"SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN A VILLAGE OF CULTURE AND HERITAGE"

                                                                                                                                         ERDF 213  The Tarxien Local Council has recently embarked on a new project to attract tourism to the locality by providing Hal Tarxien with a touristic experience. Tarxien is a locality with a great heritage. The Local Council has already implemented a heritage trail which is developed upon four walks. In most of the walks, the embellished sites are mentioned and made reference too. However, due to its degraded state, tourists are presently passing by the site and do not stop because there is nothing to see and enjoy. Through the embellishment and upgrading of these sites, tourists will have a place where they can enjoy their time while enhancing their experience of the Maltese artistic knowledge and talents. Through this project, it is also estimated that the heritage walks will increase their popularity, as information will be available at the information booth and will be used by tour guides during their tours around the village. A copy of the four walks The project will entail upgrading, embellishment and redesigning of the areas, new hard stone paving, illumination, reservoirs and urban improvements that will highlight this self-sustained project. The natural hard stone used together with the mass structures being proposed are reminiscent of the area. Reading areas will be provided in custom made tables and chairs in timber in a traditional design. Moreover the site will be self sustained. All lighting in the area will be supplied from the photovoltaic cells provided on the ceiling of the existing sanitary structure. Also, all the water requirements to maintain the surrounding greenery will be supplied from the proposed reservoir to be built under the structures. This project is being co-financed in conjunction with the EU through "Operational Programme 1 - EU Cohesion Policy 2007-2013. For this project the Council has proposed the renovation of Santa Tereza and Santa Marija area near the Tarxien Temples. This was successfully accepted by the awarding bodies and the Tarxien Local Council managed to secure the necessary funds to develop this area to the estimated tune of €356,318- the Co-financing rate:85% from EU Funds, 15% National Funds. The Tarxien Local Council started work on this project in 2011 and is expected to be completed by 2012. Meetings with all bodies concerned have been carried out and the Mayor Paul Farrugia together with the Tarxien Local Council is proud to submit the following photos of ongoing work to the public to see the proposed work that will be finalized in the following months.        

Konkors ta’ Kitbiet u Poezija Bil-Malti ghal Jum Hal Tarxien Il-Kunsill Lokali ta’ Hal Tarxien, ghall-okkazjoni ta’ Jum Hal Tarxien 2012 li din is-Sena ser jahbat nhar il-Hadd 24 ta’ Gunju, ser jorganizza Konkors ta’ Kitbiet bil-Malti b’Temi bi sfond Tarxiniz.  Id-Data tal-gheluq biex ikunu sottomessi dawn il-Kitbiet  hija il-gimgha 1 ta’ Gunju, hinijiet tal-Ufficcju. L-partecipazzjoni hija minghajr hlas.. Jinghata premju ta’ Kotba u tifkira lix-Xoghol rebbieh filwaqt li jinghata wkoll certifikat ta’ Partecipazzjoni lil partecipanti kollha.  Ir-rebbieh jintghazel minn gurija esperta fil-qasam letterarju u d-decizjonijiet mehuda tkunu inappellabli                                  Kitbiet jistghu jkunu Essays ta’ madwar 400 kelma u Novelli ta’ madwar 1500 kelma u poeziji mhux itwal minn 15-il vers. Regolamenti u Applikazzjonijiet jingabru mill-Ufficcju tal-Kunsill Lokali fil-hinijiet tal-Ufficcju u mill-web site tal-Kunsill..  Ghal aktar informazzjoni u biex iggib l-applikazzjoni cempel il Kunsill Lokali fuq 21666688  

Regolamenti ghal Konkors Letterarju ghal Jum Hal Tarxien 2012   1.      Filwaqt li x-xogħolijiet kontestanti jibqu propjeta tal-Awtur, il-Kunsill Lokali jżomm id-dritt li jippublika kull materjal, sħiħ jew parti minnu kif jidhirlu xieraq u fid-Diskrezzjoni tiegħu u mingħajr ħlas.  2.      Il-Kitbiet kollha għandhom ikunu bil-lingwa Maltija.  3.      Id-Deċizjonijiet tal-Ġurija magħzula hija finali u inapellabli.  4.      Il-Kunsill iżomm id-dritt li ma jingħatax premju fejn il-Ġurija tħoss li ma ntlaħaqx il-livel mixtieq. F’dan il-każ id-deċiżoni tal-Ġurija tkun ippreżentata lil Kunsill bil-miktub.  5.      L-ebda konkorrent magħandu jiffirma ismu fuq ix-xogħol sottomess, iżda għandu juża psewdonimu. Kull sottomissjoni għandha tkun magħluqa f’envelop li jkollu fuq barra miktub car, l-Isem, l-Indirizz u d-data tat-twelid tal-Awtur, flimkien mal-isem tax-xogħol u l-psewdonimu.  6.      Kull xogħol sottomess jingħata rċevuta li tkun tinkludi l-psewdonimu.  7.      L-għażla tal-Ġurija ssir mill-Kunsillier responsabbli u mis-Sindku u tinżamm sigrieta sakemm jitħabbar ir-riżultat.  8.      Ix-xogħol kollu sottomess għal konkors għandu jkun preferibilment ittajpjat ċar jew miktub bl-idejn b’mod ċar li jinqara faċilment. Xogħol li ma jkunx jintagħraf sewwa jista jkun skwalifikat.  9.      Ix-xogħol jista jkun Esseys ta’ madwar 400 kelma, Novelli ta’ madwar 1500 kelma jew poeżiji ta’ madwar 15-il vers. Kull sottomissjoni jrid ikollha sfond b’konnessjoni ma ĦalTarxien b’temi li jistu jkunu varji.  10.   Id-data tal-Għeluq għas-sottomissjoni tax-xogħolijiet għal konkors hija l-Ġimgħa l-1 ta’ Ġunju 2012, ħinijiet tal-Uffiċċju.  11.   Ix-Xogħlijiet jistu jintbgħatu bil-Posta l-Uffiċċju tal-Kunsill Lokali, iżda l-Kunsill ma jkunx responsabbli jekk ix-xogħol ma jasalx fil-ħin jew saħansitra ma jasalx.  12.   Kull awtur jista jissottometti mhux aktar minn tlett (3) xogħlijiet varji. Jiġifieri, essay waħda, novella waħda u poeżija waħda.  13.   Tingħata attenzjoni għal ortografija u l-kitba bil-lingwa Maltija.