Welcome to the Down Under Club of Winnipeg. We’re a social club based far, far from our original homes and hold regular events for members and guests. We also produce a monthly newsletter about connections in our new community and all things happening down under.
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Hooroo, mates!
The new June 2013 issue of The Southern Yarn has been added to the website and is available for download now. It will be in the mail soon, for those of you who receive it that way.
Here’s another great item from Michael Madigan, the writer from Brisbane who is frequently featured in the Winnipeg Free Press. A lad from the farm stunned elite runners with his amazing fitness, winning the gruelling 875 km race. A true Aussie yarn worth telling in print, and now on the screen.
BRISBANE — In 1983, a 61-year-old Australian farmer won the Sydney to Melbourne ultra-marathon and the nation fell in love with its own Forrest Gump. Continue reading
An interesting article in today’s Globe and Mail, if you are interested in Australian-Canadian economic perspectives. Check it out here.
There are even some cool info graphics showing the dollar comparisons and other economic comparison factors.
The May 2013 issue of The Southern Yarn is available for download! Check out the Yarn page.
Down under music fans will be familiar with Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly. He will play here in Winnipeg on Monday with guest Dan Kelly at the Windsor Hotel, May 6 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 at www.ticketweb.ca, Into the Music and Music Trader. Continue reading