Clubs in the Community
Club Marconi hosts one
of the biggest community
events in the country
Under clear blue skies, an estimated
crowd of close to 28,000 people
flocked to Club Marconi on Sunday
28 May to celebrate Italian Republic
Day in spectacular fashion.
They were joined by a long list of
dignitaries including Mr Craig Kelly
MP, Federal Minister for Hughes and
official representative for the Prime
Minister of Australia;
The Hon Ray Williams MP, Minister
for Multiculturalism and Minister
for Disability Services who officially
represented the Premier of NSW;
Mr Chris Hayes MP, Labour
Member for Fowler and official
representative of the Leader of the
Opposition; Mr Frank Carbone, Mayor
of the City of Fairfield;
My Guy Zangari MP, State Member
for Fairfield and Shadow Minister
for Justice and Police, Corrections
and Emergency Services; The Hon
Senator Dr Francesco Giacobbe
OAM, PhD Senator for the Italian
Republic and Mr Arturo Arcano,
Consul General for Italy in NSW,
along with many others.
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The premier event on Club
Marconi’s calendar, Italian Republic
Day or Festa Della Repubblica grows
in popularity year on year and is
one of the biggest Italian festivals
in the country. stop entertainment; cooking
demonstrations; classic and
contemporary automobile and
motorcycle displays and a
massive Foti fireworks spectacular
to close the day.
Members, Italians, Australians
of Italian decent and friends and
visitors from across Sydney come
to feast on pizza, roasted pork,
panini’s, cannoli, terrone, cristoli,
zeppola, gelato and chestnuts, all
washed down with copious amounts
of wine and coffee. They come to
share and celebrate the culture,
traditions and pride that makes this
community so strong. Club CEO, Grant Imeson said he Club
Marconi is a strong community club
that plays a vital role, not just in the
city of Fairfield but across the entire
Sydney Italian community.
He also wanted to acknowledge
the enormous efforts of the staff
and volunteers who work tirelessly
to deliver such a successful event
saying it simply could not happen
without their whole-hearted support.
Now in its 11th year, the festival
takes months & months of
painstaking planning, preparation
and resources to pull this massive
family event together. Underlying the celebrations of all
things Italian was a message of
inclusion and cultural diversity.
Club Marconi President Vince Foti
said that while the Club promoted
and imparted the values of their
rich Italian heritage, the club also
recognised, embraced and welcomed
other cultures that were part of their
wider community.
It includes an Italian mass complete
with the Marconi choir; over 120
food and specialty stalls; carnival
rides, games and activities; non-