The second book of Valerio’s diaries was launched at the Italian Institute of Culture, Sydney, on December 4.
CONTINUE READING →Valerio’s secondary school, the International Grammar School, hosted a Music Night for its thirtieth anniversary, dedicated to Valerio’s memory. Australian musician Paul Jarman composed a song whose lyrics are the words to one of Valerio’s poems, published in his first book ‘Love for the Turning World’.
CONTINUE READING →On 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 READING →The ‘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 READING →This 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 READING →On 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 READING →Nicoletta Zanardi, head of the Villawood Volunteer Program, reflects on the program’s activities in 2013 and their impact in supporting and asylum seekers.
CONTINUE READING →“During 2013 our Valerio Daniel De Simoni Association group of volunteers (in alphabetical order: Dina, Elio, Genevieve, Giulia, Helen, Jacquie, John, Karen, Kathryn, Kerry, Louise, Mariella, Michelle, Nicoletta, Paola, Rioko, Silvia, Vittoria) has regularly provided once a month the promised lunches for the clients of the ASC to help relieve their distress and misfortune. Instructions […]
CONTINUE READING →Thanks to Adam we have a video show casing the memories of the night.
CONTINUE READING →Vittoria and Rosie took 1st lunch for 20 people to the Centre. The employees were very welcoming and helpful and one, Victoria, had lived in Italy for few years, so was very happy to practice her Italian with us! Food included organic pasta with tomato sauce offered by Pasta Emilia, bread offered by Iggys, plus […]
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