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The Italian Community in Australia Italians are the largest non-Anglo-Saxon migrant group in Australia, and Italian is the second most spoken language in the country. About half a million people still speak Italian at home. It's believed the first Italians to see the Australian continent were sailors Giacomo Matra and Antonio Ponto, who were on board the Endeavour with Captain James Cook during his voyage of discovery in 1770. Arrival The majority of migrants came from Italy after the Second World War, but the first to settle in Australia, Sicilian Giuseppe Tusa, was a convict with the First Fleet in 1788. After serving his sentence, he lived in Sydney, married and had four children. Italians from all walks of life made their way to Australia. Among them was a Giuseppe Basesto, pharmacist, inventor and eventually a member of Parliament. There was also Count Leopoldo De Salis who became a big landowner and magistrate. Settlement What had been a flood of Italian migrants, today has slowed to a trickle. Italian-Australians are well established in all walks of life and have made a significant contribution to the development of Australia's, food, wine and tourism industries. Australia's highest building was built by a company founded and still owned by a Veneto family and a company, started by a former Italian prisoner of war, is responsible for the construction of Sydney's Harbour Tunnel. In Australia, Italians have prospered. They're active in Politics, Sport, Journalism, the Law, and the Arts. They've passed on the best of their heritage and culture for the enjoyment of all Australians. Community Contacts Organisations serving the Italian community in Australia: Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia PO Box 344 Curtin, ACT 2605 Phone:02 6282 5755 Fax: 02 6282 5734 Ambasciata D'Italia/Italian Embassy 12 Grey St., Deakin Act 2600 Phone 02 6273 3333 Fax 02 6273 4223 Victoria Consolato Generale D'Italia / Italian Consulate Victoria 509 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne Vic Phone 03 9867 5744 Fax 03 9866 3932 COASIT (Italian Association of Assistance) 189 Faraday St. Carlton Vic 3053 Telefono 9347 3555 / 9349 9000 Fax 9349 1063 Internet www.coasit.com.au Email coasit@coasit.com.au Camera del Commercio e dell'Industria Italiana in Australia / Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Australia Level 5/ 499 St Kilda Rd. Melbourne Vic 3000 Phone (03) 9866 5433 Fax (03) 9867 7337 Internet www.italchambermelb.com.au Email info@italchambermelb.com.au Comites (Comitati degli Italiani all'Estero) 189 Faraday St. Carlton Vic 3053 Phone (03) 9347 7310 Email comites@ozemail.com.au Istituto Italiano di Cultura / Italian Institute Of Culture 233 Domain Rd. South Yarra Vic Phone 03 9866 5931 New South Wales Consolato Generale D'Italia NSW/Italian Consulate NSW Level 45, The Gateway - 1, Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9392 7900 Fax 02 9252 4830 Istituto Italiano di Cultura / Italian Institute of Culture Level 45, The Gateway - 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9392 7939 Fax 02 9392 7935 E-mail Iicsyd@anet.com.au COASIT (Italian Association of Assistance) Sydney Casa D'Italia - 67 Norton St Leichhardt NSW 2040 Phone 02 9564 0744 Fax 02 9569 6648 E-mail Enquiry@coasit.org.au www.coasit.org.au Compagnia Teatrale Italiana/ Italian Theatre Company 119 Marion St Leichhardt NSW 2040 Phone 02 9564 5545 ANSA (Italian News Agency) Suite 4, 2 Grosvenor St., Bondi Junction NSW 2022 Phone 02 9369 1427 Fax 02 9369 4351 COMITES (Committee of Italians Abroad) 116 Norton St. Leichhardt NSW 2040 Phone 02 9569 5835 Fax 02 9569 7006 Camera di Commercio e Industria Italiana / Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Level 26, 44 Market St., Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9262 5744 Fax 02 9262 5745 Dante Alighieri Society Level 5, 72 Pitt St. Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9265 3000 Fax 02 9251 3091 FILEF (Italian Federation of Migrant Workers and Their Families) 157 Marion St. Leichhardt NSW 2040 Phone 02 9568 3776 ICE-Italian Trade Commission Level 24, St. Martin's Tower 31 Market St. Sydney NSW 2000 Phone 02 9261 2277 Fax 02 9261 2479 |
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