Den Danske Forening. Heimdal s. Medlemsblad. December Newsletter for The Danish Association Heimdal - Established 1872

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1 Den Danske Forening Heimdal s Medlemsblad December 2002 Newsletter for The Danish Association Heimdal - Established 1872

2 Inside this Issue Glæd dig til...3 Jule Bazaar... 4 Committee Minutes...6 Letter from the Editor...11 Your Say...13 Nytheder fra Danmark...14 Jule Fest...18 Heimdal Golf...20 Sport i Danmark...24 Danish Church...27 Lune Jyder...29 Nyttige adresser...30 Membership Application...32 Børnesiden...33 Committee members...34 Contributions All letters to the editor and other material to be published, must be received by the 10 th of the month. We will endeavour to publish all material submitted but reserve the right to determine the suitability of material to be published. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. From the Editor Dear Readers, Ulla's Cafe in November has been replaced by The Christmas Bazaar on the 30 th of November, starting at 10am a whole day of fun for the young ones, food and drinks for all and shopping for that special gift you just can't find elsewhere! Don't forget to book meals and order lollybags for your children for the Christmas Tree on 14 th of December. Feel free to contact me about any issues you would like to read about in the Newsletter. Yrsa Contact the Editor: Yrsa Christoffersen 18 Boardman Street Kallangur Qld aage@powerup.com.au Fax: (07) Please note: The Danish Function is usually on the 2 nd Saturday of the month. Ulla s Café is usually on the 4 th Friday of the month. However: Watch out for changes! PAGE 2 This Newsletter is printed by: B l a k D e s i g n Ph P.O. Box 163. Goodna. Qld 4300 One Step Ahead Customised printing Service Booklets of any document into A5 & A4 size Also total Solutions in Computing

3 Glæd dig til Future Functions: Saturday the 30 th of November, 2002 Old fashioned Christmas Bazaar Starting at 10 am Replacing Ulla's Cafe in November Saturday the 14 th of December, 2002 The Christmas Tree in Heimdal: Entertainment for children and Santa will visit and bring lollybags for the children, Roast pork dinner with salads 6 pm. Børnenes juletræ: Underholdning for børnene og besøg af julemanden med godteposer, Flæskesteg med salater kl Reservation er nødvendig, udfyld formularen på side 19 Booking is essential, fill in the form on page 19 Saturday the 8 th of February, 2003 Velkommen i det nye år med Smørrebrødsaften Welcome back in the new year with Danish Smorgasbord Wednesday the 12 th February, 2003 General Meeting Saturday the 15 th of February, 2003 Fastelavnsfest for børnene i Heimdal's klubhus Children's dress up party at Heimdal Saturday the 8 th of March, 2003 Vin og Osteaften Wine and Cheese Evening Looking forward to see you at Heimdal's! PAGE 3

4 The Christmas Bazaar in Heimdal 30 th of November 2002 Start 10 am day Program Christmas decorations Danish style Handicraft, Pearl beading by Lis Olsen Creative keepsake albums of photos White elefant stall Lots of traditional and contemporary handmade craft The Baker Britt's Danish Delight Jørgen de Voss Viking jewellery Children s table for Christmas paper clip Delicious Danish food Hot Dogs, æbleskiver and more. The Bar will be open This is your opportunity to shop for Christmas The bazaar will replace Ulla s Café in November. All of you, who would like to sell any product, are welcome to hire a table please ring me Ulla Turner fax We are in need of volunteers, please help us! Please tick this coming event in your calendar and join us in the fun! PAGE 4

5 The Christmas Bazaar in Heimdal 30 th of November 2002 Evening Program Starting 6.00p.m. Menu: Medisterpølse Brune kartofler Rødkål og brun sovs. Pris: $6.00 kl: Folkedanserne optræder derefter spiller Kurt Christensen's Band Menu: Danish sausage with Browned Potatoes, Red Cabbage and brown sauce Price: $6.00 kl: The Folk Dancers perform and Kurt Christensen's Band plays. PAGE 5

6 MINUTES OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION "HEIMDAL" INC. Meeting at 36 Austin Street, Newstead, on Wednesday, 30 October, 2002 PRESENT: Erik Andersen, Ole Andersen, Elna Jensen, Ann Nielsen, Arild Nielsen, Alan Przybylak, Ulla Turner, Aage Christoffersen APOLOGIES: Joan Christensen, Ann de Voss, Jorgen de Voss, Harly Pedersen MEETING OPENED: 7.15pm Aage Chrsitoffersen was appointed temporary minutes secretary. MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: Minutes of the last meeting 9 October 2002 were handed out and read. Acceptance of these Minutes moved: Ann Nielsen Seconded: Erik Andersen - Agreed BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES: None. CORRESPONDENCE: Letter from John Oxley State Library - re: Storage of Heimdal's records. Letter from Chesterton Property Consultants - re: possible rental income and possible achievable selling priced for the Club House. Ulla Turner was appointed temporary secretary. Moved by Ole Andersen and seconded by Arild Nielsen. FINANCE: As well, approval was asked, moved Ulla Turner, seconded Arild Nielsen, for cheques to be paid as per the list following: Adams Continental Small Goods Campbell Britts Danish Delight Work Cover Australia Post Queensland Newspapers Brisbane City Council - rates Telstra Kitchen float Cleaning and Telephone Ole Larsson - part payment of lollies from DK Arild Nielsen banked $ from the bar for the month. Ulla stated the takings from the Hygge Aften the 12 th of October as lollie shop $126, kitchen $110, photos $25, CDs $50 and donation $20. The takings at Ulla's Cafe on the 25 th of October was kitchen $530, lollie shop $350 and Photos $70. Ulla estimated the kitchen expenses for the Ulla's Cafe at about $235. Ole Andersen moved that Elna Jensen be appointed Treasurer, seconded by Arild Nielsen. - All agreed. PAGE 6

