Podeljena priznanja
Slovenca leta 2012 v Klubu Triglav
ANDREW ŠUBER
Slovenian Secondary Student of the Year Triglav Mounties Group Sydney
Častni generalni konzul Republike Slovenije Alfred Brežnik je predal plaketo s priznanjem Andreju Šuberju, študentu leta 2012 iz Kluba Triglav.
Andrew Šuber je bil rojen v tretji generaciji avstralskih Slovencev staršema Kristini in Valterju Šuber kot najmlajši od treh otrok. Ima še brata Daniela in sestro Stephanie. Kot potomec zavedne slovenske družine je bil že od zgodnjih otroških let zelo povezan s slovenskimi koreninami in običaji. Poleg redne šole je obiskoval sobotno Slomškovo šolo pri Slovenskem Verskem Središču Sv. Rafaela v Merrylands-u. Z drugimi učenci Slomškove šole je veliko let sodeloval pri nastopih za posebne praznike, kot so očetovski in materinski dan, Miklavž, slovenski koncerti in druge svečanosti v Verskem Središču in tudi v Klubu Triglav. Njegova mati Kristina je vsa šolska leta svojih otrok sodelovala pri Slomškovi šoli, poučevala in zadnja leta tudi vodila to šolo v Merrylandsu.
Andrew je ponosen na svoje slovensko poreklo. Družina je večkrat obiskala Slovenijo in ima tesne stike s sorodniki v domovini starih staršev. Andrew z zanimanjem spremlja novice na družbenem in gospodarskem področju Slovenije. Zelo se zanima za delo na dobrodelnem področju in se redno udeležuje akcij za zbiranje sredstev za različne dobrodelne namene. Ena od takih akcij je vožnja s kolesom Sydney-Wollongong za dobrobit bolnikov multi skleroze. Sodeluje tudi v programu za nagrado Duke of Edinburgh. Vse to dela z veseljem in prostovoljno.
Andrew is a high achieving student of St Gregory’s College and is very involved in the school life of the college. He is a successful member of the College Show Cattle Team participating in various competitions. Andrew was also the Team Manager of the Formula 1 in School's Challenge Program - a very challenging and demanding program with which the St Gregory's College team won the State Championship for the first time. Andrew's love of music earned him a Scholarship to be a part of the College Band. He plays the saxophone and the piano. He is also an active member of the College debating and Public Speaking team. 2012 saw Andrew became a Minister of the Eucharist. In 2012 Andrew started his own successful test/tag business - a process which ensures the electrical equipment and appliances are safe to use in the workplace done by a certified person. He also works at the Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink as a resident DJ on a Saturday nights. 2012 also saw Andrew becoming a partner of the Microsoft Partner Network as well as other internet technology development programs. He was also offered traineeship for accounting and financial services.
Andrew is a very capable and enterprising young man and deserves our admiration and recognition. We wish him well.
KRISTINA CAR
Slovenian Outstanding Volunteer - St Raphael Slovenian Mission Merrylands
Michelle Šušteršič zastopnica Slovenskega katoliškega Missiona sv.Rafaela, Merrylands je predala priznanje Kristini Car, prostovoljki leta Verskega Središča Merrylands
Kristina Car, rojena Kuhelj, je bila rojena 6.10.1940 v Gornjem Križu pri Žužemberku v slovenski pokrajini Dolenjski. V mestecu Žuženberk je opravila osnovno šolo in nižjo gimnazijo, nakar je v Ljubljani končala vajeniško šolo in se izučila za šiviljo, kjer se je tudi zaposlila in spoznala bodočega moža Jožeta Car, po rodu Hrvata iz kraja Griče pri Ozalju, Hrvatska. 1965. leta sta se poročila. Rodila sta se jima dva otroka, sin Jože leta 1966 in nato sin Mario, 1967. Mož Jože je leta 1969 odšel za kruhom v Australijo in leta 1970 je prišla za njim tudi Kristina z otrokoma. Z letalom so prispeli v Sydney, kjer so najprej stanovali v Regents Parku v garaži pri moževih sorodnikih. Kristina si je kmalu našla zaposlitev, šivanje, v tovarni pohištva Fairland Furniture. Mučilo jo je domotožje in neznanje angleščine, vendar so se kmalu seznanili z drugimi slovenskimi družinami in začeli obiskovati staro cerkvico v Merrylandsu, kjer se je prav v tistem času začela redna slovenska služba božja. Kristina je vključila otroke v Slomškovo šolo in otroški pevski zbor v Verskem središču in z drugimi materami in družinami sodelovala pri različnih prireditvah. Pekle so pecivo in pripravljale drugo hrano. Tedanja sestra Mirjam Horvat je naučila Kristino voziti avto, kar je napravilo življenje precej lažje. Kristina se je vključila v delovno skupino, ki jo je takrat vodila Tončka Stariha, z njo pa so bile tudi Marija Kužnik, Teja Bavčar in druge. Matere te delovne skupine so spremljale otroški pevski zbor na nastope doma, v Canberro, Melbourne in drugam ter skrbele za njihovo oskrbo in prehrano. Skrbele so tudi za različne prireditve doma, ko se je gradila cerkev, dvorana in drugo. Ko so se članice začela starati in zaradi zdravja odstopati, je Kristina prevzela vodstvo prve delovne skupine, katero vodi sedaj že osem let.
