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Mission
Statement
Casa
Committee
Casa
Premises
Member
Stats
Casa
Song
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Casa
de Macau's mission in Australia is to promote and maintain
Macanese culture within the local community.
Our objectives include:
- Fostering
an awareness and interest within the general community
for Macanese culture
- Provide
and maintain a cultural or community centre for the benefit
of the Macanese people in Australia
- Promote
or assist in promoting the study of, or research into,
the Macanese history and culture
- Promote
or assist in promoting the conservation of objects or
items of cultural or historical significance to Macanese
people
- Facilitate
and co-ordinate visits to Macanese communities and places
of cultural significance to Macanese people
- Promote
sporting and recreational activities in the interest of
the welfare of the Macanese people in Australia
- Promote
and encourage the education of Macanese people, including
the provision of libraries, bursaries and scholarships
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Newsletter
Editor: Denice Smith
Website: Maria Dos Santos-Lee
Representatives
of Conselho das Comunidades Macaenses (CCM)
Conselho
Geral:
-
President, Lizette Viana Akouri
- Vice President, Leonor Andrade Deacon
-
President, Lizette Viana Akouri
Representative of Confraria da Gastronomia
Macaense (CGM)
Youth
(Juventude) Representatives:
- Stephanie Deacon (NSW)
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From
the 24th May 2007 Casa de Macau Australia became
the owner of a modest stand alone property at Sydenham,
Sydney. After seven years of searching for an appropriate
site, and several unsuccessful attempts, our Casa
now has a place to call our own.
The official opening of the Macanese Cultural Centre
(MCC) was on May 16th, 2009.
This is an exciting chapter of our Casa’s
history as it will allow us to have a base from
which we can continue to promote our unique culture
and heritage with our motto: “Keeping
the Macanese Community Alive”.
The Committee, wish to thank the members who never
lost faith that we would one day achieve our main
objective - cognisant of the mandate set by the
providers of the generous funds from Macau in 1999
for this specific purpose in fulfilling our commitment
and the aspirations of so many within our Casa and
the global family that we belong to. We are grateful
and appreciative of this financial support for the
benefit of our community.
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Casa
Australia Member Demographics 2007 |
STATE |
No.
MEMBERS |
ACT |
38 |
NSW |
451 |
VIC |
95 |
QLD |
123 |
SA |
36 |
WA |
24 |
TAS |
7 |
O/SEAS |
6 |
TOTAL |
780 |
On
3rd December 2006 a song for the Casa de Macau was
officially launched at the NSW Casa Christmas Social
on Sunday attended by approximately 230 Casa members.
This
song was especially written, produced and sung by
Patrick De Souza and Carlos Rosario. Their band is
called Rossou.
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