Mayor Giuseppe Cossari and Miss Hiromi Shimizu of Japanese Local Government Delegation
On the 14th of June I attended the National Assembly of Local Government on the topic of Population ,Participation ,Productivity the Conference was held in Canberra where some 500 mayors from all over Australia participated, The Prime Minister addressed the assemble talking about the future of local Government, the Labour Government has initiated Australian Council of Local Government, where Australian Government Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries will take open questions from the floor. An excellent initiative as Australian Mayors can openly ask various Ministers , obviously questions relating to local Government issues, on this occasion the Minister for Local Government Anthony Albanese announced another round of grants amounting to one hundred million dollars giving the opportunity for Councils to apply for funding for new projects. The government also announce an amount of two hundred and fifty thousand to be used to inform Australians of the need for Councils to be included in the Constitutions ,as currently Municipalities come under State and Territory Governments. At the Conference I had the pleasure of meeting and discuss similar issues with the Japanese Local Government delegation , some of our discussion touched on Italy as Miss Hiromi Shimizu had visited Italy and was quite Knowledgeable of Italian History , it’s such a small world an Italian meets Japanese in Australia Talking about Japan and Italy , I look forward to continue this relationship between the three countries, perhaps someday soon a sister city relationship between could be possible between Knox and Hiroshima , I hope to visit the land of Rising Sun in the Near Future and see firsthand how local government functions in Japan.
John Caputo (Referente Circolo Sydney)
Joe Rome; (Business)
Maurizio Aloisi; (Referente NSW)
Ricardina Meite; Donna PDL (NSW)
Cav Cossari; (Referente Australia)
Mario Cerriza ( Lega Nord Estero)
Vincenzo Locisano (Youth Victoria)
Angelo Mascaro Pensioners Representative
On the 29th October 2009 the Pdl Popolo Della Liberta Australia held its
annual meeting at the Vizzini Club Melbourne Australia.
The purpose of the annual General meeting was to elect its executive for a
further term, all representative of the Australian Coalitions partner were
present: Forza Italia, Azzuri nel Mondo, Alleanza Nationale, Comitato
Tricolore nel Mondo (CTIM) Lega Nord Estero. it was noted the presence of
the UDC party as observers at the meeting .
The Australian PDL representative Cav; Cossari opened the conference his
message was clear, the organisation has to be transparent in all its
dealings, further it must be the voice of the electorate, its main objective
is to ensure electoral success, this ,means continues engagement with the
community. Cav; Cossari was clear in his deliberation that the PDl
Leadership in Australia will be based on the NIAF Model (National Italian
American Foundation), with a setting up of State Representations.The Meeting
Concluded with the elections of the Referenti as per Photo.
Cr. Joe Cossari pictured above with The Hon James Merlino MLA , Minister for Sport, Recreation and Youth Affairs at a ceremony to honour those who fought fires and served the community during the terrible bush fires in Victoria.
Joe Cossari Urges Young People to Vote in Comites
It is vital, if we are to retain all that is good in our Italian Culture, that we involve our new generations in the Comites and the work that it does. I urge all eligible young Italian-Australians to learn more about the Comites and use their vote wisely.
UDC Comm. Vincent Volpe. Forza Italia Cav. Joe Cossari
Alleanza Nazionale Dott Gianni Formica
What we do well singularly, we can do better together!
On the 19th of August a group of AN ,Forza Italia and UDC sympathisers met in
Melbourne Victoria Australia for the purpose of forging an alliance between the
various Centre right party’s representatives in Australia, after a robust debate
it was agreed that we should all join hands and work together thus ensuring a
solid foundation of cooperation between our group.
It was also decided that the new organisation directive should comprise of the
President of Forza Italia Cav Joe Cossari , President of (AN ) Gianni Formica ,
and the Representative of UDC Comm, Vincent Volpe.
It was also agreed that the Presidency of the Group would rotate annually
between the Presidents.
A memorandum of understanding was signed by all party’s copy of which will be
forward to there respective political party’s.
The Protocol
We the undersigned agree to work in unison representing the Centre Right Group
of political party’s with this electoral region.