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MCCV to celebrate 60 years of service to the Maltese community in Victoria
On Saturday 21 July 2018 the Maltese Community Council of Victoria will be celebrating its 60th Anniversary of its foundation with a Cocktail Party to be held at the Maltese Community Centre in Parkville at pm. Maltese Community Awards for 2017 will be presented at the same event. The MCCV invites members of Maltese community and their families and friends to join in the celebrations and take this opportunity to meet and catch up with old friends. To reserve tickets,…
State Government Scholarships to study advanced diploma of interpreting in Maltese language
There is currently a severe shortage of Maltese interpreters in Victoria. We understand that there is only one Maltese interpreter who has National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) qualifications. The Victorian Government is offering scholarships of $3,250 to students who are accepted into the Advanced Diploma of Interpreting program at RMIT University to study interpreting in the Maltese language. The Maltese Community Council of Victoria encourages those proficient in the Maltese language to take advantage of this scholarship and consider a career in…
SIMSHAR – the highly acclaimed Maltese movie now screening in Australian cinemas
Film Director Rebecca Cremona on the film set Malta’s first official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, Simshar is based on the true story of the Marsaxlokk fishing family which shocked the Malta in 2008. The film was shot in 21 locations around the Maltese islands and showcases a lot of our customs. The dialog in the file is in Maltese but it has English subtitles (the trailer can be viewed here: ) The film is Malta's first…
Public Consultation On EU Citizenship Launched
The European Commission has just launched its public consultation on EU citizenship in order to obtain a better insight of what EU citizens experience in practice and what they think can be done to simplify the exercise of their EU rights. The consultation is addressed to individual citizens as well as to civil society organisations and others. This time the EC asks for views about common EU values, such as non-discrimination, and how these values can be further promoted. They…