Maya, goddess of nature, greenery and flowers gave the name to the month May. Its visible symbol is maypole (orig. Sl. mlaj), also also called may or maya, which is the focal point of 1st May festivities
AGM Saturday 21 May 2011
Annual General Meeting of ISSV for 2011, 2.30 – 5.00pm Saturday 21 May 2011
Jožko Šavli IN MEMORIAM (english)
Jožko Šavli born 22 March 1943, in Tolmin, was a Slovenian author, freelance historian and professor of economics.
Jožko Šavli IN MEMORIAM
Preminul je velik Slovenec. Dr. Jožko Šavli nas je nepričakovano zapustil v petek, 11. marca 2011.
Carniolan honey bee and beekeeping
Man and the Carniolan bee are interconnected in Slovenian lands. Beekeeping (čebelarstvo) was exceptionally developed in Slovenia…
20th Anniversary Independence Day Address by Dr. Zvone Zigon
8 Dec 2010 Independence day of Slovenia, is celebrated on 26th December. Address by Dr. Zvone Žigon, Charge d"Affaires a.i. Embassy in Canberra, Republic of Slovenia. (in Slovenian)
TIGR – Slovenian Anti-fascist Resistance Movement
In 1918, at the end of WW I, after disintegration of the Austrian Empire, Slovenes of Primorska region expected to be part of the emerging State of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes…
Soča Front/Isonzo Front
The World War I started with a shot in Sarajevo on 28 June, 1914. Gavrilo Princip a young Bosnian assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the throne of Austro-Hungary…
Media Release: Minister of the Arts, Peter Batchelor
28 September 2010 Press Release from : Minister of the Arts, Mr. Peter Batchelor, his speech in acceptance of the Collection gift to the people of Victoria at the State Library of Victoria.
Valvasoriana Collection Gift: Speech by Aleksandra Ceferin
Speech by Aleksandra Ceferin, on the occasion of the presentation and gifting of the Iconotheca Valvasoriana Collection to the State Library of Victoria, and the launch of the website Valvasor.org and the digital presentation J.W Valvasor, on 27th September 2010 in Melbourne.