Delianuova Social and Sporting Club
Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (13:59): On Sunday I had the honour of joining the Italian community to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Delianuova Social and Sporting Club. Delianuova is a province in southern Italy. The sporting club has enormously contributed to Italian communities over the last 50 years, established in 1974 to fill the gaps in the communities of multicultural engagement. I have learned that for about the last 50 years the club has assisted in organising dinner dances, Christmas dinners, local youth sporting teams and sporting and netball clubs. It has an important function keeping the community engaged and developing strong relationships within our society. The Delianuova social club showcases the power and importance of grassroots organisations to pioneer community solutions, with over 400 members at its height. It was a great honour, and I want to say thank you to secretary Joe Rechichi and president Antonio Licastro for the invitation, the warm welcome and the delicious Italian food.