Events Program for 2012
MHA's events for the year will be as follows:
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE |
| Tuesday 21 February | Book Launch: Beloved Convict by Dr Lou Drofenik | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 20 March | Lecture by Mrs Maria Catania on the Maltese Township of Paola | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 17 April | Lecture by Consul-General of Malta in Victoria, Mr Charles Mifsud on The Award of the George Cross to Malta | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 15 May | Lecture by Mr Joe Borg on Megaliths to Microliths | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 19 June | Lecture by Prof. Maurice Cauchi on Mediterranean | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 17 July | Lecture by Mr Jonathan Hili (topic to be advised) | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 21 August | To be advised | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 18 September | Annual General Meeting | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Language Immersion Morning (for students) | Maltese Centre, Parkville | |
| Tuesday 16 October | Lecture by Mr Charles Mifsud on Maltese Folklore | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| Tuesday 20 November | Lecture by Mr Emmanuel Cilia (topic to be advised) | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
| November | The Bursaries | Maltese Centre, Parkville |
April 2012 Event: Malta and the Award of the George Cross
By Edwin Borg-Manché Tuesday, 24 April 2012
On Tuesday 17 April the MHA held its monthly event at the Maltese Centre in Parkville as part of a program of events in Melbourne commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Award of the George Cross to Malta. The program was organised by the Consul-General of Malta in Victoria, Mr Charles Mifsud and the Malta GC Committee, of which the MHA President Mrs Frances Bonnici and the MHA Treasurer Mr Mario Bonnici were members.
Mrs Bonnici gave a warm welcome to the guest speaker, Mr Charles Mifsud, to Mrs Anna Maria Mifsud and to all those present. Mr Mifsud gave a presentation on the pivotal role that Malta played in the Second World War leading to the award of the George Cross to the people of Malta by King George VI on 15 April 1942. He started his talk by posing the question whether Malta deserved to be awarded the George Cross. Naturally the answer to this question is a resounding “yes”, said Mr Mifsud.
