Tuesday, 12 May 2009

Co.As.It. ITALIAN NATIONAL BALL 2009

Tesori d'Italia (Treasures of Italy) Friday 29 May 2009 Join us as we commemorate Italian National Day with our 41st annual Italian National Ball. Celebrate our Italian-Australian community at this gala event, including a sumptuous 5-course Italian meal, live entertainment, dancing and the chance to win some great prizes. The evening will also feature the presentation of the 2009 Co.As.It. [more] Medal. All funds raised tonight will contribute to a new centre-based day care for people living with dementia in South West Sydney. 7pm drinks for a 7.30pm start Friday 29 May 2009 Sarah Grand Room, Le Montage 38 Frazer St, Lilyfield Dress: Black tie Tickets: $150 Members of Italian-Australian youth associations: $125 per person Bookings: 02 9564 0744 or email inb@coasit.org.au Click Here for more information.

Saturday, 9 May 2009

FILEF PRESENTS THE WEIRD MOB 3 FILM FESTIVAL

The Weird Mob 3 festival consists of eight feature films and eight short films that portray the migration experience where Italians are the hosts. Today nearly five million migrants who are escaping violence, persecution and hunger populate Italian cities, villages and countryside. How are Italians adapting to the introduction of different cultures and religions? How are migrants settling [more] in? The movies included in this festival explore, also in a comical way, another side of Italy where Italians, in a bizarre role reversal, have to learn how to overcome discrimination, intolerance and accept cultural diversity. The same issues that they, as migrants to other countries, had to face not so long ago. The Weird Mob 3 is about acceptance and hope. It provides an insight into the life of those who leave their homelands trying to find a better life in Italy. Click here for more information.

Sunday, 12 April 2009

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ WISHES YOU A HAPPY EASTER

We at Italy Onlineâ„¢ wish you and your family a safe and joyous Easter Season. Buona Pasqua a tutti !

Thursday, 19 March 2009

WE WELCOME PAESANELLA CHEESE TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Cheese, glorious CHEESE! We think it is one of the BEST foods around and Paesanella Cheese, located in Marrickville, have cornered the market with their fresh cheeses made on their premises each day. �With a long history that spans more than 300 years of Italian family cheese making, why it's no wonder that they seem to win SO many awards each year in the Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Show! [more] title='Paesanella Cheese' href='http://www.italyonline.com.au/directory-more.html?id=125&page=&searchString=paesanella' target=Test>Click here to learn more about their products and how you can save money purchasing directly from their warehouse. Be sure to check out the IOL® Events Calendar very soon where you will see an array of Italian events and activities being planned for the annual Sydney Italian Festival including a special project with Paesanella Cheese and Il Locale Ristorante Pizzeria in Haberfield, NSW. What a welcome addition to Italy Online™ for all of our members!