7 NEW MEMBERS: none LAST FUNCTION: The Hygge Aften Saturday 12 th October 22 people present. Ulla's Cafe on 25 th of October had about 90 to 100 guests. FUTURE CLUB FUNCTIONS: November 9 will be a Smørrebrødsaften. Ann de Voss will make/buy smoked salmon, danish liver pate with jellied stock (leverpostej med sky). Ann Nielsen will make/buy scrambled eggs (røræg), patty shell with chicken in asparagus sauce (tarteletter med høns i asparges), rolled meat sliced with Italian salad (rullepølse med italiensk saladt). Ole will make/-buy marinated herring, rolled roast pork with prunes and apples. Ulla will make/buy danish sausage with red cabbage (medisterpølse med rødkål), cheese platter. There will be no Ulla s Café in November cancelled in favour of Heimdal s Jule Bazaar to be held on Saturday, 30 November. The Bazaar will open 10am, and be a full day, with the usual casual food open sandwiches, hotdogs, etc. available for purchase for lunch and later in the day. Æbelskiver for afternoon tea. December 14 Jultræ - agreed to start a little later 3.00pm, Tree & Santa at 3.30pm, 4.30pm entertainment for the Children (Magician? Puppet Show?), 5.00pm Kurt Christiansen's Band, Serve dinner at 6.00pm, 7.00pm Lucia Brides. Adults $12 children under 12 $6. Lollie bags $5. Menu roast pork, browned potatos, baked potatos, red cabbage, brown gravy, salads, ris a la mande with almond presents. From 1.30pm the bar will be open and red sausages will be on sale. Ann Nielsen will make/buy roast pork, browned potatos, baked potatos, brown gravy (brun sovs), ris a la mande. Red cabbage and salads to be made by? In February we will have two functions: February 8, Saturday Smørrebrødsaften and Sunday, 16 February Fastelavn. Erik to find a park where the Fasterlavn function can be held. MAINTENANCE OF CLUB PREMISES Jimmy Gerval to fix the leak in the toilet. GENERAL BUSINESS The Heimdal's future was discussed. The letter from Chesterton Property Consultants was discussed - regarding possible lease income or sales price for the club building. Ole mentioned that a loss of about $5000 is expected for the financial year. The meeting closed at 10.00pm. NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be at a date to be advised.. PAGE 7

8 Draft Copy - MINUTES OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION "HEIMDAL" INC. Meeting at 36 Austin Street, Newstead, on Friday, 22 November, 2002 PRESENT: Erik Andersen, Ole Andersen, Joan Christensen, Aage Christoffersen, Ann de Voss, Jorgen de Voss, Elna Jensen, Ann Nielsen, Arild Nielsen, Alan Przybylak, Ulla Turner APOLOGIES: Harly Pedersen MEETING OPENED: 6.40pm MINUTES OF LAST MEETING: Minutes of the last meeting 30 October 2002 had been distributed and were taken as read. Acceptance of these Minutes moved: Ulla Turner Seconded: Eric Andersen Agreed BUSINESS ARISING FROM MINUTES: Ulla raised the problem re our insurance. There has been a problem in renewing our insurance. Elna spoke to her broker, and says he can see no problem with Zurich for insurance. Ulla had been told by our broker that a subsidiary of Zurich had refused to renew ours, and he had been unable to find others. Current insurance expires 1 December. Ulla has been told that the liquor licence is the problem it increases the risk of liability. Norwegian Club had to pay $3000+ for an interim cover. Our broker said he could get bridging cover. It was queried, but Ulla didn t know, whether that would be at the previous rate or some new rate. Discussion re what to do if cost should be very high. Maximum we could afford would be about $4000. If we can only get insurance at a higher price, perhaps we should call a general meeting to discuss this. Elna will contact her broker if a reasonable policy can be got, we will take that. CORRESPONDENCE: BCC Invitation to a Fundraising, Grant applications Workshop 29/30 Nov. BCC re Leasing arrangements for Community Buildings need a Sub-Committee to consider future plans? ( have an Extraordinary General Meeting in February? to discuss the future? Maybe a Wednesday evening 12 th February pm - to discuss the future of the Danish Club Clubhouse Do we close it? Rent it for commercial use? Etc. Maybe just a general Future of the Club Premises ) BCC Food regulations, etc. BCC Health Certificate FINANCE: Folders handed over by Ulla to Elna Jensen who is taking over the Treasurer position. The following cheques were passed for payment: Moved: Ulla Turner, Seconded Joan Chistensen Ole Larssen Affordable Trophies engraving Queensland Fair Trading Basils Kitchen Heinz Smallgoods Kitchen Jorgen de Voss Kitchen Gail Keller Music Quest Newspaper Advertising PAGE 8