Kristina Car came to Australia in 1970 from her native Slovenia with her two sons, Jože and Mario, to join her husband Jože Car. She was very homesick, couldn't speak English and the little family lived for a while with her husband's relatives. She soon found a job in a furniture factory and with both working, they managed to save for a deposit on the house at Wetherill Park, where they still live today. They also found contact with the Slovenian community, gathering around the Slovenian Mission at Merrylands, where the first Slovenian church was located. They helped with the work, while the new church was being built, entered their children into Slovenian school there and the children's choir. With other mothers, Kristina worked at the Mission's social functions, gatherings and children's concerts, cooking, baking, cleaning and other work that needed to be done. Kristina was a part of the working group, sharing the duties for the past 40 years, the last eight years as a leader of the first working group.
Helen Mauric
Slovenian Outstanding Volunteer - Austral Slovenian Society Tivoli Newcastle Inc
Marija Grosman, predsednica Kluba »Tivoli » Newcastle je predala priznanje Helen Maurič, prostovoljki leta iz Newcastla.
Helen Mauric je bila rojena 23. avgusta 1959 v Newcastlu staršema Andreju in Albini Maurič, ki sta se preselila iz rodne slovenske Primorske v Avstralijo. Po osnovnem šolanju v Hunters High School v Newcastlu in univerzi v Sydneyu je končala izobrazbo kot registrirana medicinska sestra in se specializirala v za pediatrinjo. Po osmih letih se je vrnila v Newcastle in izpolnila svojo srčno željo, da bi postala učiteljica v osnovni šoli. Leta 2000 je diplomirala na univerzi v Newcastlu in sedaj poučuje v na različnih osnovnih šolah. Helen je od vsega začetka dejavno sodelovala v slovenski skupnosti v Newcastlu, prav tako kot njena domača družina. Pomagala je svojim staršem pri številnih srečanjih in prireditvah, posebno pri postrežbi po vsakokratni slovenski sveti maši v Newcastlu, kjer pomaga še danes. Helen je že nekaj časa podpredsednica Avstralsko-slovenskega društva Tivoli Newcastle. Zavzetost za domovino svojih staršev jo je pripravila, da je večkrat obiskala Slovenijo, spoznala številne sorodnike in se popolnoma zaljubila v lepote Slovenije, ki jih še danes rada navdušena predstavi vsakomur, ki se zanima zanje.
Apart from her love of teaching and for everything Slovenian Helen has chosen an unusual sporting hobby - paddling both dragon boats and outrigger canoes. She has represented Australia twice as a paddler in Poland 2003 and then in China the following year. Helen has also been state champion numerous times travelling all around Australia to compete. She also competes at club level and her club has been chosen to compete in Italy next year to represent the masters mixed division in dragon boating Australia. Helen has inherited a love of all kinds of needle craft, including quilting. One of her quilts was included in a Slovenian exhibition at Merrylands a few years ago. She is also a talented artist, and especially enjoys drawing, painting and making pottery. Being a teacher, it means she has ample opportunity to express her love of art and craft with her students. They thrive on making things. Beside her hobbies, she always finds time to follow in her parents footsteps and helps with the Slovenian community in Newcastle and we all love and admire her for her unselfish contributions.
DYLAN JAMES KOPRIVEC
Slovenian Secondary Student of the Year for Wollongong
Veleposlanik Republike Slovenije dr Milan Balažic je predal priznanje študentu leta iz Wollongonga, Dylanu Koprivicu.