Monday, 16 March 2009

'VAMPIRE' UNEARTHED IN VENICE PLAGUE GRAVE

Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female 'vampire' in Venice, buried with a brick jammed between her jaws to prevent her feeding on victims of a plague which swept the city in the 16th century. Matteo Borrini, an anthropologist from the University of Florence, said the discovery on the small island of Lazzaretto Nuovo in the Venice lagoon supported the medieval [more] belief that vampires were behind the spread of plagues like the Black Death. (Reuters) An undated photo from the University of Florence shows the remains of a female 'vampire' from 16th-century Venice. 'This is the first time that archaeology has succeeded in reconstructing the ritual of exorcism of a vampire,' Borrini told Reuters by telephone. 'This helps ... authenticate how the myth of vampires was born.' The skeleton was unearthed in a mass grave from the Venetian plague of 1576 -- in which the artist Titian died -- on Lazzaretto Nuovo, which lies around three km (2 miles) northeast of Venice and was used as a sanitorium for plague sufferers. The succession of plagues which ravaged Europe between 1300 and 1700 fostered the belief in vampires, mainly because the decomposition of corpses was not well understood, Borrini said. (Reuters) An undated photo from the University of Florence shows the remains of a female 'vampire' from 16th-century Venice. Gravediggers reopening mass graves would sometimes come across bodies bloated by gas, with hair still growing, and blood seeping from their mouths and believe them to be still alive. The shrouds used to cover the faces of the dead were often decayed by bacteria in the mouth, revealing the corpse's teeth, and vampires became known as 'shroud-eaters.' (Reuters) Forensic anthropologist Matteo Borrini from the University of Florence in an undated photo. Italian researchers believe they have found the remains of a female 'vampire' from 16th-century Venice, buried with a brick in her mouth to prevent her feasting on plague victims. Borrini said the discovery was the first confirmation of a Medieval belief that vampires were behind the spread of epidemics, such as the Black Death. According to medieval medical and religious texts, the 'undead' were believed to spread pestilence in order to suck the remaining life from corpses until they acquired the strength to return to the streets again. 'To kill the vampire you had to remove the shroud from its mouth, which was its food like the milk of a child, and put something uneatable in there,' said Borrini. 'It's possible that other corpses have been found with bricks in their mouths, but this is the first time the ritual has been recognized.' While legends about blood-drinking ghouls date back thousands of years, the modern figure of the vampire was encapsulated in the Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 novel 'Dracula,' based on 18th century eastern European folktales. By Daniel Flynn ROME (Reuters) --- This article courtesy of Reuters Lifestyle section. Click here for more. --- 'Vampiro' scoperto in una tomba a Venezia Ricercatori italiani, che hanno trovato i resti di una donna 'vampiro' a Venezia, sepolto con un mattone inceppata tra le sue fauci per impedire la sua alimentazione sulle vittime di una peste che hanno colpito la città nel 16 ° secolo. Matteo Borrini, antropologo presso l'Università di Firenze, ha detto la scoperta sulla piccola isola del Lazzaretto Nuovo nella laguna di Venezia ha sostenuto l'medievale convinzione che i vampiri sono stati alla base della diffusione di epidemie come la Morte Nera. 'Questa è la prima volta che l'archeologia è riuscito a ricostruire il rituale di esorcismo, di un vampiro', ha detto Borrini Reuters per telefono. '... In questo modo l'autenticazione come il mito dei vampiri è nato.' Lo scheletro è stato messo in luce in una fossa comune del veneziano peste del 1576 - in cui l'artista Tiziano morì - il Lazzaretto Nuovo, che si trova a circa tre km (2 miglia) a nord-est di Venezia ed è stato usato come un sanitorium per malati peste. La successione delle piaghe che hanno devastato l'Europa tra il 1300 e il 1700 ha promosso la credenza in vampiri, soprattutto a causa della decomposizione dei cadaveri non è stato ben capito, ha detto Borrini. Gravediggers riapertura fosse sarebbe talvolta incontrare organismi mastodontiche da gas, con i capelli ancora in crescita, e filtrare il sangue dalle loro bocche e credo di essere ancora vivo. Sartie utilizzati per coprire i volti dei morti erano spesso degradate da batteri in bocca, rivelando il cadavere di denti, vampiri e divenne noto come 'mangiatori di-sudario'. Secondo medievale di medico e di testi religiosi, il 'non morti' è stato creduto per diffondere pestilenza, al fine di succhiare la vita residua di cadaveri fino a quando non ha acquisito la forza di tornare per le strade di nuovo. 'Per uccidere i vampiri si dovevano rimuovere il sudario dalla sua bocca, che è stato il cibo come il latte di un bambino, e di mettere qualcosa uneatable lì', ha detto Borrini. 'E 'possibile che altri cadaveri sono stati trovati con mattoni in bocca, ma questa è la prima volta il rituale è stato riconosciuto'. Mentre le leggende su sangue potabile ghouls risalgono a migliaia di anni fa, la moderna figura del vampiro è stato incapsulato nel autore irlandese Bram Stoker's 1897 romanzo 'Dracula', basato su 18 ° secolo orientale popolari.

Sunday, 15 March 2009

WORD OF THE WEEK SECTION MOVED

The weekly Italian word section has been moved to the IOL® Interactive Page. This has been done in an effort to improve the enjoyment of Italy Online® by keeping all of the Word of the Week's together. Click here to view.