9 Harbottle Bar Blak Design Newsletter Whitehouse Cleaning Brisbane Water Cash Reimbursement Kitchen see attached Bar and Kitchen expenses reimb Arild reported finding a bag of papers including a $50 note which he handed to the Treasurer. Ulla asked that it be allocated to the African Club payment (since the bag of papers was from the African Club, and that their account had been inadvertently written as short by $50). Arild also raised question of the $500 imprest held previously by Mivi, and passed to him. He does not require this would rather get things that have to have cash paid, using his own money, and getting refunded. He has repaid the $500 to the Treasurer, by cheque this evening. NEW MEMBERS: Leon Fiskbeck, Manly West Frank & Inge Hansen, Kingston Jan Pedersen, Nundah Birgitte Jensen & Bjorne Bundgaard, Lawnton Oyvind & Ruth Schougaard, Clear Mountain Moved: Ann de Voss Seconded: Joan Christensen Passed. LAST FUNCTION: Smorbrod Kitchen took $1767, Raffle $ Expenses $ , i.e. music and food (but not overheads) So, about $500 profit, even though only about 60 (paying) came. Bar profit would have been about $550. Arild raised question of Snaps. About 9 bottles used. $1000 banked, $285 left including $200 float. Agreed that we must not sell bottles of snaps, except to drink on the premises. FUTURE CLUB FUNCTIONS: Discussion re soft drinks for the Christmas Bazaar 30 November. Ulla told us it had been widely advertised, and it was hoped there would be a good turn up. Also need bottles of water, and some Poppers of 100% juice etc. Bazaar is 10am to 10pm in effect. Ulla suggested having 2 teams of Committee members to shorten the hours for them. Arild will open up from 10am. Christmas songs on CDs, decorations up, wienbrod and coffee in the morning, hot dogs lunch, abelskiver for afternoon, then medister polser, rodkol, brun kartoffler, rygbrod, sauce etc. for the evening ($5). Folk dancers will entertain at 7pm and invite public to join in dancing. Kurt Christensen s band will play in the evening. Baker there from 11am until sold out. Stalls from 10am until they re tired of it. Fleming the butcher has left Heinz and won t be coming any more. Saturday, 14 December, Christmas Tree. Erik had investigated parks for possibility of Fastelavn Saturday 15 February. The cost of holding it in a park appears prohibitive there is cost for 2 hours or 4 hours, cost for taking cars in, etc. etc. Aage suggested maybe Redcliffe? Or Mt Coot-tha? Could be investigated? Really think it would be PAGE 9

10 better to have it here as previously. MAINTENANCE OF CLUB PREMISES Spring clean planned for January. Alan has equipment. Then we will have pest control spraying done. So who is able to help out? Alan will see where it fits in with his other jobs. Ulla will let us know the date when fixed. But there needs to be some cleaning and maybe replacement of ceiling tiles, etc. first. Aage raised that there seemed to be water problem over in corner on back wall. CocaCola fridge checked out. Doesn t work Ulla requested should she ask them to take it away? It needs rewiring would cost about $300 to repair. Agree Ulla will write letter and ask that it be picked up by end December, or we will dispose of it. GENERAL BUSINESS Arild reported that a BCC Health Inspector arrived while he was here in the premises before the last function. A report has been received. There are a number of requirements. A thermometer should be kept in each refrigerator. Must document temperatures of items when we get them in. We must label date on all items stored e.g. only 3 months to store bread. Any food reheated must not be used again any leftovers must be thrown out. Need documented cleaning process check list of what has to be cleaned e.g. toilets, oven, etc. etc. and it must be dated and signed off each time done. Also need a probe thermometer to make sure food is hot enough to be served. Question is, who will take responsibility for ensuring all this is done? Erik had investigated possibility of air fare donation by Thai Airways. Not possible but a welldiscounted fare could be obtained. Discussion about possibility of a raffle to be sold over a longish period, e.g. drawn at next year s Christmas Party for 2 air tickets (low or low/shoulder season) to Europe (so London, etc. alternative to Kobenhavn). Raffle at $5 per ticket if cost say $3500, would need to sell $5000, i.e tickets. Erik/Ulla to find out re formal permission for raffles etc. The meeting closed at 8.50pm. NEXT MEETING: The next meeting needs to be before the Christmas party Wednesday 4 December 2002 at 6.30pm If you want to add or have anything changed in the minutes contact Joan Christensen by at chrisglenva@bigpond.com or phone PAGE 10

11 The report from the Smørrebrødsaften / Smorgasbord, on November 9, is a very positive one. Many of the 85 guests sent "roses" for the tasty food and the bar attendants were kept busy. Gail played her soft, subtle tunes while food was enjoyed and later the livelier dance music sent people on the dance floor. The Committee appreciates the nice comments and welcomes your feedback. The more feedback about for example the food, entertainment, ideas for functions etc. the better the committee can organise functions to be enjoyed by Heimdal's members and friends in the future! Jørgen de Voss received a special Thank You from Ulla Turner for his work and design of the silver bowl given to Danish Consul Ole Andersen at the Grand Ball. A raffle was held with 3 prizes: A beautiful 'Adventskrans', a bottle of wine and 4 bottles of Carlsberg beer. Congratulations to the lucky winners. Attending The Danish Church Bazaar on November 16 at St Mark's Church at Mt Gravatt was a wonderful day. I have rarely seen so many young families enjoying themselves so much. The children had fun in their own little corner getting faces painted and outside in the playground while the parents did their Christmas decoration - and other shopping from the stalls. The kitchen was busy all day and the tables and chairs never empty for long. Since I am nursing a fractured wrist I was not very useful in the kitchen but instead had the opportunity to drink coffee at length, enjoy homemade cake and other goodies. Yes I loved the date cake too! I had a chat with many people and once more I was overwhelmed by the very positive remarks about this Newsletter. Thank you all Letter from the Editor very much! Talking about Christmas I went to Brisbane's Queen Street Mall on November 6 and did a bit of window-shopping. It continues to amaze me every year that Christmas decorations and Christmas trees are already "everywhere" in the shops in the first week of November! One particular shop had blue raindeers, which went very well in colour coordination with the blue decorations on the Christmas trees! However they didn't do much for yours truly's Christmas frame of mind. The spirit of a Danish style Christmas is likely to be found in a big dose at Heimdal's Christmas Bazaar where many stalls will tempt you and the kitchen is open selling yummy food. Bring children, grandchildren, other family and friends and with them experience a memory of your childhood Christmas with traditional decorations and the lovely scents from the kitchen. Save yourself the cooking that day, sit down and enjoy a coffee with æbleskiver or a more solid meal of hot dog and a beer. The bar, with its usual selection of cold drinks, will be open. The committee is busy organising the next functions and the Christmas Bazaar on Saturday 30 th of November could still use a few extra helping hands, please call Ulla or any committee member if you are able to help out whether before, during or after the event. The committee can use assistance with things like setting up tables, washing dishes or cleaning up inside the club or outside. The list is endless. If your particular skill is not needed at this point in time you might like to put your name down for assistance at future functions. Heimdal needs you! PAGE 11

