VICTORIANS HONOURED FOR EXCELLENCE IN MULTICULTURALISM
Premier John Brumby, who presented the Victorian Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs at Government House tonight, said it was important to recognise, celebrate and encourage the many wonderful contributions to multicultural Victoria.
(Media-Newswire.com) - The Victorian Government has recognised more than 200 individuals and organisations for their outstanding service to the State’s multicultural community.
Premier John Brumby, who presented the Victorian Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs at Government House tonight, said it was important to recognise, celebrate and encourage the many wonderful contributions to multicultural Victoria.
"Victoria is renowned for its generosity, compassion, and willingness to embrace new and emerging communities while ensuring our established communities are not forgotten,” Mr Brumby said.
“These awards recognise that commitment and the dedication of individuals and groups who continue to make a real impact in their local communities.”
The event, hosted by Governor of Victoria David de Kretser, attracted more than 600 members of Victoria’s multicultural community, with awards presented across nine categories.
The Victoria-based Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia was presented with the prestigious Premier’s Community Harmony Award for its work in developing programs and activities that promote cross cultural and interfaith harmony, particularly in the education sector.
Also among the recipients was Dandenong resident Ludmila Karganova, awarded for Meritorious Service to the Community for her excellent voluntary contribution to Victoria’s Chinese and Russian communities.
The Sports Without Borders foundation was recognised with the Ambassador Award, for its efforts in assisting young people from newly-arrived refugee groups to develop connections and a sense belonging to their local communities through participation in sport.
Mr Brumby said the award recipients had strengthened Victoria’s diversity, cementing its reputation as Australia’s most multicultural State and Melbourne as one of the world’s great multicultural cities.
“Victorians have long recognised the benefits of a multicultural, multi-faith and multi-lingual society,” he said.
“These individuals and organisations have given so much towards making our State the cohesive, dynamic and vibrant society it is today.”
The Multicultural Awards for Excellence was established in 2002 to recognise and reward the contributions of individuals and organisations that promote the social, political, economic and cultural benefits of Victoria's multicultural community.
For more information on the award recipients contact the Victorian Multicultural Commission on ( 03 ) 9208 3184.
Recipients of Victoria’s Awards for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs 2007
Individuals:
Title Firstname Surname Suburb Mr Kyriakos Amanatides Glen Waverley 3150 Mr Nicholaos Antoniou Berwick 3806 Ms Antigoni Apeytou Hughesdale 3166 Mr Terry Arhontogiorgis Brighton 3186 Mr Brian Ashen Woodend 3442 Mrs Janina Bajowski Altona North 3025 Mr Chandrasiri Bamunusinghe Greenvale 3059 Mr Nick Bantounas Oakleigh 3166 Dr Virendra Kumar Berera Ivanhoe East 3079 Mr Nazzareno ( Tom ) Bisogni Cobram 3644 Mr Romano Bonazinga Rosebud 3939 Mr Charles Leo Borg Hillside 3037 Mrs Rosa Borowiecki St Albans 3021 Mr Giuseppe Cannata Reservoir 3073 Ms Linda Casalini Euroa 3666 Mr Pietro Celentani Brunswick 3056 Mr Christoforos Charalambous Traralgon 3844 Mr Youhorn Chea Springvale 3171 Mrs Eugenia Choinski St Albans 3021 Mr Edward Choinski St Albans 3021 Rt. Rev. Mitrate Zenon Chorkawyj North Melbourne 