Sunday, June 4, 2017

Wally Lewis and Alessandro Sorbello


Wally Lewis and Alessandro Sorbello

Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, who has become a commentator for television coverage of the sport. A highly decorated Australian national captain, Lewis is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever players of rugby league. His time as a player and coach was followed by a career as a newsreader for the Nine Network.
Nicknamed The King and also The Emperor of Lang Park, Lewis represented Queensland in thirty-one State of Origin games from 1980 to 1991, and was captain for thirty of them. He also represented Australia in thirty-three international matches from 1981 to 1991 and was national team captain from 1984 to 1989. Lewis is perhaps best known for his State of Origin performances, spearheading Queensland's dominance in that competition throughout the 1980s. He captained at State of Origin level 30 times, winning a record 8 man of the match awards.
Lewis has since been inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame and in 1999 he became the sixth member of 'The Immortals'. In 2000, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league.
In February 2008, Lewis was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. Lewis went on to be named in the halves in the Kangaroos' Team of the Century. Announced on 17 April 2008, the team is the panel's majority choice for each of the thirteen starting positions and four interchange players. In June 2008, he was also chosen in the Queensland Rugby League's Team of the Century at five-eighth and captain. In October 2016, he became the 38th Legend of Australian Sport at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame awards.
In 2011, Lewis was a recipient of the Queensland Greats Awards.

Monday, February 20, 2017

2016 Brisbane Italian Festival in New Farm Park


Flashback to 1986 on the Amalfi Coast


Alessandro Sorbello with Grandmaster William Cheung


Alessandro Sorbello with Grandmaster William Cheung

William Cheung or Cheung Cheuk Hing born October, 1940, is a Chinese Wing Chun kung fu practitioner and currently the Grandmaster of his lineage of Wing Chun, entitled Traditional Wing Chun (TWC). He also heads the sanctioning body of TWC, the Global Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu Association (GTWCKFA). Cheung is responsible for introducing Bruce Lee to his master Ip Man when they were teenagers in Hong Kong.

Launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina in Brisbane 2010


Special guest Patrizio Buane with host Alessandro Sorbello at the Launch of the Accademia Italiana della Cucina in Brisbane 2010  


Patrizio Buane with Anna Maria La Spina and host Alessandro Sorbello

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Regional Achievement Community Award 2016

Pleased to be nominated for Access Community Services Cultural Diversity Award