12 Don't forget the Christmas Tree function on Saturday 14 th of December. If you want a lollybag/"godtepose" for your child at the Christmas tree function please fill in and cut out the form on page 19 and send it with your payment to Ulla Turner. Don't forget to order your tickets for the evening meal as well. The committee needs to know how many to cater for. While the weather will be somewhat different to Christmas in Denmark let us meet up at Heimdal and enjoy a feeling of Danish traditions. Let's get together in our little piece of Denmark Down Under = Heimdal. See you there! I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy and Safe Christmas and New Year. Best Regards Yrsa Christoffersen Advertising Rates Support your club and increase club awareness. Price per Financial year (11 Issues) ¼ Page $ /3 Page $80.00 ½ Page $ Full Page $ PAGE 12

13 Your Say What is the future for the Danish Club? The dust has settled after the very successful birthday ball, and everybody I have talked to agree, that it was a most enjoyable event. We owe a big thankyou to Ulla, Ole and the committee for making this possible. Now may be a good time to start a debate on the question of the future direction of the Club and ponder on the options that Stig Hokanson put forward in his speech. As one who has worked in various committees over the years and also taken part in many of the functions on offer, I have given this a lot of thought. So my considered opinion is that it is becoming simply too hard and too much to ask of a small group of dedicated people to continue to maintain buildings, organise functions, cook and serve food, stock and man the bar, clean up, organise hall hire etc. etc. As Stig mentioned the Scandinavian immigration has effectively ceased and as the present Danes are getting older, we have to make the Danish Club attractive to the younger generations, who are looking for more sophisticated venues and entertainment than can be supplied by a group of volunteers. My suggestion is that, while we still would like to enjoy some of the things on offer now, we do not need to own premises to do this. I believe the investment of the present property was a sound one and we should be able to make a reasonable profit if the present building was sold We could then invest this money in a suitable safe investment portfolio and receive a sizable yearly profit instead of the present drain on resources to pay for rates, insurance and maintenance. This would take away this constant need to make money and we could use some of that profit to subsidise large events like the 5 yearly birthday balls (we can t expect Ole to continue to chip in every time). We might even be able to support worthy charity causes or offer sponsorships. Some of the functions, that now are poorly attended, could be dropped and we could retain only the typical Danish events like a couple of yearly smorgasbords, St. Hans, Christmas Party, Fastelavn and of course the very popular Ulla s Café. So where to have them? Maybe we could join the Norwegians and Swedes and hold joint functions in the Norwegian s hall, or we could hire different venues. An annual picnic and Fastelavn could be held in a park and Ulla's Café certainly lends itself to a joint Scandinavian function. It would be very interesting to hear what other members think of this, so write a note to the Editor with your say. Birte Spencer Thanks very much Birte. It would be good to get a debate started. See also the minutes from the latest Committee meeting on page 8 Yrsa Christoffersen, Editor PAGE 13

14 Your Say Hello Ulla and all members of the Danish Club Committee, This is a little late, but Hans and I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for a great night on Sept 21st. We decided to come 2000 km to attend the Ball,and invited family and friends to share a table with us. It was a very good decision. The venue, food and entertainment were excellent. We know how much work has gone into the preparation of a night like that by everybody, and just wanted to let you all know, that it is very much appreciated. WELL DONE. All the best Wishes Hans and Annette Christensen Nyheder fra Danmark Alkoholregler Af MARIA VILHARDT Forskellige lande har forskellige regler for, hvor meget alkohol man bør drikke. Sundhedsstyrelsen vil nu undersøge, om der er behov for at uddybe de danske genstandsgrænser med nogle retningslinjer. 21 Tuborg eller 28 Foster's Beer? Det er et spørgsmål, der giver god mening. Grænserne for, hvor meget alkohol man maksimalt bør indtage om ugen, afhænger nemlig af, hvor man befinder sig. Og i Australien må man drikke mere end i Danmark. 14 genstande for kvinder og 28 for mænd. Alligevel mener Sundhedsstyrelsen godt, at danskerne kan føle sig trygge ved grænserne på henholdsvis 14 og 21 genstande om ugen.»vi kender ikke det præcise grundlag, som de andre lande har fastsat deres grænser ud fra. Men en del af forskellen hænger sammen med, at der ikke er en standardisering af, hvor stor en genstand er i de forskellige lande. Der kan desuden være forskel i kriterierne for, hvornår alkohol bliver et problem. I Danmark tager vi udgangspunkt i, hvornår der er en stigende risiko for at dø på grund af alkohol,«siger specialkonsulent i Sundhedsstyrelsen, Kit Broholm. Mens Sundhedsstyrelsen i Danmark anbefaler, at mænd maksimalt drikker 21 genstande om ugen, og at kvinder holder sig til 14, så er grænserne nogle helt andre i udlandet. Eksempelvis må amerikanske mænd og kvinder højst drikke henholdsvis 14 og syv genstande om ugen, mens det i Australien er PAGE 14 Det er imidlertid ikke kun antallet af genstande, der er forskelligt fra land til land. Også vejledningen om, hvordan man skal drikke alkohol, varierer. I Australien anbefaler myndighederne for eksempel, at kvinder aldrig drikker mere end fire genstande på én gang, samt at de bør have i hvert fald en eller