3051 Ms Ninetta Ciavarella Brunswick 3056 Mrs Paule Collard Mulgrave 3170 Mr Ernesto Contatore Templestowe Lower 3107 The Late Mrs Nancy Cotter Mitcham 3132 Mr Nino Cuni Preston 3072 Ms Thanh Kham Tran Dang Richmond 3121 Mrs Lina De Luca Moonee Ponds 3039 Mrs Farah Dole Wantirna South 3152 Mr Victor Dourios Glen Waverley 3150 Mr Ivano Ercole Fitzroy North 3068 Mr Antonio Farronato Myrtleford 3737 Mr Francesco Galati Cobram 3644 Ms Katerina Georgiou Carlton 3053 Ms Cecilia Gomez Sunshine West 3020 Bishop Joseph Grech DD Bendigo 3550 Mrs Krystyna Hartman St Kilda 3182 Mr Huy Huynh Box Hill North 3129 Mr Ozmel Ilgin Ormond 3204 Mr Ibrahimi Mohammad Ishaq Hoppers Crossing 3029 Mr Zhao Qing ( Tommy ) Jiang Preston 3072 Mr Dean Kalimniou Niddrie 3042 Mr Angelos Kalomiris Clayton South 3169 Mr Dimitrios Kanellakos Coburg 3058 Mr Terry Kanellos Pascoe Vale South 3044 Ms Ludmila Karganova Dandenong 3175 Mr Harbhajan Singh Khaira Ashwood 3147 Mrs Anastasia Kipouropoulou Mount Eliza 3930 Mrs Marianne Kovassy Monbulk 3793 Mrs Thi Hong La Springvale South 3172 Mr Kanhaya Lal Bayswater 3153 …
Mrs Cuc ThiLam Maribyrnong 3032 Mr Frank Lambros Frankston 3199 Ms Sophia Lazogas Hughesdale 3166 Ms Joanna Liakakos Thornbury 3071 Dr Helen Light St Kilda 3182 Mr Jason Lin Camberwell 3124 Mr Paul Liu Hampton 3188 Mr Tony Lo Giudice Carlton 3053 Mr Keat Leng Low West Melbourne 3003 Mr Augustin Luchian Melbourne 8009 Mr Jack Nguyen Ma Glen Waverley 3150 Mrs Sue MacLeod Ringwood North 3134 Mr Francesco ( Frank ) Magarelli Keilor East 3033 Mr Peter Mandelj Rosanna 3084 Mr Dominic Manion JP Sydenham 3037 Mrs Teresa Manno Shepparton 3630 Mr Pietro Manno Keilor East 3033 Ms Alicia Matene St Albans 3021 Mrs Stanislawa Milosinska Reservoir 3073 Ms Ye Xiao Ming Glen Waverley 3150 Mr Vincenzo Monitto Lalor 3075 Ms Natalia Moravski Fitzroy 3065 Ms Ivana Morsanutto Coburg 3058 Mr Nicholaos Mparis Frankston 3199 Ms Nazifa Nader Endeavour Hills 3802 Mr Epifanio Naselli Reservoir 3073 Mrs Katie Nelson Rye 3941 Mr Cheung Yin Ng West Melbourne 3003 Ms Vinh Thi Nguyen Richmond 3121 Ms Marion O'Hagan Northcote 3070 Mrs Vilma Ondrus Shepparton 3630 Mrs Radmila Ovuka St Albans 3021 Mrs Hilkat Ozgun Carnegie 3163 Mr George Pangalis Box Hill North 3129 Ms Rosetta ( Rozi ) Parisotto Wangaratta 3677 Ms Hoa Phan Richmond 3121 Mr Ardimulam Pillay Craigieburn 3064 Mr Michael Plaiche Clarinda 3169 Mr Vincent Pulis Morwell 3840 Mrs Jayshree Ramachandran Glen Waverley 3150 Mr Sebastiano Revrenna Myrtleford 3737 Sr Mary Elizabeth Roberts M.F.I.C. Morwell 3840 Mr Spiros Rombotis Diamond Creek 3089 Ms Pina Rotondi Cheltenham 3192 Mr Arthur Rovolidis Chadstone 3148 Mr Anthony ( Tony ) Rowan St Albans 3021 Mr Mohamed Salahudeen Rowville 3178 Mr George Saliba Altona North 3025 Mr Andrew Samarniotis Glen Iris 3146 Mr Angelos Sardellis Clayton South 3169 Mr Giovanni Scalora Coburg 3058 Mrs Rita Sguario Myrtleford 3737 Dr Navaratnam Shanmuganathan Balwyn North 3104 Mr Arun Sharma Taylors Lakes 3038 Mr Suruj Pal Singh Brunswick 3056 Mr Amar Singh Bayswater 3153 …
Mr LaszloSiposory Avondale Heights 3034 Mrs Eva Siposory Avondale Heights 3034 Mr Thambinayagam Sivayogaraj Sunshine North 3020 Mr Roman Skrypko Sebastopol 3356 Mrs Teresa Skrypko Sebastopol 3356 Mr Andrew Szumny Albion 3020 Monsignor Joseph Takchi Thornbury 3071 Mr Carmine Tarquinio Ballarat 3353 Ven. Akaravita Sangananda Thero Dandenong 3175 Ms Kato Toth Doveton 3177 Mr Alexander Tsinaris Mordialloc 3195 Mrs Evangelia Tzatzalos Mount Waverley 3149 Mrs Guillerma Valencic Traralgon 3844 Ms Yen Ngoc Vu Richmond 3121 Mr Mohsen Wasef Carlton 3053 Ms Orietta Wheatley Croydon 3136 Mr Nagamuthu Ramalingam Wickiramasingham Dandenong 3175 Ms Monika Wiench Ferntree Gully 