Author: Lawrence Gatt

  • Do you care for a elderly person? Need help or a break! La Valette Social Centre can help you.

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    Lawrence Gatt

  • Maltese Welfare Aged Care System information session : My Aged Care Contact details

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    Lawrence Gatt

    Welcome to My Aged Care If you need some help around the house or think it’s time to look into aged care homes, My Aged Care is here to help. www.myagedcare.gov.au

  • Aged Care System Information Session Successful Day

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    Lawrence Gatt

    On the 28th April Maltese Welfare (NSW)  organised  a well-attended  information session on the Aged Care System. The two speakers from Cumberland Council  Jaqueline Andres  (Service Development Co-ordinator and Andrea Hisoler (Service Development Intake Officer) explained  how the Aged Care System works and how the Services of the Council can be accessed to live independently…

  • Aged Care System Information Morning Flyer

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    Lawrence Gatt

    The Maltese Welfare NSW  is resuming its information sessions. It has been a very hard time for us all especially our elderly. We know that many Maltese elderly need help to maintain their independence with  living in their homes. Please note that we have moved our usual time from evening to a morning time, to…

  • Seniors Festival in Cumberland 2022

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    Lawrence Gatt

    About Seniors Festival Reconnect is the theme for NSW Seniors Festival in 2022. The festival is a way of acknowledging the important roles seniors play in society and assisting them to be active and socially connected in their later years. Our festival program will provide opportunities to support our residents to connect back with the…

  • Vale Lino Vella AM,MQR– 1936-2022

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    Lawrence Gatt

    Vale Lino Vella AM, MQR  —  1936-2022 Lino Vella, the editor of the Maltese Herald, top footballer, exemplary community leader and family man loved by those that crossed his path lost his battle with cancer on Saturday 15th January 2022 at his home in Blacktown NSW at age 85. He left the Maltese community the…

  • Christmas Message Maltese Welfare

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    Lawrence Gatt

    On behalf of the Committee and Members of the Maltese Welfare (NSW) Inc I wish you a Holy, Joyous Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. It has been a difficult year for everyone due to Covid 19.  Our association looks forward to next year to continue our work and serve our community. Stay safe and enjoy your…

  • Christmas and New Year message Hon. Evarist Bartolo

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    Lawrence Gatt

    Christmas and New Year’s message from the Hon. Evarist Bartolo, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs – 2021 Bringing Maltese and Gozitans together We might be a small country in size, but we have a big family spread all over the world and it is my pleasure to talk to you today and wish you…

  • Thinking of Travelling to Malta – Medical Costs

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    Lawrence Gatt

    BILATERAL HEALTH AGREEMENT Source Maltese Consul General NSW Maltese Nationals travelling to Malta with a valid Maltese Passport can avail themselves of any Public Health Service at No Cost, and this includes services provided by the Local Public Health Centers and the Public Hospitals in Malta and Gozo.  If Maltese citizens visit Private Health Clinics…

  • Interpreter Scholarship Program NSW

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    Lawrence Gatt

    NSW Interpreter Scholarship ProgramThe NSW Government is offering scholarships to residents of NSW to undertake an accredited interpreting course with UNSW and receive mentoring and employment with Multicultural NSW Language Services.Applications are currently open until 05 November 2021 for people who speak in-demand, established languages.People who speak Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Lao, Macedonian, Malay, Maltese,…