Den Danske Forening Heimdal March 2016 Fastelavn the barrel was very sturdy and the kids nearly gave up! Medlemsblad Newsletter for the Danish Association Heimdal Established 1872
THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC 36 AUSTIN STREET NEWSTEAD QLD 4006 Contact details: 0437 612 913 www.danishclubbrisbane.org Contributions We would love to share your news and stories. You are welcome to send emails with stories, news and photos to the editor for publication. The closing date for the next issue is 17 March 2016. We reserve the right to edit or not publish your contribution. Any material published does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Danish Club or the Editor. knew! Lots of hard work before the barrel gave up its goodies. Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: 0437 612 913 Email: treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: 0423 756 394 Skype: pete.at.thebathouse Email: admin@danishclubbrisbane.org From the Editor February is a busy month at the club: we have already had two concerts, a dinner dance and Fastelavn. They are wonderful events: why not come along to a Folkrag Old & New Concert, the local folk scene has many facets. At the Fastelavn party, the many kids dressed up in colourful costumes and the odd flying nun (yes, that was really Iben) made it difficult to pick the winners of the best dressed prizes, but Peter Pan (Anton) and Pippi Longstocking (Tia) appealed to the discerning judges. The barrel made by Alan with beautiful artwork by by Tommy Brandi was too good to be beaten to pieces and it The immediate world around the club is certainly changing with work commencing on the new units across the street. Once the old concrete slabs have been removed, excavation works will start. There are also new tenants in the neighbouring building (number 32) adding lots of activity to the streetscape after a couple of quiet years. The club will try and keep up with developments and add new elements to our street frontage.
What s on at the Danish club? Café Danmark Friday 26 February 2016 from 6 pm We re back! Come in and say goddag, have a look around, meet new and old friends and family and try our smørrebrød. Taste rullepølse (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, leverpostej, roast pork or have a hot dog. The bar has a couple of Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties direct from Denmark left and of course there s also Australian beer and wine available. Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct from Britt s Organic Bakery. Tea delivers orders from Heinz Meats and also has various cold cuts, leverpostej and cheese available. Order in advance and pick up at the café. Sadly, Flemming Jakobsen at Heinz Meats will be closing his business down on 5 March so it s last orders instead. Sunday Lunch (Store Kolde Bord) Sunday 13 March 2016 12.30 pm for 1 pm start Enjoy a traditional Danish Sunday lunch at the club see the details in the newsletter and book early. Give a voucher to friends and family as a surprise Easter egg! Sunday Concert Sunday 20 March 2016 Doors open at 2 pm Rebecca Wright & Donald McKay / Cloudstreet launch their new CDs. See details inside the newsletter. There will be no Café Danmark in March due to Easter Good Friday sorry! Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30
Get all your Danish Baked Goodies from Britt s Bakery at Café DANMARK 4th Friday of each month Authentic Danish Pastry & Organic Bread Products Kringler, Smørtærter, Kanelstænger, Birkes, Rundstykker, Fuldkornsrugbrød, Kransekagekonfekt, Småkager, Knækbrød og bagerens dårlige øje. For information, order forms and delivery details, go to our website: www.brittsorganic.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: brittsorganic@gmail.com HEINZ MEATS TRADITIONAL SMALLGOODS Continental butcher and deli 611 Stanley Street, Woolloongabba QLD 4102 www.heinzmeats.com.au Ph: 07 3391 3530 (parking behind shops) Dansk udskæring på bestilling Lammekød Grisekød Oksekød Hamburgerryg Røget flæsk Spegepølse Rullepølse Pålæg og røgvarer blandt andet: Medisterpølse Ost: Knækpølse Havarti Wienerpølse Esrom Leverpostej HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 5:00pm, Saturday 7am - 1pm CLOSED: Sunday & Monday
