BULA CUP 2024 UPDATE:
To our Bula Cup Festival Community,
First we want to say Thankyou to God.
From our Elders back in Fiji and here in Australia, We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land.
To the Elders who have passed and to the Elders who are here, to you the rising leaders we pay our respects to you as the First Peoples of the lands, waters, rivers, parks and areas we all are working and living on today as the First Peoples of Australia.
Families, Teams, Players, Volunteers, Performers, Vendors, Sponsors, Cardinia Council, State Vic, NRL Vic, Rugby Vic, and to every body that made our event possible.
We Thankyou.
We have moved the Bula Cup Festival to November 2025. Due to the events we have committed too as an association and our 10 year anniversary in the same year we will be focusing on those events.
To our winners of the Bula Cup Perpetual Tanoas, congratulations again and take care of the Tanoas until next year.
The winners and runners up have secured their teams for next year.
The Community Cup is currently with the VRLRA and will be a roving award that will be shared amongst all our sponsors and key stakeholders as a way to keep the Bula Cup Festival alive.
Happy NAIDOC Week.
Vinaka vakalevu,
Tomasi Mocevakaca
FCAV 2024 Board Member
Chair of Sport Subcommittee
Fijian Community Association Victoria Inc.
10.07.2024
The inaugural Bula Cup Festival held on November 25th, is proudly brought to you by the Fijian Community Association Victoria Inc. and supported by the Victorian State Government and the City of Cardinia.
The centrepiece of the festival was the combining of two codes in one day, union and league.
The very first competition of its kind!
And what a way to end 2023!
Besides the on field action, the program events included live multicultural performances,
food and craft stalls and even face painters for the kids.
A great day out for the while family.
We were so grateful to our Bula Cup Festival Family for joining us. It was a wonderful event blessed by God, even though we faced some challenges along the way (We live, We learn, We adapt). Our Bula Cup Organising Team learned a lot from this experience and we hope to improve in the future. We are excited to share some photos with you that our Team captured on the day.
From the Bula Cup Organising Team Fijian Community Association Victoria Inc. , Tomasi Mocevakaca, Miva Nabalarua, Katarina Driu, Ashwinita Ackers, Timo Anitonia , Sharon Anitonia, TJ Nanai, Jason Nicholas, Claudia Nabalarua, Singa and Tash.
Many thanks to our sponsors: Victoria State Government, Cardinia Council, TJM Pakenham & Yondor.
Special Acknowledgment to: Rugby Victoria, NRL Vic, Gray Nicholls Sports, Melbourne Storm & Pakenham Eels Rugby Club.
And not forgetting our video & audio techs: Blenheim Kapao & Team, Half Back Digital Media & AGD Images.
Thank you for your support and love. Vinaka Vakalevu, Meitaki, Fa’afetai, Malo, Kiora, Tubwa!
First for Australia | Pakenham Gazette (starcommunity.com.au)
