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The
Maltese Welfare (NSW) started in October 1977 as a result of
a workshop on social services held at Kellyville, Sydney. The original name was
the Maltese Welfare Group but on incorporation, on
About
Us
Maltese
Welfare (NSW) is made up of first and second-generation Maltese who work in
welfare-related areas or who have the welfare of the Maltese community at
heart. Maltese Welfare (NSW) acts as a
resource backup to other service-providers, being either Maltese associations
or Australian-based agencies, in providing information, advice and referrals
with respect to the Maltese community.
The aims of the Maltese Welfare (NSW) include:
(a)
Co-ordination and cohesiveness in welfare programs
(b)
Programs for the Maltese community in NSW
(c)
Research on welfare needs of the Maltese community
(d)
Dissemination of information to the Maltese community in user-friendly and
accessible form.
Maltese
Welfare (NSW) holds regular seminars on various issues considered of relevance
and urgency to the Maltese community in general. It plays an active role in highlighting various community needs
and supporting the promotion of remedial measures.
Maltese
Resource Directory
Maltese
Welfare (NSW) undertook the compilation of the first Maltese Resource Directory
in 1981 and published up-dated editions in 1987, 1993 and 1996 and compiled a
cultural background paper on Malta and the Maltese (1983, 1987) published by
the Dept of Education & Youth Affairs, Curriculum Development Centre,
Canberra.
Seminar
/ Information Sessions
Maltese
Welfare (NSW) is synonymous with the organisation of seminars on diverse topics
such as the Needs of Maltese Migrants; Maltese Women in our Community; An
insight into the health needs; An Overview of Welfare; The Needs of Aged
Maltese; The written and spoken Maltese media in Australia; Maltese Youth in
the Eighties; 100 years of Silent Achievement in Australia; the Social Security
Reciprocal Agreement between Malta and Australia; Dual Citizenship; a Pastoral
Plan for the Community; the Australian Republic; Euthanasia; Grief & Loss;
Dementia and many other topics. Theatrical live plays were introduced to
highlight specific debates on issues concerning the community.
Quiet
Achievers Recognition Awards
The
Maltese Welfare (NSW) also organises an annual Quiet Achievers Recognition Night
where a number of Maltese seniors each year are acknowledged for their
voluntary contribution to the community.
Started
in 2001 (the year of the Older Persons), this annual event has proven very
successful and is held each year in March during Seniors Citizen Week. The criteria for nominations of this award
is that the person has to be of Maltese decent, aged 60 and over, and a
first-time recipient of any public recognition.
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