EMILIJAN KUKOVEC  je bil rojen v Slovenskih  Goricah. Domovino je zapustil leta 1954 in je po bivanju v Avstriji, Nemčiji in Holandiji leta 1961 prišel v Avstralijo. S slovensko skupnostjo je dobil kontakt pri slovenskih mašah v Villawoodu, okrog leta 1963-64. Ko se je gradila cerkev v Merrylandsu, je pomagal pri barvanju zunanjosti cerkve in kasneje cerkvenih klopi.
Sodeloval pri Slovenskem društvu Sydney, kjer je veliko pomagal pri barvanju in organiziranju prvega piknika. Napravil je tudi prvi napis Slovenskega Društva Sydney.
Ob ustanovitvi kluba Triglav je postal eden od ustanovnih članov novega kluba in eden od prvih 50, ki so prispevali denar za depozit za nakup zemljišča. Od vsega začetka je bil odbornik novega kluba in v prvih letih tudi eden od najuspešnejših managerjev kluba Triglav.
Emiljan has been Triglav's club's president many times from its earliest days.  With his late wife Kristina he took part in most facets of work including  cooking, cleaning, serving and any other necessary activity  at the  club.  Very proudly he  also designed the clubs  emblem »TRIGLAV«, which is  still a part of the  club's name today.  As the president, he also brought  from  Slovenia a stone  from the  mountain 'Triglav'  to be incorporated in the  Cankar Monument at the  front of the  club,

 Besides  his  work in the  the  club's  administration, he also  took part in other club activities:
Emilijan  and his late wife Kristina were for many years the leading couple in the first folkloric dancing group of theTriglav Club, performing on many occasions at the  club, local  community  functions, and at the Slovenian »Farmer's Wedding » in Wollongong.
A member of the Triglav Male Choir performing, many times over the years, at occasions including  the Sydney Opera House and  on the  Concert tour of Slovenia  and  Austria.
The President of the  Hunters and Shooters section of the club.
Many times he was the President of the Bocce sports section, representing the club in the NSW Bocce Federation, and also an active bocce player, competing many times in the  Bocce Federation games.
In recent years, he had to stop his activities temporarily due to failing health, but we  are happy to say this has improved, so Emilijan is again taking an active part in our club's sport's life with his wife Jessica .For his life work and his contribution to our slovenian community, he was also awarded a well deserved  honorary life membership at the Triglav Panthers St  Johns Park Club.

Thank you,  Emilijan, and congratulations, specially from all your mates at the Triglav Panthers 

Branko Fabjancic, Member of theAdvisory Board  of Directors  Triglav Panthers  Club in Emilijan Kukovec

Andrew  Gardner , General Manager  of  Triglav Panthers  St  Johns Park  Club, Emil  Kukovec, Peter Krope, Chairman of the  Board  of  Directors  of Triglav Panthers  Club and  Huy Vu, Operations Manager   of Triglav Panthers  Club.