Friends of Italian Week
Italian Week organisers would like to extend a special thank you to our friends, who assist us with this project.
CO.AS.IT. Italian Australian Welfare Association has kept pace with the changing needs of the Italian Community since its establishment in Brisbane in 1978.
Its two primary aims are community services and the maintenance and promotion of the Italian language and culture. Co.As.It.’s role is the identification of the community needs and the planning and implementation of appropriate programs and services for the Italians in Queensland. These are made possible by the Australian authorities which provide funds to deliver much needed services to the community
Co.As.It. is run and managed by a Management Committee who is responsible for the overall administration, financing, staffing and policy decisions for the Association. The Management Committee is accountable to all Funding Government Bodies (Australian & Italian) for the administration of its programs.
Trained professional staff assess the needs of the community and plan the delivery of a variety of programs and services. These include support programs for families and individuals in crisis, advocacy, community education, counselling, support for frail elderly and people with disabilities and their carers.
Dante Alighieri Society Inc, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
2007 was the 55th year of the Brisbane Dante’s continuous existence. With branches worldwide, our parent society in Rome, la sede centrale, was founded in 1889 on the inspiration of the great Nobel prize winning poet, Giosuè Carducci. Its two objectives at that time, that we and all branches still pursue, are to maintain and to resuscitate the use of Italian among Italians emigrants in foreign lands and also to diffuse the Italian language and culture among non-Italians.
Across the years these monthly encounters have ranged from concerts, theatre outings, lectures on Italy, past and present, Italian films (subtitled or not, according to need), music, art, cooking and so on. Cultural meetings usually take place in the 3rd. week of every month and are announced in the Dante News. English and Italian feature as the languages of presentation. We encourage initiatives from members outside the management committee to suggest ideas and speakers for functions.
Language and Culture Courses
For the Brisbane Dante, these represent the greatest expression of the Society’s aims and our most important commitment of time and effort. Courses for the most part are year long in duration with an additional intake of new students in Semester two. All levels of language are taught from Monday to Thursday in the evenings and on some mornings. Children's classes are also available. In addition, circoli di cultura are offered fortnightly in Italian including, of course, un circolo dantesco.
The Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry QLD
The Italian Chamber of Commerse (ICCI) QLD is the youngest Italian Chamber of Commerce operating in Australia. Established in 1989, it received official recognition from the Italian Government in 1995. It is part of the Assocamerestero network and works alongside 70 other Italian Chambers of Commerce in almost every country in the world..
ICCI QLD can help your company penetrate the Italian and Australian market by identifying potential counterparts willing to establish mutually beneficial relations with you. Your company can count on icci queensland’s strong links with the worldwide network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce abroad, with close cooperation with both Italian and Australian Government bodies (state and Federal), and with all other industry bodies and organisations.
GIN-Q aka the “Giovani Italiani Network – Queensland ”
An organization which has been established to provide and facilitate interaction between young people from various communities on a local, national and worldwide level.
GIN-Q has representatives from many Italian associations in Brisbane as well as the support from the Italian Consulate, the Comitato Italiani all‘Estero (Com.It.Es.), the Consiglio Generale Italiani all‘Estero (C.G.I.E.), and the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI)
Brisbane is one of the first cities in Australia to have the Giovani Italiani Network.
Other states of Australia and some other countries around the world have already established similar networks. Our aim is to have all these linked together to provide a means of collaboration and partnership with youth of Italian origin and youth who have an interest in the Italian language and culture, on a world-wide scale.