Joseph Spiteri - A tribute

Joseph Spiteri was born in Qormi, Malta, on May 27 1934. He emigrated to Australia as a young man in 1954 He met his bride-to-be Josephine (deceased, April 3, 2021) on the ship that took them to Australia. They married a year later at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney They were the parents of Jeff, Mary, David and John

Soon after arrival, Joe found a job He soon got involved with the Maltese community within the Wentworthville/Pendle Hill/Greystanes area

In 1966 he joined the new Maltese committee at Greystanes as its secretary, organising the "Festa tal-Vitorja" (also known as O L Queen of Peace), and helped procure the statue. In 1988 he became a founding committee member of the Maltese Cultural Association of NSW He was also a keen supporter of the Melita Eagles Soccer team

Parallel with these interests, he was also de facto sexton for all the Holy Masses at his parish - O.L. of Mt Carmel in Wentworthville He opened and closed the church daily, prepared the altar and made various coloured candles which he donated to the same church

Joe was also active at the La Valette Social and Cultural Centre at Blacktown, where he encouraged Maltese folk singing and participated as a folk singer. In this role, he organised the singers and guitarists for the Festa tad-Duluri (Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows along the Way of the Cross) and the Feast of Imnarja (Feast of Sts Peter and Paul)

Kummissjoni Għolja tar-Repubblika ta’ Malta High Commission for the Republic of Malta

Consul-on-the-Move (COTM) visits for 2023 in Australia and New Zealand

The High Commission of Malta is pleased to announce that the visits for Consul-on-the-Move (COTM) this year will be taking place again in Australia and New Zealand.

Every year for the last 25 years, Joe was a solo folk singer on both occasions He persisted in this role right to the end until his voice really gave up, and he retired literally with tears in his eyes God gave Joe many talents He did

Applicants who may wish to receive consular services during COTM, must either contact the High Commission by email on consul canberra@gov mt or fill in the form online by using the following link: https://forms office com/e/uWAGgrp2JL

Our team at the High Commission will be in contact with you to provide you with the appropriate form(s), depending on the service required Appointments will only be scheduled once payment for the service has been confirmed

Please note that COTM services incur a different administration fee, as per LN 221/2016 Article 2(b) 16 (a)(b). The administration fee is Euro 100 for passport applications and Euro 50 for Maltese citizenship applications You can find more information on this fee structure at: https://legislation mt/eli/ln/2016/221/eng

The tentative schedule dates and locations for the visits are as per details below. Please also note that scheduled dates and locations for the visits are subject to change based on the number of registered applications and on any unforeseen issues that may arise in the meantime

Schedule of visits:

AUS Brisbane Address to be confirmed

AUS Mackay Lanai Apartments 20, River St ,

AUS Cairns Address to be confirmed

AUS Adelaide Maltese Guild, 6 Jeanes St, Beverley

AUS Perth Maltese Association in WA

NZ Auckland Europe House, Auckland Univ of Tech

NZ Wellington Vic Univ Murphy B’ding, Kelburn

31 July–04 August

6 and 7 August

9 August

10–11 November

Radio programme for the Maltese

Every Sunday 11 am to Noon. An hour filled with information and news On-demand: www.89.3fm. com.au/on-demand not "hide any of them under the bushel" but made them work for the glory of God and his country and its language and culture. We should think that Jesus did not hide from Joe on his passing but embraced him as His worthy disciple and a true ambassador of his beloved birth country, Malta

After Requiem mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Friday, May 5, Joe was buried at Pinegrove Memorial Park Minchinbury.

Saturday night saw the Grand Final of Eurovision 2023 take place in Liverpool The winner of this year's competition was Loreen from Sweden, who wowed audiences with her hit song "Tattoo" and garnered an impressive total of 583 points

Loreen, the bookies' favourite, previously won the contest in 2012 with her chart-topping song "Euphoria," has now become a two-time Eurovision champion She now joins Ireland's Jonny Logan as one of only two people to have ever won Eurovision twice

Sweden's victory marks their seventh win in the competition, tying them with Ireland as the most successful countries in Eurovision history

Despite not winning the top spot, Finland proved to be a fan favorite and secured second place with an impressive 526 points. Israel's Noa Kirel also had a strong showing, finishing in third place

Malta was again a disappointment ‘The Busker ’ received an outpouring of support from their fans and the people of Malta, but failed to qualify to the final Many have taken to social media to congratulate the band on their incredible performance and express their pride in their achievements