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
DUCW club member and director of the Assiniboine Park Zoo, Tim Sinclair-Smith, has decided to leave Winnipeg to take his family back home to Australia. He has been very involved in the biggest changes seen at the zoo, still under construction.
We enjoyed the energy and participation of the family in our club activities, and were happy to have him on board with us. The club will be gathering at the zoo on June 15th for a special morning tour.
Read the article in the Free Press here: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/zookeeper-leaving-assiniboine-park-for-oz-205729221.html
We look forward to seeing all of you at the upcoming ANZAC Day ceremony on Saturday, April 27th. Please check the calendar for complete details.
BRISBANE — St. Patrick’s Day is a day much given to political blarney Down Under, but it also is a reminder of a past in which Irish enmities played a big part in daily life.
Former labour prime minister Kevin Rudd, for example, used a speech at Brisbane’s Irish Club to proclaim his Irish roots. Continue reading
G’day and kia ora everyone!
Coming up in a little more than two weeks is a dinner event that might be of interest to DUCW members.
Friendship Force (FF) in Winnipeg is holding a dinner on Wednesday April 3 at the Masonic Temple at Confusion Corner. This is a joint event between FF and DUCW with the focus on New Zealand, and the evening includes an appearance by Terry Roberts and Lynley Davidson. Continue reading