A reminder about our Australia Day and Waitangi Day Annual bake-off, this Saturday January 31st at 6:00 pm at the Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin. Continue reading
Category Archives: Membership
Children’s books, videos and more
It can be hard to find country-specific things for Children when you live far away from your homeland. It can be equally difficult to find people who appreciate them when your kids grow up and no longer need them.
If any members of the DUCW club with small children are interested in accepting items from members with now grown-up kids, please let us know. Some of us are hanging on to special books, clothing, games and videos with a particular connection to Down Under.
It’s Christmas Party time!
This Christmas is guaranteed to bowl you over.
Our annual Christmas celebration is moving to a new location, and we are looking forward to seeing all our members and guests there. Continue reading
Executive for 2015
The Annual General Meeting on Friday night delivered a return of the existing members of the board, and filling the one vacant position of Social Coordinator by Liz Hydesmith.
All the best for the holiday season from your new DUCW Board.
- BACK ROW
- Secretary:Margaret Munn
- Newsletter Editor: Charlie Powell
- Social Coordinator: Liz Hydesmith
- Past President: Terry Roberts
- FRONT ROW
- President: Peter Munn
- Treasurer: Peter Debenham
- Membership: Norm Griffiths
- NOT PICTURED
- Vice President: Catherine Bowering
Southern Yarn December 2014
The final issue of The Southern Yarn for 2014 is available for you to download now!
Inside (page 6) you will find
- an invite from the Premier to visit the Legislative Buildings open house on December 6th
- the new DUCW executive for the upcoming year
- gold rush history from NZ – who knew?
- Holiday deals from Downunder Travel
- elation in rugby and tragedy in cricket
- and much more!
(Apologies to the links on this post previously going to the Dec. 2013 issue of the Yarn, rather than the 2014 issue. All fixed.)


