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Volunteer of the Year - St Raphael's

Vesna Poch with Deputy Head of Mission, Slovenian embassy, Canberra

This year's NSW Slovenian of the year awards and the 28th anniversary of Slovenian statehood day were held at Triglav Club in Sydney on Sunday, June 16th. We speak with one of this year's winners, Vesna Poch, who was named Volunteer of the Year - St Raphael's.

Updated 06/07/2019

By Tania Smrdel

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