Download the 2023 Autumn edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
A message from our president, Gail Williams :-
Reflecting on the flood – one year on.
Tastes of New Italy Cafe has music and street scenes from Italy.
Completed projects :
Covered entrance walkway
Pay Wave donation points.
Bushfire water supply
Updates :-
Tri-Lingual welcome and acknowledgement signage designed by Leonie Lane
Create N.S.W. flood recovery grant
The End of the squeaky windmill
AmaGA North Coast Chapter meeting at Yamba Museum
Upcoming events and date-savers:-
Anniversary Day Sunday 16 April. Community Hall at Historic New Italy.
LisAmore ! Loving Lismore Sunday 18 June. Lismore Turf Club
What’s happening at New Italy :-
The Casa Vecchia Gift Shop.
Revised opening hours. Visitors sitting and standing.
Italian Pavilion
The work begins.
New Italy Museum
The family cabinets
Gina’s Appeal :-
She says N.I.M.I. needs you.
Download the 2022 Summer edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams.
Paul Micheal’s documentary “The Salami Makers”.
Dr Pol Dalmau Universtity of Pompeu Fabra Barcelona visits New Italy.
The Park of Peace gets some TLC
The Hon. Ben Franklin announces NIMI’s receipt of a $250,000 grant.
⦁ Updates and recent events.
Last Post Ceremony for Pte. John CAMINITI in Canberra
The 2022 NIMI AGM elects a Management Committee
International, Italian & Australian Alpini Associations lunch |
Italian pavilion upgrade grant success celebrated
Historic New Italy gets a facelift and new signs
⦁ Upcoming events and date-savers.
Historic New Italy morning tea get together – 10 am to 12 noon, Sunday 12 February 2023
Beyond Venice – 6 to Midnight, Saturday 18 February: Tickets From Julie 0493 631 611
Anniversary Day 11 to 3, sunday 16 april. A day of Fun, Food, Music And Family.
⦁ What’s happening at New Italy.
The Casa Vecchia Gift Shop. Food is central to most family gatherings in all cultures.The cookbooks in our gift shop unravel the secrets of many Italian food traditions.
Italian Pavilion
To say that we are excited about our successful application is an understatement! Thank you Create NSW. However, as a very wise member of the Pavilion Reference Group said, “Now the real work begins!”
New Italy Museum
The New Italy website – https://www.newitaly.org.au – is being upgraded.
A virtual tour of the Museum and later the upgraded Pavilion will allow
people to experience the site before, and after visits to Historic New Italy.
Download the 2022 Spring edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams.
Vale Peter Bortolin.
Paolo the Python.
Date savers for events at New Italy:
Sunday 9th October lunch with historian Pol Dalmau.
Sunday 6th November 2022 NIMI AGM from 10 am
Sunday 13th November Park of Peace Working Bee from 7.30 am
⦁ Max Uechtritz Stories from New Britain – Part 3 –
“The Robert Louis Stevenson Connection”
⦁ Upcoming Events.
NIMI is hosting a lunch for visiting Spanish Historian Pol Dalmau. Sunday 9th October. Bookings are essential Call 0414 675 933
Historic New Italy morning Tea 10 am till 12 noon Sunday 23rd October. Hosted by the NIMI volunteers. All welcome.
2022 Annual General Meeting at New Italy from 11 am Sunday 6th November.
Park of Peace Working Bee Sunday 13th November.
⦁ The Casa Vecchia Gift Shop has new stock.
Christmas is coming. Quality books and toys from Europe.
⦁ The Italian Pavilion upgrade news.
Meetings of interested members from the Northern Rivers Italian community with the New Italy’s Museums Group are being held regularly in the Pavilion.
⦁ The New Italy Museum.
NIMI volunteers attended the AMAaGA Far North Coast Chapter meeting hosted by the Lawrence Museum. Tegan Anthes demonstrated how to deal with mould.
Download the 2022 Winter edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams.
Our assistance to flood victims.
Our Hall damaged by torrential rain.
We have solar panels and music.
Membership due notification.
⦁ The Scala family’s journey by sea..
⦁ Max Uechtritz “Stories from New Britain – Part 2 –
Queen Emma uses M. de. Rays cathedral bricks for a staircase at Gunantambu.”
