Den Danske Forening Heimdal July 2013 Kids and teddy bears Balloons and dancing at Teddy Bear’s Birthday Party 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 and other material to the editor for publication. The closing date for the August issue is 18 July 2013. 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. From the Editor Back in Brisbane, I was disappointed to find a rejection letter from the Dannebrog Foundation in Melbourne. The club applied for $15,000 for the Scandinavian Festival in September and I was actually very hopeful that they would help us. Considering that the foundation’s purposes include  the preservation and promotion of the Danish language, traditions and culture, and  the development and encouragement of Danish-Australian relations within the community, Editor: Lone Schmidt Phone: 0437 612 913 Email: [email protected] Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen Phone: 0423 756 394 Skype: pete.at.thebathouse Email: [email protected] it’s almost puzzling that the foundation was unable to help. I think that any participant in last year’s festival would agree that it did a great job of fulfilling both purposes. I know times are tough, but with the proceeds of $10m to hand out, $15,000 seemed like a small amount. I realize the foundation provides major funding for the Danish church and the club in Melbourne, but it would have been great for the Brisbane club to receive a helping hand as well. At this stage I don’t know how we’re going to fund the festival. The committee will certainly have to put its thinking caps on and come up with some ideas fast! WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS 28 June – Flemming Brinkmann 9 July – Winnie Andersen Asbjørn & Melinda Hansen, Morningside Freddy & Hanne Christensen, Bald Hills Ben & Steen Christensen, Stafford Heights Mogens & Vivienne Reimich, Woody Point Lene & Lachlan Simpson, Sandgate Jørgen Gullestrup & Kanitta Boonjan, Sunnybank Hills Krista & Kristopher Jewett, Bulimba Shirley & Scott Jensen, Pullenvale What’s on at the Danish Club? Café Danmark 28 June 2013 from 6 pm It’s time to ‘hygge’ and spend some time with new and old friends. There’s tasty ‘smørrebrød’: the menu varies from time to time, but you’ll usually find ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), smoked salmon, roast beef, ‘leverpostej’, roast pork and ‘Esrom’ cheese on the menu. And hot dogs. The bar offers Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties imported from Denmark just for us as well as several Australian brews. If you like a glass of wine with your food, we have a good variety of whites, reds and sparkling on offer. And check out our tempting chocolates, licorice and other sweets fresh in from Denmark! It’s also an opportunity to buy delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads and organic biscuits direct from Britt’s Danish Delights. Tea offers smallgoods and quality meats from Flemming, the Danish butcher at Woolloongabba, as well as her own goodies including remoulade. Order in advance and pick up at the café. Legestue / Play Group Every Friday 9.30-11.30 Check their Facebook page for events or ring Tea, Tina or Iben (see details inside the newsletter) O Sister Where art thou? Concert event – see details inside newsletter Kafe Svea 5 July 2013 Doors open at 7 pm 12 July 2013 from 6 pm Swedes Down Under serve Swedish food and pastries – check their website or Facebook page for the theme of the month Christmas in July 13 July 2013 6 pm for 6:30 pm start What’s the excuse for having Christmas in July? The lovely cool weather of course. See more inside the newsletter. Café Danmark 26 July 2013 from 6 pm 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.brittsdanishdelight.com.au Unit 5/10 Energy Crescent, Molendinar QLD 4214 Ph: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947 Email: [email protected] 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) Lammekød Dansk udskæring på bestilling Grisekød Oksekød Pålæg og røgvarer blandt andet: Hamburgerryg Medisterpølse Ost: Røget flæsk Knækpølse Havarti Spegepølse Wienerpølse Esrom Rullepølse Leverpostej Nu også smørrebrød HOURS: Tuesday - Friday 8am - 5:30pm, Saturday 8am - 1pm CLOSED: Sunday & Monday CHRISTMAS IN JULY SATURDAY 13 JULY 2013 AT 6 PM It’s just the right temperature for Christmas in July and we invite you to enjoy a ‘juleplatte’ / Christmas plate with herring, ‘fiskefilet’ (crumbed fish) with remoulade, roast pork with crackling and red cabbage, rullepølse with ‘Italian’ salat and smelly ‘Esrum’ cheese – all our favourites! Afterwards we’ll have a traditional ris a la mande with warm cherry sauce. Coffee and tea will also be served – and there may be a nice slice of cake to go with it. Price: $25 for members and $30 for guests (children under 12 $12.50/$15). All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 9 July 2013. Email Lone Schmidt at [email protected] or ring on 0437 612 913 or 3359 2026 to make your booking. Payment by EFT to Suncorp BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 Payment details: 13July13, your name and membership number Or send a cheque made out to Danish Association Heimdal to the treasurer: Lone Schmidt 24 Ashley Road Chermside West QLD 4032 We can advise on freight Australia wide! 0411 297 236 [email protected] Study & Stay in Australia? Your door to the best in Australian Education & Training…. We are Danes, with a strong background in both Danish and Australian education & training. Though we work with people from any country, we run some especially exciting programs between Denmark and Australia, including:  Guiding would-be migrants to courses for recognition in 60-Point occupations  Assisting students enter the very best course, school/college/university for their needs  Study Tours – customised to meet the particular needs of the Danish schools/colleges/universities  Semester Study Abroad – individuals or classes come to undertake one semester of study, and get credit back into their secondary school/undergraduate programs in Denmark  Placing students into workplaces in Australia for Occupational Training, which is part of their studies in Denmark  Consulting services for Danish institutions wishing to establish links with Australian partners. We’d be delighted to assist you in any of these areas. Please do not hesitate to contact us: Riborg Andersen [email protected] Phone 07 3852 5511 Bamses Fødselsdag / Teddy Bear’s Birthday Heimdal had a huge celebration on Saturday the 8th of June for Bamse’s birthday. The tables were festively decorated with red tablecloths, Danish flags, colourful party streamers and balloons. On each table there was also a bowl of mixed lollies – both Australian and Danish. Upon entering the Danish Club, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind that this was a kids’ party. The excited children (about 21 of them) plus their parents and grandparents (about 25) arrived at 2pm with their favourite teddies and were greeted with familiar Danish tunes from KUPALEJA. Kurt was there on guitar, Pat on bass guitar, Jan on accordion and Lennart on nyckelharpa or Swedish key fiddle. As usual they set the festive atmosphere, we have come to expect. Everyone knew that they would be in for a great afternoon. Adults and children alike settled on the floor for some Danish stories and songs with storyteller Pia. First up she read ‘Den Sultne Larve Aldrigmæt’ by Eric Carle aloud, with the children enthusiastically helping feed the caterpillar puppet its favourite foods. Only a few of the very young and shy children were a bit reluctant to part with their fruit and foods. It was all worth it in the end though, for the caterpillar miraculously changed into a beautiful butterfly that flew around and greeted all the children. Young and old then joined in with a couple of finger rhymes including ‘Lille Peter Edderkop’, ‘Hjulene på bussen’ and ‘Mon du bemærke har’. Next it was time to do some song games with KUPALEJA. We did all the old classics like ‘Jeg gik mig over sø og land’, ‘Bro bro brille’, ’Så går vi rundt om en enebær busk’ ’Boogie Woogie’ og ’Bjørnen sover’. For ’Tornerose var et vakkert barn’, volunteers dressed up to be beautiful little princess with a tall pink Tudor princess hat, wicked fairies dressed in a pointy black hat, with a magic wand and princes dressed in a red cape, with a sword. Everyone had a great time but were getting a bit hungry by this time. Luckily Iben, her husband and Anna had been busy baking lots of lovely goodies including ‘boller’, muffins, chocolate cake and drømmekage. It was divine and heartily enjoyed while everyone sang ‘I dag er det Bamses fødselsdag’. While the children ran off excess energy chasing balloons, KUPALEJA insured the adults were engaged by involving them in singing a canon of ‘Mester Jakob’ and teaching them a simple folkdance involving couples weaving up and down between each other. It was tremendous fun. The afternoon had gone way too fast but it was time to pack up and go home. While dedicated adults cleared tables, put away chairs and swept the floor, 11 year old Casper did a mini concert on the club’s newly acquired piano. It was perfectly tuned and sounded wonderful. Not to be outdone, younger brother Martin, who is 7, then played a lovely recital of London Bridge Has Fallen Down. Future Heimdal musicians in the making. It sure had been a fun and activity packed Bamse’s Birthday. A Huge Big Thank You goes to Iben, Anna, Alan, Pia and all the parents and children who helped ensure the afternoon was such a success. It was really appreciated that some parents stayed behind to help with the tidy up. Thank you. Many hands definitely do make lighter work. København kåret som verdens bedste by Af Rasmus Meldgaard Harboe   Foto: Torben Christensen »Perfektion er uopnåeligt, men København er det bedste bud på det lige nu.