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News
03 / NEW GONGEN HITS THE GROUND RUNNING
ONE day after her arrival in Sydney from the Philippines , the 18th Consul General for NSW , Maria Teresa L . Taguiang attended the Philippine Community Council NSW Philippine Independence Day Ball at Sydney ’ s Four Seasons Hotel .
04 / A DOSE OF FILIPINO GENDER EQUALITY
TWO pugilists were out to prove this month in Australia that Filipino boxing prowess came in equal doses for male and female competitors .
Features
06 / MARKING A MILESTONE : A SPECIAL HOLIDAY IN JAPAN
ALFREDO Roces writes : TO CELEBRATE our 60th wedding anniversary , ( my wife ) Baby dreamed up a trip to Japan .
What ' s on in Blacktown For more details , visit :
https :// www . blacktown . nsw . gov . au / festival / Whats-on
Blacktown Markets - Blacktown
Every Week on Sunday until 30 Dec 2018 • 7am - 2pm
SKYLINE DRIVE IN CRICKETERS ARMS ROAD PROSPECT NSW 2148
Located in Sydney ' s last remaining Drive In Theatre , the Skyline Drive In , this bustling market is held every Sunday from 7am till 2pm .
Complementing the wide variety of stallholders are food trucks and pop up cafes . Enjoy live music performances and a jumping castle for the kids .
Rouse Hill House & Farm In Lego ® Bricks
Daily ( Sat 22 Jul - Sun 22 Jul 2018 )
ROUSE HILL HOUSE & FARM 356 ANNANGROVE ROAD , ROUSE HILL , NSW 2155
Contact : 9747 1986
Cost : $ 8 , $ 12 , & $ 38 Booking : Recommended
Rouse Hill House & Farm in LEGO ® Bricks features amazing models of the iconic Rouse Hill House , outbuildings , stable and barns constructed from LEGO ® bricks with breathtaking architectural detail and accuracy by the Southern Hemisphere ’ s only LEGO ® -certified professional , Australia ’ s Ryan McNaught .
Kids in the garden - Blacktown Showground
Friday , 13 July 2018 | 10:00 to 11:30 AM
BLACKTOWN SHOWGROUND COMMUNITY SHOWGROUND , RICHMOND RD , BLACKTOWN 2148
Contact : 02 9839 6055 , ourenvironment @ blacktown . nsw . gov . au Booking : https :// www . eventbrite . com . au / e / kids-in-the-garden-blacktownshowground-july-2018-tickets-47574748353
Bring your children and share some garden and craft activities with them at the Blacktown Showground Community Garden . All bookings can be made online through Eventbrite . Please register yourself and your kids so we can confirm the numbers of participants .
08 / LATEST CHANGES ON IMMIGRATION
Home Affairs announces major changes to General Skilled Migration Programme
Community
10 / FILIPINO ORDAINED AS A JESUIT PRIEST
THE first known Filipino Jesuit ( Catholic Order of the Society of Jesus ) in Australia was ordained priest at St Marys church in North Sydney on Saturday , June 16 , 2018 .
Sports
16 / THE KID ’ S A DOUBLE AGENT
ZAEBRIEL Orayenza , of Plumpton , has not only been winning at singing competitions and performing in concerts and musicals held in Sydney , but she is also excelling in gymnastics .
02 JULY 2018 | AK NewsMagazine , Vol 8 No 10 www . kalatas . com . au