Dylan je bil rojen 17. decembra 1998 v tretji generaciji slovensko–avstralske družine Koprivec v Wollongongu. Njegov stari oče se je priselil iz Slovenije v Avstralijo leta 1968 in si ustvaril družino v Wollongongu, kjer se je družina kmalu vključila v slovensko skupnost Slovenskega Kluba Planica. Dylanov oče je sodeloval na slovenskih mladinskih koncertih in prireditvah. Družina obiskuje slovenske maše v Figtreeju. Dylan je kot mladi avstralski Slovenec zelo ponosen na svoje korenine. Trenutno je student leta 9 v Edmund Rice College v Wollongongu. Je zelo prizadeven in delaven, odlikuje se na vseh področjih šolanja in spada v 5% najuspešnejših študentov v vseh predmetih v zadnjih dveh letih. Za svoje študijske dosežke je prejel akademsko priznanje za pet predmetov in posebno odlikovanje, “Headmasters Medallion”, za prostovoljno delo pa je prejel "Christian Service Learning Medal". Poleg rednih študijskih predmetov se Dylan še posebno odlikuje v športu. Slovenci v Wollongongu smo res lahko ponosni nanj in nam je v veliko čast.
Dylan, a Year 9 student at Edmund Rice College in Wollongong, is currently one of the top 5% students in his year for all his subjects in the past 2 years. He is a conscientious and hard working, excelling in all his subjects. Dylan specially excels in the sports field. His interests include cricket, basketball, swimming and reading.
His greatest achievements have been in cricket which he has been playing since he was 9 years old. During 2009 to 2010, he received the best batting scoring of 231 runs with an average of 57.75. Later that year he was selected in the MacKillop Sydney Diocesan team. The team was selected from Catholic Schools from Sydney area to the Victorian border. In 2011 he received the best batting award for all of NSW, scoring 285 runs. He was also selected as part of the under 14’s NSW Cricket Academy. At only 14 years of age in 2012, he was selected to play with the under 16’s in Engadine for a club cricket and was a Representative Player for Sutherland.
He was also chosen to play for the Under 16’s Green Shield Team, which is recognized as the best competition/tournament in the world for that age. He was one of the youngest players chosen, and this is the highest level of cricket that any junior can play. With Dylan’s contribution, the team reached the Grand Final. His club cricket team won the Grand Final and they were also the T-20 NSW State Champions. His absolute highlight of the year was the opportunity to play at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) where our Australian National Cricket Team plays.
PAULA FABIAN
Slovenian Outstanding Senior Citizen - St Raphael Slovenian Mission Merrylands
John Dean , Vice President &Treasurer Kluba Mounties je predal priznanje Pauli Fabian, starejši
prostovoljki leta za Versko Središče Merrylands.
Paula Fabian se je rodila 29. junija 1933 kot sedmi od osmih otrok. v naselju Bate pri Gorici. 14. oktobra 1958 je iz Genove z ladjo Neptunia prispela v Sydney, kot "proxy bride" - poročena v Sloveniji z osebo, ki je nadomeščala ženina Slavka Fabiana. 27.decembra 1958 se je v Sydneyu po avstralskem zakonu ponovno poročila s Slavkom Fabian in si ustvarila dom pri moževem očetu na farmi v Mona Vale. V zakonu sta se rodila hčerka in sin. Delo na farmi je bilo zelo težko, zaslužek skromen, poleg tega je bolehal mož za posledicami vojne. Po nekaj desetih letih trdega dela, je družina farmo razdelila na gradbene parcele in med lepimi in modernimi stanovanjskimi hišami le kratka, zaprta ulica spominja na družino, saj se imenuje Fabian Place. Paula živi danes v eni od teh hiš s sinom.
Fabianovi so se hitro spoznali z drugimi Slovenci in se začeli udeleževat svetih maš in prireditev v Paddingtonu in kasneje v Merrylandsu. Paulina hčerka se je od mladih nog učila igrati klavir in je bila ena od nastopajočih na prvem Slovenskem mladinskem koncertu. Ti koncerti še dandanes povezujejo slovenske talente širom Avstralije. Paula je bila zelo dejavna v slovenski skupnosti. Predvsem je skrbela za redno pripravo stojnic v Merrylandsu in za garažne prodaje pri cerkvi. Vedno je prinesla rože za prodajo in za okrasitev cerkve. Vsa leta je rada priskočila na pomoč tudi pri drugih delih.
Pri 80. letih, ki jih bo praznovala konec tega meseca, je sicer omejena zaradi oddaljenosti in zaradi zdravja od Merrylandsa, še vedno pa redno prihaja v našo cerkev sv. Rafaela ali pa v svojo farno cerkev, kjer živi in kjer prav tako pomaga, če je pomoč potrebna.
