The National Gallery of Victoria hosted on Friday 29 July the “Palmes Académiques” Award Ceremony, during which the Ambassador of France to Australia H.E. Mr Christophe Lecourtier presented the award of…
On July 26, the Consular Corps of Melbourne gathered together to celebrate the Egyptian National Day. Amongst the guests were VIPs and a large number of the local Egyptian community….
On Tuesday the 19th of July, the Friends of the 15th Brigade Association organised a special commemorative service at the Cobbers Statue in the gardens of the Shrine of Remembrance to mark the Centenary of the…
The “Association des Anciens Combattants”, under the presidency of Mr Claude Midon, organised a ceremony to commemorate Bastille Day at the Shrine of Remembrance. The ANZACs who valiantly fought a…
On Monday 6 June the celebrations of the 72nd Anniversary of the D-Day landing were held at the Shrine of Remembrance. The Normandy Veterans Association had organised a very moving…
Claudine Lepage, a French senator representing the French citizens living outside France, was in Melbourne the Friday 20 May and Saturday 21 May to meet the French community in Victoria. Her first day, Friday 20 May was very centered around education….
After the announcement that French company DCNS won a $50 billion contract to help build Australia’s twelve new submarines, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, already in official visit in New…
As part of the WWI Centenary commemoration and thanks to the Australian Federal Government’s local grants program, the Provenance Artists Inc society commissioned 23 local artists to create large paintings of World…
The Australian and French people share many common bonds. None run deeper than the friendship, respect and gratitude that France has for Australia due to the Australian soldiers’ courage and…
Louis Duvernois, a French senator representing the French citizens living outside France, was in Melbourne the 11 April and Tuesday 12 April to meet the French community in Victoria. His first day, Monday, April 11 was very…