SUNDAY LUNCH DET STORE KOLDE BORD Sunday 13 March 2016 12.30 pm for 1 pm start Photo: Soren Hoimark Easter is coming around early this year (Good Friday is Friday 25 March) and our traditional Sunday Lunch or Det store kolde bord is just around the corner. Invite family and friends along to enjoy a Danish smorgasbord at the Danish Club. There are many favourites on the menu including pickled herring, rare roast beef, smoked salmon, fish wedges with remoulade, roast pork with red cabbage, leverpostej, rullepølse and cheese. The bar is stocked with Tuborg and Carlsberg brews from Denmark and a variety of snaps. Price: $40 for members and $45 for guests (children under 12 $20/$22.50). All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 8 March 2016. Email Lone Schmidt at treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org or ring on 0437 612 913 to make your booking. Payment by EFT to Suncorp Bank, BSB 484-799 Account number 02495 1468 in the name of Danish Association Heimdal Payment details: 13Mar16, your name and membership number
Dansk Legegruppe Vores danske legegruppe mødes hver fredag i Heimdals lokaler fra 9.30 til kl 11.30. Aldersgruppen er fra 0 til 5 år, søskende til yngre børn er selvfølgelig velkommen i ferierne. Vi starter altid med formiddagskaffe og hjemmebagte boller, efterfølgende varierer aktiviteterne med fri leg, hoppeborg, tegning og sanglege mv. Vi skiftes til at medbringe boller og tilbehør. Vi betaler $2 hver gang per familie, medlemsskab af Playgroup Queensland og den danske klub Heimdal er en betingelse. Nye medlemmer er meget velkomne til at komme og være med. For yderligere information kontakt: Kristian Houe kristianhoue@hotmail.com 0431 793 484 Maria Faurskov Nielsen moffe33@hotmail.com 0427 015 411
We are proud to announce that Lars Kirk, our consul general in Brisbane, has been awarded the Ridder of Dannebrog for his services to Denmark. The ceremony took place at Lutece in Bardon the photo shows Lars with his award together with Børge Pedersen, our ambassador visiting from Canberra.
Zanne Mallett is awarded a MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION on Australia Day The wording is quoted from the official award documentation: Ms Zanne Jappe MALLETT, 10 Louise Avenue, Chatswood West NSW 2067 For service to the Scandinavian community, and to multicultural media. Service includes: Presenter and Executive Producer, Danish Program, Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Radio, 1980-2013. Scandinavian Head of Group, 1979-1980. Subtitler, SBS Television, 1989-2013. Provided English commentary for SBS TV on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson, 2004. Translator, 'Mary Crown Princess of Denmark' by Karin Palshoj and Gitta Redder, from Danish into English, 2005. Accredited translator/interpreter, National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. Past Director and/or Committee Member, The Danish Club (Sydney). Representative for the Danish community on the Executive Committee, Good Neighbour Council, 'no dates'. Project Coordinator, Scandinavian Community Welfare Service, April 1981. Publisher, 'Guide to the Scandinavian Community in NSW'. Editor, English-language community newspaper, 'The Scandinavian Herald', 1984-1989.
Committee The committee currently has nine members: Soren Hoimark, Alan Przybylak, Iben Giessing Lund, Peter Wagner Hansen, Eva Kaiser, Henning Klinke Jørgensen, Lis Larsen, Maria Faurskov Nielsen and Lone Schmidt. Charlotte Due Adams will be joining the committee at the March meeting. Courtyard We have purchased outdoor furniture (timber tables and benches) which will be arriving from Denmark in March. Currently working on ideas for new fence panels to secure the courtyard. Ceiling The existing ceiling is looking increasingly fragile and replacement ceiling tiles are no longer available. Alan has to cut new tiles to size. Soren is sourcing quotes for new ceiling and if possible we ll raise the new ceiling. Insurance Have just renewed the club s insurance at an annual cost of nearly $6,000. Public liability limit increased to $10m. Scandinavian Festival 2016 The new festival date is 11 September 2016 work is already in progress. Membership We ve dropped back to 290 from the 300 member mark, and are still chasing around 30 members for membership fees for the current year. Hall Hire The Corner Pocket Swing dancers are now using the club three evenings a week. Weekends are always busy with concerts or private functions and the committee is happy with the current activity level. Events We have two concerts coming up in March. March Café Danmark would coincide with Good Friday and we have reluctantly cancelled. Wi-Fi We are looking at installing wi-fi at the club, initially on a trial basis. Beer, snaps and licorice The new order is expected to arrive early March just in time for the Easter lunch. Money The first seven months show a surplus of approx. $44,000. Check out the Royal Life Guard uniform at the club. Many thanks to Lars Jeppesen who not only managed to acquire the royal insignia for the uniform, but also polished and rearranged the sabre.