IN ITALY, A VENDING MACHINE EVEN MAKES PIZZA

ROVERETO, Italy — Is Europe bringing back the automat? Claudio Torghele hopes so. Over the last decade, Mr. Torghele, 56, an entrepreneur in this northern Italian city who first made money selling pasta in California, has developed a vending machine that cooks pizza. The machine does not just slip a frozen pizza into a microwave. It actually whips up [more] flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients to produce a piping hot pizza in about three minutes. The machine, which Mr. Torghele calls Let’s Pizza, is only the spearhead of a trend. Restaurants reminiscent of the old Horn & Hardart chain in the United States, which are fully automatic, are also showing up around the Continent. Unlike the old automats (the last Horn & Hardart closed in 1991), which were staffed with workers who refilled the machines with creamed spinach and baked beans as fast as customers pulled them out, these restaurants consist entirely of vending machines. In Milan, a two-hour drive west of Rovereto, a franchise chain called Brekky has opened the first three of what is planned to be a large chain of restaurants in which customers can buy cold dishes like salads and sandwiches, and warm dishes like pasta, from vending machines. North of the Alps, the automat never really died out. In the Netherlands, Febo, a chain started in 1941 by a Dutch baker, now has about 60 restaurants. In France, bright green and yellow Yatoo Partoo machines — the name loosely translates as “You can get everything, everywhere� — sell milk, juice, snacks and sandwiches 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The European vending machine industry, which has grown significantly and now has annual sales of about 26 billion euros, or $33 billion, hopes the trend will catch on. Much recent growth came with the placing of vending machines in factories and offices, where employees took coffee breaks or lunch from machines. But as recession bit into Europe and factories and offices closed, that market has contracted. At the same time, Europeans are looking for less expensive ways to eat out, and the automat is far less expensive than a white-tablecloth restaurant. “These are developments that we are watching,� said Luciano Iannuzzi, chief executive of Argenta in Carpi, Italy, a large vending operator with about 120,000 machines. The idea for a pizza robot came to Mr. Torghele after he worked in California in the mid-1990s creating a fresh pasta manufacturer. “At food courts I saw a trend toward vending machines,� he said at his office in this mountain town. “In fast food, I saw pizza everywhere.� With backing from a Dutch investment fund, his own capital and money from friends, he set to work. A plan to simply miniaturize industrial technology for producing frozen pizza failed, but by 2003 Mr. Torghele had produced a machine ready to be tested in Chicago and shown at a trade fair in Orlando, Fla. That same year, with the help of Unilever, the British-Dutch food giant, he test-marketed 20 machines in Germany. “We had a bicycle,� he said. “Now we had to pedal.� Lucio Tonina/SITOS The Let’s Pizza vending machine at a shopping mall in Trentino, Italy. It can turn flour, water, tomato sauce and fresh ingredients into hot pizza in a few minutes for a price as low as US$4.50. The machine Mr. Torghele and his engineers produced is outfitted with little windows so the customer can watch the pizza being made. As in the Charlie Chaplin film “Modern Times� (in miniature and without Chaplin) wheels turn and gears grind. The customer presses a button to choose one of four varieties — margherita (plain cheese and tomato sauce), bacon, ham or fresh greens. A plastic container dumps flour into a drum resembling a tiny washing machine; a squirt of water follows, and the drum goes into a spin cycle, forming a blob of dough that is then pressed flat to form a 12-inch disk. Tomato paste is squirted onto the dough and cheese is added before it is lifted into a small infrared oven. The baked pizza then slips onto a cardboard tray and out into the customer’s waiting hands. Mr. Torghele says the pizza will cost as little $4.50, depending on the variety. It is not surprising that the new drive to offer fresh-made food is coming from Italy. Italians may be legendary for long lunches of pasta and wine, but they also lead Europe in vending machines, with more than 614,000 installed, compared with 593,000 in France and 562,000 in Britain, according to the European Vending Association in Brussels. Much of Italy’s strength in vending comes from coffee. An Italian coffee vending machine may offer up to 18 different varieties, including espresso, cappuccino, ristretto, lungo and macchiato. But with coffee markets increasingly saturated, machine manufacturers are casting about for new products to push, like books, DVDs, scarves and handkerchiefs, even model cars and trains. Operators are also increasingly offering fresh produce, like apples, and other healthy food at schools and fitness centers. “Vending hasn’t arrived at the end of the road,� said Mr. Iannuzzi, 52, of Argenta. “It’s mature, but it’s growing.� Argenta reflects the opportunities that vending offered to investors. In 2005, Argenta was snapped up by Advent International, a British equity fund, which turned around and sold it in late 2007 to an Italian fund, Cognetas. In that time, Argenta had doubled its annual revenue, to $260 million, partly through acquisitions and partly through growth. Now, with the economic crisis spreading across Europe, the industry faces a different landscape. On the one hand, as factories close, potential vending machine sites disappear. On the other hand, as consumers find themselves with less cash, the lower-priced items in vending machines become attractive. Where does this leave Mr. Torghele and his pizza machine? Initially, he thought the United States would be his primary market, but he learned that market would be hard to penetrate. Instead, when his machine goes into regular production this summer, he will be focusing on Italy and its neighbors. But vending machine prices there average about $2,600, and his machine will sell for $32,000. Still, experts in the business are not discouraging. “You have to have a location; you have to understand where to go with that machine,� Mr. Iannuzzi said. “But there is a future for that.� By JOHN TAGLIABUE Published: March 13, 2009 --- This article is courtesy of The New York Times World Business section. Click here for more.