⦁ Updates and Recent Events.
The covered walkway project
Anzac day at historic New Italy
Dot Randle – volunteer since 1980 – celebrates her 90th.
Lismore Friendship Festival takes part in the 2022 Lantern Festival
⦁ The Casa Vecchia Gift Shop has new stock.
Italian Cookbooks and whirlybirds.
⦁ The Italian Pavilion upgrade news.
Meetings of interested members from the Northern Rivers Italian community with the New Italy’s Museums Group are being held regularly in the Pavilion
⦁ The New Italy Museum .
We are pleased to announce that we are now a Standards Certified Museum.
The “story of New Italy” told to the Society of Australian Genealogists
Download the 2022 Autumn edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams. Flood relief provided to travellers and residents.
⦁ Flood pics. Cows on the balcony.
⦁ Max Uechtritz “Stories from New Britain – Queen Emma’s steps.”
⦁ Martin Mulligan achieves international fame in the tennis world. John Barnes.
⦁ The cane cutters and the Woodburn Rugby League football team. Robert Antoniolli.
⦁ What is happening at Historic New Italy
⦁ Casa Vecchia Gift Shop news.
⦁ Italian Pavilion upgrade news.
⦁ The New Italy Museum . A flood story from 1906
⦁ Upcoming Events .
⦁Postponed – Lismore Italian Film Festival
⦁ Postponed – New Italy Anniversary Day
⦁ Postponed – LisAmore
Download the 2021 Summer edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams.
⦁ A not so sweet story. John Barnes.
⦁ Bushfire recovery grant installation of pump.
⦁ Update on the proposed service station.
⦁ Woodburn RFS information day.
⦁ What is happening at Historic New Italy
⦁ Casa Vecchia Gift Shop news.
⦁ Italian Pavilion upgrade news.
⦁ The New Italy Museum on line forum
⦁ Upcoming Events at Historic New Italy.
⦁ Community networking morning tea. 10:30 18th Dec.
⦁ NIMI AGM 11:00 AM 6 Feb 2022.
⦁ Anniversary Day celebrations Sunday 10 Apr 2022
Download the 2021 Spring edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president, Gail Williams.
⦁ Lifesavers & Luck : Tales from New France. John Barnes
⦁ A review of Steve Capelin’s book “Paradiso”
⦁ Recent Events :-
⦁ Service Station DA video conference community meeting
⦁ A visit to Minyumai IPA to research plants for the heritage walk
⦁ Woodburn RFS information day
⦁ What is happening at Historic New Italy
⦁ Casa Vecchia Gift Shop news.
⦁ Italian Pavilion proposal plans update.
⦁ The CO.AS.IT Italian Historical Society has invited the New Italy Museum to provide material for the Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione in Genoa, Italy.
⦁ Upcoming Events Calendar
Download the 2021 Winter edition here, containing pictures and stories :-
⦁ A message from our president Gail Williams.
⦁ “PARADISO”, a novel by Steve Capelin
⦁ Heritage Trail and Bushfood Walk discussion.
⦁ Remembering New Italy’s ANZACS .
⦁ Fire and emergency training.
⦁ A plaque for the opening of the New Highway.
⦁ Alpini Association meeting.
⦁ Casa Serena repairs.
⦁ New Italy Service Centre DA submitted.
⦁ Casa Vecchia Gift Shop news.
⦁ Italian Pavilion proposal plans update.
⦁ Volunteer profile, Dot Randle.
⦁ Upcoming Events.
Download the 2021 Autumn edition here, containing :-
⦁ Introducing our new president Gail Williams.
⦁ The Highway is complete and we have new signage.
⦁ Update on the Benzina Service Centre proposal.
⦁ Progress report on the Historic New Italy Monument conservation.
⦁ Casa Serena.
⦁ The AM & GA Far North Coast Chapter meeting with guest speaker Christine Ianna.
⦁ Update on the Monument conservation.
⦁ Casa Vecchia and Vasse Virgin.
⦁ Progress report on the Italian Pavilion upgrade.
⦁ Announcing Members Mornings. Make a date for the 2nd Sunday of every month. Discounts at the Casa Vechia gift shop and the Tastes of New Italy Cafe.