On Friday 8 January 2016, at O'Malley in the Australian Capital Territory, his Excellency Grand Master Peter Portelli, Mrs Portelli and Chev Joseph Coleiro, Chev Portelli's personal secretary and Knight Commander of Justice met with Dr Joseph Pirotta who is deputy to Malta's High Commissioner to Australia. Dr Pirotta, a very learned gentleman with a doctoral degree in bibliographic studies and a deep interest in the preservation of old texts, set aside considerable time from his schedule to meet with the delegation.
He provided the delegation with a long and fruitful audience in which topics of relevance to the Confraternity were discussed. The meeting included discussions, about planning for, and the details of, a conference for all the Confraternity's worldwide members to take place in Malta and Gozo in the last week of June 2017 at the time of the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, with plans for cultural visits to the islands of Gozo and Malta as part of the conference program.
These ideas were received with great interest. The delegation was also greatly honoured to meet His Excellency Mr Charles Muscat, Malta's High Commissioner to Australia who graciously took time out from his busy schedule to meet the delegates, and with whom the delegation also had discussions about the Confraternity, its work and plans for the conference in 2017. The delegation was made warmly welcome by the High Commissioner, his depth and their staff.
He provided the delegation with a long and fruitful audience in which topics of relevance to the Confraternity were discussed. The meeting included discussions, about planning for, and the details of, a conference for all the Confraternity's worldwide members to take place in Malta and Gozo in the last week of June 2017 at the time of the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, with plans for cultural visits to the islands of Gozo and Malta as part of the conference program.
These ideas were received with great interest. The delegation was also greatly honoured to meet His Excellency Mr Charles Muscat, Malta's High Commissioner to Australia who graciously took time out from his busy schedule to meet the delegates, and with whom the delegation also had discussions about the Confraternity, its work and plans for the conference in 2017. The delegation was made warmly welcome by the High Commissioner, his depth and their staff.