thought there would etc. This research, although necessary, Malta who fought for our freedom, only be a handful of Maltese names was also exhaustive and emotional, perus - with seven paying the supreme sacri - from the ANZAC period that may ing such service details, correspondence fice, especially on that first landing at have joined the Australian Imperial from them to their families, army corre - Gallipoli on April 25, 1915 and those Forces. “At our RSL meeting, when I told spondence, and others” Andrew said who fought and died in the horrors of them of my ideas about a plaque, I was In the end, the names were nar - the Western Front 1915 to 1918. introduced to Mark Caruana who had a rowed down to 48 Maltese who joined Their history is our Maltese-Aus - list of around 40 names, of which I was the Australian Imperial Forces 1914- tralians history. Such information can much amazed”. 1918 and the same with New be sought from the Australian Archives “I then submitted an application to the Zealand, and narrowed the names (War Memorial Canberra) and the Federal Government for a grant to cover down from fourteen men to five who website called Mapping our ANZAC s. a plaque in Civic Park, Pendle Hill and had joined the New Zealand Expedi - In conclusion, Andrew said “I am also a replica Honour Board for the MCC tionary Forces. proud to have led this project for the Mal - at Parramatta” Andrew said. These Maltese men, who had migrated tese Ex-Servicemen’s Association of NSW At the Australian Archives at Villa - to Australia, came from all the States of (sub-branch RSL of Australia) for the wood Andrew was given the names of Australia and the North Island and Maltese community. Hopefully, people approximately 100 men who stated South Island of NZ, all with different will come from afar to visit the Bi-Cen - on their enlistment papers that they trades, professions and backgrounds. tennial Memorial at Civic Park, Pendle were born in Malta. At this point in A request was made to both the De - Hill to experience an important chapter time, Marianne Potts, who is an affil - partment of Veterans Affairs and also of our Maltese-Australian history. iated member of the RSL group, was the RSLs of Australia to use the 100 “Our president Mr Charles Mifsud is involved as a researcher as well. years of ANZACs logo and also the looking into the possibility of having a They were both given a jointly pro - RSL logo, which was approved. replica plaque erected at the Anzac Me - duced document with names and The Maltese Ex- Servicemen’s Asso - morial in the Argotti Botanical Gardens, background information on Maltese- ciation of NSW and Mark Caruana Floriana on behalf of our group” con - Australian ANZACS researched ear - formulated the format of the Plaque. cluded Andrew Magro. 12 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015 Roundup of News About Malta Queen Elizabeth II flanked by Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during the opening of the CHOGM in Valletta, Malta. Others in picture are, then Commonwealth Chair-in-Office Maithripala Sirisena (on left), and Kamalesh Sharma, the Secretary General

“CHOGM 2015 in Malta reaches

the strategic goals”- Kamalesh Sharma , he three eventful days of the CHOGM Heads of Government issued a statement tries, continue to join terrorist Malta 2015 Summit (Nov. 27-29) con - about their conclusions. They also expressed and other extremist groups. Tsidered as a truly memorable and suc - their deep gratitude for the warm and gener - They also agreed that it is im - cessful event, wrapped up at a press ous hospitality. perative to counter the use of conference with Prime Minister Joseph Mus - Kamalesh Sharma, the Commonwealth Sec - the Internet by extremist cat as leader of the host country expressing his retary General said that CHOGM 2015 in groups to radicalise and recruit. satisfaction at how Commonwealth leaders Malta reached the strategic goals. The leaders said these threats had managed to converge and agree almost In their final communiqué, on behalf of the should not be associated with any particular unanimously on the issue of climate change people of the Commonwealth the leaders reaf - religion, race, nationality or ethnicity, and as well as migration. firmed their shared and enduring commitment agreed that such threats must be countered He also stated that despite the differences be - to the values and principles of the Common - through strong national, regional and interna - tween Commonwealth countries’ points of wealth Charter and addressed issues such as tional action and co-operation, and renewed view, CHOGM Malta 2015 was evidence of climate change, sustainable development, their commitment to implement national how constructive conversations can occur. trade and investment, migration, and counter - strategies to counter threats and to support “Silence has never helped anyone in changing ing violent extremism and radicalisation. each other. and getting things to change”, he remarked. They also deliberated on safeguarding the in - They undertook to promote youth participa - He also thanked all those involved in the or - terests of Commonwealth small states and em - tion in national development and peace build - ganisation of the event. Heads of government, phasised that the unique nature of the ing, and to encourage partnership activity with representatives of the regions of the Common - Commonwealth adds value in responding to Commonwealth youth networks to help wealth, also addressed the conference and contemporary global challenges. counter the appeal of violent extremism, and gave an overview of what was discussed dur - The Heads affirmed that radicalisation, vio - further acknowledged the entry into force of ing it. lent extremism and terrorism in all its forms the Arms Trade Treaty, and the signing and This was Malta’s second important meeting and ramifications are serious threats to the ratification of the Treaty by many Common - of world leaders in a few days. CHOGM at - whole world, including the Commonwealth wealth member states. tracted to Malta around 3,000 guests that in - and its peoples, undermining its values and as - cluded 53 Heads of states with their pirations; international peace and security; so - *Continued on page 13 delegations, and others who took part in the cial harmony; and economic and four Forums aside of the Summit, namely the social development. Women’s Forum, that was held for the first They condemned terrorism and ab - Woman chosen as time, the Peoples Forum, the Youths Forum horrent violence by extremist and the Business Forum. groups, including in many Com - new CHOGM Secretary At the same time, Malta hosted a State visit monwealth countries, which often or the first time, Commonwealth leaders selected by HM Queen Elizabeth II with three other target vulnerable groups as well as Fa woman as the organisation's next secretary- members of the Royal family, the UN Secre - women and children, and also noted general. She is Baroness Patricia Scotland who was tary General Ban Ki-moon, and the French with deep concern the growing trend born in the Caribbean nation of Dominica, and was President Francois Hollande. of extremism and radicalisation attorney general under Gordon Brown. She is now a At the end of the high-profile event and the globally and that foreign fighters, in - member of the House of Lords. discussions that evolved, the participating cluding from Commonwealth coun - Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 13 Roundup of News About Malta

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth MMaallttaa 4411 yyeeaarrss II delivering her address at DCHOGM 2015, Malta the opening of CHOGM 2015 also hosted a state visit from the aa RReeppuubblliicc Royal family headed by Queen n December 13 Malta will be Elizabeth II, that also included celebrating the 41st Anniversary her husband the Duke of Edin - of Jum ir-Repubblika (Republic burgh, her son and heir to the O throne Prince Charles and his Day) the annual day of remembrance when in 1974 the Maltese Constitution wife Camilla, the Duchess of was amended and Malta became a Re - Cornwall. public, and no longer had the Queen as For the Queen, the visit to its head of state and instead nominated Malta, her seventh, was a nostal - gic one. She had last visited in Sir Anthony Mamo as its first President. 2007 on her 60th wedding an - The day marking this historic date is niversary to the Duke of Edin - celebrated with activities mostly in Val - burgh. The couple also lived in letta organised by the National Festivi - Malta between 1949 and 1951 ties Committee, that include the Award when the Duke was stationed on Ceremony where the President of Malta bestows awards on those deserving indi - viduals for meritorious service or for having garnered personal success that “Malta’s size is no measure of brings fame and honour to Malta The island’s leaders and the dignitaries will also take part in the wreath laying the moral strength of its people” ceremonies at all notable monuments, the island as a naval officer. such as the Republic Day monument in She said that visiting Malta had always - Queen Elizabeth says Marsa, while military parades are held. been a special pleasure to her and praised Previous to December 13, 1974, the hosts and spoke of the way she had seen the the Maltese people for their warmth and country progress over the years. Maltese people were part of the British generosity. Empire after the end of the Napoleonic “Since my first experience of Malta in The 89-year-old Monarch said: “With its 1949 as a young woman, I have seen this Wars and the island eventually became long history of resilience and courage in the country evolve into a strong nation which extremely important to the British. face of adversity, Malta is a reminder that plays an important role on the world stage. In World War II, Malta again proved its the nation’s size is no measure of the moral When Prince Philip and I returned in No - importance for its proximity to Axis ter - strength of its people.” vember 2007 at the time of our Diamond ritory and shipping lanes around Italy. On her last day the Queen visited Heritage Wedding Anniversary, we could not help After successfully negotiating for inde - Malta in Kalkara to unveil a commemora - but be impressed by the progress and the pendence from the British Empire in tive plaque of her visit. She said that with sense of optimism.” 1964, Malta evolved into a Common - each visit she makes to the island, she is “I remember happy days here with Prince wealth realm, with the British monarch “reminded why Malta was awarded the Philip when we were first married, and the remaining as head of state. George Cross in 1942 by my father, King wonderful official visits over the past sixty As a result of the Malta Labour Party George VI, for her valour – the first and years,” she said. victory in 1971 the status quo changed only time it has been awarded to a country The Queen and the Duke then crossed to and the government started pushing the rather than an individual.” the Valletta Customs Wharf on a luzzu . At concept of turning Malta into a republic She added that the visit to Heritage Malta, the end of the crossing they were given a with its own President. After Republic had imbued in her “a sense of certainty that royal salute by HMS Bulwark that was Day the constitution drastically altered Malta would continue to thrive over years moored at the Customs House. on December 13, 1974 and Malta made to come.” Earlier in the day the Queen planted a tree its last change of status into a Republic Her Majesty thanked the country and its at San Anton gardens, next to the one she in the Commonwealth of Nations. people for being such obliging and pleasant had planted during her last visit in 2007. CHOGM Leaders urge members to protect all human rights

