SCHOLARSHIPS FROM THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR FOREIGN AND ITALIAN STUDENTS LIVING ABROAD FOR THE A.Y. 2024-25
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) offers scholarships to foreign and Italian students residing abroad (IRE) for the academic year 2024-2025. The call is available by clicking here. Interested students, upon registration, can submit their applications exclusively online on the portal Study in Italy by 14:00 (Italian time) of 14 June 2024. […]
Read moreThe project NGV Italia kicks off
Upon invitation from the National Gallery of Victoria and the Italian Australian Foundation, Consul General Hanna Pappalardo attended the lecture “Portrait of Venice – Majestic Murano” by the University of Melbourne Professor, Dr Catherine Kovesi. The lecture is part of “NGV Italia”, a project dedicated to researching, learning about and sharing stories of Italian art […]
Read more2024 ANZAC Day ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance
Consul General Hanna Pappalardo attented the 2024 ANZAC Day ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance dedicated to peacekeeping operations with a focus on the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai peninsula to which Italy and Australia are contributing Nations. She also laid a wreath together with members of the Italian Veterans’ Associations in […]
Read moreThe Italea project begins: an exciting journey dedicated to those with Italian origins
The Italea project is aimed at italians living abroad and Italian descendants: hospitality, discounts and initiatives for those who want to travel to Italy to follow in the footsteps of their family history. A journey through Italy’s wonders to discover one’s origins and rediscover the places, traditions and culture of the ancestors. The Italea project […]
Read moreMeeting with Department of Justice and Community Safety of the State of Victoria
Consul General Hanna Pappalardo and Vice Consul Mariagiovanna Rizzo met with Lisa Homatopoulos and Lawrence Vanvitelli from the Department of Justice and Community Safety of the State of Victoria. The focus of the meeting was on the assistance of Italian nationals detained in Victoria and on how to reinforce the already very fruitful cooperation.
Read moreMario Biondi comes to Australia
With his deep and warm voice, Mario Biondi, Italy’s number 1 interpreter of soul music comes to Australia. Click here to watch his promo video. Photo credit: Official Website Mario Biondi.
Read moreVimy Day at the Shrine of Remembrance
Consul General Hanna Pappalardo attended together with colleagues from the Consular Corps in Melbourne who are NATO members the Vimy Day ceremony at the Shrine of Remembrance. She also laid a wreath as a sign of friendship and solidarity with Allies.
Read moreConsul General Hanna Pappalardo meets with the Hon. Nicola Care’
Consul General Hanna Pappalardo met with the Hon. Nicola Care’ to discuss issues of concern to the Italian community in Victoria and Tasmania.
Read moreRelaunching together the Italian War Memorial in Murchison
Two drive hours away from Melbourne, immersed in regional Victoria in the Greater Shepparton City Council area, there is an Italian War Memorial located in Murchison. The site is included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). Consul General Hanna Pappalardo met with representatives of Comites Victoria e Tasmania and of the Italian Veterans’ Associations to […]
Read moreConsul General Hanna Pappalardo visits the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre
Consul General Hanna Pappalardo visited the Bonegilla Migrant Reception and Training Centre, a place with powerful connections for many people, a symbol of migration which shaped today’s Australia. 21.251 Italians arrived there, sharing a sense of being in between, no longer in Italy, not yet in Australia.
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