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PH-AU CREATIVE ARTS DISCUSSED DURING LANDMARK ROUNDTABLE

PR-22-2023  August 29, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne hosted the seminal Philippines-Australia Creative Arts Roundtable on August 29, 2023. The initiative brought together distinguished figures from the arts, academia, and the Filipino artistic community in Victoria to discuss and revisit past projects as well as explore future collaborations to enhance […]

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MELBOURNE TREATED TO FILIPINO FASHION CREATIONS OF ALBERT ANDRADA AND LEO ALMODAL AT PHILIPPINE COUTURE GALA

PR-21-2023  Left: Event Director Michelle Membrere, former Australian Ambassador Graeme Lade, Consul General Maria Lourdes M. Salcedo, MP Wayne Farnham, Ms. Ana Liza Kavanaugh, Producer and CEO of Event Powerhouse; Right: Former winners of Bb. Pilipinas introduce the next segment of the Gala Couture. 26 August 2023, Melbourne, Australia – Filipino-Australian community leaders Michelle Membrere

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MELBOURNE PCG CELEBRATES BUWAN NG WIKA WITH KRI-KOR PAGTITIPON WITH SALUHAN COLLECTIVE

PR-20-2023  August 14, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne facilitated a landmark fellowship called Pagtitipon of the members of the three Knights of Rizal Victoria chapters (Southeast, West, Entrepreneur) and Kababaihang Rizalista, Inc. Victoria to mark the celebration of Buwan ng Wika on 11 August 2023 at the Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV). In collaboration

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MELBOURNE PCG CELEBRATES BUWAN NG WIKA WITH KRI-KOR PAGTITIPON WITH SALUHAN COLLECTIVE

PR-20-2023  August 14, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne facilitated a landmark fellowship called Pagtitipon of the members of the three Knights of Rizal Victoria chapters (Southeast, West, Entrepreneur) and Kababaihang Rizalista, Inc. Victoria to mark the celebration of Buwan ng Wika on 11 August 2023 at the Mission to Seafarers Victoria (MtSV). In collaboration

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CONSUL GENERAL SALCEDO VISITS FILIPINOS IN SOUTHEAST REGIONAL VICTORIA

PR-19-2023  Counter-clockwise from top: Filipino basketball tournament in Morwell; Paraluman Trading/Asian Supermarket and Ai’s Café in Morwel, both owned by Aileen Formaran (center photo in white shirt); and at Weng Weng’s Asian Grocery with owner Rowena Mills (center of rightmost photo) in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland. On 28-30 July 2023, she embarked on a regional visit

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PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL AND KNIGHTS OF RIZAL MELBOURNE ENTREPRENEUR CHAPTER DISCUSS PROMISING INITIATIVES

PR-18-2023  July 7, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne held a productive dialogue with the members of the Knights of Rizal (KOR) Melbourne Entrepreneur Chapter. The primary focus of the meeting was the development of several potential initiatives aimed at bolstering the ties between the Philippines and Australia. The meeting discussed

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LAUNCH OF THE FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION (FALAW) PROMOTES BROADER REPRESENTATION OF FILIPINO LEGAL PROFESSIONALS IN VICTORIA

PR-17-2023 July 5, 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne hosted the successful launch of the Filipino-Australian Lawyers Association (FALAW) on July 5, 2023. The event saw the attendance of over 40 guests from the law profession, FALAW Executive Committee members, representatives from the Filipino community, media personnel, and luminaries of the

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DELEGATION FROM SUPREME COURT OF THE VISITS THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL IN MELBOURNE AND MEETS WITH FILIPINO LAWYERS IN AUSTRALIA

PR-15-2023  24 June 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – A delegation from the Supreme Court of the Philippines, in collaboration with select members from the Ad-Hoc Committee for the Formulation of the Special Rules of Procedure on Anti-Terrorism Cases, visited Melbourne on 20-24 June 2023, as part of a broader project aimed at enhancing rule of law-based

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PHILIPPINES-AUSTRALIA FORUM PANEL HIGHLIGHTS HISTORY OF THE FILIPINO-AUSTRALIAN DIASPORA AND PHILIPPINE MIGRATION

PR-16-2023  23 June 2023, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – The Philippines-Australia Forum (PAF) at La Trobe University, in collaboration with the Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne successfully conducted a hybrid Panel Discussion on the History of the Filipino-Australian Diaspora and Philippine Migration on 23 June 2023. The event, which traced the growth of the Filipino-Australian community and explored the

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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: MELBOURNE COMMEMORATES THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE WITH VIBRANT DIPLOMATIC RECEPTION

PR-14-2023  13 June 2023 – The Philippine Consulate General in Melbourne successfully conducted its 125th Independence Day Diplomatic Reception, held on 13 June at the historic Isabella Fraser Room, State Library of Victoria. The event was part of a wider celebration commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence. This first-ever diplomatic reception conducted

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