About Italian Week, THE OFFICIAL ITALIAN FEASTIVAL in Brisbane Australia

About Italian Week - Italian week is an initiative of the Italian Consulate. Designed to promote and celebrate Italian culture, artistry and lifestyle. Italian Week is planned as an annual event and is proudly supported by numerous sponsors including;-

New Realm Media
New Realm Media is recognized as one of Australia’s leading online content distributors and hosts over 25 million visitors each year. With our visibility and traffic, we are constantly looking for opportunities to promote unique cultural artists and performers to our ever growing audience who have come to expect original, high quality entertainment. New Realm Media’s knowledge of search engine optimization, creating and developing online networks and communities via production and syndication of rich, original material provides necessary entry points into the competitive market of online music and entertainment. The new landscape of music distribution see’s the internet as the leading arena for artists seeking international audiences and as such we are pleased to have close working relationships with talented artists and performers. Principally working within its own projects, New Realm Media currently collaborates with over 40,000 businesses covering dozens of market sectors from Tourism to Fashion to Environmentalism to Music and many more. Founded by Alessandro Sorbello in 1998, New Realm Media operates projects like:- Factory Outlet Shopping which is Australia's leading website for promoting Factory Outlets and discount shopping. More

The Pellegrino Scholarship for further education in Italy for Australian Citizens and Italian Citizens permanently residing in Queensland (I.R.E.). Mr Stephen J. Pellegrino, Chief Executive Officer of Australian Capital Limited and philanthropist since 2003, has offered a scholarship to Australian citizens and Italian citizens permanently residing in Queensland, willing to improve in the fields of Arts (visual arts, media, literature, music, etc.); Industry, Artisanship, Business and Professions; Sports. More
Stephen has devoted his career to to the property industry and specialises in strategic identification and assessment of opportunities including negotiating and acquisition. He progressed from Real Estate sales and property management to develop his own property portfolio. This included building and refurbishing, trading, sourcing buyers and long term tenants and their strategic development and management of a wide range of properties. He was one of the founding directors of the HPV Properties Group. His career then progressed to the formation of Australian Capital Limited in 1998 whose activities are targeted at large scale property projects. Stephen remains as Chief Executive Officer of Australian Capital Limited and is the beneficial owner of 50% of the group together with related interests. His activities bought him to invest in Queensland in the early 90s which led to his permanent relocation to Brisbane in 2000.

The South Bank Corporation which manages the Parklands, the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre and a number of other areas of Brisbane’s South Bank Parklands feature 17 hectares of lush gardens and lawns, the Clem Jones Promenade next to the Brisbane River and the magnificent Arbour. The open, public spaces are accessible 24 hours a day, every day of the year. It is the place where the residents of our city come together to celebrate family functions as well as national events such as Australia Day. Visitors to Brisbane, plus locals too, are attracted to South Bank for its relaxed atmosphere and opportunity to swim, walk, ride, eat or see a show. More

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Lindy Nelson Carr, Steve Maguire and Multicultural Affairs Queensland are very pleased to support Italian Week.

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Throw yourself, heart and soul, into the very best elements of Italy when Italian Week embraces Brisbane. Hear Italian artists sing, enjoy famous opera, eat and celebrate Italian style and admire the sophisticated fashion, art and cars of this European country which influences us all. Take part in the official Italian Festival in Queensland, organised with passion as an initiative of the Italian Consulate.

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Brisbane will have a fantastic excuse to embrace the Italian way of life from next Monday as Italian Week sweeps the city in a celebration of la dolce vita. Festival producer Alessandro Sorbello has arranged a rich program full of food, wine, music, literature, history, sport, design and cinema to showcase the very best parts of the Italian lifestyle.