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From folk concerts to disco nights and the most sophisticated jazz, the Italian Festa & Expo 2025 offered two intense days of live music, dance and pure Italian energy.

Presented by director Frank Lotito and producer Rob Gabriel, “Pellegrinis A Melbourne Legacy” celebrates a place that has become an Australian icon through its stories and scars.

The program created by Detective Sergeant Vincent Manno arrives at St Georges Road Primary School in Shepparton.

A new centre guaranteeing fast and free medical assistance, promising to give citizens shorter wait times and peace of mind, will soon open in Coburg.

Neapolitan crooner Patrizio Buanne is celebrating twenty years of music, projects and concerts with a new and highly anticipated Australian tour.

The warmth of the Tyrrhenian Sea could be felt in Australia on August 2, thanks to an elegant evening to honour memory and pride.

Research, innovation and global vision were the central themes of ‘Connecting Continents: Research Dialogue with Europe’, a high-profile event held on July 9 at the prestigious Shine Dome in Canberra.

In the silence of homes, where words become faint whispers and eyes search in vain for understanding, live stories too often go untold. Stories of coarse hands that built Australia, of eyes that have witnessed departures and new beginnings, but that now lower in shame before a door that won’t open, a phone that remains silent or a family member who causes harm instead of offering protection. Elder abuse has many faces, and the most dangerous is the invisible one.

Consul Chiara Mauri presented the former Governor of Victoria, Linda Dessau, with the honour of ‘Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana’.

Christian Astourian understands what it means to belong - and to be marginalised. Fluent in Italian, French, Greek and English, he has turned linguistic and cultural barriers into concrete bridges for those who are too often pushed to the edges of society.

Consul Chiara Mauri presented the former Governor of Victoria, Linda Dessau, with the honour of ‘Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana’.

A celebration filled with emotion, faith and love for Italy marked the beginning of the festivities for the Italian Republic on Sunday, June 1.

Some feel it’s “too late” while others see it as an opportunity to renew a bond that was never broken.

The Thornbury club faces demolition as the community mobilises to request the building’s inclusion in the protected Victorian Heritage Register.

The historic Freccia Azzurra Club recently opened its doors for its very special annual gala evening.

A world where surgery is more precise and significantly safer, where the surgeon’s hand is enhanced by robotics and guided in real time by intelligent imaging, where patient recovery is faster and outcomes are better.

A few years ago, Josephine Tartaglione began to wonder what it truly means to be a daughter of migrants in Australia.

Researcher and lecturer Flavia Marcello explores the fascist influence on the architecture of Rome.

Italian officials in Australia have responded to Italy’s new citizenship rules while Jake Vincenzo Kite’s story reveals its impact on individuals.

It’s undeniable that music helps us share emotions, evoke memories and strengthen social bonds. For Elizabeth Bonetti, a melody is a form of communication that goes beyond words and should be accessible to everyone.