*Continued from page 12 velopment, and are fundamental during solutions. their commitment to achieving the Sustainable De - As CHOGM was taking place towards making the The Heads of Government ac - velopment Goals. on the eve of the 21st session of complete eradication of polio a knowledged that all human rights About Migration they observed the UN’s Framework Convention global priority. are equal, indivisible, interde - that if properly harnessed and on Climate Change, in Paris, cli - Theytook note of the reports of pendent, interrelated and univer - managed, it can deliver economic mate change featured high on the the four pre-CHOGM Forums, sal; and urged members to and social benefits that improve agenda. They adopted the Com - and thanked all concerned for promote and protect all human the resilience and prosper- ity of monwealth Leaders’ Statement their contribution to the summit. rights and fundamental freedoms. Commonwealth states. on Climate Action, which they They said they recognised the They recognised that freedom of They agreed to enhance national undertook to highlight and ad - valuable role civil society organ - opinion and expression, freedom and international efforts to ad - vance during the conference. values and principles. of peaceful assembly and associ - dress the causes of irregular mi - They also recognised the impor - As the host chairperson of the ation, and freedom of religion or gration. tance of tackling communicable CHOGM 2015, Joseph Muscat belief are cornerstones of demo - They noted the outcomes of the and noncommunicable diseases, now occupies the Common - cratic societies, and important for Valletta Summit on Migration including malaria, and underlined wealth Chair-in-Office (CIO), the enjoyment of all human held at earlier and called on all the importance of routine immu - that he maintains until the next rights, including the right to de - concerned to work towards en - nisation programmes, reaffirming CHOGM in the UK in 2018. 14 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015

Tg˙id il-Óolma ssir realta’? mien il ilu negozjant Malti kien ˙are© bl- idea ta’ ‘causeway’ li kellha tg˙aqqad lill- G˙awdex ma’ Malta. Dan il-pro©ett kien qajjem diskussjoni s˙i˙a, i Ωda wara ftit, kif jg˙idu, miet fuq ommu. Biss il-˙olma ta’ xi mezz li jg˙aqqad li Ω-Ω ew© GΩejjer flimkien baqg˙et kultant Ωmien titfaçça u d-diskussjoni tirrepeti ru˙ha.... isiru mistoqsijiet dwar minn fejn se jin©abu l-finanzi me˙tie©a g˙al pro©ett hekk kbir. I Ωda l-akbar polemika hija kemm dan il-pro©ett jaqbel g˙al G˙awdex u g˙all- G˙awdxin. Hemm dawk li huma favur b’ru˙hom u ©isimhom. Fost dawn hemm il-ma©©oranza tal-G˙awdxin li ja˙dmu Malta, g˙add kbir ta’ studenti G˙awdxin li jirçievu l-edukazzjoni f’Malta u l-ma©©oranza ta’ dawk li ja˙dmu fil-qasam turistiku. ÛG˙alkemm hawnhekk hemm dawk il-lukandiera li jid˙lilhom id-dubju jekk b’komunikazzjoni b˙al din bejn Malta u G˙awdex ikunx ifisser li G˙awdex jispiçça b’ - mezz fattili biex jing˙aqdu l-G Ωejjer Maltin hija mina ta˙t il-ba˙ar. dawk li jisejj˙u ‘day tourists’, ji©ifieri dawk li j Ωuru G˙awdex g˙al Issa sa˙ansitra twaqqaf front – Front favur il-Mina- li g˙andu l- jum wie˙ed u allura ma jkollhomx g˙alfejn jorqdu fil-luFkraanndcio. MMiner- cieacpa po©© tad-deputat Laburista Franco Mercieca u d-Cdehpruista St aNid az - na˙a l-o˙ra hemm g˙add ta’ G˙awdxin u Maltin li jemmnu li zjonalista Chris Said. b’g˙aqda b˙al din G˙awdex jitlef mill-insularita’ tieg˙u, li ma Is-sehem ta’ Mercieca u Said f’dan il-Front ©ie kkritikat mill-Al - jibqax g Ωira ekolo©ika, tid˙ol il-˙ajja mg˙a©©la, titnaqqas l’arja ternattiva Demokratika li sostniet li ma kiex sewwa li dawn pjuttost nadifa... u allura jbati l-poplu G˙awdxi bl-g˙add kbir ta’ appo©©jaw dan il-pro©ett meta g˙adhom saru l-istudji dwar l-impatt traffiku, bl-arja mniddsa. ambentjali, ©oelo©iku u kummerçjali ta’ pro©ett b˙al dan. IΩda jidher li dak li g˙al ˙afna Ωmien kien biss ˙olma, issa jista’ jsir Issa tg˙id se jie˙u ra©un min sostna li "G˙awdex hu g Ωira realta’. Dan meta wie˙ed iqis li Ω-Ω ew© partiti politiçi taw importanza ekolo©ika. Imma G˙awdex hu g Ωira li g˙andu r-residenti. Dawn lil dan il-pro©ett, u sa˙ansitra, issa qed jaqblu bejniethom li l-aktar iridu jg˙ixu ukoll"? U allura je˙tie©u l-mina?