« Sådan lyder ordene fra det trendsættende, engelske magasin Monocle, som netop har kåret København til verdens bedste by. Det skriver dr.dk. Et af de afgørende punkter på Monocles liste over ting, som kvalificerer København til den prestigefyldte titel, er, at det er en by for alle, for eksempel også homoseksuelle og muslimer. Det er syvende gang, Monocle kårer verdens bedste by, og det er anden gang, København løber med titlen. Denne gang fremhæves også københavnernes glæde. For eksempel ved at nyde byens havnebassiner og skabe lounge på havnefronten. »Forskellighed gør København speciel« Og selvom vejret ikke altid er på københavnernes side, kan København noget, som andre ikke kan: »Ingen narrer sig selv og tror, at de lever i Montpellier eller Madrid. Vinden hyler, og skyerne blæser over himlen det meste af året. Men danskerne beviser, at nordboerne stadig kan nyde det offentlige rum,« lyder det i følge dr.dk. »Jeg tror kåringen hænger samme med, at vi har skabt en storby, hvor halvdelen af byens borgerne vælger at cykle til arbejde eller til skole hver eneste dag,« siger overborgmester Frank Jensen til dr.dk. »Og hvor finder du ellers en hovedstad i verden, hvor man i de indre havneløb har badefaciliteter og swimmingpools, som vi har det i København? Forskellighed gør København speciel.« Det skriver Monocles 1. Danskerne er kendt for at tage det roligere og være mere humoristiske end de andre skandinavere, men bag denne facade er de også snedige forretningsmænd. 2. Danskerne har en tendens til at sige, hvad de mener og gå direkte til sagens kerne. Hvis de for eksempel vil vide, hvor meget du tjener, vil de højst sandsynligt bare spørge. 3. Danskerne lærer engelsk fra en alder af otte, så de er generelt ret flydende. 4. Flyvende besøg? Kastrup Lufthavn har fremragende mødefaciliteter, og du kan tage metroen eller togforbindelserne til byen fra terminalerne. 5. Danskere ser stort på formaliteter. De foretrækker hygge: den typiske, danske ånd af socialt samvær, der undgår kontroversielle samtaler. De bedste byer ifølge Monocle: 1.København 2. Melbourne 3. Helsinki 4. Tokyo 5. Wien 6. Zürich 7. Stockholm 8. München 9. Sydney 10. Auckland 11. Hong Kong 12. Fukuoka 13. Kyoto 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Paris Singapore Hamburg Honolulu Madrid Vancouver Berlin Barcelona Amsterdam Portland San Francisco Düsseldorf (kilde: www.aok.dk) Watch Scandinavian TV Channels! We were offered the following by a company called Keepwatchingtv, and this gives you a chance to watch a lot of Scandinavian TV channels at home. You start by buying an IPTV Box at EUR 299 – current online offer includes 2 months of viewing. Subscription is EUR 35 per month and you can pause the subscription if for instance you are travelling for 3 months, so this seems pretty flexible as compared with contracts where you pay and pay every month. The IPTV Box is connected to your TV via a HDMI cable and needs to be able to download from your internet connection at 1.3 Mbps. Have a look at the channels available: http://www.keepwatching.tv/#!channels/cwzr As well as Danish, there are also English and Russian channels for instance – probably different subscriptions but I’m told the offer looks worthwhile, so have a look and make up your own mind. If you are interested, please contact Tom - [email protected] – or visit their website. Please mention the Danish Club if and when you buy – if we have 10 club members signing up, the club will receive a free box. Do you need Danish beer, snaps, herring or licorice? We can help you find it. Price list Beer Tuborg ‘Green’ 24x33cl (bottles) Tuborg Classic 24x33cl (cans) Tuborg Gold 24x33cl (cans) Tuborg Julebryg ‘Christmas beer’ 24x33cl (cans) Carlsberg 24x33cl (bottles) Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33cl cans Snaps Jubilæum 100 cl Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl Brøndum 100 cl* $ 55 $ 50 $ 60 Brøndum 70 cl Lysholm Linie Akvavit 100 cl O P Anderson Akvavit 100 cl $ 50 $ 75 $ 65 $60 $ 55 $ 60 Bitters En Enkelt Bitter 100 cl Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl $ 65 $ 50 Other Blå Ga-Jol 100 cl Kirsberry 70 cl $ 55 $ 17 $ 70 $ 70 $ 65 How to order and pay: By email [email protected] By phone 0437 612 913 * sold out Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC Herring, fish balls, chocolate, licorice and other goodies – mainly from Denmark 100 g containers / $2.50: Toms Saltpastiller Toms Heksehyl Pingvin Poletter Haribo Super Piratos Haribo Domino Haribo Saltbomber Haribo Lakridsæg Carletti Saltlinser Carletti Strandgrus Carletti