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Slovenian Of The Year Awards
MARIJA OVIJAC
NSW SLOVENIAN OUTSTANDING
SENIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 2006
Piše Marija Grosman, fotografije Igor Poch

MARIJA OVIJAČ, rojena v Kranju, je 1958. leta po 13 letih povojnega bivanja v Venezueli prišla z družino v Avstralijo. Skupaj z možem Vinkom se je hitro vključila v slovensko skupnost in pomagala kjer koli in kdaj koli je bilo potrebno.

Na pobudo p. Valerijana je velikokrat nudila dom mladim dekletom, ki so nujno potrebovale pomoč.. Pomagala je možu Vinkotu pri pionirskem delu, ko se je Slovensko društvo Sydney začelo postavljati na solidna tla. Šivala je narodne noše in sodelovala pri neštetih društvenih, kulturnih in cerkvenih prireditvah. Že 40 let redno sodeluje pri cerkvenem pevskem zboru, kjer nikoli ne zgreši pevske vaje. Še danes, čeprav priletna in ji noge zelo pešajo, zapoje tudi drugod. Pred kratkim je presenetila rojake v Newcastlu in čudovito zapela pri tamkajšnji sveti maši. Pela je tudi rojakom v Brisbanu in Wollongongu.
Več kot 40 krat je prostovoljno zapela solo na gostijah ali pogrebih. Ob nedeljah vodi ljudsko petje pri mašah v Merrylandsu. Sodelovala je tudi v Igralski Družini Merrylands in z vsako vlogo požela izreden uspeh. Izredno dobra in darežljiva kuharica še vedno prispeva dobrote iz svoje kuhinje, kadar je to slovensko skupnosti potrebno in tudi rada deli njene kuharske izkušnje z drugimi.Vedno živahna in vesela prinese iskro radosti v vsako družbo, kjer je prisotna.

Marija je v vsako delo vložila 110 procentov truda. Hvala ti, Marija!Čestitamo Ti in želimo, da boš z nami še mnogo let!

Marija Grosman, Marija Ovijač, Alfred Brežnik

 

MARIJA OVIJAČ came to Australia in 1950 after living in Venezuela for 13 years. Together with her husband Vinko, she became involved in the Slovenian community in many different ways. She offered her home to young girls, sown national costumes, joined drama group, and participated in other social, cultural and religious activities. She has been a member of the church choir for over 4o years. She had sung solo over 40 times at weddings and funerals, and had visited Slovenians in Newcastle, Brisbane and Wollongong. With her beautiful voice, although never formally trained, she had often brought tears into listener’s eyes.

She had always put 110 per cent effort into her work.

Congratulations, and thank you.

...pa še kakšna mala solza sreče...

 
Priznanja so prejeli:
ALFRED BREZNIK, Australian -Slovenian Achievement AwardKATELIN KOPRIVEC, Primary student of the year( Wollongong) LOREN DRUZINEC, secondary student of the year ( Sydney) VINKO OVIJAC, The Life Achievement Award MARIJA OVIJAC ,Senior citizen of the year STANE TOMSIC, Volunteer of the Year, Highly Commended SDS BARICA BRODNIK, Volunteer of the Year Wollongong ROBERT GROZNIK Entrepreneur of The Year, ALBINA MAVRIC, Volunteer Of The Year Newcastle SASA LAJOVIC, Senior Citizen of the Year PETER KROPE, Volunteer Of The Year, Sydney MARTA TOMSIC, Volunteer Of The Year, Highly Commended , SDS
NSW SLOVENIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2006

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