ara l-˙afna storbju dwar id-d˙ul tad-divorzju, u wara l-ispi Ωa biex sar ir-referendum dwar id-divorzju, u wara li kien hemm min bassar li d-di - ejnietna sikwit nilmentaw kemm qed g˙exet fi djar u 52.6% fi flettijiet filwaqt li vorzju kien se jeqred is-soçjeta` Maltija, in˙allsu spejje Ω biex in Ωommu djarna fl-Ewropa l-ma©©oranza ta’ 59.3% g˙exet issa kollox ikkwieta. bil-kumditajiet kollha li nin˙tie©u, fosthom fi djar u 40% fi flettijiet. Ir-Renju Unit MIindn d-akDinhar i‘l vhawon krellnza 1j11u 7 di - dawl, ilma, gass eçç. Imma l-fatti juru li ma tinsab minn ta’ quddiem f’dan is-settur billi vorzju bl-ikbar g˙add ikun fl-2013 -391 tantx g˙andna biex ingergru. 84.7% tal-popoazzjoni tg˙ixfi djar. u l-inqas g˙add din is-sena 347 (sa Ot - Minn st˙arri© mill-Uffiççju tal-Istatistika Min-na˙a l-o˙ra l-Maltin qeg˙din fuq ta’ tubru). Fl-2014 kellna 379. Fil-fatt jidher taNl-Unjonoi Ewnropeaf (Equrostaut) nst abf li el- rquddmiem b˙al a saidien nta’ fejqn joqoag˙dus billi li ta’ kull sena dawk li jiksbu d-divorzju Maltin kellhom l-inqas rati ta’ ˙las relatati 20% biss qeg˙din f’xi kera, meta fl-Ewropa Wqed jonqos. mal-akkomodazzjoni, inklu Ω kontijiet tad- 29.9 jg˙ixu f’post mikri. Ir-Rumanija Min-na˙a l-o˙ra jidher li Ω-Ω wie© dfawll u l--ilmaa, gakss u bikex issoa˙˙anm il-post. o(96d.1%) ahija zl-akztar jpajoji Ω tnal-Unji oni tradizzjonali aktar qed ji©i effettwat mi Ω- Dan l-ist˙arri© ˙a b˙ala medja 40% tad- Ewropeja li kellha çittadini li g˙exu f’post Ωwie© çivili milli mid-divorzju, g˙ax fil - dB˙ul ta’ dak li jkun b˙ala s-somma li fuqha li huwa tag˙hom. Isegwu l-Islovakkja waqt li fi tliet snin kellna 1117-il xebbah il-pajji Ωi. (90.3%), il-Litwanja (89.9%), il-Kroazja divorzju, fl-ewwel g˙axar xhur ta’ din is- Instab li f’Malta kienu biss 1.6% li kienu (89.7%) u l-Ungerija (89.1%). sena biss kellna 1162 Ωwie© biç-çivil. qed i˙allsu aktar minn 40% tad-d˙ul tag˙hom biex i Ωommu djarhom. Dan jikkun - trasta bi kbir mal-Greçja fejn aktar minn 40% tal-popolazzjoni t˙allas aktar minn Ma kienx monument! 40% tad-d˙ul tag˙ha biex i Ωomm djarha. e©a’ qam mill-©did il-ka Ω wild Óal-Luqa - staqsa lill- L-aktar qrib tal-Griegi huma l-Ìermani Ωi tal-Monument tar-round - Prim Ministru Joseph Muscat (15.9%), id-Dani Ωi (15.6%), l-Olandi Ωi about ta’ Óal-Luqa li dwaru dwar il-possibilta’ tat-tne˙˙ija (15.4%) u r-Rumeni (14.9%). Il-medja kienu saru ˙afna protesti min- ta’ dan il-monument. Ewropeja hija ta’ 11.4%. nies ta’ Óal-Luqa, u anke S’issa g˙adha ma ng˙atax L-ist˙arri© jirrifletti wkoll dak li se˙˙ f’ - o˙rajn li fih raw dak li s-soltu twe©iba. dawn l-a˙˙ar snin, meta inqas u inqas l-ir©iel i Ωommu mistur. Issa Tg˙id ta’ min se tg˙addi, ta’ Maltin bdew joqog˙du fi djar, u bdew din il-kwestjoni spiççat fil- dawk li jqisu li dan il-monu - jg˙ixu f’appartamenti (flats). Infatti, fl- Parlament, fejn id-Deputat ment b˙ala skandlu jew min 2014, 47.1% tal-popolazzjoni Maltija LRaburista Silvio Schembri – iqisu b˙ala arti presti©©ju Ωa? Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 15

Il-qag˙ad: minn Mix-xena tal-˙ajja Malti7j.a3 %2 g˙al 5% l-2010 il-qag˙ad f’Malta kien la˙aq il- figura alarmanti ta’ 7.3%, i Ωda llum dan ni Ωel g˙al 5.1%, li jppo©©i li Malta fit-tielet post fl-Ewropa.Fil-fatt l-uniçi Ωew© pajji Ωi li g˙andhom qag˙ad inqas minn Malta huma l-Germanja (4.5%) u r-Reppublika Çeka (4.7%). Hija ˙asra li meta t˙abbru figuri hekk tajba, waslet l-a˙bar li wa˙da mill-akbar Il-mexxejja flimkien mal-Prim fabbriki Maltin, id-De La Rue,qalet li fis- Ministru Malti Joseph Muscat, sentejn u nofs li ©ejjin se tati s-sensja lil (it-tieni xellug quddiem) ˙dejn Fmadwar 300 ˙addiem billi kienet se ir-Re©ina fil-ftu˙ taç-CHOGM tag˙laq is-sezzjoni tal-istampar tal-karti tal- flus. Iç-CHOGM 2015: Ìie u Fl-istess ˙in id-diri©enti ˙abbru li attwal - ment ma kienux se jag˙lqu l-fabbrika tag˙hom, anzi se jag˙mlu investiment ta’ €21 miljun fil-fabbrika biex din issir çentru mar ming˙ajr intoppi ta’ eççellenza fil-produzzjoni ta’ prodotti ta’ Identità u Sigurtà. ienu ˙afna l-Maltin u l-G˙awdxin li Tmiem iç-CHOGM ukoll ©ab polemika poli - Il-Gvern di©a` wieg˙ed li se jag˙mel minn ˙adu nifs qawwi meta spiççaw il- tika, meta l-Kap tal-Oppo Ωizzjoni stqarr li kien kollox biex il-˙addiema ssensjati jsibu laqg˙at tal-Kapijiet tal-Commonwealth lest li jikkopera mal-Gvern dwar is-sigurta’ ta’ mpjieg ©did. f’Malta. Dan billi, sfortunatament, min˙abba Malta, i Ωda dan ma jistax jag˙mlu bl-attitudni ç-çirkustanzi li g˙addejja minnhom id-dinja li g˙andu l-Gvern li qed ikun aggressiv ma’ b˙alissa kien hemm çertu bi Ωa’ li seta’ jsir xi kull min jikkritikah. Sostna li s-sospensjoni attentat mit-terroristi waqt din il-konferenza. tar-regolamenti tax-Shengen ma tag˙mlix sens ... u fit-Tur Ωmu: Il-bi Ωa’ kiber mhux biss g˙ax propju ftit qabel meta l-Gvern f’sena ˙are© 7000 visa lill- din il-Konferenza se˙˙ dak li se˙˙ f’Pari©i, Al©erini. iΩda g˙ax sfortunatament f’Malta kien hemm Busuttil sostna li dan kien inkwetanti g˙ax zieda ta’ 10.7% min - inklu Ωa parti mill-midja - li beda ˙iere© ˙add ma jaf x’sar minn dawn in-nies. Semma ˙bar tajba o˙ra g˙al Malta l-fatt li t- bi stejjer minn ©urnali Taljani li qalu li Malta wkoll il-fatt li l-Gvern f’dawn l-a˙˙ar snin turi Ωmu issa qabad rittmu tajjeb anke kienet saret bejta’ ta’ terroristi u nef˙u kemm kien ta 14,000 permess ta’ residenza lil nies li fix-xhur tax-Xitwa. Infatti f'Ottubru li fel˙u l-arrest ta’ diveri Sirjani u o˙rajn li ppru - ©ejjin minn pajji Ωi barra l-Unjoni Ewropeja, u g˙adda ©ew Malta 199,937 turist, li jfisser vaw jid˙lu f’Malta b’passaport falz. li dwarhom tressqu wkoll nies il-qorti. “Anke Ωieda ta' 10.7% fuq Ottubru tas-sena ta' Filwaqt li l-Gvern insista li w˙ud minn dawn dwar dawn ma nafux x’sar minnhom. Dan qabel. kienu qed jippruvaw jid˙lu Malta biex jiksbu huwa ta’ thedida g˙as-sigurta’ tal-pajji Ω,” qal. It-total ta' ljieli li t-turisti qag˙du f'Malta xK-xog˙ol u status ta’ refu©jati, il-Kap tal-Op - Biss il-Gvern ma tantx laqa’ tajjeb l-offerta f'Ottubru Ωdied b'10.3% u la˙aq iç-çifra ta' 1.5 po Ωizzjoni qal li ma kienx qed jemmen dan. ta’ Busuttil g˙ax fi stqarrija tal-uffiççju tal- miljun. Hu stmat li fix-xahar imsemmi t-tur - Fortunatament il-CHOGM ©iet u marret u Prim Ministru ntqal li istu nefqu €182.1 miljun f'pajji Ωna, ji©ifieri minkejja d-diffikultajiet kollha, fosthom il- 13.9% aktar milli nefqu f'Ottubru tal-2014. maltemp kbir li g˙amel matul it-tlett ijiem tal- A laqg˙at, dan kien suççess kbir bil-Prim Jekk wie˙ed jag˙ti ˙arsa lejn il-perijodu Ministru Ingli Ω jirringrazzja lill-Gvern u l- “wara li b'mod irre - minn Jannar sa Ottubru ta' din is-sena, jara poplu Malti sponsabblLi p-Uprfofivçaç jiuΩ rta'l -lP-briiΩma ' Mdwinairs tirsu-s iqgaulr ltià li l-g˙add totali ta' turisti kien ta' 1,605,811, f'Malta qabel Ωew© summits dinjin li saru b' - ji©ifieri Ωieda ta' 5.6% fuq l-ewwel g˙axar suççess f'pajji Ωna, l-Oppo Ωizzjoni issa qed is - xhur tas-sena li g˙addiet. Kien hemm ukoll Bil-©urnal sejSjaa˙ agn˙siatrlla- g©˙iaeq daall edgwata rli , kwestjonijiet ta' Ωieda ta' 5% fl-g˙add ta' ljieli li qattg˙u f’ - fl“-efdoirt othrjea lb triielgli˙aun tj go˙rgida n“ isation of sigurtà.” , Malta, g˙al total ta' 12.8 miljun lejl. a very successful CHOGM summit, which was “l-g˙aqda fejn tid˙ol is-sigurtà hi me˙tie©a In-nefqa tat-turisti f'Malta minn Jannar sa extremely well-chaired by Maltese PM Joseph dejjem u mhix xi ˙a©a ‘a la carte’. Ottubru tal-2015 hi stmata li tla˙˙aq g˙al Muscat.” The Malta Independent “Sakemm kienu €1,500.1 miljun, ji©ifieri 7.4% aktar mill- on Sunday WANTS TO BUY g˙addejjin l-avvenimenti, l-Oppo Ωizzjoni kom - ewwel g˙axar xhur tl-2014. CHOGHM 2015 - a job well done pliet tbe ΩΩ a' permezz tal-mezzi tax-xandir ORIGINAL MALTESE tag˙ha. Issa li Malta, permezz tal-˙idma pro - GEORGE CROSS MEDAL fessjonali tal-Forzi tag˙ha, g˙amlet suççess, l-Oppo Ωizzjoni qed issejja˙ g˙all-g˙aqda.” Member of RSL Maltese Ex-Ser - viceman’s Association wants to buy an original Maltese George Cross medal to to wear with other World War II medals during com - memorations such as Anzac Day and Sette Giugno. Contact Patrick Bartolo: Tel.:02 96319394; Mob.: 0424641543 Email: [email protected] 16 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015