FOLK DANCERS VISIT TOOWOOMBA Despite severe storm warnings on the Friday, 19 folk dancers descended upon the James Byrne Centre in Toowoomba on 29 January. Set in beautiful, peaceful surroundings this was the venue where the Country Women s Association held their Conference this year. They were studying Greenland and invited the Folk dancers to perform traditional Danish Folk dancing at their Saturday evening dinner. Tom was asked to give a talk on Greenland. During his talk Tom spoke about the history of Greenland, first settled by the Viking, Eric the Red with his 14 boats in 986 AD up to the present time. It is now an independent state with Danish support. He also showed photos and videos from Greenland with the dancers from Greenland performing at home and in Viborg, Denmark at the Nordlek Festival last year. Beading was the topic of Pam Armstrong s talk and she showed some beautiful pieces of work. As we were walking towards dinner that evening we were surprised to find a photographer from the local Toowoomba newspaper waiting who captured some nice shots of us in our colourful costumes, some in dance pose. Maybe one day we will be famous! After a delicious dinner, it was time for us to dance. Everyone enjoyed the dancing and were enthusiastic about participating in the Familiesekstur fra Præstø. This is such fun, one lady said to me. They were a friendly group of women and made us feel very welcome and much appreciated our attendance that weekend. These weekends away are such happy times and enjoyed by all. Many thanks to Tom and Lis for arranging another great event. Later in the afternoon, Jennifer Rasmussen, one of our dancers, and her husband Jan brought along their Husky, Asgard and told the audience of the work these beautiful dogs perform in that part of the world.. Jennifer, Jan and Asgard
Nyt fra Den Danske Kirke i Brisbane GODT NYTAAR FRA KOMITEEN Hermed at godt nytaar til alle fra komiteen i Brisbane JULEMARKED Det var rigtig festligt ved julebazaaren lørdag den 21. november 2015, som var velbesøgt. Vi siger mange tak til KUPALEJA under ledelse af Kurt Christensen, De danske folkedansere under ledelse af Lis Larsen og musikleder Tom Larsen. The Scandinavian Singers. Britt s Bakery, som igen i aar donerede dejligt franskbrød og pølsebrød til hotdogs. Haandarbejdsgruppen under ledelse af Inge Antonsen, som ogsaa har Hanne, Anna, Gurli, Sonja, Kirsten, Gurli og Lis i gruppen. De yder et stort bidrag gennem de fine haandarbejder, som de laver og sælger til fordel for kirken. Vikingerne under ledelse af Harly, hvis udstilling altid bliver beundret. Æbleskivebagerne, vi er meget afhængige af jeres store indsats. En lige saa stor tak til de mange frivillige hjælpere i cafeen, børnehjørnet, salgsboderne og til alle, der hjalp til med at stille op til bazaaren deriblandt Jørgen Skov og John. Og alle, som gav en haand med ved oprydningen bagefter. Uden jer var dagen ikke blevet en succes. Julemarkedet er det vigtigste fundraising arrangement for Kirken, og successen i aar er med til at sikre det økonomiske fundament for at blive ved med at have EN DANSK KIRKE I BRISBANE. DONATION Kirke komiteen vil gerne takke Den Danske Forening Heimdal i Brisbane for den flotte donation af $1000 til Kirken, det er en stor hjælp, der vil dække nogle af kirkens udgifter til besøg af præsten, leje af kirken og organist o.s.v. JULEGUDSTJENESTE Vi var glade for at se mange deltagere i julegudstjenesten i aar. Ogsaa tak til det skandinaviske kor, deres stemmer er dejlige at have med, naar vi synger salmer, og vi nød de 3 fine numre de sang for os. Det lykkedes Lisa at faa solgt noget af det slik og marcipan, vi have til overs fra bazaaren, og resten af det vil vi have til salg ved næste gudstjeneste søndag 20. marts 2016 kl. 14. Vi hyggede os med kaffe, the, kage og smaakager efter gudstjenesten. Kagen var for hurtigt væk, saa vi maa sørge for at have mere til næste aar. ET RAAB OM HJÆLP HAANDARBEJDE Efter at have ledet haandarbejdsgruppen i 19 aar ønsker Inge nu at holde op, og flere af medlemmerne ligeledes. Vi takker for deres store indsats. Men det betyder, at hvis vi ikke kan finde nye frivillige, som vil træde til og lave dekorationer og haandarbejder (kirken betaler for materialer), som vi kan sælge ved vores julebazaar næste aar, vil vi komme til at
