{"id":4509,"date":"2026-01-26T23:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/?page_id=4509"},"modified":"2026-02-24T17:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T06:03:09","slug":"community-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-c0c586e3\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4017 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-events category-theatre tag-55 tag-christmas\">\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/seara-vestilor-bune-when-community-turns-an-impossible-idea-into-reality\/\" target=\"_self\" >Seara Ve\u0219tilor Bune \u2013 When Community Turns an Impossible Idea into Reality<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-26T15:23:00+11:00\">26 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/seara-vestilor-bune-when-community-turns-an-impossible-idea-into-reality\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seara Ve\u0219tilor Bune \u2013 When Community Turns an Impossible Idea into Reality\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3.png 1600w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Seara-vestilor-bune-poster-Featured-Image-v3-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Some events are planned carefully over many months.Others are born from a single phone call, a shared belief, and a lot of courage. Seara Ve\u0219tilor Bune \u2013 Prima Edi\u021bie, Cr\u0103ciun 2025 belongs firmly to the second category. The first conversation that sparked this event took place on 25 September 2025, when Father Claudiu Moru\u021ban from the Romanian Orthodox Church Sf\u00e2nta Filoteea de la Arge\u0219 reached out with a simple but powerful idea: could we create something meaningful for the Romanian community this Christmas?At that moment, there was no venue, no cast, no program, and only $1,000 in initial funds from&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/seara-vestilor-bune-when-community-turns-an-impossible-idea-into-reality\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-99fc7125\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4875 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-events tag-55\">\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/romanias-national-day-in-melbourne-community-tradition-and-joy\/\" target=\"_self\" >Romania\u2019s National Day in Melbourne \u2013 Community, Tradition and Joy<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-01T18:20:31+11:00\">1 December 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/romanias-national-day-in-melbourne-community-tradition-and-joy\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1276\" src=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Romania\u2019s National Day in Melbourne \u2013 Community, Tradition and Joy\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233-1024x638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8233-1536x957.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This year, Romania\u2019s National Day was celebrated in Melbourne through a warm and vibrant community gathering organised by EuRaw at Jells Park. Around 100 Romanians, families with children, young people, elders and friends of the community, came together to mark December 1st in a simple yet deeply meaningful way. The atmosphere was relaxed, friendly and filled with genuine emotion. Surrounded by the Australian landscape, the Romanian tricolour stood proudly among picnic blankets, laughter and heartfelt reunions. A special moment of the day was the presence of Mr. Consul Andrei \u0218tefan, representing the Romanian Consulate in Melbourne, who honoured us with&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/romanias-national-day-in-melbourne-community-tradition-and-joy\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-99fc7125\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4833 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-events tag-55\">\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/euraws-cozonac-workshop-tradition-community-and-the-taste-of-home\/\" target=\"_self\" >EuRaw&#8217;s Cozonac Workshop \u2013 Tradition, Community, and the Taste of Home<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-05T16:07:23+11:00\">5 November 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/euraws-cozonac-workshop-tradition-community-and-the-taste-of-home\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Cozonaci-top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"EuRaw&#8217;s Cozonac Workshop \u2013 Tradition, Community, and the Taste of Home\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Cozonaci-top.png 1080w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Cozonaci-top-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Cozonaci-top-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Cozonaci-top-768x433.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On a warm spring morning in Melbourne, the industrial kitchen of Philadelphia Church Melbourne was transformed into a space filled with aromas, memories, and connection, as EuRaw Inc. hosted its first Romanian Cozonac Workshop, a baking event that brought 30 people together through tradition, food, and shared experience. The workshop is part of EuRaw\u2019s broader mission to create meaningful community spaces where Romanian culture can be shared and passed on. A hands-on workshop, from kneading to sharing a meal Participants learned, step by step, how to prepare the traditional Romanian sweet bread named cozonac, with walnut and cocoa filling from&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/euraws-cozonac-workshop-tradition-community-and-the-taste-of-home\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-99fc7125\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4687 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-events tag-55\">\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/cinema-conversation-and-community-romanian-film-at-miff-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Cinema, Conversation, and Community: Romanian Film at MIFF 2025<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T21:49:32+10:00\">20 August 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/cinema-conversation-and-community-romanian-film-at-miff-2025\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Kontinental-25-top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cinema, Conversation, and Community: Romanian Film at MIFF 2025\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Kontinental-25-top.png 1024w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Kontinental-25-top-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Featured-image-Kontinental-25-top-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On August 9th, 2025, something special happened at the heart of Melbourne\u2019s cultural scene. EuRaw Inc. gathered a large group of Romanian film lovers, creatives, and friends to attend a screening of Radu Jude\u2019s latest cinematic provocation, Kontinental 25, as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). It was more than just a movie night, it was a celebration of Romanian cinema, identity, and community in the diaspora. Kontinental 25 \u2013 Bold, Unapologetic, Brilliant Known for his fiercely intelligent and genre-defying work, Radu Jude didn\u2019t disappoint. Kontinental 25 is a biting, reflective, and visually daring film that once again&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/cinema-conversation-and-community-romanian-film-at-miff-2025\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-99fc7125\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4573 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-events tag-55\">\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;margin-right:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/celebrating-ziua-iei-2025-a-heartfelt-gathering-in-melbourne\/\" target=\"_self\" >Celebrating Ziua Iei 2025 \u2013 A Heartfelt Gathering in Melbourne<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-24T18:41:51+10:00\">24 June 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/celebrating-ziua-iei-2025-a-heartfelt-gathering-in-melbourne\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Celebrating Ziua Iei 2025 \u2013 A Heartfelt Gathering in Melbourne\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;border-bottom-left-radius:16px;border-bottom-right-radius:16px;aspect-ratio:16\/9;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0035-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">On Sunday, June 23rd 2025, over 80 members of the Romanian-Australian community gathered at the Romanian Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul to celebrate\u00a0Universal Day of the Romanian Blouse. The turnout was nothing short of amazing, especially considering the event came together on such short notice. The parish is located near the Melbourne Museum and Lygon Street, in the inner-city suburb of Carlton. This year&#8217;s gathering was about coming together, wearing our heritage proudly, and celebrating the stories woven into each thread of our traditional blouses and shirts. The event was entirely community-driven, and organised by EuRaw Inc. The&hellip; <a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/celebrating-ziua-iei-2025-a-heartfelt-gathering-in-melbourne\/\">[Read more]<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-99fc7125\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4509","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4509"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4638,"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509\/revisions\/4638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/euraw.com.au\/staging\/3790\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}