15 to alkoholfrie dage om ugen. Desuden bør ældre over 65 år ikke drikke mere end syv genstande om ugen. Den slags vejledninger findes ikke i Danmark, og det er ærgerligt ifølge Peer Aarestrup, som er centerleder på Videnscenter om Alkohol. Han påpeger, at de danske genstandsgrænser er direkte misvisende over for visse grupper af befolkningen.»de danske grænser er helt forkerte, når det drejer sig om de ældre. De ældre kan slet ikke tåle de samme mængder alkohol som andre. Faktisk kan de fleste ældre højst tåle en genstand om dagen, hvis de skal undgå at få alkoholskader,«siger han. Han påpeger, at det ikke kun er ældre, der skal tage forholdsregler. De anbefalede grænser på hhv. 14 og 21 genstande er også for høje for folk, som tager medicin eller bruger andre rusmidler. Det betyder, at også psykisk syge og visse unge bør hælde mindre end henholdsvis 14 og 21 ugentlige øl i glasset. Ikke behov for ændring.ifølge Morten Grønbæk, som er dr. med. og professor på Statens Institut for Folkesundhed, er der dog ikke behov for en væsentlig ændring af grænserne.»jeg mener ikke, at tallene i Danmark er for høje, men man skal selvfølgelig være opmærksom på, at de ikke gælder for alle. Min opfattelse er dog, at det generelt fungerer godt med grænserne på 14 og 21 - blandt andet fordi budskabet er så simpelt, at folk kan huske det. Man kan dog godt diskutere, om man hellere skal give anbefalinger om den daglige indtagelse af alkohol,«siger han. I Sundhedsstyrelsen er man opmærksom på, at der kan være behov for at give nogle mere nuancerede retningslinjer for indtagelsen af alkohol.»jeg tvivler på, at der er nogen, der tror, at man kan drikke de 14 eller 21 genstande på én gang. Men derfor kan der godt være behov for at nuancere billedet, og vi er derfor i gang med at undersøge, hvad man gør i andre lande,«siger Kit Broholm. Hun mener dog, at de danske genstandsgrænser med fungerer godt.»grænserne på 14 og 21 genstande er tænkt som en overordnet tommelfingerregel, som den enkelte skal forholde sig til. Desuden er grænserne vigtige, fordi der før dem slet ikke var noget niveau for, hvornår man drikker for meget. Det har vi nu, og så kan man så diskutere om tiden ikke er blevet moden til at uddybe grænserne yderligere,«siger hun. Arbejdsløshed stiger igen Den danske beskæftigelseskurve knækker nedad og arbejdsløshedskurven opad - for første gang i otte år. Det fremgår af den kommende økonomiprognose, som regeringen fremlægger i begyndelsen af december, skriver Politiken. Prognosen vil som noget af det mest markante indeholde en opjustering af arbejdsløsheden med hele for året En stærk kontrast til den seneste vurdering i august, hvor regeringen anså det for realistisk, at Danmark kunne komme igennem den internationale økonomiske krise uden de helt store skrammer. I stedet for - som tidligere anslået ledige næste år, lyder den nye og mere dystre prognose på arbejdsløse næste år. Dermed ser regeringen ifølge Politiken også noget mere pessimistisk på Danmarks nærmeste økonomiske fremtid end både de økonomiske vismænd og den økonomiske samarbejdsorganisation OECD. /ritzau/ PAGE 15

16 Om Kongehuset Dronning Margrethe og Mary Donaldson kender godt hinanden. Kilder tæt på den kongelige familie ikke alene bekræfter, at den 30-årige australske Mary Donaldson»flere gange«har været sammen med Margrethe på Amalienborg, men også at dronningen synes vældig godt om pigen. Så nu venter alle bare på, at Frederik spiller ud. Kun én af Frederiks tidligere kærester, Katja Storkholm, nåede at hilse på hans mor, men det blev kun til dette ene, meget korte møde. Indenfor på Schackenborg Prins Felix, Henrik, Valdemar, Christian født den 22. juli 2002 på Rigshospitalet Han er Prins til Danmark og nummer fire i arvefølgen til den danske trone. Prins Felix er et meget roligt barn, der sover trygt, spiser godt og smiler meget når han sover. Ifølge prins Joachim er det helt tydeligt, at han kender deres stemmer, og i vågen tilstand viser han ekstra opmærksomhed, når storebror Nikolai taler. Det er nemlig en stemme han har hørt meget. Flere gange om ugen rettes projektørlyset mod prinsesse Alexandra og prins Joachim. Men normalt får ingen nyfigne lov at følge med indenfor gitterporten til Schackenborg slot. Prinseparret forbeholder sig en naturlig ret til at værne om privatlivet, når der endelig er mulighed for at slappe af på hjemmebane i Møgeltønder. Dronning Margrethe: Jeg tegner hver eneste dag Jeg sørger altid for at have tid til min kunst. Måske bliver det ikke til et stort maleri hver gang, men en lille tegning her og en lille tegning der. Jeg er hele tiden i gang med noget, selv når jeg har fantastisk travlt. For selv om jeg er optaget af andre ting, betyder det ikke, at der også kan blive tid til at tegne eller male. Dronning Margrethe er kendt som en dygtig kunstner. Hendes fantasi kender ingen grænser, og sådan har det været siden barndommen. Frederik og Mary til Melbourne Cup En af de helt store sportsbegivenheder i Australien, er det årlige galopløb»the Melbourne Cup«. Her kappes ikke blot nogle af verdens fineste fuldblodsheste, også tilskuerne gør alt for at blive set, og det var her, lige midt i vrimlen af berømtheder og fotografer, at Mary Donaldson i sidste uge ankom sammen med sin kæreste, kronprins Frederik. Smilende og afslappet kom de gående ved siden af hinanden, Mary i en let sommerkjole og en hat med stor skygge, og Frederik i en elegant blå habit, blå- og hvidternet skjorte og blåt slips. Først var det kun Mary, der bar solbriller, men senere måtte også kronprinsen have sine frem af lommen. Ikke for at skjule sig, men simpelthen fordi middagssolen bragede lige ned over derbyet i Flemington. Der er ingen tvivl om, at det var Mary Donaldsons idé, at hun og Frederik skulle til hestevæddeløb i Melbourne. Mary på prinsesseskole Da jeg mødte Mary Donaldson første gang, var hun både genert, nervøs og meget kamerasky, men efter seks uger forandrede det sig fuldstændig. Da vidste hun præcis, hvordan man skal gebærde sig. I dag er hun en charmerende, udadvendt og meget selvsikker pige. Jeg må sige, jeg er ret stolt. Det er en tydeligt imponeret Teresa Page fra Sydney-firmaet»Star-makers«, der her udtaler sig om sin»gamle elev«, Mary Donaldson. PAGE 16

