Franc Koncina passed away on 30 May 2019, aged 77. Frank was born in Polje in Slovenia on July 12 1941. He was very well known and respected within Adelaide's Slovenian community. Frank was actively involved at the Slovenian Club Adelaide and at the Holy Family Slovenian Church and Mission, where his funeral was also held on Saturday, 8 June 2019. Ivan Cafuta, former president of the Slovenian Club Adelaide was very good friends with the late Frank Končina. He pays tribute to Frank, who was very respected within the Slovenian community, a proud family man and a proud Australian Slovenian. May he rest in God's peace. 

- Frank Končina je bil dobro znan in spoštovan med slovensko skupnostjo v Adelaidi in drugod. Rojen je bil 12. julija, 1941 v Polje v Sloveniji. Umrl je 30. maja v starosti 77 let. Bil je activen član Slovenskega Kluba v Adelaidi in aktivno sodeloval v Slovenskem Misijonu Svete Družine v West Hindmarshu. Njegovo zadnjo slovo je bilo v soboto, 8. julija 2019 v Slovenski Cerkvi, Svete Dužine. Ivan Cafuta, nekdanji predsednik Slovenskega Kluba v Adelaidi, ki je bil dober prijatelj s pokojnim Frankom je nam več zaupal o njegovem življenju. Frank je ljubil obe svoji domovini, Slovenijo in Avstralijo in je rad imel svojo prelepo Dolenjsko. Naj Frank počiva v božjem miru. 

Miro Smrdel passed away on Friday, 9 August in Greystanes, NSW. Miro, aged 74 was born on January 30, 1945 in the village of Trnje, near the town of Pivka in Slovenia. Miro is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mira and daughter Tania. Mira and Miro were married in the St Raphael's Slovenian Church in Merrylands on January 6, 1973, just after the church was built. His wife Mira is a former president of the Slovenian Association Sydney, and daughter Tania also has been actively involved within the wider Slovenian Community Down Under. It must be noted that Tania has worked as a Slovenian radio broadcaster on SBS for almost 20 years as well as being the Executive Producer for SBS Slovenian for 11 years. Miro was a softly spoken man with a heart of gold! He was a good husband and father who loved his family dearly. His friendly and genuine nature won him the admiration and respect of many people within the Slovenian Community. Miro's funeral and requiem Mass was held at the St Raphael's Slovenian Church in Merrylands, the same church where Miro and Mira were married almost 47 years earlier. He was laid to rest in the St Raphael's Slovenian Cemetery in Rookwood with his wake being held at the Slovenian Association Sydney where the Smrdel family were actively involved. We extend our sincerest condolences to wife Mira, daughter Tania, Miro's brother Ivan and sister Stana in Slovenia, his brother Frank who lives in Sydney and Miro's many friends who were fortunate enough to know and respect him. May he rest in God's peace.

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V petek, 9. avgusta 2019, v Greystanes-u, v Sydneyu umrl Miro Smrdel v starosti 74 let. Pokojni Miro se je rodil 30. januarja, leta 1945 v vasi Trnje pri Pivki. Pokojni Miro zapušča ženo Miro, s katero se je poročil 6. januarja, leta 1973 v slovenski cerkvi, sv. Rafaela v Merrylandsu, ki je bila takrat na novo zgrajena. Družina Smrdel je spoštovana v Sydneyu in drugod po Avstraliji. Hčerka Tania je že od otroških let zelo aktivna in dobro znana med slovensko skupnostjo širom Avstralije. Tania, ki že skoraj 20 let dela kot radijska napovedovalka na Radiu SBS, že 11 let vodi slovensko oddajo na SBSu kot glavna in odgovorna urednica. Žena Mira je nekdanja predsednica Slovenskega Društva Sydney. Pokojni Miro je bil zelo priden in skrben mož in oče.  Čeprav je bil skromen človek in bol tihe narave, je bil zelo priljubljen med slovensko skupnostjo v Sydneyu. Pogrebna sveta maša za pokojnega Mirota je bila v slovenski cerkvi, sv. Rafaela v Merrylandsu v soboto, 17. avgusta. Pokopan je na slovenskem pokopališču, sv. Rafaela v Rookwoodu. Po pogrebu je sledila sedmina v prostorih Slovenskega Društva Sydney. Izrekamo iskreno ter globoko sožalje ženi Miri, hčerki Tanji, bratu Ivanu in sestri Stani v Sloveniji ter bratu Francu v Sydneyu in številnim prijateljem, ki so Mirota spoštovali in imeli radi. Dragi Miro, pogrešali te bomo! Dragi Miro, počivaj v božjem miru in naj ti bo lahka avstralska zemlja. 