Lakridspinde Haribo Super Piratos 425 g Haribo Matador Mix 500 g Haribo Zulu 170 g Fazer Turkish Peber 150 g Fazer Skolekridt 140 g Bon-Bon Lossepladsen FC Nougattabletter 75 g FC Brystkarameller 75 g FC Kongen af Danmark Pingvin Poletter 160 g Pingvin Skilte Lakrids 75 g Ga-Jol Blå, rød, sort, gul 23 g Anthon Berg Marcipanbrød 40 g Marcipanbrød m/blød nougat 40 g Toms Guldbarre m/knas $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 4.00 $ 3.50 $ 4.00 $ 4.00 $ 2.50 $ 2.50 $ 2.50 $ 3.50 $ 2.50 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 1.50 VIKING herring (550 g jars) $ 8.00 Onion Herring, Matjes or Anchovy Spiced Lykkeberg Fiskeboller 400 g $ 4.00 ABBA fish balls (375 g tins) $ 5.00 Bouillon, lobster sauce or shrimp sauce AMANDA cod roe (200 g) $ 4.50 Dronning Makrel I tomat 125 g $2.50 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, medlemskab 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: Iben [email protected] 0434 933 953 Tina [email protected] 0403 838 663 Tea [email protected] 3379 1667 / 0419 659 837 Carlsberg v. Carlsberg Debate has raged among both Danish and Australian drinkers over the quality of locally made Carlsberg. For a number of years, Fosters Group held the licence to produce the beer in Australia, but complaints regarding its accuracy plagued the brewer. In May last year, the well-respected Coopers Brewery announced they were taking over the licence to brew and distribute Carlsberg in Australia. Would the results be any better? As part of a recent story written for TheVine.com.au, Coopers-brewed Carlsberg was tested against the true import, with two local experts, Green Beacon Brewing Co.’s Andrew Sydes and Alfred and Constance’s Perryn Collier, running the beers through their paces. This was a blind tasting. We’ve abbreviated Sydes and Collier’s comments for clarity and brevity. In doing so we’ve made it apparent which variant of Carlsberg the tasters were discussing, even though they themselves didn’t know at the time. The two versions of Carlsberg were compared along with the other major European brews now made under licence in Australia: Beck’s, Peroni and Grolsch. The final results were interesting, to say the least. And close. It’s worth noting that Sydes – given his day-to-day job as a microbrewer – seemed to be able to identify which was the local beer just by sight. He also firmly believes that beer is best drunk as close as possible to its date and location of brewing. Collier, meanwhile, admitted to not having tasted any of the beers since they were truly imported by their respective major brewers. Carlsberg Local 330ml best before 11/2013 vs. Imported 330ml best before 9/2013 Carlsberg in Australia is now produced under licence at the Coopers brewery in South Australia. The Danes I spoke to expressed a belief that this would improve what they’d previously regarded as a pretty poor local product. The Danish version was again a little closer to its best-before date than we would have liked, but sourced from a reliable parallel importer. Sydes: Interesting. The import almost has a spice note. It’s much the same as Peroni and Beck’s, although maybe slightly darker. After tasting the local, I’d have to say these two are maybe the closest so far. I prefer the local, but this is all based on my theory that the local should be cleaner and so on. Collier: The import is pretty one-dimensional to me, to be completely honest. It’s really subtle, not much going on. The local has more head retention and maybe a little more carbonation as well. They’re quite similar, these two. I’m getting more off the nose of the second one because of that head retention. It’s got a bit more aroma for me. And I think that’s edging it over – 70 or 80 percent of what you taste comes through your nose. I think I might have to go with the local on this one. Sydes: Local Collier: Local Encouraging results for those who railed against Fosters-brewed Carlsberg. Of the other beers tested, Sydes always opted for the locally made version, Collier the import. Carlsberg was the only beer they could agree upon, but to their taste buds it also had the smallest differentiation between the import and the locally made drop. Taste test reproduced with permission of TheVine.com.au. From the inflight magazine of the airline Norwegian, June 2013 KONTINGENT 2013/14 Nu er det tid til at forny dit medlemskab af den danske forening ‘Heimdal’. Kontingentet er uændret $40 pr person eller $60 pr husstand/familie. Du kan indbetale beløbet direkte til klubbens bankkonto i Suncorp Bank (484-799 02495 1468) med angivelse af dit navn og medlemsnummer eller med check udstedt til foreningen (sendes til vores medlemskoordinator Birte Schmidt, 35/192 Hargreaves Road, Manly West QLD 4179). Du kan også indbetale kontingent på hjemmesiden www.danishclubbrisbane.org