Saturday, 14 February 2009

SYDNEY MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL

Italy Online® is pleased to inform that the Sydney Multicultural Festival will be held at Passmore Oval, Manly Vale on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February 2009. It is organised by the Manly Vale - Calabria Bowling Sports & Social Club Limited. The aim is to promote multiculturalism in the greater Sydney area and more particularly in the Northern Beaches, to celebrate a fabulous weekend [more] of different and diverse cultures, so that we, together with second and third generation ethnic communities, as well as the general public, have the opportunity to enjoy in our traditions. Highlights of the day will include delicious food and wine, traditional market stalls with the very best craftsmanship from around the world and a concert featuring leading performers of traditional and contemporary singing and dancing from different countries. The weekend will be as follows: Saturday, 21st of February: 12.00pm - Entertainment ;  2.30pm - Official Ceremony;  8.30pm “ Fireworks Sunday, 22nd of February: 12.00pm -  Entertainment;  6.00pm - Close

Wednesday, 4 February 2009

NEW IOL® DESKTOP ADDED AND AVAILABLE

Italy Online™ has added a beautiful new desktop images for you to download and enjoy. The images was created by MorBCN of the flickr website. The images is of a Venezia sunrise. Click on this hyperlink to download the images. Che bella l'Italia! To install [more] your digital desktop calendar (Desktop Backgrounds):     Windows:  Click on an appropriate resolution for your display to link to the full-size image of the wallpaper you want. When the image comes up in the browser window, right-click on the image. From your browser's pop-up menu, select 'Set as Wallpaper.' Click 'Set Desktop' and close the control panel. Macintosh:       OS 10 Users  In your browser, click on image and drag to your desktop. Hold down the Control button on your keyboard while clicking on an empty area of your desktop. Choose 'Change Desktop Background.' Navigate to the photo that you have chosen and click on it. Do you have a beautiful photo of Italy you would like to share? Send it to flavio@italyonline.com.au and if selected, we will share with the rest of the Italy Online™ community. Grazie...

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ ANNOUNCES WINNER OF COMPETITION

The winner of TWO FREE tickets to see Pavarotti on the Big Screen from Greater Union is: Angela R. of Naremburn NSW. Congratulations. Greater Union will mail the tickets directly to Angela shortly. Thank you to all of the members of the Italy Online™ community that entered!  The response was overwhelming!!! Stay tuned to Italy Online™ for more opportunities to win FREE stuff [more] and to stay connected.

Wednesday, 28 January 2009

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ RELEASES JANUARY E-NEWS

The latest edition of the E-News was just delivered to our Members.  If you did not receive yours or if you would like to view it, please click here. Check out the latest competition for our Members! Buon Divertimento!

Thursday, 15 January 2009

TRIBUTE TO PAVAROTTI ON THE BIG SCREEN 5 Feb. - 11 Feb.

Click on this link for the event poster and click here for updated information in our 'Events Calendar'. Greater Union, Birch Carroll [more] & Coyle and Village Cinema locations across Australia will be screening a stunning visual and musical feast and a must-see for all fine music lovers. This is one of the most memorable musical events of the decade and one not to be missed on the Big Screen.

Friday, 2 January 2009

HAPPY NEW YEAR! - FELICE ANNO NOUVO!

Italy Online™ would like to extend wishes to you and your family for a healthy, happy, prosperous and safe New Year. A Voi, A tutti i Vostri Cari, alle Vostre Aziende, i nostri più sinceri Auguri per un Sano, Felice, Prospero e Sicuro Anno Nuovo! BUON ANNO!

Thursday, 25 December 2008

BUON NATALE - MERRY CHRISTMAS

Italy Onlineâ„¢ would like to wish you, your family and friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for being a member of the Italy Onlineâ„¢ community. We look forward to seeing [more] you at one of our events in the New Year! Ciao a tutti e Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo! The Italy Onlineâ„¢ Team

Sunday, 21 December 2008

ITALY ONLINE SHOPPING CART ORDERS

Please note that all orders taken from the IOL® Shopping Cart after Sunday December 21 at 12 noon cannot have guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Click here to view the IOL® Shopping Cart. Grazie

Sunday, 7 December 2008

SOPHIE DOLL IN STOCK AND AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS

Sophie the soccer player is now in stock. What better way to teach your child Italian than through their favourite cuddly companion. Click here to order.

