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19.03.2021Fryderyk Chopin’s Birthday ConcertOn the occasion of the 211st anniversary of the birth of Poland’s greatest composer, Fryderyk Chopin, a concert of his music by Alexander Yau took place at the Embassy on March 18, 2021. Among the audience were representatives of the federal parliament, the diplomatic corps, people of culture and science, as well as members and supporters of the association Friends of Chopin Australia, which co-organized the event.
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15.03.2021Information on passport duty in 2021
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15.03.2021150th anniversary of the arrival of Fr. Leon Rogalski JS, first Polish chaplain to AustraliaThe celebrations took place on 13 March 2021 in the historic settlement of Polish Hill River near Adelaide, the site of the first Polish settlement in Australia. The event was attended by Ambassador Michał Kołodziejski and a wide representation of the state and church in South Australia, including SA Governor Hieu Van Le, parliamentarians and local authorities, as well as Polish communities from South Australia and Victoria.
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10.03.2021181th anniversary of the naming of Mount KosciuszkoThis year's celebrations of the discovery and naming of Mt. Kosciuszko were held in the Snowy Valleys region. 181 years ago, on March 9, 1840, Paweł Strzelecki’s expedition set off from these areas and led Polish explorer to the highest peak in continental Australia.
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19.02.2021Polish fundraise for the recovery of Kosciuszko National Park from bushfire devastation – a year onA year after the devastating bushfires in 2019-20, wildlife recovery efforts are still ongoing, lots of them financed using the funds received from Poland. Almost half a million złotych collected by volunteer firefighters from Poręba Spytkowska, as well as funds donated by the Polish community in Australia (over $150,000 AUD in total), are being spent to help saving species most threatened with extinction, including on the restoration of their habitat destroyed by fire. The restoration of flora and fauna unique to Mount Kosciuszko is a process that will, however, take many years.
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16.02.2021New Polish Honorary Consul General in Melbourne Andrzej SoszyńskiWe are pleased to announce the new Polish Honorary Consul General in Melbourne Mr. Andrzej Soszyński, who commences his mission on 16 February 2021.
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15.02.202130th anniversary of the Visegrad cooperationThirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.
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04.12.2020Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's Interview with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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16.11.2020Foreign Service Day 2020Foreign Service Day 2020
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14.11.2020National Independence Day 2020 celebrations in CanberraCeremony commemorating the 102nd anniversary of Poland’s independence took place on 14 November at the Polish Embassy in Canberra. This was a culmination of broader celebrations across Australia, including in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.