Draga Gelt OAM from Melbourne pays a special tribute in memory of the late Sister Silvestra Ifko, who worked tirelessly amongst the Slovenian Community in Victoria, particularly at the Slovenian Mission in Kew for over 25 years. She passed away 25 years ago in October 1994. May she rest in God's peace.

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Draga Gelt OAM iz Melbourna obuja spomine na pokojno sestro Silvestro Ifko, ki je več kot 25 let neumorno delovala med slovensko skupnostjo v Viktoriji, še posebej v Slovenskem Misjonu v Kewju. Umrla je pred 25. leti v oktobru leta 1994. Naj počiva v božjem miru.

 Draga Gelt OAM from Melbourne pays a special tribute in memory of the late Sister Ema Pivk, who worked tirelessly amongst the Slovenian Community in Victoria, particularly at the Slovenian Mission in Kew for over 25 years. This year marks the 20th anniversary of her death in February 1999. May she rest in God's peace. 

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 Draga Gelt OAM iz Melbourna obuja spomine na pokojno sestro Emo Pivk, ki je več kot 25 let neumorno delovala med slovensko skupnostjo v Viktoriji, še posebej v Slovenskem Misjonu v Kewju. Umrla je pred 20. leti v februarju leta 1994. Naj počiva v božjem miru. 

Peter Čuješ, who is currently living in Perth and studying English is also actively involved with the Slovenian Club in that city. He is inviting Slovenians in Perth and elsewhere to attend a special day for Slovenians living in Western Australia to be held on Sunday, 29 September at the Slovenian Club in Perth.

- Peter Čuješ, ki trenutno študira angleščino v Perthu je tudi dejaven v tamkajšnem slovenskem klubu. Peter vabi Slovence v Perthu in širom Avstralije na posebno srečanje, Dan Slovencev v Zahodnji Avstraliji, ki bo v nedeljo, 29. septembra v prostorih Slovenskega Klubu v Perthu. 

 Draga Gelt OAM from Melbourne pays a special tribute in memory of the late Sister Ema Pivk, who worked tirelessly amongst the Slovenian Community in Victoria, particularly at the Slovenian Mission in Kew for over 25 years. This year marks the 20th anniversary of her death in February 1999. May she rest in God's peace. 

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 Draga Gelt OAM iz Melbourna obuja spomine na pokojno sestro Emo Pivk, ki je več kot 25 let neumorno delovala med slovensko skupnostjo v Viktoriji, še posebej v Slovenskem Misjonu v Kewju. Umrla je pred 20. leti v februarju leta 1994. Naj počiva v božjem miru. 

Miro Smrdel passed away on Friday, 9 August in Greystanes, NSW. Miro, aged 74 was born on January 30, 1945 in the village of Trnje, near the town of Pivka in Slovenia. Miro is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mira and daughter Tania. Mira and Miro were married in the St Raphael's Slovenian Church in Merrylands on January 6, 1973, just after the church was built. His wife Mira is a former president of the Slovenian Association Sydney, and daughter Tania also has been actively involved within the wider Slovenian Community Down Under. It must be noted that Tania has worked as a Slovenian radio broadcaster on SBS for almost 20 years as well as being the Executive Producer for SBS Slovenian for 11 years. Miro was a softly spoken man with a heart of gold! He was a good husband and father who loved his family dearly. His friendly and genuine nature won him the admiration and respect of many people within the Slovenian Community. Miro's funeral and requiem Mass was held at the St Raphael's Slovenian Church in Merrylands, the same church where Miro and Mira were married almost 47 years earlier. He was laid to rest in the St Raphael's Slovenian Cemetery in Rookwood with his wake being held at the Slovenian Association Sydney where the Smrdel family were actively involved. We extend our sincerest condolences to wife Mira, daughter Tania, Miro's brother Ivan and sister Stana in Slovenia, his brother Frank who lives in Sydney and Miro's many friends who were fortunate enough to know and respect him. May he rest in God's peace.

