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THE MESSAGE. BRINGING INTO FOCUS FILIPINO PRESENCE IN AUSTRALIA www.kalatas.com.au | Volume 4 Number 10 | July 2014 s to Oz BLACKTOWN: Doonside Village Festival l The annual Doonside Village Festival will be held on July 12 at the corner of Cross Street and Hill End Road in Doonside. The event features a range of food and craft stalls, stage entertainment by local performers, free rides, Emergency Service displays, and sustainable products and services. The Doonside Village Festival is set to be a great day out for the family. For more information, please contact Blacktown City Council’s Community Events Team on (02) 9839 6000. Festival starts at 9am and ends 3pm. SYDNEY. Big Dance at Opera House l Don’t miss your chance to be part of dance history, rally your thirty-strong. The team carries forward a positive, enjoyable, and entertaining atmosphere to share and captivate their audiences. The Cookies will now bring their fascinating routines to Australian audiences for the first time with shows in Melbourne and Sydney that are guaranteed to bring the house down. First release tickets will be on sale by June 30. Visit www.eventixlive.com.au or call 1300 783 118. TOUR DATES Sunday August 17 Melbourne I Renaissance Theatre, Kew High School (All Ages) Saturday August 23 Sydney I Brydens Stadium, Sydney University Sports & Aquatic Centre (All Ages) friends and join thousands of dancers of all ages and abilities in this FREE special event at Sydney Opera House on July 13. Initiated by the Mayor of London in 2006, this biennial event is the world’s biggest celebration of all types of dance. 2014 sees Australia take a leading role as Sydney Dance Company’s Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela has choreographed a new large-scale dance routine to be performed by thousands in Sydney, London and Glasgow. In Sydney, Big Dance will be held outside on the Sydney Opera House Northern Broadwalk with live video links to London and Glasgow via satellite. Big Dance is for ev