URGENT ITALIAN LANGUAGE PETITION

Please see the letter below form the President of Co.As.It. Sydney: 1 December 2008 Dear Friend/Colleague, RE: URGENT PETITION I write on behalf of the Board of Directors to seek your support. The Italian Government is proposing a dramatic reduction in funding for the promotion of Italian [more] language and culture abroad of up to 50% starting from 2009. If this decision is confirmed the teaching of Italian in Australia via Co.As.It.'s Insertion classes in State and Catholic Schools will be dramatically affected with large reductions of students learning Italian to be estimated in the thousands. It remains difficult at this time to assess the exact future repercussions, however we are sure that the position of the Italian language, culture and community itself, for which generations of Italians worked hard to achieve in Australia will be placed at great risk. The General Committee of Italians Abroad (CGIE), a worldwide representative body, has organised a petition to be presented to the Italian Government to appeal such a decision.   In order to sign this electronic petition you need to visit the following website:   http://firmiamo.it/petizionemondialecontroitaglidellafinanziaria The website is in Italian and we hope you will be able to complete it. Please note that one of the compulsory fields is labelled CAP. In Italian CAP stands for Postcode (Codice Avviamento Postale), please enter your Australian postcode and AUS if you wish. I kindly ask you to share this letter with family, friends, colleagues, students and anyone who shares an interest in the maintenance and promotion of Italian language and culture in Australia. I thank you in advance for your support. Lorenzo Fazzini President

Friday, 28 November 2008

DON'T FORGET TO BOOK FOR THE LEICHHARDT BALLO

Italy Online™ would like to remind you that today is the last day to book your tickets for Leichhardt Ballo being held at Le Montage on Monday, 1st December  2008.  Click here for more details. This is a great opportunity to network with local [more] business owners, look back on 2008 and get into the festive spirit! We hope to see you there!

Monday, 24 November 2008

ROME NOT BUILT IN A DAY, EVEN FOR GOOGLE EARTH

A computerised reconstruction of Ancient Rome viewed from above the Circus Maximus. GOOGLE Earth has added a new function to its 3D map collection: time travel. Launched in the Italian capital this week, Rome has become the first ancient city documented on Google Earth, allowing internet users to visit the sprawling city as it would have appeared in 320AD when Emperor Constantine ruled [more] over the city's 1 million inhabitants. See ancient Rome in 3D. A new high tech theatre will give tourists a deeper look at life in the Italian capital in the ancient past. Using a physical model put together by archaeologists between 1933 and 1974, the virtual ancient Rome was recreated by an international team including the University of Virginia and the University of California, Los Angeles. Professsor Bernard Frischer, of the University of Virginia, said the project took a decade to pull together using laser scans of today's ruined monuments and advice from archaeologists. It was completed last year. He said the program, a 'virtual time machine', would prove an invaluable tool for the study of ancient Rome and the Roman Empire. The computer-generated images allow visitors to dart across town without the hassle of traffic which clogs contemporary streets, cross the Tiber River, inspect the engraved marble facades and enter 11 buildings including the Senate, Forum of Julius Caesar and the Colosseum. The city's 21-kilometre-long walls have been re-created and pop-up windows provide information on more than 250 sites. In all, almost 7000 buildings have been re-created — a significant improvement on the roughly 300 original ruins that still stand. Google Earth chief technology advocate Michael Jones said it was the culmination of years of work by scholars, historians, artists and others. More than 400 million people have downloaded Google Earth since 2005. See http://earth.google.com/rome/ Story by Bridie Smith of www.theage.com.au

Sunday, 12 October 2008

8th Week of the Italian Language in the World and other Upcoming Events

Click here to visit the updated 'Events Calendar' for information about the upcoming 8th Week of the Italian Language in the World and other wonderful Italian themed events.

Monday, 6 October 2008

ITALIAN FESTA IDOL APPLICATIONS HAVE CLOSED

Italy Online™ would like to inform you that applications have officially closed for the 2008 Italian Festa Idol Competition.  Auditions were held on 28th September and 5th October and the Finalists will be announced later this week. We were thrilled with the overwhelming response and look forward to seeing the Finalists perform at the Norton Street Italian Festa on Sunday, 26th October 2008!!! Please [more] join Italy Online™ and Associazione Toscana NSW Inc. at Italian Festa Idol and see all of the terrific talents that the Finalists will be showcasing!   The Competition will begin at 11:00am in the Rotunda at Pioneers Memorial Park on the 26th October 2008. See you there!!!

