The January 2012 SouthernNEWSLETTER OF THE CLUB YarnOF WINNIPEG INC. d o w n u n d e r January calendar downunder Members and details on page 3 2 0 1 2 guests at the JANUARY Formal Dinner in Saturday January 28, 6:00 pm October. Feast Australia Day/Waitangi Day your eyes on Annual cookoff - Shepherd’s Pie more photos in POTLUCK DINNER the next issue of Scandinavian Cultural Centre, 764 Erin the Yarn. Come out and celebrate our national days! Cook up your best Shepherd’s Pie recipe and/or bring a complementary main dish, salad or veggie dish, and anything else that will go great with the many pies we hope to have on offer. The Club will bring a great big cake, so you can focus on the mains and the complements. MARCH Bowling Stay tuned for details. APRIL ANZAC Day Stay tuned for details. Our national days fall into mid-summer celebrations back home, and a little colder in Winnipeg. Photos: Australia Day, Sydney Harbour, 2004, Phil Whitehouse. Inset: Traditional Maori Waitangi Day celebrations at Waitangi, Paihia, 2006. Both images from Wikipedia. RSVP If you let us know you are coming, we can be Australia Day and Waitangi Day ready for you! RSVP to 228-9959 or email [email protected] . elcome to the first event of 2012! of New Zealand. It is celebrated every year on And what an event it will be. Noth- February 6, and commemorates a significant Wing quite as good as celebrating our day in the history of New Zealand. It is a pub- Join us on FACEBOOK national days, but how did these come to be? lic holiday that celebrates on that date in We now have 54 friends in our Facebook Australia Day is the official national day 1840 the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, group. Join us today and get extra news of Australia and it is celebrated every year on New Zealand’s founding document. The and timely reminders of events and January 26. That date commemorates the Treaty of Waitangi was signed at Waitangi in activities. www.facebook.com/pages /Down-Under-Club-of-Winnipeg/115975501754598 arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in the Bay of Islands. It officially made New 1788, as well as the proclamation at that time Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaran- Advertise in The Southern Yarn. of British sovereignty over the eastern teed Maori rights to their land, and gave Support your club and reach a group of people seaboard of New Holland. Records of celebra- Maori the rights of British subjects. The motivated to patronize your business, and refer tions on January 26 date back to 1808, with signing of the treaty was not commemorated you to others with a monthly reminder. Contact the first official celebration of the formation until 1934. In 1973 the New Zealand Day Act Jenny for all the details. Send your submission by of New South Wales held in 1818. It is made the day a public holiday and renamed the methods below: presently an official public holiday in every it New Zealand Day, but when the Waitangi state and territory of Australia, and is cele- Day Act was passed in 1976, it changed the the down under club of winnipeg inc. brated in large and small communities and name of the day back to Waitangi Day. Station Main, PO Box 1655 cities around the nation by community festi- So, now you know all the facts, make a Winnipeg Manitoba Canada R3C 2Z6 vals, concerts and citizenship ceremonies. date to join your fellow members and guests telephone: 1-204-832-4405 The day is marked by the Australian of the for our Australia Day and Waitangi Day cele- email: [email protected] Year Awards and announcement of the Hon- brations. Remember, it’s a potluck and cook- web: www.downunderclub.mb.ca ours List for the Order of Australia. off, with our special guest SHEPHERD’S PIE. Waitangi Day is the official national day See page 3 for all the details! appy New Year to everyone in the what we are doing and news from our Club and associated with the respective countries. It’s a great way to editorially HClub. What a great start to 2012, keep members involved and up to date yours eh! Temperatures at record highs on the Club, and to get others inter- Jenny Gates and almost no snow on the ground. ested at the same time. Almost like living in Toronto — I For those of you who are know I said that bad word! I interested, and I know you’re lived in Toronto for 13 years and out there, Panda and Winston ow, what a change in the weather. this is the type of weather we have been enjoying this great As our president, Terry, points out used to have, maybe a little more weather, too, with walks to Win his message (opposite), the damp. Even though I have lived president’s the park and around the temperatures have been up and down, and in Winnipeg now for 17 years, I ramblings neighbourhood. A couple of thus far the snow has barely graced us with still like to return every now and Terry Roberts weeks ago they got a new its presence. I don’t mind the temps so again to visit and catch up on cousin, Dexter — no relation much as the windy conditions, which really what is happening in Canada’s biggest city. to the TV serial killer. He’s only about 5 muck up my hair! This year is shaping up to be another pounds and a little ball of fluff, but very More seriously, as you have gathered by interesting year for the Club with events cute. Bogs (the cat) could take him out with the article on the front page, our Australia planned for January, March and April so far. two paws tied behind his back, and most Day and Waitangi Day event is just around We are still looking for that elusive “Social likely will the first time they meet. Dexter the corner. Looking forward to tasting all Events Coordinator” to help things move has yet to meet Panda and Winston, but that those delicious Shepherd’s pies you are along more smoothly. Don’t be shy now. will happen shortly. planning on bringing for the cook-off. There are benefits to getting involved. Enjoy the mild weather as we are really Because it’s a potluck dinner, if you’re not The Board had its first meeting of 2012 going to feel it when it changes, and change making a Shepherd’s pie, please cook up a and is excited about the upcoming year. Our it will. different main dish. We also need lots of membership is staying steady and the salads and veggie dishes to complement the finances are looking good for 2012. The main course. And the Club is providing the newsletter and website are improving all cake. Yum! the time, giving our members and those Details of the Australia Day and Waitan- interested in the Club information about gi Day event are on page 3, and note that we also have the bowling coming up in March as well as our ANZAC Day event in April. Wanna be our SOCIAL COORDINATOR? Other pages in this issue have the news Don’t be fooled — the position of social coordinator is lots of fun. You get to work with a fab- from home (page 4), although just a bit of ulous executive and help set-up events for members throughout the year. Many of the events are news because we have a fabulous ad from already organised, and simply need someone to be the contact person and coordinate who is the Province of Manitoba on Positive Par- doing what. So, if you are organised, like working with people, have ideas for possible events, enting (page 5). We also get the chance to and are good at delegating, why not give this a go? officially meet Santiago Silva and Adriana We need a social coordinator to lead the way and help us out. You won’t be on your own. There’s lots of support both on the executive and from within the Club. So think about it, and let Damasceno (page 6) and read all the latest us know. If you are interested, call Margaret Munn (237-1805 or [email protected]) news from the Commonwealth (page 7). and she’ll answer any questions. Sit back and enjoy the read, and we’ll see you all on January 28! Here’s to a sweet and savoury New Year! Molly’s Meat Pies 390 – Unit G, Provencher Blvd • ph. 231-0221; fax: 231-5450 hours: mon-fri 9:00-6:00, sat 9:00-5:30 2 The Southern Yarn • www.downunderclub.mb.ca January 2012 socialite Notice to all users of the Scandinavian Centre all things social in the club Do not park in the Norampac parking lot at the corner of Wolever and Erin. The lot What’s up next ... will now be monitored by Dr. Hook and cars will be towed. This is on a 24/7 basis. Due to their increased need for parking spaces on a continual basis, Norampac is finding it nec- Saturday January 28, 6:00 pm essary to restrict parking to its own staff. We will continue to try negotiate a deal for occasional Australia Day & Waitangi Day usage with them and the other lot owners in the area.