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18 Christmas Party Saturday, December Austin Street, Newstead The Program: 1.30p.m. - Hot dogs for sale and the Bar is open. 3.30p.m. - Santa will visit Heimdal and Dance around the. Christmas tree with us. 4.00p.m. - Christmas Carols and "sanglege" for the children. 4.30p.m. - Lollybags will be given out by Santa. 5.00p.m. - Entertainment for the children. 6.00p.m. - Christmas Dinner. 7.00p.m. - Santa Lucia Procession. Kurt Christensen and friends will be providing the music. PAGE 18

19 The Christmas Dinner: Menu: Roast Pork, Browned Potatoes, Baked Potatoes, Gravy, Red Cabbage. Salads Ris a la Mande Please fill in the form below and send to: Ulla Turner, 16 Mingaletta Cresent, Ferny Hills, QLD 4055 Name: Phone: Reservation for Christmas Dinner Reservation for Children's Number of people: Christmas Party $12.00 per Person, under 12 years $6.00 Number of Chrildren: Lollybag $5.00 per Child Amount enclosed: Amount enclosed: PAGE 19

20 HEIMDAL NOVEMBER GOLF I m hitting the woods just great but I m having a terrible time getting out of them Harry Tofcano One can tell we are in Tenterfield when the notice on the first tee states that play must not proceed until the ice has melted from the greens, one can tell we are at Tenterfield when the flies outnumber the excuses for a bad shot. The flies led Hannah to say, best not talk for fear of swallowing one, Jens Antonsen and I were talking to her when she did just that, swallow a fly, I think it s name was Louie, her main complaint about this was that it just wasn t crunchie enough. There were many tortoises on the course, I didn t see her swallow one though, crunchy as they might have been. Tenterfield Golf Club had it s centenary last year but not until the 1970 s did the Club upgrade to grass greens due to the lucrative pokies, apparently they were netting at that time $ p.a.from them, our Club should be so lucky. Thanks to Grethe for the information for which she was awarded nearest the pin on the 2 nd., 6 th. and 9 th. holes for Saturdays game. And writing of pokies here is an interesting anagram, re-arrange the PAGE 20 words slot machines and you will get cash lost in em! The dam on the seventh hole was the only water hazard we had, the water being primary treated sewage pumped about a kilometre from the town, this mixed with well water is the main water supply for the course. I ll get my contact from Nuturf to do a piece on the pros and cons of such irrigation in an upcoming issue. Obviously under stress from lack of rain the course is holding up pretty well. Nothing better than to wake up on a Saturday morning to the sound of the magpies competing with the greens mower, (pleasing to see the mower equipment preparing the greens though), unlike waking up after two in the morning with the competing sounds of Richard and Jens bidding each other good night. Less than four hours later standing on the deck I saw Richard practicing putting on the 18 th. hole, yep, six in the morning. He had decided to skip breakfast. Saturday saw Kai, after much practise at Redcliffe finishing with 71 followed by Soren with 77 and Jens Antonsen coming in with a distant 84. For B grade a close finish with

