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Cleaning, preparing and serving crabs is a messy affair, so a huge thank you as always to all the volunteers that help in the kitchen and turn our humble crabs into delicious meals. Thank you to Vera for being our of�icial crab measurer this year and keeping our �ishermen honest - which is never easy. Thanks also go to our sponsorship manager - Branko Šuica for organising a great range of prizes.

As always a big thank you to all our Adelaide Fishermen and women, who continue to support this popular event with excellent spirit of friendly competition and their generosity by kindly donating their catch. CrabFest continues to be a popular day in Adelaide’s event calendar as it delivers fresh seafood, fun and laughter, and a deep connection to the sea that is unbreakable - even after weeks and months off the water due of windy weather.

TRIBUTE: JACK VLASICH

“…he was loyal and honest. And that’s what made him such a treasure.”

Brank MILETIĆ

In his book A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway provided an ode both to the reality of loss as well as to the honesty that old soldiers can never escape. That in many ways re�lects the life and times of Jack Vlasich.

Ivan Nediljko (Jack) Vlasich was born on the 29th of July, 1934 in New Zealand and passed away in Gold Coast, Australia on the 23rd of February, 2023, at the age of 88. He is survived by his wife Zlata, sons Kristen and Mario and grandchildren Zoey and Julian.

In between 1934 and 2023, there is enough of Jack’s life to �ill a book.

As his wife Zlata said at the funeral, “Words cannot express how very much we appreciate all the kindness and support during this dif�icult time, however on behalf of my two sons Kristen and Mario and my extended family I would like to say a simple but heartfelt and sincere thank you to everyone who has supported us as we deal with the passing of a wonderful father, loving husband and devoted friend that was my everything, Jack Vlasich.”

His son Kristen also said that: “He dedicated more than 30 years of his life to this. During the war, he was heavily involved in fundraising for Croatia’s defence, and in advocating for international governments to recognise what was happening in Croatia. He made many appearances on radio talk shows, spreading the word about what was happening in Croatia. “

“He spent all of his time researching and documenting issues and advocating to all levels of government and organisations for the recognition of the rights of Croatian people and the wrongdoings committed against them. The most prominent example of this was how he fought for the ANZAC RSL’s to recognise the atrocities committed against Croatian people and for this to be re�lected in the ANZAC day parades.”

Jack’s sel�less focus to his ideas was not just exemplary, it was in many ways infectious and became an example of what each and every Croatian should be.

For his part, Jack could also be a lot of other things all at once - inspiring, smart, funny, witty, and focussed as much as he could be tough, unmovable, and even stubborn.