THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA
www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 5 Number 11 | AUGUST 2015
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Kapitbahayan Coop reaches 20 successful years
THE Kapit-bahayan Co-operative Ltd marked
its 2Oth years of community services last
month with a recognition of its founding
tenant-members, supporters and residents.
A SPECIAL luncheon event
at the Dooleys Lidcombe
Catholic Club to mark the occasion was attended by more
than a hundred guests.
Guests included state opposition leaders Luke Foley
MP, Fed MP Laurie Ferguson, FaCS Exec Director of
Homes and Places Mychelle
Curran, CENSW Board Chair
Nassim Assage, Philippine
consulate officials, government officials, housing sector
and coop reps, KCL members
and their guests, community
leaders and the honourees.
A 15-minute video documentary on the KCL was
launched. The video chronicles the history of the successful innovative and pioneering housing c