Geelong-Viqueque Friendship Schools
"Developing social responsibility and connectedness with Timor Leste"
In these difficult days I am pleased to pass on some good news. After a lot of hard work and dedication Simmy de Rosario and Afonso Soares have now successfully completed their Masters program at Deakin University. As a result of these studies they have both been successful in recent applications for Directors positions at the... Continue Reading →
Another outstanding initiative of Barry Hinton and his team in Atauro Island. Article below. Ekipa Tasi Mos Atauro, Timor-Leste, (Clean Ocean Team Atauro) is a community organization that aims to remove and record plastic pollution from the marine environment that surround the waters of Atauro and to assist the community in reducing their use of... Continue Reading →
Many of our partner schools will be familiar with the wonderful environmental/eco tourism programs of Barry Hinton from Barry's Place Atauro Island. Barry's sons Micky and Mardy have now taken the next step to eliminate single use plastic cups littering the Atauro Island. Below is their Change.Org article . Micky and Mardy Hinton, Youth Ambassadors... Continue Reading →
Kirsty Sword-Cusmao, Steve Bracks AC, Abel Guterres An invitation from Mr Peter McMullin (Honorary Consul of Timor-Leste in Victoria) arrived for a member of the GVFS to attend a reception to be held at Queens Hall Parliament House on the occasion of a State visit by Timor-leste Ambassador to Australia, H.E Abel Guterres. A fitting... Continue Reading →
Two separate ceremonies were held this year, one in Dili and the other in Viquque. In the Capital, presentations were made at the Esplanda Hotel. The seven students are studying at university in such studies as education, information technology and medicine. Mariano DaSilva, GVFS Project Manager had travelled the nine-hour bus trip from Viqueque to... Continue Reading →
Want to know more about the long-running maritime boundary dispute between East Timor and Australia. Come along to a movie night held by Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools. The screening of 'Time to Draw the Line' will be on 31 July at 8:30 at the Pivotonian Cinema, Geelong. Tickets are available by clicking here.
A presentation ceremony for the students awarded scholarships to assist them in continuing their education was organized by Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools Project Officer Mariano De Silva and held on Saturday 6 June at 01 Viqueque School. Our 2015 scholarship holders: Pre-Secondary School to Secondary School $100 for one year from 01 Viqueque, St Teresinha,... Continue Reading →
Our fifth annual Day in Viqueque was very well successful with 125 students and 15 teachers from 11 Geelong schools attending. With sessions relevant to students from primary years to senior secondary the aim was to increase student knowledge of Timor Leste and the lives of students living and learning in Viqueque. The students could... Continue Reading →
Deakin University’s Faculty of Health in collaboration with Geelong Viqueque Friendship Schools are investigating the feasibility of coordinating an inaugural Student Youth Tour visit to Timor for a two week period at the end of the 2015 and or 2016 Yr 12 school years. The visit will aim to provide students with a range of... Continue Reading →
The full transcript of the 2014 President's Report can be found below in the Newsletter Section. Here is a highlights package! The Butler Donation We have had another good year both in Viqueque and Geelong. The highlight has been the commencement of the allocation of funds from the Butler Donation, a most generous gift from... Continue Reading →
