As a new nation, East Timor takes democracy very seriously. In Venilale as official observers at the recent national election, Michelle Harmer and Rachel Meadows were very impressed with the whole process. “The country’s history of colonisation, occupation, a war of independence and civil strife has given the people a strong desire to maintain peace […]…
Mansfield is hosting a month-long visit from Sr Carlos Guterres of Venilale, our Friendship Town in East Timor. As the Community Development Officer in Venilale, Carlos has worked closely with Friends of Venilale to implement the projects it has undertaken there. Carlos successfully applied for a placement with the federal Department of Community Planning and […]…
Barely a Mansfield Courier release goes by without an article, a photo or an event informing us about the goings on of the ever growing friendship Mansfield Shire Council, the Committee Members of the Friends of Venilale and of course the community at large, have with our counterparts in the remote East Timor Village of […]…