A quick gliimpse at Australia Military led regime n a statement issued by the world’s top diplo - mat, United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki- United Nations sec - moon expressed “concern retary-general, Ban over the detention in Aus - Ki-moon at COP21 tralia’s offshore processing centres and encouraged Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull to recon - sider Operation Sovereign Borders, Australia’s mili - tary led regime to combat people smuggling and over - 2015 climate change conference seas borders. This extraordinary plea came while the secretary- general acknowledged Australia’s long standing coImmitment to refugee reset - tlements, but appealed to Mr. Turnbull to “share responsibilities”. The pair reportedly discussed problems in Syria and Iran and exchanged views e are reading a lot on climate change on preventing violent extremism. and as we go to print the Paris (France) Mr. Turnbull who has visited so many countries in the month of November in - grand conference will be close to being cluding Malta for the Commonwealth Leaders’ Summit, CHOGM 2015, said wrapped up (on December 11). This was a that sharing intelligence, of course, is of critical importance and countering ter - major UN summit at which more than 190 rorist messages on social media was also a high priority. nations are making another attempt to agree to prevent the temperature raising by more tWhan 2 degrees above pre-industrial level this century. Gift of The 1992 Rio Earth Summit established the UN framework Convention on Climate freedom Change while the 1997 summit resulted in the Kyoto Protocol, a legally binding deal to cut ustralia continues to emissions by 2008-12. The Copenhagen sum - hold in closed de - mit in 2009 ended in acrimony. What is tention about 2044 peo - needed is an agreement that all countries can ple, including 113 chil- stomach as fair – despite their very different dren. There are 934 national circumstances. males on Manus Island More than 40 world leaders, including , including 92 Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, children. Most have been held for well mas. DHavid Ciamgerohn, Jos epph Murscait acnd Mealcsolm over a year in conditions that have After lobbying MPs, they have pub - Turnbull attended. been criticised by the UN Rapporteurs lished a half page open letter in the for Houses a(rsi gbhret)aching the Torture Convention SMH calling for children and their ydney houses now cost 12 times the annual in - aAnd constituting “calibrated cruelty”. families to be given “the gift of free - come, up four times to when the then PM Meanwhile, a cross-section of Aus - dom”. Gough Whitlam was dismissed from office in tralia’s most prominent Christian lead - According to the Australian Human 1975. ers is imploring politicians to “do the Rights Commission over 167 babies Australian house prices in Melbourne and Syd - right thing” and release asylum seeker have been born in detention within the ney are very high both historical and international children from detention before Christ - last 24 months standards and that they are very high in part be - cause of the willingness of Australian households to borrow very large amounts of money from the banks. In 1976, the median Sydney house price S was $33,960, compared with median household income of $8,273 – a multiple of 4.1. Prices remained fairly constant as a multiple of incomes until 1966, when lower interest rates sparked a big rise in home prices. As of the middle of this year the median Sydney house price was $1,004,767 with a median household income of $85,067 ac - cording to data from the Real Estate Insti - tute of Australia. Though demand is still rising, some crit - ics believe that Australia's housing market is severely overvalued. Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 17