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V petek, 9. avgusta 2019, v Greystanes-u, v Sydneyu umrl Miro Smrdel v starosti 74 let. Pokojni Miro se je rodil 30. januarja, leta 1945 v vasi Trnje pri Pivki. Pokojni Miro zapušča ženo Miro, s katero se je poročil 6. januarja, leta 1973 v slovenski cerkvi, sv. Rafaela v Merrylandsu, ki je bila takrat na novo zgrajena. Družina Smrdel je spoštovana v Sydneyu in drugod po Avstraliji. Hčerka Tania je že od otroških let zelo aktivna in dobro znana med slovensko skupnostjo širom Avstralije. Tania, ki že skoraj 20 let dela kot radijska napovedovalka na Radiu SBS, že 11 let vodi slovensko oddajo na SBSu kot glavna in odgovorna urednica. Žena Mira je nekdanja predsednica Slovenskega Društva Sydney. Pokojni Miro je bil zelo priden in skrben mož in oče.  Čeprav je bil skromen človek in bol tihe narave, je bil zelo priljubljen med slovensko skupnostjo v Sydneyu. Pogrebna sveta maša za pokojnega Mirota je bila v slovenski cerkvi, sv. Rafaela v Merrylandsu v soboto, 17. avgusta. Pokopan je na slovenskem pokopališču, sv. Rafaela v Rookwoodu. Po pogrebu je sledila sedmina v prostorih Slovenskega Društva Sydney. Izrekamo iskreno ter globoko sožalje ženi Miri, hčerki Tanji, bratu Ivanu in sestri Stani v Sloveniji ter bratu Francu v Sydneyu in številnim prijateljem, ki so Mirota spoštovali in imeli radi. Dragi Miro, pogrešali te bomo! Dragi Miro, počivaj v božjem miru in naj ti bo lahka avstralska zemlja. 

Draga Gelt OAM from Melbourne pays a special tribute in memory of the late Sister Silvestra Ifko, who worked tirelessly amongst the Slovenian Community in Victoria, particularly at the Slovenian Mission in Kew for over 25 years. She passed away 25 years ago in October 1994. May she rest in God's peace.

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Draga Gelt OAM iz Melbourna obuja spomine na pokojno sestro Silvestro Ifko, ki je več kot 25 let neumorno delovala med slovensko skupnostjo v Viktoriji, še posebej v Slovenskem Misjonu v Kewju. Umrla je pred 25. leti v oktobru leta 1994. Naj počiva v božjem miru.

Mirko Cuderman, who regularly reports on the latest news and events within the Slovenian community in Queensland brings us the news that the Slovenian club Planinka in Brisbane is on the market. He also pays tribute to the late Marijan Lauko who was popular and well respected within the Slovenian community in Australia, as well as inviting Slovenians around Australia to come and celebrate the 10th anniversary of the blessing of the Slovenian Chapel in Marian Valley on Saturday 14 September.

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Mirko Cuderman, ki nam redno poroča o novostmi in dogodkih med slovensko skupnostjo v Queensland-u je nam sporočil da je Slovensko Društvo Planinka v Brisbanu na prodaj. Spomnil se je tudi pokojnega Marijana Lauka, ki je bil dobro znan in spoštovan med slovensko skupnostjo v Avstraliji. Mirko prav tako vabi Slovence širom Avstralije na praznovanje 10. obletnice postavitve in blagoslovitve slovenske kapelice v Marijini Dolini v soboto, 14. septembra.

On Sunday 18th August there was a successful reunion of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd generations of Australian Slovenians in Sydney at Triglav Mounties. We spoke with President of the Triglav Mounties advisory committee Peter Krope, as well as the Treasurer of Mounties Group John Dean about the event and why these are so important.

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V nedeljo, 18. avgusta, je bilo v Klubu Triglav Mounties uspešno srečanje prve, druge in tretje generacije Avstralskih Slovencev. Pogovarjali smo se z predsednikom kluba Triglav Petrom Kropejem kot tudi z blagajnikom Mounties Group Johnom Deanom o tem srečanju in zakaj so taka srečanja pomembna za bodočnost skupnosti.