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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 7 Number 1 | OCTOBER 2016
WHAT’S ON
Whole day of fun
at Fiesta Kultura 2016
IT’S a big day for the
community on October
3. Fiesta Kultura 2016
will be held at the
Fairfield Showground
showcasing a whole fun
day of entertainment,
cultural performances,
Pinoy food, a trade
and tourism expo,
community service
stalls and a lot more.
The fiesta also features
the much-awaited
Coronation Night for
the Miss Philippines
Australia 2016 pageant.
The Fiesta Kultura is organised
by the Philippines Australia
Sports and Culture. This year’s
event is being held marking the
spirit of the 70th anniversary of
Philippines-Australia diplomatic
relations.
Over the 27 years of staging
Fiesta Kultura, the number
of spectators is enormously
increasing from about 5,000 to
25,000 people coming from the
multicultural communities all over
NSW and other states including
overseas exhibitors.
Organisers anticipate a bigger
crowd this year.
Eight talented, young and
beautiful Filipino-Australian
ladies from NSW and Victoria
are vying for the Miss Philippines
Australia and Miss Charity Queen
2016. The beauties parade for
the final show at the Coronation
Night to conclude a pageant
spread out over two months of
charity activities, community
engagement, rehearsals and
other pre-pageant shows.
High profile community
leaders and guests in the field of
pageantry are invited to be in the
Board of Judges.
FRENCHIE Dy, the grand
champion of the 2nd Star
in a Million searched in the
Philippines is the special artist
performer from the Philippines.
Special guests on the day will
include Philippine Ambassador
Minda Calaguian Cruz, Consul
General Anne Jalandoon-Louis,
Mayor Stephen Bali, community
leaders and other dignitaries.
Organisers have also invited the
newly elected Filipino Australians
local councillors to join the event.
The Fiesta Kultura event will
honour the Filipino-Australian
community in partnership
with the NSW Government’s
commitment to a cohesive
and inclusive society in which
cultures, languages and religions
of all citizens are accepted and
appreciated.
Now in its 40th year,
PASC Inc. is a strong voice
supporting social cohesion and
inclusiveness.
[The Fairfield
Showground is at
443 Smithfield Road,
Prairiewood. For
more details on the
event, contact Josie/
Pines 0404631438,
pinescerv58@gmail.
com or visit www.
PASC.ORG.COM.]
Watch the coronation night on October 3
at Fairfield Showground
2016 Miss Philippines Australia finalists with the 2015 Miss Philippines Australia winner Rica Sey and
2015 Miss Charity Queen Susana Downes. Photo by Luis Del Rosario
Beast
THE ‘punchy and gutsy’ (Hollywood
Reporter) film shot in the Philippines
screens for a week starting October 6 at
the Dendy Cinemas in Newtown.
The film debut of Australian directors
brothers Tom McKeith and Sam McKeith
was released in 2015 and premiered at the
Toronto and Sydney Film Festivals.
‘Beast’ follows the story of Jaime (Chad
McKinney), a young half-Filipino boxer,
and his father Rick (Garret Dillahunt), an
American expat, over one life-changing night
in Manila.
Rick pressures Jaime to cheat in a boxing
match by tampering with his gloves. The
result: his opponent Pedro, a local Manila
fighter, dies from his injuries. When Pedro’s
girlfriend, Divina (Angeli Bayani), uncovers
their crime and the police get involved, Jaime
is forced to make a decision - stick by the
father he loves so much and cover up the
crime, or risk everything to save Divina and
her young son.
The film is a gripping drama played
against the backdrop of the slums and
impoverished streets of Manila.
For screening times, check http://www.
dendy.com.au/Movie/Beast
FLAVOURS OF AUBURN
Pinoy-style Picnic
at the Garden
THE Alliance of Philippine Community
Organisations Inc APCO) is inviting
everyone to a Filipino-style picnic at the
Auburn Botanical Gardens on Chisholm
and Chiswick Roads on October 22.
This picnic lunch is part of the yearly
Flavours of Auburn traditional multicultural
food festival where various member
organisations of the Auburn Small
Community Network Inc cook and share their
unique traditional food to promote friendship
and harmony among all communities and
peoples.
Entry to the park is free and Filipino food
maybe bought at economical prices and
enjoyed under the trees or on sheltered
tables within the beautiful surrounds.
There are many free and unlimited parking
areas for the public. The array of food to be
cooked by APCO members are: BBQ pork
and chicken, chicken and beef empanada,
fried lumpia, vegetable atchara, rice, biko and
sago-gulaman drinks. Samples of Filipino
traditional dances and musical performances
will be performed by known local artists
and talents. Games and other activities for
children may also be organised.
Auburn Botanical Gardens is also the
site of the famous Japanese Garden section
which celebrates the flowering of its many
beautiful cherry blossom trees during early
spring. It also got aviary, a zoo and an art
gallery.