A quick glimpse at Australia Australian recession? rofessor Yanis Varoufakis , a without a recession, Australia was caught up in one-time Sydney University econom - the same global pattern of weak aggregate de - ics lecturer who as Greece finance mand and excessive corporate savings . minister battled Europe’s financial elite Yanis Varoufakis said the fear would be that over the harsh terms of a bailout( lbeeftf) ore this is something more secular, something falling out with Greece Prime Minister more like stagnation, and a systemic crisis. “I Alexis Tsipras, told media that Aus - am not saying that is going to happen, but if I tralia is headed towards recession as a result were a politician in Australia, this is what I of the weak domestic investment and the would be worried about.” slowdown in China. This will put a break He also warned that the Eurozone faces a on growth. Fairfax rapid Soviet-style break-up unless it fixes fun - “The recession itself would not be a prob - damental flaws in the system “If we continue lem because some recessions are necessary”. in Europe the way we are going, the Eurozone The economist said that after nearly 25 years is simply not viable,” Varoufakis said. The state of P Less jobs more consultants According to an analysis report by saved. The increase took the depart - Victoria’s growth Fairfax Media the federal government ments’ total consultants and contrac - departments are saving through job tors bills for 2014-15 to a little over $1 SW has become Australia’s half-trillion dol - cuts but it is being cancelled out by a billion. lar economy, for the first time producing massive increase in the cost of high Five departments, including Immigra - more than $500 billion in a calendar year. Al - paid consultants and contractors. tion saved on wages but spent an extra though NSW economy is leading the nation, fig - The 28 major Commonwealth depart - $81 million on consultants and con - ures show NSW is less important to the rest of ments reduced their wages bill by $108 tractors. About 15,000 public servants Australia than ever before. million last financial year. But contrac - lost their jobs under Tony Abbott’s Twenty years ago NSW accounted for more than tors and consultants costs increased by Government; the figure did not neces - a third of Australian economy - 36 per cent. Now $205 million almost double the money sary help the budget bottom line. it accounts for less than a third, 31.3 per cent, an all-time low. Western Australia, which 20 years ago accounted for 12.6 per cent of the national eNconomy, now accounts for 17.1 per cent. Australia 'confident' in search When it comes to Queensland it accounts for Almost 21 months since Malaysia Air - 18.5 per cent, up from 16 per cent, Victoria ac - lines flight MH370 disappeared en route counts for 21.9 per cent, down from 22.7 per cent. from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 site for MH370 The state accounts show Victoria growing faster people on board, the Australian authorities are still searching for the wreck and fo - than NSW for the first time since 2008. Victoria’s cusing on a shortened but slightly widened section of ocean. They are confident performance is all-remarkable because a year ago they are searching the right area. it replaced anaemic economic growth of just 1 per A new analysis of data shows the The Australian-led search has been comb - cent. The biggest contributor to Victoria’s eco - plane that disappeared in March 2014, ing a 120,000 sq km area of seabed about nomic growth was population. In the past year is probably in the southern end of the 2,000km off the coast of Perth, using un - Victoria’s population has swelled by 1.7 per cent, Indian Ocean search zone, where the derwater drones and sonar equipment de - more than any other state. operation will now be focused. ployed from specialist ships. More than 75,000 sq km have been searched so far with no trace seen of the plane. MICHELLE ROWLAND MP Part of an aircraft wing, known as a flap - FEDERAL MEMBER eron, was found on Reunion Island in July, FOR GREENWAY roughly 4,000km from the search zone, and Proudly serving the areas of: although tests in France confirmed it had come from MH370, officials said it had Acacia Gardens, Blacktown*, Girraween, been carried there by the ocean currents so Glenwood, Kellyville Ridge, Kings Langley, did not affect their search plans. Kings Park, Lalor Park, Parklea, Pendle In its technical report just issued, the Aus - Hill, Prospect*, Quakers Hill*, Riverstone, tralian Defence Science and Technology Rouse Hill*, Schofields, Seven Hills, Group said a "comprehensive analysis of Stanhope Gardens, The Ponds, the available data" showed that as previ - Toongabbie*, Vineyard ously thought, MH370 had almost certainly *Parts of gone down in the southern stretch of the ex - 230 Prospect Hwy, Seven Hills 2147 isting search area. Ph: 9671 4780 The report has given the searchers “real Email: [email protected] encouragement”. They are "hopeful, indeed optimistic” that they will locate the aircraft. The entire search operation, that is expected www.facebook.com/mrowlandmp to cost approximately A$180m ($131m; Twitter : @mrowlandmp £88m) is likely to end by June 2016. 18 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015

VictorV. Vella ... jag˙ti ˙arsa wara l-kwinti tal-kri Ωi tar-refu©jati Il-500,000 tinda vojta tal-G˙arabja Sawdija al-120,000 refu©jat mis-Sirja, il-website 'AmusingPlanet reports , mill-Iraq, mit-Turkija, mil- (Il-kri Ωi tar-refu©jati qeg˙dha g˙all-bqija tas-sena r-ra˙al ta Mina MLibja u minn xi o˙rajn, kol- tittestja l-˙niena ta’ ˙afna pa - hu de Ωert g˙ax fih ma joqg˙od ˙add. lha jridu jibdew ˙ajja ©dida f'pajjiz jji Ωi l-aktar tal-Ewropa u tal- Dawn it-tined li gew modernizzati ie˙or. Imma aktar importanti min - Awstralja. Hi ˙a©a sabi˙a li fl-1997 biex jipprote©uhom min-nar, hekk, g˙aliex qeg˙din ja˙arbu minn g˙andhom ukoll façilitajiet tal-kçina pajji Ωhom? saret moda li tifta˙ il-bibien u tal-˙asil u toilets . Nofshom huma Fis-Sirja u l-Iraq hemm il-gwerra tal- ming˙ajr ma tqis il-konseg - bi ΩΩ ejjed biex jakkomodaw ir-re- Islamisti estremisti l-ISIS. Imma fit- wenzi g˙al dawk li jift˙uhom. fu©jati Sirjani li qeg˙din ja˙arbu Turkija x'hemm? Hemm fuq i Ω-Ωew© L-Ewropa fet˙et il-bibien: min˙abba l-gwerra li hi mg˙ejjuna miljun refu©jat mis-Sirja li qed jo˙or- imma xi pajjizi o˙ra li suppost ftit jew wisq mill-flus u mill-armi li ©u mit-Turkija bl-eluf biex imorru fil- l-Gvern tal-G˙arabja Sawdija qed jip - gΩejjer Ωg˙ar ta’ Laros, Kalymnos u li g˙andhom izjed skop, sku Ωa provdi lil gruppi Ìi˙adisti. Lesbos, li huma parti mill-Greçja. u ri Ωorsi biex jg˙inu, donnhom Imma skont il-gazzetta Amerikana Imbag˙ad xi ng˙idu g˙al dawk li qeg˙din ja˙slu idejhom!) Washington Post , il-pajji Ωi sinjuri jaqsmu l-ba˙ar Mediterran mil-Libja G˙arab b˙as-Sawdi, il-Qatar, il-ku- g˙all-Italja, Malta u Franza? … Waqt li d-dinja, l-izjed fin-na˙a tal- wajet u xi o˙rajn, ma ˙adux imqar Veru li fis-Sirja hemm il-gwerra, Punent stess qed tisma’ ˙afna priedki refu©jat wie˙ed. imma fil-pajjizi l-o˙ra minn fejn gej ta’ ˙niena, biex naççettawhom, biex Skont xi rapporti, l-G˙arabja Saw- dan l-esodu ta’ refu©jati m'hemmx insibulhom fejn joqog˙du u biex in - dija, li tg˙um fid-dollari ta Ω-Ω ejt, gwerer fuq dik l-iskala. Mit-Turkija sibulhom ix-xoghol, g˙ax dawn tg˙id li mill-2011 ospitat 500,000 dawk li qed jitilqu huma refu©jati li bnedmin b˙alna, il-pajjizi sinjuri Sirjan. Fil-fatt dawn kienu nies li r- da˙lu hemm mill-pajji Ω © ar is-Sirja. tal-Punent Nofsani, qeg˙din b'ide - rre©istraw b˙ala emigranti ˙alli G˙aliex allura dawn l-eluf li qe- jhom marbuta, donnhom jie˙du ja˙dmu fil-pajji Ω. Imbag˙ad b˙ala g˙din ja˙arbu minn dawn il-pajjizi? pjaçir jaraw lill-pajjizi tal-Ewropa kuntrast il-Libanu, li mhux sinjur, Óadd ma tant jissogra jitkellem fuq ju Ωaw il-˙niena u r-ri Ωorsi tag˙hom aççetta 1.3 miljun refu©jat, li ji©u l-g˙aliex g˙ax x'aktarx li l-verita` biex jilqg˙u lil dawn ir-refu©jati. kwart tal-popolazzjjoni tal-Libanu. mhix politikament korretta, g˙ax Jekk nie˙du pajji Ω wie˙ed, l-G˙ar- Filwaqt li s-Sultan tal-G˙arabja Saw- malajr inwe©©g˙u lil xi ˙add li jista’ abja Sawdija, li tajjeb li nsemmi dija ma jridx jaççetta refu©jati, offra jkun sensittiv! hawn, li ma ˙aditx refu©jat wie˙ed, li jibni 200 moskea g˙an-nofs miljun Din is-sitwazzjoni qajjmet mistoqsi - g˙andha mitt elf tinda bl-arja kkun - refu©jat Musulman li hu ikkalkulat li jiet o˙ra li jistg˙u jkunu mbaraz - dizzjonata vojta li jistg˙u jakkomo- se jmorru l-Ìermanja. zanti, b˙al ng˙idu a˙na x'parti qed daw popolazzjoni ta’ tlett miljuni. L-isku Ωa tas-Sawdi hi li t-tined ta’ jilag˙bu u x'g˙ajnuna qed joffru l- Qeg˙din f’ra˙al li jinfirex f'wied ta Mina qeg˙din g˙all-u Ωu tal-pelle - pajji Ωi Musulmani stess tal-qrib li 20 kilometru kubu u jintuzaw biss grini. Allura ta min jistaqsi, x'gara jistg˙u u li g˙andhom il-mezzi biex g˙al ˙amest ijiem fis-sena: g˙all-pel - mill- Ummah , dak it-twemmin li sup - itaffu xi ftit u jilqg˙u xi ftit eluf legrini tal-Óa©©. post li joffri protezzjoni u g˙ajnuna minn ˙uthom li ˙afna minnhom Dawn it-tined ta’ kwalita` lussuza lil ˙uthom stess, Musulmani b˙al- huma tal-istess fidi? jinsabu ˙dejn il-belt ta’ Mina. Skont hom?

