Melbourne – The “Dante Alighieri” Society in Melbourne has celebrated 120 years in business, in a ceremony that was attended by the Consul General Mark Cerbo and Victoria Industry Minister Lily D’Ambrosio, plus several other local authorities and representatives of the Italian and the academic community. The society headquarters have sent a video message of congratulations for the occasion. During the evening of festivities, the current president of the company, Dominic Barbaro, has been awarded for his work over the past years. In 1896, an Australian journalist passionate about Italian culture and Italian consular representative of the time, supported by the wife of the British Governor, created a cultural association which aimed to promote Italian culture in Australia. Over the years, the results have been many: support for the teaching of the Italian language, organization of literary competitions in schools, lecturae Dantis organization, the award of scholarships. (9colonne)
