ALMAE MATRIS ALUMNI CROATICAE SYDNEY INC

N E W S L E T T E R

March 2006

AMAC SYDNEY WEBSITE

After two years of inactivity we finally updated our website. It will gradually get a better layout and more contents, but for now you can find there AMAC newsletters and reports. Please check our website at: http://members.optushome.com.au/amacsydney.

If you have any interesting material that you think should be added to our website or suggestions regarding its design, please send your comments to amacsydney@hotmail.com or contact our webmaster Nikola Korecki at korecki00@hotmail.com.

TREASURER’S REPORT 2005

Our much delayed Treasurer’s Report is now available. Please see attachment. Treasurer’s comments on Financial year 2005 are as follows:

$5000 was transferred from MBA to CBA due to cash flow demand for Perestegi Concert.

Committee have decided to close MBA account (approx. $100 balance) and transfer funds to CBA.

Note that report was given until 17/02/06. All expenses and income belong to 2005.

Glass item $638.00 spent for 50 sets of AMAC promotional gift. Some of those will be available for AMAC members to purchase.

Profit stated in 2005 is $695

MINUTES OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING Dec. 05

At our Extraordinary GM on 4 December 2005 Special resolution - Change of Rule 13(5) has been accepted. Members voted via ballot as follows:

22 (including 4 proxy votes) voted YES (78.6%)

6 voted NO (21.4%)

Minutes attached.

EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY CROATIAN GRAPHIC ART

April 6-17, 2006

Billich Gallery, 100 George Street, The Rocks

This interesting exhibition, featuring over seventy works of renowned Croatian artists such as Miroslav Kraljević, Ljubo Babić, Krsto Hegedušić, Edo Murtić, Miroslav Šutej, Ivan Lacković Croata, as well as young talents Dubravka Babić, Nevenka Arbanas, Dimitrije Popović, was prepared in 1998 by the prominent Klovićevi Dvori Gallery from Zagreb, and has visited many countries of the world. Now, in collaboration with the Australian Croatian Congress and Croatian Consulates, it is touring Australia. It has already been displayed in Maritime Museum in Fremantle and in Melbourne, currently is in Canberra, early April in Sydney, after that goes to Japan.

AMAC Sydney is assisting Consulate General in organising the exhibition in Sydney. Charles Billich was kind enough to offer his gallery for the exhibition. Prof. Marie Bashir, Governor of NSW, has accepted Consul’s invitation to the opening of the exhibition. We are expecting many other prominent guests, as well as good media coverage.

CROATIAN ARCHIVE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA

PO Box 693, Punchbowl 2196, Phone/Fax 9677 9459, email cro_arch@tpg.com.au

Fundraising fashion parade

Saturday, 18 March 2006 at 7.30 pm, Croatian Club Punchbowl

The Croatian Archive Association of Australia Inc. was formed and registered in July 2005, with the aim to preserve records of the people of Croatian origine in Australia, so that the history of Croats in this country, their achievements and their contributions in developing Australia, as individuals as well as groups such as social, business, sports and religious organisations, does not fade away and become lost for future generations.

The Association consists of volunteers who are willing to collect, preserve and process records, which can be in the form of writings, photos, films, videotapes or sound records.

The Croatian Archive Association of Australia is inviting you to join them and become a member for only $10 membership fee per year. Some AMAC members already have, including Mirjana Cestar, who is one of the founders and the Secretary of the CAAA.

Next Saturday, 18 March 2006, the Croatian Archive is presenting an evening of classic music (Mariel Pažin, soprano) and fashion extravaganza (Vicki Mar, Jean Fox Bridal, MC Jason Amos), organised by Vesna Krizmanić. This is a fundraising performance to help the Archive start with their activities. Tickets are $10. For booking call Ana Watson (President) at 9677 9459 or 0408 663 542.