The first attempt at organised migration from Malta to Queensland was in 1883, when 69 labourers were sent to the cane fields of the lower Burdekin River. The dissatisfaction with working ...

The Maltese community first came to Mackay to work on cane farms. Over time they bought the farms, and now their impact on the community will be commemorated.

The Maltese qoffa, he said, can be distinguished from other cane shopping baskets because it is made of local, yellowish cane and has a few lawyers of darker strands.

Bank of Valletta is supporting “Maltese Music Heritage in Education”, a project aimed at reviving Maltese traditional instruments as an important legacy of our local heritage.