Tuesday, 23 September 2008

WE WELCOME STRATHFIELD SUPERBOWL TO ITALY ONLINEâ„¢

Our latest addtion to the IOL® Business Directory is Strathfield Superbowl in South Strathfield.  A great venue for Birthday Parties, Corporate Functions and Gatherings with your family and friends, the dedicated staff at Strathfield Superbowl will attend to your every need!  With a tasty menu, lots of GREAT music and a fresh, vibrant atmosphere, Strathfield [more] Superbowl is a great place to do more than just BOWL! To learn more about Strathfield Superbowl, please click here to visit their listing in the IOL® Business Directory.

Monday, 22 September 2008

DATE CORRECTION FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAM

Please note that there was a typographical error on the E-News that was sent out regarding the School Holidays Program.  The date should have been 29th September 2008. We apologise for any inconvenience. The Italy Online™ Team

Wednesday, 17 September 2008

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ ANNOUNCES SCHOOL HOLIDAYS PROGRAMS

L'Esperienza Italiana Intergenerazionale (The Italian Intergenerational Experience) returns once again for the September/October School Holidays! Co.As.It. and Italy Online™ are teaming up to once again bring this fun and educational experience to you.  Children may attend one or both days being offered.  To learn more about the program being planned for Monday 29th [more] September, please click here.  To learn more about the program being planned for Friday, 3rd October, please click here.   *Parents may drop their children off and collect them at Co.As.It. 67 Norton Street, Leichhardt.  So why not enjoy some time wandering around Leichhardt's Little Italy, doing your shopping or just enjoying an espresso at one of the many restaurants and cafes?  You don't want to miss out!!! Bookings are essential and may be made by either emailng stephanie@italyonline.com.au or ringing Stephanie on  0433 056 088 .  Payment will be taken at the door. Leichhardt Council proudly supports this program.

Tuesday, 16 September 2008

ITALIAN FESTA IDOL COMPETITION UPDATE

Italy Online™ would like to inform you that the deadline for the Applications for the upcoming Italian Festa Idol Competition has been extended to Wednesday, 24th September 2008 at 5:00pm. Don't miss out on this terrific opportunity to compete for prizes and the experience of this exciting competition. Please [more] target=Test>click here for all of the details.

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

ITALIAN FESTA IDOL POSTERS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD

Are you a teacher, singer or dancer?  Are you a business owner wanting to show your support?  Then download and print a poster (or posters!) of Italian Festa Idol and hang it in a prominent location for your students, co-workers, or customers to read.  Italian Festa Idol is being held as part of the Norton Street Italian Festa.  It is being organised by Italy Online™ [more] and Associazione Toscana NSW Inc. Auditions are being held on 28th September and 5th October...but you have to apply first!!!  Applications are being accepted NOW...until 17th September....so hurry and apply! Click here for more information amd to download the poster. We thank you for your continued support! The Italy Online™ Team

Sunday, 31 August 2008

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ AUGUST E-NEWS RELEASED

Didn't receive your copy of the latest E-News from us?  Change your email address recently?  No worries, click here to view the latest edition.  Please feel free to pass it along to your friends and family. Enjoy and we hope [more] to see you at one of the many Italian events happenign soon! Ciao, The Italy Online™ Team

Monday, 25 August 2008

ITALIAN FESTA IDOL COMPETITION ANNOUNCED

Italy Online™ and Associazione Toscana NSW Inc. are proud to announce a BRAND NEW competition being held in conjunction with the Norton Street Italian Festa and  Co.As.It.  The Italian Festa Idol Competition is an opportunity for children ages 8 to 16 to showcase their talents in Singing, Dancing or Playing a Musical Instrument.  This Competition is open to individual performers and groups as [more] well.  The Finals Competition will be held on Sunday 26th October 2008 during the Norton Street Italian Festa in Pioneers Memorial Park.  Auditions will be held in late September and early October. We will be giving away CASH and PRIZES on the day!!! Click here for all of the details including the Application Form. FAQ's and more.  So get your dancing shoes ready, tune those instruments and warm up those vocal chords!!!

Wednesday, 20 August 2008

ITALY ONLINE™ WELCOMES IL LOCALE RISTORANTE PIZZERIA TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Il Locale has joined the IOL® Business Directory.  Located in Haberfield, NSW, this restaurant offers fresh and tasty authentic Italian pizza and pasta, mouth-watering desserts and great atmosphere in a friendly and cosy environment. [more] target='Test'>Click here to check out their listing and to learn more.  Why cook dinner tonight?  Make a booking now!  You won't be sorry!

Sunday, 17 August 2008

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ ANNOUNCES FERRAGOSTO 08 WINNER!!!