Paula Fabian was born in Slovenia near Nova Gorica during the Italian occupation. She arrived in Australia in 1958 as a proxy bride of a fellow Slovenian immigrant Slavko Fabian. They got married, settled down on his parents' farm in Mona Vale and had two children. Many years of hard work later the family subdivided the land and built a home in a section that now bears their name – Fabian Place. Paula and her family had become connected to the Sydney Slovenian Community very early on, by attending Slovenian mass and social events organised by Slovenian priests in Paddington and later at St Raphael's Slovenian Mission in Merrylands. Paula's daughter played the piano as an act in the first Slovenian Youth Concert. Paula actively participated in many fund raisers for the Mission, she also provided flowers for the church, stalls and garage sales. Her consistent support of our mission has been much appreciated through the decades and even though she has had to slow down due to age, she still comes around and helps as much as she can.
Good on you, Paula! We wish there were more like you !
BRANKO FABJANČIČ
Slovenian Outstanding Volunteer Triglav Mounties Group Sydney
Predsednik Kluba Triglav in predsednik Kluba Mounties sta predala priznanje Branku
Fabjančiču, prostovoljcu leta za Klub Triglav -Mounties.
Branko Fabjančič je avstralski Slovenec druge generacije. Oče Anton je prispel v Avstralijo leta 1954. Kot izučen mizar je delal v Queenslandu in na Warragamba Dam-u. Mati Marija je prispela v Avstralijo 1960. Naslednje leto sta se poročila in si ustvarila dom v Bankstownu. Oktobra 1963 se jima je rodil sin Branko. Vsa družina se je že zgodaj vključila v slovenski Klub Triglav, kjer so delali kot prostovoljci, Branko pa se je vključil v vse mladinske dejvanosti v klubu. Branko je služil tudi kot ministrant pri mašah medtem ko je obiskoval nižjo šolo St Brendan, kasneje, v višji šoli De Salle v Bankstownu in Ashfieldu, pa se je posvetil športu. Igral je tenis in nogomet dokler se ni vključil v Slovensko sobotno šolo, ki jo je končal na HSC ravni z odličnim uspehom. Sodeloval je v Mladinski dramski skupini, ki je nastopala na prireditvah v domačem klubu, s predstavo Sneguljčice pa so gostovali tudi v Melbournu. Po končanem študiju na TAFE je Branko diplomiral v računovodstvu. Že med študijem je v Klubu Triglav prevzel kot prostovoljec za več let delo blagajnika, kar je nadaljeval tudi po poroki. Kot član odbora pa nadaljuje delo v klubu že 25 let.
Branko’s whole family became part of the Slovenian community from the very beginning and became specially active at Triglav Club. Branko was involved in most activities of the younger generation and played tennis and soccer. He attended Slovenian Saturday School and received an exceptional mark for Slovenian language for his HSC. In those times, Branko and his later wife Julie also performed in the Junior Drama Group. After finishing TAFE and completing an Accountancy Certificate he accepted a voluntary job as the treasurer of the Triglav Club. Later he also became a member of the club’s Committee, a position he has been holding for the past 25 years. Family circumstances resulted in Branko's re-evaluation of his work and life. He decided to quit his job as a Senior Manager of an International manufacturing company to care for his aging parents who were dealing with serious health issues. However, his former boss, who once called Branko “a true gentleman”, understood Branko’s need to support his family, but also appreciated his skills, knowledge and his commitment to his job. He allowed him to do a part time work with the flexibility to care for his parents. Although Branko was extremely busy caring for his ailing parents and his own family, he has continued his active role at the Club Triglav during the amalgamation with the Panthers and now with the Mounties. He always tries to ensure club's continual success and future. Branko Fabjančič is truly worthy of this award.
Zmagovalci in dobitniki priznanj za njigovo zaslužno delo za leto 2012, skupaj z odborniki Kluba Mounties in Kluba Triglav:
Zadaj:
Kristina Car, (Slovenian Mission Merrylands ), Leon Hansen, John Dean (Vice President & Treasurer), Helen Mauric ( Tivoli Newcastle ) , Dylan Koprivec ( Planica Wollongong), Marilyn Price, Andrew Suber ( Triglav Club ) Lorraine Dean.
Front:
Peter Krope, Predsednik Kluba Triglav , Branko Fabjancic ( Triglav Club ), Kevin Ingram (President kluba Mounties, Paula Fabian (Slovenian Mission Merrylands )