mangle $1200 til at kunne vedligeholde den danske kirke i Brisbane. Medlemmerne plejer at mødes en gang om maaneden, hvor de syr over en kop kaffe eller frokost. Alle der er interesseret i at hjælpe bedes ringe til Merete paa 3324 8986. BAGERE OG IDEER Efter hver gudstjeneste vil der være kaffe, the og kage i fællesrummet under kirken. Vi hører gerne fra folk, der har lyst til at bage til en af gudstjenesterne. Hvis du er interesseret, eller har nogle gode ideer til hvad, der kan gøres i kirken her i Brisbane, saa kontakt Merete paa tel. 3324 8986. KOMMENDE GUDSTJENESTER Datoerne for kommende gudstjenester i Brisbane er: Søndag 20. marts 2016 kl. 14.00 Lørdag 25. juni 2016 kl. 10.00 Søndag 28. august 2016 kl. 14.00 Med venlig hilsen Merete, Magnus, Pat og Pia
Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice? We can help :) Price list Bitters Gl Dansk 100 cl $ 70 Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 50 1-Enkelt 100 cl $ 65 Snaps Linieakvavit 70 cl $ 60 O P Andersson 100 cl $ 70 Skåneakvavit 100 cl $ 70 Brøndum 100 cl $ 70 Rød Aalborg (Taffel) 70 cl $ 60 Nordguld 70 cl $ 70 Stocks are low at the moment, expecting new supplies in March. How to order and pay: By email treasurer@danishclubbrisbane.org By phone 0437 612 913 Payment by EFT to Heimdal s account at Suncorp Bank BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC Chocolate, licorice and other goodies mainly from Denmark 100 g containers / $2.50: Toms Ama r bidder, Toms Heksehyl, Haribo Salminger, Carletti Saltlinser, Haribo Click Mix Amanda cod spread 190 g $ 4 Bornholm Cod Roe 200 g $ 4.5 First Choice Kammerjunkere $ 3 Bon Bon Andemad 125 g $ 3.50 Pingvin Finsk Lakrids 130 g $ 3.50 Pingvin Mundoplukkere 120 g $ 3.50 Anthon Berg marcipanbrød $ 2 Anthon Berg Blomme/madeira $ 7.50 Anthon Berg Abrikos/brandy $ 7.50 Marcipansnitter 175 g $ 7 Ren rå marcipan 250 g $10 Ren rå marcipan 500 g $20 Toms Pålægschokolade $ 2.50 Toms Orangegrene 75 g $ 4 Toms Kringler mørk 75 g $ 4 Toms Mimoser 125 g $ 6 Toms Aakander 125 g $ 6 Toms Kæmpeskildpadder $ 1.50 Toms Kæmpeskildpadder (4) $ 6 Toms Kæmpefrø $ 1.50 Toms Snebolde 124 g $ 5 Toms Guldkarameller 150 g $ 5 DAIM 2-pack 56 g $ 2.50 Tyrkisk Peber $ 4 Toms Bridgeblanding 225 g $ 6 Ga-Jol Blå, gul, sort, grøn 2x23 g $ 3 Toms Pariserlinser 300 g $10 Anthon Berg Opera Mints 150g $ 6
FEEL AT HOME WITH SBS DIGITAL RADIO Listen to the Danish language every Thursday at 4pm Steen Selmer is the local representative for Danes Worldwide contact him via queensland@rep.danes.dk Choose one of the many platforms: SBS Digital Radio 3, Digital TV (channel 39), Live on Demand via phone and Androids apps Streaming Online at sbs.com.au: Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/Finnish Via Podcast Further information on www.sbs.com.au Error! Hyperlink refd. Passport expired? Ring Lars Kirk to book for Monday/Tuesday 18 and 19 April 2016 in Brisbane. Contact details for the Royal Danish Consulate General in Brisbane Consul General Lars Kirk 07 3374 3062 consul@rdcqld.org.au Melbourne based Trine Simpson is working on a history of Danes in Australia, visit the website at www.danesinaustralia.com. Get in touch with Trine with your story. Do you want to dance? The Corner Pocket Swing dancers dance at the club several evenings a week. Whether you re a beginner or quite experienced, give them a ring if you re interested. Your committee is back at work, busy with plans to improve the club facilities. A new stage is also on the drawing board to replace the existing seven boxes that make up the stage. Work has now commenced in earnest on the building site across from the club and it s a very busy street now during working hours. One change that will impact the club is underground power. 21 st century is catching up with us. If your son or daughter (under 18) is going to Denmark to study, and you re a member of the Danish Association Heimdal, your son or daughter can apply for a $3,000 study & travel grant from the club. We would like to make one grant initially. Write to the club about your plans.