Once again the Catalan Cultural Centre of Victoria has celebrated Saint George’s Day, keeping alive this tradition from the other side of the globe. On 21 April, more than 70 people gathered at Reader’s Feast Bookstore, one of the most prestigious bookstores in Melbourne, Australia to celebrate among roses, glasses of cava and some of [...]
CONTINUE READINGOur Christmas is really different from the one we are used to. In Australia is summertime so our traditions such as ”El Tió” o “La Panera” take place in a very aussie environment: a park. Therefore we promote our traditions and festivities but adapted to the country we live in.
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CONTINUE READINGWe contacted the Casal’s members some weeks ago to provide them with the results from our referendum on the process towards independence in Catalonia. After this, the Representatives of the Casals around the world started working on a manifesto which would be signed by all the Casals that wanted to support this process, including our [...]
CONTINUE READINGOn the 9th of September we celebrated the Catalan National Day at the Casal. We were happy to see a lot of members and also new Catalans in Melbourne. We looked at the present situation in Catalonia, with special attention to the demonstration that was being held on the National Day. The demonstration on the [...]
CONTINUE READINGAs you all know, on Saturday August 4th we celebrated our Annual General Meeting. Coinciding with this event, we met the Catalan writer Jordi de Manuel, author of many books and winner of many literary prizes. The writer’s talk, was followed by nibbles. We took advantage of his visit and asked him to bring some [...]
CONTINUE READINGUn any més i la Revetlla a Melbourne és cada cop més celebrada. Enguany la sala de la Ross House s’ha transformat en una autèntic espai festiu amb música, “cremat”, una “pinyata” i moltes ganes d’explicar aquesta tradició a les persones que mai l’havien viscuda.
CONTINUE READINGThis year the Casal celebrated St Jordi at Reader’s Feast bookstore on Sunday 22 April. Casal President Viqui Gras pointed out that Reader’s Feast was the appropriate place to celebrate the Day of the Book and the Rose, not only because it is a bookstore, but also because Reader’s Feast is located in what was [...]
CONTINUE READINGMelbourne’s fourth ‘Made in Catalonia’ Film Festival (MiCFF) was screened at Cinema Nova, Melbourne, over the first weekend in March 2012. Organised by the Casal Català de Victòria (the Catalan Centre of Victoria), the Festival’s aimed to promote the extraordinary lively film culture of Catalonia. More than 400 people participated in. OPENING NIGHT Friday March [...]
CONTINUE READINGThe best picnic of the year to celebrate Casal’s 26th birthday!
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