MELBOURNE - A terminally ill Melbourne Croatian woman's family is rallying behind the mother of three, as they attempt to raise funds for the continuation of her life prolonging treatment in the United States.

Women's soccer in Australia is set to receive a massive boost in coming years with the increasing rise in prominence of young Aussie-Croat teen superstar, Marijana Tabain.

GEELONG - More than 500 people had their tastebuds tantalised after enjoying the delicacies from several different Croatian regions on Saturday night at the second Croatian Cusine Festival in Geelong.

MELBOURNE - Last week, talented young Melbourne Croatian accordion player Joseph Corio enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime, when he showed the nation that he truly does possess some amazing musical talent.

Turn the clock back to the tempestuous year of 1991 in a war-ravaged Croatia, and one musical/patriotic act will be a consistent, from the bottom of Dalmatia to the top of the capital Zagreb - the song 'Moja Domovina'. The Croatian Homeland War (Independence War) had just begun and music was proving to be a real saving grace for the people of this beautiful, but war-ravaged land.

International migration can lead to significant social benefits for migrants and their families, and for their countries of origin and the receiving country if measures are implemented for better migrant flow management and to facilitate emigrant monetary transfers, says the annual World Bank report, which opens a challenging perspective for Croatia because our educated emigrants usually engage in two forms of monetary transfers to the homeland: investment into real estate and human resources.

The production line that is North Geelong Soccer Club is showing no signs of slowing down in its ability to produce quality players as its latest product, Ante Cicak, is destined to follow in the footsteps of other successful club graduates such as Josip Skoko, Joey Didulica, Matthew Spiranovic and one-time Socceroos captain Steve Horvat.

There has been a lot of excitement in Bosnia Herzegovina in recent months regarding the final burial place of the last queen of BiH, Katarina Kosaca Kotromanic. The Queen is currently buried in the Aracoeli Church in Rome in Italy. 

MELBOURNE - Next month's Annual General Meeting of the Croatian Community Credit Union (CCCU) is expected to be a volatile one following revelations that the directors of the community based financial institution are exploring merger options with the Ukrainian community's credit union.

Last Saturday evening's Cro Idol song competition (which was well organized by the Mladez HDZ) in Melbourne was a great example of a fun-filled event that the whole community can embrace. A packed house at the Croatian House (Hrvatski Dom) in Footscray was treated to a fabulous evening of food, drink, music and culture, which is what this event should be all about.