What a fantastic day we had at Ferragosto 08 in Five Dock!!!! The weather was simply amazing and the crowds were out in full force!  The sights, the sounds and the smells of ITALY were all in abundance during the annual festival. It was great to meet so many new people and to say hello to existing [more] Italy Online™ Members today! We congratulate M. Rosina of Concord, NSW on winning the $100 Gift Voucher to Italian Shoes on Norton.  What a lucky winner!!!  Have fun selecting your shoes! Special thanks to Italian Shoes on Norton for supplying such a generous Gift Voucher.  Click Here to learn more information on Italian Shoes on Norton.

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ WELCOMES ITALIAN MADE SOCIAL MOTORING CLUB

Italy Online™ proudly welcomes this new club to the site. Click here to go to their listing and to learn more about their activities and events and how to become a member. Come to [more] target=Test>Ferragosto in Five Dock, NSW to see the amazing display of cars from this club.  The annual Italian Festival runs from 10am to 4pm today!

Saturday, 16 August 2008

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS GIOVANI ITALIANI AUSTRALIA

Italy Online™ continues to maintain our committment to the Italo-Australian youth by sponsoring and supporting the newly formed Giovani Italiani Australia (GIA) and their National Italian Australian Youth Conference taking place on 5th - 7th September 2008 on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Registrations will be closing soon so hurry and reserve your spot now for [more] this fantastic weekend!!!  To obtain a membership form, please send an email to giaenquiries@gmail.com   Registration forms are available by visiting our Events Calendar.  Just click here to be taken to our Events Calendar where you will find the downloadable PDF at the bottom of that page. With fabulous speakers and great opportunities to network, you won't want to miss out on this weekend! Find out more:   The National Italian Australian Youth Conference will involve youth committed to enhancing cooperation between Australia and Italy at all levels.   The National Italian Australian Youth Conference will raise and develop on a national level the themes put forward in the previous documents relating to the international youth conference, with the aim of finding solutions to existing problems and pathways to new initiatives.   The National Italian Australian Youth Conference will allow youth to:   express their opinions and concerns with the view to providing a united national voice for youth;   explore the need for youth to drive change in the community and the world at large by opening pathways, with fresh ideas and creative and innovative ways of taking our culture forward;   celebrate their identity as Italian Australians and create an appreciation for the Italian language and culture;   obtain a greater understanding of Italian government systems and their relationship to Italian Australian youth;   consider opportunities for facilitating future communication between youth on a local, national or worldwide level;   network with peers from different states with similar interests; and   develop new relationships between youth on a national level and strengthen existing bonds.

IATI - FERRAGOSTO ITALIANO

Our friends at the Illawarra Association of Teachers of Italian Inc. are hosting Ferragosto Italiano on Monday 18 August. Click Here to go to the 'Events Calendar' for more information.

Thursday, 14 August 2008

ICCI BUSINESS LUNCHEON ANNOUNCED

Italy Online™ would like to remind you that the ICCI is hosting another Business Luncheon taking place on Tuesday 26th August 2008 at Grappa Ristorante e Bar.  These events are always popular and are a offer a great opportunity to network with ICCI members and to meet new people. Please [more] color=#00bfff>click here to learn more.

Sunday, 3 August 2008

ITALY ONLINEâ„¢ AND FERRAGOSTO 2008

Ferragosto’08 will be held on Sunday, 17 August 2008 between 10am and 4pm on Great North Road, Five Dock, NSW. Ferragosto is the City of Canada Bay’s largest and most popular community [more] festival attracting over 50,000 people. It has grown in the eleven years since its inception from a local celebration of the Italian heritage of Five Dock to the premier event in the social calendar of the Inner West of Sydney. Ferragosto is named after an annual Italian holiday celebrated in August to honour the ascension of the Virgin Mary to Heaven.   Entertainment at Ferragosto’08 will include two stages; a dedicated children’s entertainment area and the FerraKitchen cooking demonstration area in where local chefs and providores will showcase regional recipes and delicacies from Italy. Over 100 fete stalls will line Great North Road. New to this year’s event will be the FerraPiazza, a dedicated space representing and reflecting traditional Italian culture and Industry in a uniquely Italian social setting.  Look for Italy Online™  in FerraPiazza and enter to win COOL prizes, including a $100 Gift Certificate to Italian Shoes on Norton! We look forward to seeing you at Ferragost'08!

Thursday, 31 July 2008

IOL® KIDS PAGE UPDATED WITH ARTWORK

Italy Online™ welcomes Fort Street Public School to the Kids' Page with some fantastic samples of their work from a recent Italian celebration. Click on this link to view the work. If your school would like to submit artwork, photographs, etc. of their Italian work, [more] please submit them to info@italyonline.com.au   Be sure to include your contact details. Enjoy!