U˙ud mill-500,000 tinda li ji©u w Ωati fl-G˙arabja Sawdija u li ˙afna Ωmien mis-sena jkunu vojti Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 19 Il-Maltin bi ˙©arhom g˙al-laqg˙a ta’ l-Maltese Welfare (NSW) komplew bis-sensiela ta’ Ilaqg˙at ta’ tag˙rif meta tag˙rif mill-Maltese Welfare) g˙al darb’o˙ra fis-sala San Gorg Preca fi Greystanes NSW stiednu lil Marie Louise Muscat mill- Fiducian Financial Services biex tisp - jega kif l-a˙˙ar tibdil tal-Gvern federali fejn jid˙lu l-pensjonijiet, il- kura tal-anzjani u s-superannuation jistg˙u jaffettwaw lill-Maltin fl-Aw - stralja. B˙al dejjem meta jsiru dawn il- laqg˙at tant importanti, is-sala kienet mimlija. Nathalie Gatt, il-viçi- president tal-Maltese Welfare qalet li dejjem ikun hemm talba g˙al laqghat ta’ informazzjoni b˙al dawn u l-g˙aqda tag˙hom hija ddedikata li tissokta tag˙ti tag˙rif lill-komu - nita` kull meta jkun hemm il-˙tie©a. Sadanittant, il-Maltese Welfare ifakkru lil dawk li jridu jinnominaw lil xi anzjani g˙all-Quite Achievers Night of Recognition li ssir kull sena f’Se - niors’ Week biex icemplu 02 9631 9295 ˙alli jiksbu l-applikazzjoni.

Ritratt: Nathalie Gatt (lemin), il-v/president tal-Maltese Wel - fare flimkien ma’ Marie Louise Muscat mill-Fiducian li ng˙atat bukkett b˙ala apprezzament Presepju Malti f’Ruma Wara bejn il-Gvern, il-Knisja Maltija ikkumplimentata b’kunçert ta’ mu Ωika u l-Vatikan, il-Presepju li tradizzjonal - sagra mill-Orkestra Filarmonika ta’ ment Malta ©abet mill-Italja se Malta ta˙t it-tmexxija tas-Surmast nibag˙tuh b’libsa Maltija lura l-Italja. Brian Schembri. Whom will you nominate this year? Bejn Diçembru 2016 u Frar 2017, Inizjattiva li barra mill-presti©ju mis - Maltese Welfare (NSW) Inc. g˙all-ewwel darba, stat barrani, Malta, tennija, sservi Ωgur ukoll b˙ala reklam se jesebixxi presepju fil-Vatikan. turistiku tajjeb g˙all-G Ωejjer Maltin The 16th Annual - Quiet Achievers Bi qbil mal-Kurja ta’ Malta l-Gvern meta wie˙ed iqis l-g˙add ta’ turisti li Night of Recognition jinsab ukoll f’diskussjonijiet mas- jΩuru l-Vatikan, l-aktar u l-aktar fil- Santa Sede biex din l-inizjattiva tkun festi tal-Milied u l-Ewwel tas-Sena. (To be held during Seniors’ Week 2016) The Maltese community extends recognition and gives thanks to Il-Voice of the Maltese ipprintjata our seniors once a year. Ask for a nomination form. Tel 02 9631.9295 . Jekk trid tixtri kopja ipprintjata bil-kulur ta’ kull ˙ar©a tal-maga- This event is being sponsord by Ωin The Voice of the Maltese, g˙andek tmur persunalment fil- Maltese Resource Centre f’59b Franklin & Young Street Parramatta NSW (˙dejn Parramatta West Primary School) nhar ta’ Erbg˙a u nhar ta’ Ìimg˙a mid-9 am sa nofsinhar. Çempel 0409 744 376

In response to a number of inquiries, The VOM Readers Readers can Voice of the Maltese wishes to advice that we can now supply hard copies in colour of our please note magazine to our readers at a price. So any - If you are not receiving the Voice of the also request a printed body interested in acquiring copies of the Maltese regularly you are kindly requested magazine can communicate with us personally to let us know. Do the same if you have copy of The Voice or by email to: [email protected]. The changed your email address. Keeping magazine can also be delivered by post. As the your addresses updated is very important cost of postage varies one is kindly requested to us. by post to get in touch with us to work out the details . E-mail us with the details at: [email protected] 20 The Voice of the Maltese Tuesday December 8, 2015

Uhud mill-istudenti li jattendu f’Hors - ley Park flimkien mal-President tal- Ippre Ωentati MCC Emanuel Camilleri (quddiem) martu Theresa (lemin tieg˙u) u ˙dejha Mary Pace Feraud ç-çertitikati mill-iskola tal-Malti ta’ Horsley Park -iSkola tal-Malti ta’ NSW, li hi Lferg˙a tal-Kunsill Malti ta’ NSW, kellhom il-pre Ωentazzjoni taç-çertifikati g˙al din is-sena sko - lastika li g˙adha kemm intemmet fl-iskola ta’ Horsley Park, f’Sydney nhar is-Sibt 28 ta’ Novembru. G˙all-okka Ωjoni, ©ew mistiedna l- President tal-Kunsill tal-Komunita` Maltija ta’ NSW, is-Sur Emanuel Camilleri u martu, li flimkien mal- prinçipal tal-iskola, Mary Pace-Fer - aud qassmu ç-çertifikati lill-istudenti Ω-Ω g˙ar li huma mg˙allma min Ivan Borg u lill-kbar mg˙allma min Mary Pace-Feraud stess. Is-sur Camilleri ˙e©©eg lill-istudenti biex ikomplu fit- tag˙lim tag˙hom u spjegalhom, kemm hu mportanti li tkun taf lingwi differenti u semmielhom il-vanta©©i. Pre Ωenti wkoll g˙all-okka Ωjoni kien hemm il-biçça ‘l- kbira tal-istudenti li attendew g˙at-tag˙lim tal-Malti matul is-sena f’ din l-iskola. Wara l-g˙oti taç-çertifikati l-istudenti ©ew mistiedna g˙al festin. Din iç-çelebrazzjoni g˙andha ssir ukoll fi Ω-Ω ewg skejjel l-o˙ra li l-iSkola tal- Malti ta’ NSW g˙andha f’Ludden - ham u Seven Hills. Dawk li jixtiequ jitg˙allmu l-Malti g˙andhom jikkun - tatjaw lil Mary billijçemplu: 96012189. \ Wa˙da mill-istudenti Ωg˙ar, Yasmin Sherry biç-çertifikat ippre Ωentat minn Mary Pace-Feraud u Em. Camilleri Biex tikteb Malti tajjeb Aktar dwar il-Verb: forom, modi u tempijiet (2)

