On Sunday, June 18, VDSA celebrated the grant of a permanent Visa to longstanding client and friend Nathan with a picnic at Bronte Park. Clear skies and bright sunshine made the day even more special.
CONTINUE READINGCentral Sydney High School refugee students were thrilled to be invited to enter a Creative Expression Competition initiated by the Valerio Daniel De Simoni Association. Their President, Vittoria Pasquini attended the school where she met with the school’s Deputy Principal, Kathie Power, Head Teacher Wellbeing, Kylie Stamos and Student Support Officer, Elizabeth Weblin to discuss […]
CONTINUE READINGVDSA Committee member Nicoletta Zanardi presents on the association’s activities of support and solidarity with refugees at the 2019 fundraiser. Nicoletta died of cancer a few months after this video was recorded and her colleagues and friends at VDSA, as well as the many people she helped in her role here, remember her with enormous […]
CONTINUE READINGThank you to all who contributed and attended the VDSA 2019 fundraiser! As well as helping to fund the association’s ongoing programs, the fundraiser is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the association’s achievements, connect with other members and enjoy an evening of good food, entertainment and maybe even a raffle prize or two! See you […]
CONTINUE READINGThe second book of Valerio’s diaries was launched at the Italian Institute of Culture, Sydney, on December 4.
CONTINUE READINGOn the occasion of Vittoria Pasquini and her brother Massimo Pasquini’s visit to the place of the accident, a group consisting of the local community, the Italian ambassador to Zambia, the Italian honorary consul to Malawi, a representative of the Australian ambassador to Zimbabwe and the Oxfam representative to Malawi gathered to commemorate the life of Valerio. […]
CONTINUE READINGThe ‘Quadsquad’ Expedition undertaken by Valerio, Ted and Jamie in 2011 has earned a place in the World Guinness Book of Records for the longest quad bike journey.
CONTINUE READINGThis short film by documentary filmmakers Lorenzo Conte and Gabrielle Gianni fuses passages of text from Valerio’s diaries read by Giulio Petushi with footage recorded during the expedition.
CONTINUE READINGOn the 17th of September, the VDSA held a press conference at the Aauditorium in Rome presenting “Diari di Viaggio – Travel Journals”, the second volume of Valerio’s diaries to be released.
CONTINUE READINGThanks to Adam we have a video show casing the memories of the night.
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