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14 August 2023
Lucchini Energy interested to expand its business in Victoria

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo met together with the CEO of the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Melbourne, Veronica Misciattelli, Lorenzo Lucchini and Flavia Pintossi of Lucchini Energy. Lucchini Energy is part of the Lucchini Group, is specialized in the production of energy from renewable resources and aims at expanding its business in Australia […]

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9 August 2023
Inauguration of Professor Margaret Gardner AC as the 30th Governor of Victoria.

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo attended together with other members of the Consular Corps in Melbourne the inauguration of Professor Margaret Gardner AC as the 30th Governor of Victoria. The ceremony took place in the wonderful setting of the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly at Parliament House.

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8 August 2023
Commemoration of the “Day of the Sacrifice of the Italian Labour Abroad”

Today, like every year, we commemorate the “Day of the Sacrifice of the Italian Labour Abroad” to acknowledge the sacrifices by Italian labourers abroad. The commemoration takes place on the occasion of the mining disaster occured at the Bois du Cazier coal mine at Marcinelle, Belgium, in 1956, where 262 miners lost their lives. 136 […]

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2 August 2023
Italian Language Model United Nations in 2023

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo inaugurated the Italian Language Model United Nations in 2023 organized by the United Nations Association of Australia – Victorian Division and the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership. The Language Model benefits from the crucial support of  the Victorian Association of Teachers of Italian (VATI), Co.As.It Melbourne and the Italian lecturer […]

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2 August 2023
Consular Mission to Hobart (Tasmania)

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo was on a consular mission in Hobart (Tasmania). The focus was on: ✅ Consular Services (Passports and Citizenships) ✅ Reinforcement of the scientific cooperation between Italy and Australia leveraging the shared commitment towards Antarctica; ✅ Tourism of the Origin; ✅ Deepening of the ties between the Abruzzo Region and Tasmania leveraging […]

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19 July 2023
Successful Italians in Australia

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo met with Piero Chessa, Director of Operations at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology learning more on how the Bureau contributes to national social, economic, cultural and environmental goals.

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17 July 2023
127th anniversary of the foundation of the Melbourne branch of the Dante Alighieri Society

Consul General Hanna Pappalardo attended the celebrations of the 127th anniversary of the foundation of the Melbourne branch of the Dante Alighieri Society, the oldest in an English speaking country. The focus of the celebrations has been on the signature of a Memorandum on the Cooperation with Co.As.It Melbourne and the reinforcement of the links […]

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13 July 2023
Important requirement for passport issue

Before booking your appointment to renew/issue your passport, remember to update your consular file on any change of address, marital status, birth of children, marriage, divorce, etc. For more information, click here.

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12 July 2023
Consular Mission to Hobart (Tasmania)

We inform that on 27th and 28th of July 2023 we will be in Hobart on a consular mission. To contact us and for all enquiries related to the mission please drop us an email at: melbourne.desk5@esteri.it. We thank you for your cooperation and look forward to seeing you in Hobart.

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16 June 2023
OTHER PARENT’S CONSENT NO LONGER NEEDED TO ISSUE THE PASSAPORT OF A PARENT WITH MINOR CHILDREN

Under provision of art. 20 of Decree Law No. 69 of June 13, 2023, as of June 14, 2023, the applicant must no longer submit the other parent’s consent for the issuance of a passport in favor of a parent with minor children. It will be sufficient to fill in a dichiarazione sostitutiva di certificazione […]

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