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THE CASAL Location 247 -251 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, VIC AUSTRALIA. On the 4th floor, Ross House building.
Committee members
Born in Barcelona in 1971, Viqui moved to Melbourne with her Australian partner in 2003. She has been involved with the Casal since then: as a member, Secretary and ordinary member. She became President in august 2011. At present, she work as a researcher and lecturer at the School of Languages and Linguistics of Monash University. She also gives presentations on Bilingualism and Maintenance of Home Languages. In her spare time, she likes to read, exercise and get lost in some exhibition or other in the city of Melbourne. She has two children.
Born
in Esparraguera (Barcelona) I arrived in Australia January 1973 with husband
Rod Barber and have a daughter from that marriage. After a few years not
being able to speak the language for lacking of catalan aquantancies,
it was not until 1986 that I decided to organise that historical Picnic
on the 27th April, Moreneta's Day when about 40 Catalans got together,
which followed with the start of the Casal. I held the position of Secretary
for many years and took the Presidency from 2009 to 2011. At present I
am looking after the Casal's finances as the Treasurer.
Originally from Barcelona, Sara has worked as a journalist in Europe and India for different media outlets. She arrived in Australia in 2008 and since then has worked at this Casal and at the University of Melbourne as a Communications and Research Officer. Among other ideas and plans, Sara is currently engaged in a range of photographic projects and developing www.SpanishAustralia.org, the first free online magazine featuring a selection of Spanish cultural events and businesses based in Australia.
I come from an Australian Anglo-Irish background, but I became interested in Catalan culture towards the end of the 1980s. As part of my undergraduate degree and doctorate I have undertaken studies in Catalan language and literature at universities in Australia and Catalonia. Currently I am Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Catalan Studies at Monash University, where I am lucky to be able to teach the richness of Catalan culture to Australian students (http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/spanish/staff/sking.php). I often return to conduct research and to give classes or seminars on Catalan literature at universities in Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands and, of course, to see many close friends.
My
name is Josephine Canals and I was born in Melbourne in 1924. My parents
both came from Barcelona.
This girl from Barcelona arrived in Melbourne at the end of 2009, alongside her aussie husband. With the very little spare time she has left (courtesy of her naughty twins) she is still able to do plenty of things, such as manage the Casal's new website. Just ask her for anything, she will never give you a no for an answer. Contact Mail:
casalcatalavictoria@gmail.com
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Victòria Gras, President
Marina Mateos, Vice-president
Angela Amorós, Secretary
Montse Becker, Treasurer
Sara Bosch, Vocal
Stewart King, Ordinary member
Josee Canals, Ordinary member
Elisenda Avendaño, Ordinary member