Sunday, 20 July 2008

NEXT WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 HOST CITY IS ANNOUNCED

At the Final Mass at Randwick Racecourse today, with an estimated 400,000 in attendance, His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI announced that the next host city for World Youth Day will be Madrid, Spain! This was a wonderful event for Sydney (Australia) to host and more importantly, for the Italians to embrace their faith and celebrate with Italian youth along with the youth from the rest of the world. Italy [more] Online™ was proud to provide information on World Youth Day 08 and to be a part of Viva Agora for the Italian Youth at the Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 16 July 2008.  The lucky winners of the Australian boomerangs were announced at the conclusion of the event and now they can take a small piece of Australia home to Italy with them. For everyone that took part in World Youth Day 08, we hope that you enjoyed your experience.

Friday, 11 July 2008

ITALY ONLINE™ WELCOMES ITALIAN SHOES TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Italian Shoes is unique, specialising in ladies smart daywear, evening, party, wedding and mother of the bride shoes. They also provide an extensive range of men’s shoes from casual, formal, sandals and even boots. Their size range caters from 33 to 42 for ladies, and 39 to 47 for men. The shoe brands they stock are Pura Lopez, Patani, Elata, Giorgia.B, Verdecchia & Mainqua, Marino Fabiani, [more] Rosetta, Scardavi, Martini Osvaldo, Sergio Valentino, Albano, Giacinto, Amada, Lady Varese, Confort, Balducci, Everest, Foreste, Enrico Sante, Rey Barenson, Serrafino Moressi, Varese and many, many more! They also stock an extensive range of the latest trends of casual & evening handbags and jewellery like Olga Berg, Charlie Brown, Sofia, Guess, Benetton, Sisley, Spencer and Rutherford, Urban Originals, Conti Moda, Gianni Conti, Peter Lang, Vivianne Katz, Najo, Michel Rene and much more! Visit one of their stores and become a 'Lifetime' VIP member to have first preference to their Winter and Summer sale, which offers up to 70% off our retail price. Their retail locations include: Italian Shoes on Norton Leichhardt 93 Norton Street, Leichhardt Leichhardt NSW 2040 Ph: (02) 9572 9955 Fax: (02) 9572 9955 Italian Shoes Greenacre Upstairs 15 Brunker Road, Greenacre NSW 2190 Ph: (02) 9796 4811 Fax: (02) 9796 4445 Italian Shoes Wetherill Park Shop W93 Stockland Mall Shopping Centre, Wetherill Park NSW 2164 Ph: (02) 9725 5095 Fax (02) 9725 5095 Stop in today to see the latest fashions in shoes and accessories direct from Italy!  Click here to go to their listing in the IOL® Business Directory.

Wednesday, 25 June 2008

ITALY ONLINE™ WELCOMES TANCREDI JEWELLERS TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Tancredi Jewellers has a stunning range of Italian jewellery available to suit your needs whether it is for an occasion such as an Engagement, Wedding or Anniversary or just to say, 'I love you!' to that special someone.    Tancredi Jewellers has two convenient locations in Australia to suit your needs.  To learn more about each of their locations, simply click on Double Bay, NSW or click on Adelaide, SA. Stop in today and see for yourself all of the beautiful pieces of jewellery in their collection.

ITALY ONLINE™ WELCOMES MODENA PRESTIGE CARS TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Modena Prestige Cars is one of Sydney’s most exciting showrooms for anyone looking to find a quality Prestige Motor Vehicle.  Click here to learn more and to go straight to their Gold Premium Listing.  Stop in today and view their magnificent [more] range of cars on display.  You won't be disappointed!

Sunday, 22 June 2008

ITALY ONLINE® WELCOMES BELL UOMO TO THE IOL® BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Bell Uomo is Australia's only distributor of Bio Homme, Man's Secret and Revita products.  These products are made of the finest Italian quality and leave a man smelling fresh and clean and revitalised after using the products.  Italy Online™ will bring this exclusive line to our online community very soon so stay tuned to Italy Online™... Connecting you to La Dolce Vita!™   [more] title='Bell Uomo' href='http://www.italyonline.com.au/directory-home.html?searchString=bell%20uomo' target=Test>Click here to learn more.

Sunday, 8 June 2008

'I PINOCCHI' ADDED TO THE IOL® DIRECTORY

Italy Onlineâ„¢ welcomes I Pin