21 Visti on 70, William on 71 and Grethe on 72. Soren with much skill took 27 strokes to take out the putting for A grade and Jens Andersen, on a count back, had 32 puts to capture the B grade. The 13 th. hole was unclaimed for nearest the pin but Bill had no trouble claiming the 18 th. The weekend was much enjoyed by us all, but for one sad note that unfortunately prevented Preben from joining us. Preben has been a great supporter of the club not only with his contributions of prizes at our dinner, but in his company throughout the years, he is a founding member of the club. Come Sunday the competition warmed up as the Eagles Nest was on offer at the grand sum of $81. William Spencer won on the 13 th., it was his Destiny, it was Written in the Stars, I also needed the money. Instead of Eagles Nest next year we should try the new Extreme Golf golf for here not only are the strokes counted but the time also, as for chess competitions. So one hits the ball then runs after it for the next shot striking it again and so on until, no doubt a little out of breath, the 18 holes are done. How about we build up to that by starting with Extreme Putt- Putt next year? Get in practice. On this Sunday Soren was consistent for position and number of least puts for Saturdays score was re-visited, B grade saw Kirsten on treogtredive. Nearest the Pin results resulted in balls resting neatly for Hanne at 2, Jens The Antonsen at 6, Hanne once again at 9 with William at 13 (you could have heard a pin drop). Holes 14 and 18 were unclaimed although Bill got ever so near. Bill however celebrated his B grade score of 74 with William on 76 and with one stroke more Grethe proudly waited for Richard to present. Unfortunately Richard didn t have the balls, even though he tried at the Bar to rectify this. In A grade Kai under a cloudless sky came home with 75 closely followed by Soren on 76 and Jens Antonsen following up with 79. Grethe and Kai, as they did last year, contributed a prize for most puts for the weekend and this was claimed by young Richard who got divided into the Devils number. Kai and Grethe also donated a bottle of refreshment, this was won in a draw by Jens Antonsen who immediately put it up for the 30 th. celebrations. Thank you Kai and Grethe. Thank you also to Hanne for her time and effort in organising our get-togethers for without her efforts we would have not had such fun. Once again thank you. We have smoked eels for the 30 th., be there. Happy golfing, William PAGE 21

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24 Sport i Danmark Fodbold: Historisk dom med TVbevis Af VIGGO LEPOUTRE RAVN Karantænedom til AGF's Brian Steen Nielsen på baggrund af TV-billeder er den første af sin slags i Danmark. DBU's bestyrelse vil diskutere retningslinierne for DMdisciplinærudvalgets arbejde For første gang nogensinde har DBU's DMdisciplinærudvalg på baggrund af TV-billeder afsagt en karantænedom. Siden maj har udvalget haft mulighed for at bruge video som bevismateriale i disciplinære sager i bestræbelserne på at komme grove forseelser på fodboldbanen til livs, og klubberne har i høj grad opfordret til, at man benytter sig af videooptagelser.»jeg så ikke selve tacklingen, da en eller to mand spærrede mit udsyn. Men jeg fløjtede, fordi jeg kunne mærke, at der var noget på færde. Viborgs spillere var ophidsede og AGF'erne luntede væk, derfor fik Viborg et frispark, selvom det efter reglerne burde have været et dommerkast,«siger Knud Erik Fisker. Han bakker discplinærudvalgets beslutning op, men undrer sig over, at det ikke har taget lignende sager op tidligere.»jeg kan garantere for, at der har været andre sager i samme kategori som denne, og det er udvalgets fornemste opgave at gøre op med den slags unoder, så spillerne begynder at tænke sig om. Men jeg tvivler på, at de ville have taget sagen op, hvis der ikke havde været så meget omtale af episoden i et fodboldprogram på TV,«siger Knud Erik Fisker. Dommen lyder på to spilledages karantæne til AGF'eren Brian Steen Nielsen, som efter udvalgets opfattelse begik et groft frispark mod Viborgs Ralf Pedersen i superligakampen søndag mellem AGF og Viborg på Århus Stadion. Da kampens dommer, Knud Erik Fisker, ikke så episoden, har disciplinærudvalget efter DBU's fodboldlove ret til af egen drift at tage en sag op.»det faldt os for brystet, at dommeren ikke gjorde noget ved episoden. Siden kontaktede vi dommeren, som fortalte os, at han ikke så, hvad der skete. Kun i sådan en situation kan vi skride ind, og efter vores vurdering er aktionen til direkte rødt kort,«siger formand for DMdisciplinærudvalget, Fritz Bonde. Knud Erik Fisker fløjtede for frispark efter Brian Steen Nielsens stempling, men af en helt anden grund. Udsynet var spærret PAGE 24 I en pressemeddelelse tager AGF DBU's afgørelse til efterretning, men klubben udtrykker samtidig forhåbning om, at»dbu i fremtiden automatisk vil tage sådanne sager op - også når det ikke drejer sig om spillere, der (med rette eller urette) har ry for at have en kontant spillestil.«fritz Bonde afviser blankt, at den offentlige diskussion af Brian Steen Nielsens tackling har haft indflydelse på udvalgets indgreb. Ifølge ham har udvalget tre-fire gang tidligere i sæsonen taget sager op af egen drift, uden at der efterfølgende var basis for sanktioner. Fritz Bonde erkender, at dommen kræver mere årvågenhed fra udvalgets side, da det risikerer langt flere anmeldelser i fremtiden. Alligevel bliver der ikke tale om, at udvalget skal nærstudere alle kampe og agere fjerdedommer.»der findes ikke retfærdighed i sport. Vi kan ikke se alt. I det civile samfund begås også mange lovbrud, som ikke dømmes,«siger

25 Fritz Bonde, som medgiver, at dommen har en række perspektiver, som kan være svære at gennemskue.»vi vil ikke tage»gamle«sager op, som ligger længere tilbage, men bestræbe os på at afslutte eventuelle disciplinære sager inden den førstkommende kamp. Hvis vi ikke kan nå det, kan vi fremover blive nødt til at anmode klubberne om ikke at lade den pågældende spiller gå på banen, før sagen er færdigbehandlet,«siger Fritz Bonde. DBU's formand, Allan Hansen, erkender, at bestyrelsen bliver nødt til at diskutere retningslinierne for DM-discplinærudvalgets arbejde.»vi er alle interesseret i at fange synderne, men på nuværende tidspunkt kan jeg ikke svare på, om vi gør tilstrækkeligt, og om disciplinærudvalget ser tilstrækkeligt med video. Det er blandt andet sådanne ting, vi skal diskutere,«siger han. PAGE 25