8. L- Imperativ jiet tal-Indikativ. twettaq. Dan isir bi Ω-Ωieda ta’ t, t, juri kmand jew EΩ.: Ósibt li ni©i mieg˙ek. et, na, tu, u, wara l- Mamma . talba; jitnissel 10. Il- Kondizzjonali jsir bi Ω-Ωieda EΩ.: kiteb (Mamma) , mela ktib t, mill-Mamma u tal-partiçeli jekk, kieku mat-Tem - ktib t, (kiteb), kitbe t, ktib na , ktib tu , jibda b’: kitb u. a) Vokali me- pijiet tal-Indikativ. ta l-verb ikun EΩ.: Kieku ©ejt mieg˙i kont tara l- 12. Fil-Malti mhemmx Futur g˙alih Trilitteru ta’ presepju. ˙lief fil-Verbi Aw Ωiljari Kien u Kellu ; Ωew© sillabi. 11. It-Tempijiet tal-verbi huma: iΩda wie˙ed jista’ jfisser il-Futur billi EΩ.: a˙dem minn ˙adem (3); imxi a) l- Imperfett (Present-futur) li juri jinqeda bil-kelmiet g˙ad, sa, ser, minn mexa (j) g˙emil li g˙adu ma twettaqx. Dan g˙ada, ©img˙a o˙ra eçç. qud - b) Konsonanti meta l-verb ikun isir bi Ω-Ωieda ta’ n, t. j, quddiem l- diem l- Imperfett . Trux, Mo˙fi, Imnissel jew Kwadrilit - Imperativ . EΩ.: Ìanni sejjer jikteb ittra. G˙ada teru . EΩ.: ikteb - iktbu (Imperativ) mela no˙ro© mieg˙ek. EΩ.: rodd (Trux) , mur (Mo˙fi) , nikteb, tikteb, jikteb, (tikteb) , nik - (Fil-˙ar©a li jmiss in Ωidu fixkel (Kwad) , ©erra (I) tbu, tik- nittrattaw il-VERB, li kif di©a` 9. Is-So©©untiv isir bi Ω-Ωieda ta’ li, tbu, jiktbu. g˙edna huwa ferm importanti, u biex, illi, sabiex, wara, mat-Tempi - b) Il-Perfett (Passat) juri g˙emil li nid˙lu wkoll fl-irqaqat Tuesday December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 21 It’s ‘Gatt’ time of year again! - Helpline to open all year round other Theresa once over the Christmas period year, he is once said that loneliness has grown steadily over the again preparing Mis the poverty of the years,” Fr Gatt told The eRe- for a month of western world and Perth cord. “I think this is because continuous ring- priest, Father Michael Gatt is we are living in a society ing, both during in full agreement, which is that is expanding, but sup- the day and why he will be extending port for individuals within it night. his annual Christmas is not.” Calls usually Helpline to run yearlong. Fr Gatt is no longer associ- come from pe- The “Gattline”, as it has be- ated with a particular parish, ople living lo- come known, is a free and but has come to recognise cally, but have confidential counselling the impact the Helpline has also been re- and referral service, open 24 had for so many and has de- ceived from in- hours a day, seven days a cided to not only continue terstate and even week from December 1 to the service this Christmas, overseas. Fr Gatt 31, which Fr Gatt began in but to provide it all year will often follow 1991. around. up with callers The service continued “The month of December and, when nec- throughout his time as has always been the focus of essary, will refer parish priest of St Kieran’s in the Helpline, because this them to other Osborne Park from 2000 can be a particularly difficult services that can until his retirement in June period for people without provide profes- this year, and he has no in- family or support”, he re- sional and ongo- Fr Michael Gatt tention of stopping the flected. “But I also realise ing assistance. Helpline which has sup- that many people are also “Many people were con- “People need to know that ported so many over the looking for someone to lis- cerned that the Helpline there is always someone to past 24 years. ten and talk to all year would stop once I finished turn to in times of difficulty, This is because “retire- round.” at St Kieran’s, but I know it crisis or despair.” ment” is not a word in the Fr Gatt, along with his is something I must con- vocabulary of this efferves- team of helpers, has dealt tinue to do,” Fr Gatt shared. Mark Reidy (The eRecord) cent cleric, and he is now with many difficult issues more passionate than ever over the years, ranging from The Helpline is open December 1-31 and is available 24 to provide a listening ear to loneliness to domestic vio- hours a day, seven days a week. Contact number is (08) those who are lonely and lence to threats of suicide 9440 5379. People can also seek support by emailing Fr Gatt isolated. and, with 110 calls during at [email protected] “The number of callers the Christmas period last More information can be found at www.michaelgatt.net St Helena Maltese The Xag˙ra Association of NSW Inc. Australia SC INVITES YOU TO COME & CELEBRATE: Australia Day SATURDAT DECEMBER 19: at a Dinner Dance on January 23, 2016 Xmas function at Melrose Recep - Venue: Mandavilla Function Centre1788 The Horsley Drive, Horsley Park Food: 3-Course Meal, beer, wine, soft drinks, tea, coffee, pastizzi; also antipasti plus fruit platters tions, Tullamarine. Entertainment: provided by Joe Apap Contact: For more information: Josephine/Ray: 9627 4182, Mob: 0439 974 182 ; M'Anne Teuma: 9627 4641 Phone Victor: 0412 99 13 25 or Mary Abdilla: 03 (9370 51 64)

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Friendship Group

Isma’ l-programm tar-radju Men and Women bil-Malti mill-Kunsill Malti 45 and Older CCoommmmuuta’n nNSW imiintnt fuqyy l-ista z - NNSienegle wwss Tune Iznjon to Radio Jista’ wkoll jinstema’ The Friendship Group is a social and mTinne fluqe lv-Initesrnieot n goup for people who would like more friends at times. 2GLF 89.3FM. We arrange activities that suit our , on or on Il-programm ta’ sieg˙a nhar ta’ ÓOand dD feil-- needs and likes. . Mondays 5pm, Fridays 11.00 am.man. d ikun fih l-a˙˙ar a˙barijiet 5pm, Saturdays 10am.; Last Wednesday each minn Malwtaw, wm.8u 9Ω3ikfma,. ctoamg˙.aruif, kultura, month at 1pm. a(vOvni ΩDi eum saund© ©>eEttthin tiac’ > iMntaelrtesses C go˙uanlcli-l M11aalmti) n MELBOURNE 3ZZZ 92.3FM For more information ring Maltese Roand 9i8o.9 NPorrtoh g Wreastm FMm, eeasch every Sat - Wendy on 9809 3957 Fwrwidwa.y3 z6z.z0.0c o-m 7..a0u 0p.m. Presenter Emmanuel urday at 1.00 p.m. on RADIO 2RRR 88.5FM or or 0415 946 296 Brincat. on the Internet - ON DeMAND STEREO 974 (93180930): MELBOURNE 97.4FM Wed (Maltese Magazine) & Thursday Listen to John Borg & Glenn Cassar (Mer˙ba): 6.00pm to 8.00 pm Co-ordinator – Ray Anastasi 12:00-w1w3:w020r r9r.7o.r7gf.amu Saint Nicholas Festa MIn ELBOUR,N liEst:e n to the MCC radio pro - 14:00-15:00: 97.7fm Committee Events 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 in 2016 ; from 10.00 - 11.00 am: Finr isd abyy: station name not frequSeBnSc yR. aDdigioit a2 l Sunday March 13 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 Fete Nostalgia is on . select programe in reference. The radio programmes can be accessed on - Sunday July 3 IMn usic Sundays listen to the Maltese ProIlg˙rnaa m Maltin line at Lejla Fil-Buskett 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 Sunday October 16 Maltese Radio) tune in to on Thursdays and Fete linBk:R ISBANE 4EB Sund(laiyvse aotr 8caamtc.h up) sbs.com.au/mal - Sunday December 4 tese Festa UNCLE SAM DJ ( on COAST FM 96.3 www.unclesamdj.com MCaolmtam -u nSiBtyS R 2a dTioV in Gosford Central Every Saturday at 2pm. Repeats on NSW. Aired every fortnight from Join us on The Voice of the 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. Maltese facebook page: on TVS is broadcast in Sydney https://www.facebook.co on SBS TV twice a week nationwide Sunday at m/groups/thevoiceofthe - Watch direct via HYPERLIN8K.0: 0 am on SBS2 (Chan. 32); Thursdays at 8.00 am on SBS2 maltese 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 December 8, 2015 The Voice of the Maltese 23

