From the Office of the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Office of the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Minister Assisting the Premier

12 December 2012

Mr Alessandro Sorbello

President

Italian Festival Inc.

PO Box 1198

Stafford QLD 4053

Dear Mr Sorbello

I'm writing to express my appreciation of the significant contributions that the Italian Festival Inc. has made to Queensland and to invite your organisation to consider undertaking a role for the Government's intended Queensland-wide Italian Week.

I am particularly appreciative of the Italian Festival Inc's. work in founding the Italian Week in Brisbane and delivering this annual week-long festival successfully to a high standard with a strong emphasis on promoting integration across cultures. I see that  your contributions are crucial to Queenslanders from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and I commend your organisation for this.

Noting the Italian festival Inc's expertise in staging professional high-profile events, the particular role that I wish to invite your organisation to undertake is as coordinator of an annual Queensland-wide Italian Week. The week identified for this in 2013 is 26 May to 2nd June.

This could be a partnership arrangement between my portfolio and Italian Festival Inc. with the provision of government funding to assist

Should Italian festival Inc you willing to consider undertaking this State-wide coordination role in conjunction with your current range of events, I would invite you to discuss how we could collaborate on this venture with our Assistant Minister Robert Cavallucci (phone number 3832 1322).

I have asked Assistant Minister Cavallucci to contact you about this.

Thank you for considering this opportunity.

Yours sincerely

Hon Glen Elmes MP

Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs

Minister Assisting the Premier

Member for Noosa