og bruge Paypal. Betal inden 23. juli 2013 og du deltager i lodtrækningen om en præmie til en værdi af $100 (udtrækkes til Cafe Danmark 26. juli 2013). Der er igen lagt op til et travlt klubår. Vi starter med vores ’jul i juli’-arrangement, hvor vi serverer en lækker ’juleplatte’. Arrangementet måtte udsættes sidste år, fordi der skulle lægges nyt tag på klubhuset og siden da har vi også få et solenergianlæg, som gerne skulle bidrage til at betale vores elektricitetsregning på ca $5.000 om året – og det måtte også gerne give overskud. Den 4. fredag i hver måned står vi klar med Cafe Danmark, der er stor travlhed i køkkenet med tilberedning af det populære smørrebrød. Og vi kan også klare en skøn hot dog og en kold Tuborg. I forbindelse med Cafe Danmark kan du fortsat købe godt rugbrød, dejligt wienerbrød og organiske småkager fra Britt’s Danish Delight, og kød, pølser og pålæg fra Flemming, vores danske slagter. Fra tid til anden har vi også sild, lakrids og torskerogn. Sidste års helt store projekt var klubbens 140-års jubilæum, som blev fejret i forbindelse med den Skandinaviske Festival i Austin Street. Vi satser stærkt på at få mobiliseret alle kræfter til en ny Skandinavisk Festival søndag, den 8. september 2013, så sæt et stort kryds i kalenderen. Hvis du har ideer til aktiviteter eller boder eller lyst til at hjælpe, kan du skrive til Søren på [email protected] eller ringe på 0437 612 913. Medlemsbladet udkommer hver måned. For at få bladet ud hurtigere og spare på både miljøet og portoen, udsender vi bladet via email, så det er vigtigt at holde klubben orienteret, hvis du får ny emailadresse. Hvis du foretrækker et trykt eksemplar, er det selvfølgelig helt fint. Du kan også holde dig ajour med klubarrangementer på vores hjemmeside www.danishclubbrisbane.org. Kom forbi til et arrangement og hils på bestyrelsen: Søren Høimark (formand) Peter Hansen (webmaster) Michael Schmidt Iben Giessing Lund Alan Przybylak (næstformand) Lone Schmidt (kasserer) Lise Kopittke Henning Klinke Jørgensen PS: Hvis du lige er blevet medlem og indbetalte det fulde beløb, gælder det også for 2013/14. Tjek dit medlemskort. MEMBERSHIP FEES 2013/14 It’s time to renew your membership of the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’. The fee remains the same at $40 for a single membership or $60 for a couple/family. You can transfer the amount directly to the association’s account with the Suncorp Bank (484-799 02495 1468) using your name and membership number as the reference or pay by cheque issued to the Danish Association Heimdal (send it to our membership coordinator Birte Schmidt, 35/192 Hargreaves Road, Manly West QLD 4179). You can also go to our webpage at www.danishclubbrisbane.org and use Paypal. Pay by 23 July 2013 and be in the draw to win a prize to the value of $100 (drawn af Café Danmark 26 July 2013). It’s going to be another busy year in the club. We kick off with our Christmas in July event, where we’ll be serving a delicious plate with favourite ‘smørrebrød’ toppings. The event has to be postponed last year because of the new roof and in the meantime we have also installed a solar energy system. We hope the energy generated will contribute to paying our annual power bill of approx. $5,000 – and maybe even generate a surplus. Café Danmark is open for business on the fourth Friday of each month: the busy kitchen volunteers prepare our popular ‘smørrebrød’ and we serve great hot dogs as well. Goes down well with a cool Tuborg. At Café Danmark, you can also buy Danish rye bread, delicious cakes, organic biscuits and yummy pastries from Britt’s Danish Delights. Flemming, the Danish butcher, offers a variety of Danish smallgoods. From time to time, we also have herring, licorice and tinned cod roe (torskerogn) on sale. Last year’s major event was without a doubt the club’s 140th anniversary, which was celebrated at the Scandinavian Festival in Austin Street. We are planning on repeating the success and doing it again on Sunday 8 September 2013! Mark the date in your calendar! If you have any ideas for activities or stalls or just want to help, write to Soren at [email protected] or ring on 0437 612 913. Our newsletter is issued monthly. To get it out faster and save the environment in the process, we’ll email it to you, if you like, so let us know if you want delivery by email. If you prefer a printed copy, that’s not a problem. Keep up to date with events at our website www.danishclubbrisbane.org. Visit us soon and say hello to your committee: Soren Hoimark (President) Peter Hansen (Webmaster) Michael Schmidt Iben Giessing Lund Alan Przybylak (Vice President) Lone Schmidt (Treasurer) Lise Kopittke Henning Klinke Jørgensen PS: If you have only just become a member and paid the full membership fee, it is valid for 2013/14. Check your membership card.