Strzelecki Omeo Digital Festival

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Celebrating 180th anniversary of naming Mt Kosciuszko and of exploration of Gippsland. Strzelecki Festival 2020 was to begin on Friday 27th March at Soldiers Memorial Hall in Omeo, Gippsland.It took 4 months of hard work to put everything together. Because of coronavirus the whole world came to a standstill.…

The March Strzelecki Festival in Omeo is cancelled

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Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Omeo Strzelecki Festival scheduled for the end of March this year is cancelled. The Kosciuszko Heritage Foundation will endeavor to gather all festival materials and present them on the internet, i.e. organize STRZELECKI OMEO DIGITAL FESTIVAL.…

A Brief History of West Point

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West Point’s role in our nation’s history dates back to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. General George Washington considered West Point to be the most important strategic position in America.…

Richard Broinowski

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The patron of Kosciuszko Heritage is Richard Broinowski.

Currently the NSW President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, Richard was previously a long-time Australian diplomat.

After joining the Department of External Affairs in 1963, he served in Tokyo, Rangoon, Teheran, Manilla, Vietnam and Korea, in various diplomatic posts.…