FRIENDS OF PROVIDENCE HOUSE NSW The Maltese Language School of NSW CHRISTMAS 2015 FUND RAISING APPEAL The Maltese Language School of NSW invites appli - Id-Dar Tal-Providenza Malta, looks cations for Maltese language classes at the after over 100 residents with dis - Alfred Fenech Maltese Resource Centre located at ability and requires over $4 million annually which is 59b Franklin Street (corner with Young Street) Mays raised throughC sponsoors, acmtivities anmd public udona -nitHilly (next toN Parrameatta wWest Pus blic School). Cotions.mmunitBoyth yo unNg and aedult wstudents s may apply. For more information contact Mary Pace-Feraud on 9601 2189 The Friends Of Providence House NSW was founded or email: [email protected] in October 2011 and have so far raised over $46,000. We are the official Ambassadors in Australia. Donations can be made at any Commonwealth Bank La Valette Social Centre of Australia. PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY – donations are acknowledged Christmas Programme A/C Name : Friends Of Providence House NSW THURSDAY December 24: 11.30 p.m.: Procession with BSB: 062-416 A/C No. 10199448 or contact the Co- baby Jesus; Carols by La Valette choir under the direction Ordinator: Jim Borg (02) 9636 7767 by Mro. Victor Flordia. Mass sermon by Natasha Tatari - noff followed by Midnight Mass. Proudly supported by: SATURDAY December 26: The Centre opens at Cnr Main & Campbell Sts, Blacktown. 5pm.with normal trading. 8.p.m. Ghana (folk singing). Contact George Vella Tel (02) 9622 7799 Everyone is welcome. . THURSDAY December 31: New Year’s Eve Dinner The Maltese Community Council of NSW 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. . Hill 2145 NSW every Friday between 10.00 am-12.00 For more For more information: phone: La Valette: 9622 5847; information contact Em. Camilleri: 0409 744 376 Frances 0412 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 December 8, 2015 SSppoorrttss Football (the world Game) in Australia or at least the last 60 years in Australia venues. Football, known as “The Beautiful there persisted this strong wave of co- game”, is not played on the SCG. We have, Fordinated vengeance to eradicate the practically on a weekly basis, a conga-line Football, the world’s most beautiful game of football. of rugby players accused of domestic vio- beautiful Every conceivable attempt was tried. They lence or/and drug related crimes. World game branded the game as soccer played by the Rugby League is a game based mostly on wogs, dagoes and by sissies. sheer brutality and violence on the field of This vengeance has been going on unabated play. On the other hand, Football is a game for a long time in Asutralia. The latest out- of passion. There will always be a few hot- burst by Alan Jones (doesn’t he sound like heads on the terraces. Donald Trump lately?) comparing football crowds at the A-League with the Paris ter- rorists is nothing new. Rebecca Wilson of The Daily Telegraph joined in as well with further verbal vile. What a pair! Yes, we live in a country of free speech but those using our media/airwaves need to be responsible, not pushing hateful Fans behaving badly should never be tol - narratives. erated at any sporting venue but the FFA The game of Rugby League in Australia is must not fall into the trap set about by the big business controlled by the News Corp. Murdock press and the wheeler-dealers of The World Game therefore, is a huge threat TV networks. Fans must be given protec - to their money-making and they have no tion. If they break the law they must be space for any opposition. prosecuted but only after due process. tioned Rugby League, Australia’s popular, The Sydney Cricket Ground was men money-making but violent sport This cycle of hate for the World Game recently as one of the state’s most violent must stop once and for all. LD Malta’s Premier League Football Valletta, Hibs open five-point gap on top hanks to most comfortable zan, and now also Floriana. their run of 10 matches without de - six matches. Tvictories on Day 14 of the The leaders were both on top feat and after the disappointment The same round saw Sliema return Premier, Valletta and Hiberni - of their form as they inflicted left their supporters wondering to winning ways by beating Pem - ans not only maintained their crushing defeats on Birkirkara what happened. broke in a dismal season that has seen billng at the top of the league (4-0) and Naxxar (7-0) respec - Valletta were the better side them sack coach Stephen Azzopardi. ladder, but also opened a five- tively. throughout and were rarely trou - point gap over their nearest For Birkirkara, the loss in the bled on their way to making their challengers, Birkirkara, Bal- weekend’s top match halted top position a permanent one with RESULTS: Round 14 Standing P W D L F A Pts Hibernains at least till the end of Valletta v Birkirkara 4-0 Valletta 14 10 1 3 31 13 31 the year. Hibernians v Naxxar L. 7-0 Hibernians 14 9 4 1 33 16 31 Hibernains had no mercy on - Tarxien R. v Balzan 3-0 Naxxar and they scored at will to 1-0 Birkirkara 14 7 5 2 29 16 26 Floriana v Qormi Balzan 14 8 2 4 23 17 26 ahieve a 7-0 victory with their Sliema W v Pembroke 2-0 Mosta v St. Andrews 3-1 Floriana 14 8 2 4 22 15 26 biggest margin so far this term. Tarxien R. 14 7 4 3 24 12 25 Round 13 Balzan must be disappointed with Mosta 14 7 3 4 23 15 24 Valletta v Sliema W. 4-2 their lack of fight in one of the Birkirkara v Tarxien R. 1-0 Pembroke 14 5 2 7 22 24 17 4-2 Sliema W 14 5 2 7 15 21 17 worst losses this season, getting Hibernians v Floriana beaten 3-0 by Tarxien who now Balzan v Naxxar L. 4-2 Naxxar L 14 2 2 10 13 41 8 Mosta v Qormi 3-1 Qormi 14 1 3 10 10 21 6 join them on 26 points. For Balzan Pembroke v St. Andrews 4-0 St Andrews 14 0 0 14 6 40 0 it was the fourth defeat in their last

Unexpected loss for Victory at Wellington Australia A-League Former Melita Eagles fter some bad publicity their 2-1 win over Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC director dies aged 70 Aand days of turmoil and catapulted them into the top posi - who returned to winning ways by t is with deep sadness to an- fan boycotts of A-League tion where they now enjoy a three- beating Newcastle Jets at home 1- Inounce the death of Frank Sant a games, comes the surprise de - point lead over joint second 0. Brisbane Roar slipped to fourth very active member of the NSW feat of defending champions a further point behind. sporting community and for many Melbourne Victory who went RESULTS: Day 9 Next come Melbourne City who Wellington Ph v Melbourne V. 2-0 years the treasurer, also served as down 2-0 on a poor pitch at heaped more misery on Central secretary and director, of the Parra- West. Sydney W v Brisbane R. 2-1 Coast Mariners, by scoring five the North Harbour Stadium Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets 1-0 matta Melita Eagles Football Club. where the game was marred Central Coast v Melbourne C. 1-5 goals (5-1) for the second week in Frank, aged 70yrs was born in St by a ridiculous colour clash Adelaide v Perth Glory 1-0 a row to register their first win in Vennra (Malta) and has lived most with the similarity of the Day 8 Gosford. Melbourne V. v Adelaide 2-1 of his life in Mascot NSW. teams’ playing strips. Melbourne Victory and Perth The funeral service was held at St Central Coast v West. Sydney W 0-2 Glory have a game in hand. They As it turned out, Victory’s Newcastle Jets v Brisbane R. 1-1 Theresa Mascot and Botany Cre- Rpund 10 loss was Western Sydney FC v v Wellington Ph 0-0 play their postponed clash on De - matorium. RIP Sydney Wanderers’ gain as Melbourne C. v Perth Glory 5-1 cember 16.