The Board of Trustees of the Filipino Multi-Purpose Centre (MPC) had a meeting on 14 February 2009 at the newly-acquired property in Schofields. The meeting of the Trustees coincided with a Special General Meeting supposedly attended by members of the Filipino community. This is in accordance with the amended Trust Deed of the Philippine […]
Month: March 2009
Attwood proposes a Filipino & Australian Social Sports Club
Colin Attwood plans to conduct a meeting seeking support from the local community in establishing a Filipino and Australian Social Sports Club. He envisions that the structure would be similar to RSL Clubs. Mr. Attwood said that “A cohesion would have to exist between Filipinos and Australians to achieve this goal.” Colin believes […]
Banag Banag Inc. distributes relief goods in Pavia, Iloilo by Ken Ubago
Iloilo, Philippines. January 23, 2009. Cyclone Frank stricken municipality of Pavia was the centre of relief goods distribution of Banag Banag Inc. Relief goods were allotted personally by Banag Banag Inc. President, Rachael Rebollido to three hundred affected families in Pavia’s seventeen barangays. Fastpak (Fastcargo) Iloilo Office Branch facilitated the packing and usage of […]
Jessica Cox has no arms, but she’s a licensed pilot.
Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson, Arizona got her Sport Pilot certificate recently and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve […]
Express yourself for FREE
The Filipino Australian Movement for Empowerment (FAME) in collaboration with the publisher of Filipin-Oz Directory will be conducting a series of information sessions for the benefit of all Filipinos. The information sessions dubbed as “Expresso” will be held every 3rd Saturday of the month from 1pm-3pm at Corregidor Restaurant at Rooty Hill Road North, […]
Aussies in Men’s World Championship 2009
The Australian men’s handball team participated in the XXI Men’s World Championship held recently in Croatia. Australia played a total of nine games in the World Championship. In the Preliminary Round, Australia played against Argentina, France, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. For the President’s Cup, which is the next stage of the competition, Australia played […]
Tenpin Bowling Family Challenge by Rene Opilas
The Philippines Australia Sports & Culture Inc. (PASC Inc) held a tenpin bowling family fun day on Saturday 21 February 2009 at the AMF Bowling Lanes, Blacktown. It was attended by 20 avid bowlers which represented the 5 teams that competed. Most prominent were two teams from Ateneo Alumni Australia, who eventually took home the […]
Riverstone and Hawkesbury schools to get upgrades
The Member for Riverstone, John Aquilina MP, has welcomed the extra investment in public education through the Principals Priority Building Program. “With three public schools in Riverstone and six public schools in Hawkesbury to benefit, this is great news for our local community,” Mr Aquilina added. In Riverstone, Casuarina School and Quakers Hill […]
PHCAA elects members of Executive Board
During its Annual General Meeting held on 13 February 2009, members of the Philippine Health Care Association of Australia elected Ella Magallanes Martirez as Chairperson of the Executive Committee. Veronica Alcantara is the new Vice Chairperson while the following were elected Executive Directors: Danny del Rio, Nelma Galas, Nenita Oliva, Ferdie Francisco, Edison Berlin, and […]
Post-Valentine Concert draws big crowd by Carolyn Manaloto
The Blacktown City Community Band, under the baton of Maestro Jun Javier held its post-valentine concert on 21st February 2009 at Mount Druitt Workers Club (MWC). Over 200 guests came to support the fund raising night. The affair was enhanced by the presence of Blacktown City Mayor Charlie Lowles, MWC Treasurer Tony Bleasdale and his […]