3156 Mrs Selma Yalcin St Albans 3021 Mrs Wu Kiu Ying Kew 3101 Mr Paul Zacharakis Frankston 3199 Mr Vic Say Ringwood 3450 Prof. Joseph A. Camilleri La Trobe University 3086 Mr George Papadopoulos Camberwell 3124 Mrs Irlande Alfred Cranbourne 3977 Mr Dor Aschna Endeavour Hills 3802 Mr Ricardo Balancy Hallam 3803 Mr Joe Caruana JP St Albans 3021 Ms Viviane Chemali Bentleigh 3204 Mr Frank Cheng Ascot Vale 3032 Mr Paul Failla Brunswick 3056 Mrs Marietta Ginevra Shepparton 3630 Mr Jacob Haweil Keilor Downs 3038 Mr Doan Hoe Braybrook 3019 Ms Tieu Phung ( Diane ) Hong JP Melbourne 3000 Ms Gabriella Gomersall Hubbard Fitzroy North 3068 Mrs Kazimiera Iwanowska Golden Point 3350 Mr Constantine Katacouzinos Brighton 3186 Mr Wonil Kim Bayswater 3153 Mrs Mahi Liambas Melbourne 3000 Mr James Liotta Northcote 3070 Mr Oscar Carmino Lobo Bentleigh 3204 Mrs Effie Lolis Melbourne 3000 Mr Vincent Manno Endeavour Hills 3802 Mr George Mpouzmpas Melbourne 3000 Ms Rose Mucilli Pascoe Vale 3044 Mr Durswamy Naidu Bayswater 3153 Ms Trang Nguyen Doncaster Heights 3109 Mrs Blandyna Nowacka Knoxfield 3180 Mrs Shanthy Rajendran Mount Waverley 3149 Ms Iman Riman Bentleigh East 3165 Ms Nella Roussel Noble Park 3174 Dr Martin Schreiber Bayswater 3153 Mrs Shobha Sekhar Glen Waverley 3150 Mrs Jaishree Sharma Taylors Lakes 3038 Ms Lisa Sinha Morwell 3840 …
Mrs GiannoulaStathopoulos Balwyn 3103 Cr Natalie Suleyman Keilor 3036 Mrs Niruththa Sorubi Tharmakulendran Mill Park 3082 Mrs Ana Villalobos Woodend3442 Ms Norminda Villanueva Dandenong 3175 Ms Karim Noura Bentleigh 3204 Senior Sgt Craig Matters Altona North 3025 Inspector Chris Cosgriff Nunawading 3131 Constable Sebil Sengul Flemington 3031
Organisations:
Organisation Suburb Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong Inc. Dandenong 3175 Sports Without Borders Hawthorn 3122 Swiss Italian Festa Hepburn Springs 3460 KR Castlemaine Foods Pty Ltd Castlemaine 3450 Maribyrnong City Council Footscray 3011 Il Globo North Fitzroy 3068 Chinese Association of Victoria Inc. Wantirna 3152 Cobram Italian Social Club Inc. Cobram 3644 Gippsland Multicultural Services Morwell 3840 Greater Dandenong Hungarian Senior Citizens Club Endeavour Hills 3802 Greek Senior Citizens District of Richmond Richmond 3121 Grupo Primavera Latin American Association Inc. Prahran 3181 Italian Australian Coordinating Committee of Gippsland Traralgon 3844 Kurdish Association of Victoria Pascoe Vale 3044 Latin American Friendship Fonda La Clinica of Victoria Inc. Heidelberg Heights 3081 Le Belle Arti Inc Shepparton 3630 Saint Sebastian Association Inc. St Albans 3021 Senior Citizens of Greek Orthodox Community of Gippsland Morwell 3840 The Bharat Times Point Cook 3030 The Mauritian Golden Age Club Dandenong 3175 The Sri Lankan Study Centre for the Advancement of Technology and Social Welfare ( SCATS ) Melbourne 3001 Australian Humanitarian Aid for Macedonia Inc Bundoora 3083 Australian Punjabi Association Melbourne Inc Boronia 3155 APEX Institute Pty Ltd Dandenong 3175 Ave Maria Community Village Shepparton 3630 Ballarat Church of Christ Ballarat 3350 Castlemaine Property Group Castlemaine 3450 Essendon Football Club Essendon 3040 German Saturday School Inc Clifton Hill 3068 Greek Bi-Lingual Unit, Lalor North Primary School Lalor 3075 Home Interaction Program for Parents & Youngsters ( HIPPY ) Fitzroy 3065 Manningham Gallery Doncaster 3109 Mauritian Broadcasting Group Radio 3ZZZ Bentleigh 3204 Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia ( JCMA ) Kew East 3102 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception School Sunshine 3020 Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre Preston 3072
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