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27 Den Danske Kirke I Brisbane Til glæde for mange danskere, har der eksisteret en dansk kirkeorganisation i Brisbane i 7 år. Der afholdes gudstjeneste 4 gange om året i St. Marks Lutheran Church, 71 Newnham Rd., Mt Gravatt. Vores danske præst, Torben Ebbesen, kommer herop fra Sydney til disse gudstjenester. Er der interesse/behov for barnedåb, konfirmation, bryllup eller begravelse, venligst kontakt Pastor Torben Ebbesen på telefon: , er info@danishchurchaustralia.com KIRKENS FREMTIDIGE AKTIVITETER: HYGGELIG DANSK JULE GUDSTJENESTE med levende lys afholdes fredag den 13. december kl Før gudstjenesten fra kl kan købes kartoffelsalat med medisterpølse, efter gudstjenesten æbleskiver og gløgg. Er du interesseret i at hjælpe med Den Danske Kirke s arbejde eller har nye forslag til, hvordan vi kan forbedre os, så kontakt: Lars-Ole Hall tlf , l.hall@platypus.net.au Carsten Jonassen tlf , jonassen@myaccess.com.au Linda Larsen: tlf PAGE 27

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29 Lune Jyder Maren kom en dag ud i køkkenet, hvor Jens sad med fødderne i en balje vand. Hun slog hænderne sammen i den største forbavselse og udbrød: - Jamen Jens da - sedder do dæe å wasker di fædder - de håer do jo ett gjor i mange oer! - Nå mien do de - jamen så æ'et jo nok dæefor mi støwwl war bløwwen så smo! E.l., Tarm. PAGE 29

30 Nyttige Adresser: Royal Danish Consulate General 14th Floor, Gold Fields House 1 Alfred Street, Circular Quay Sydney NSW 2000 Phone: (02) Fax: (02) Emil: sydgkl@sydgkl.um.dk Website: Venskabsforeningens Bestyrelse Preben Østergaard Østrupvej 61 DK-8900 Albæk Randers Denmark Danes Worldwide 2nd Floor Købmagergade 67 DK-1150 Copenhagen K Denmark Swedes Down under Club Inc. 37 Donatello Street, Fig Tree Pocket Qld 4069 Consulate of Sweden The Danish Assocciation Heimdal 36 Austin Stret Newstead QLD 4006 Phone: (when open) Also see pages 30 and 31. Danish Church in Australia Pastor Torben Ebbesen PO Box 344 Pennant Hills, NSW 2114 Phone: (02) Fax: (02) Web: danishchurchaustralia.com See Under the LINKS button for links to other Danish and Scandinavien groups around the world and to some Danish websites. Løsning på November's "Find 5 Fejl" Consulate of Sweden Level 8, 97 Creek Street Brisbane Qld Phone: (07) The Norwegian Club 23 Parker Street Newmarket Qld 4051 PAGE 30

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32 Application for Membership to THE DANISH ASSOCIATION "HEIMDAL" Inc., BRISBANE Applicant First Name, Surname Occupation Place of birth and/or connection with Denmark Date of birth Mobile Phone Partner First Name, Surname Occupation Place of birth and/or connection with Denmark Address Street Town / Suburb / Postcode Date of birth Mobile Phone Home Phone Fax address 1, Childs Name Date of birth 2. Childs Name Date of birth 3. Childs Name Date of birth 4. Childs Name Date of birth hereby apply for admission as Fee per year tick one Ordinary Member(s) receiving newsletter (must be of danish desent) $50.00 Associate Member(s) not receiving newsletter $25.00 Associate Member(s) receiving newsletter $50.00 of the Danish Association "Heimdal" Inc. and if selected I (vi) promise to obey Rules and By- Laws. I declare that the above information is correct. (signed) COMMITTEE's REMARKS Proposer Seconder Date Accepted Fee of $.. Cash / Cheque Paid on Recorded Receipt number Please make cheques payable to "Heimdal" and post to: Ann de Voss, 20 Olivella Street, Mansfield, QLD Questions phone a/h or silversmith13@optushome.com.au PAGE 32

33 Børnesiden Hjertelig til lykke til alle børn, som har fødselsdag i December. Kan du finde alle 25 fejl? PAGE 33

34 Committee The Danish Association Heimdal Inc., 36 Austin Street, Newstead, QLD 4006 Phone The current committee and contact points are listed below. Please feel free to contact any member of the committee with any questions you may have. President: Ulla Turner 16 Mingaletta Cr. Ferny Hills Qld 4055 Phone: , Fax: Vice President: Arild Nielsen 10 Iluka Crt. Kippa-ring, QLD 4021 Phone: Treasurer: Elna Jensen 55 Wadeville Street Doolandella, QLD 4077 Ph: (07) Secretary: Joan Christensen 70 Lansdowne Street Newmarket Qld 4051 Phone: Committee Member: Erik Andersen 209 Lansdowne Way Chuwar, QLD 4306 Phone: PAGE 34

35 Committee Member: Ole Andersen 19 Listonia Drive Albany Creek, Qld 4035 Committee Member: Ann Nielsen 10 Iluka Crt. Kippa-ring, QLD 4021 Phone: Committee Member: Harly Pedersen 63 Stannard Road Manly West, Qld 4179 Phone: Committee Member: Alan Przybylak 47 Silvira Street Capalaba, QLD 4157 Phone: (07) Committee Member, Membership Officer: Ann de Voss 20 Olivella Street Mansfield, QLD 4122 Phone: , Committee Member: Jørgen De Voss 20 Olivella Street Mansfield, QLD 4122 Phone: , PAGE 35

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