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Den Danske Forening
Heimdal
December 2015
Glædelig Jul (source: god-jul.dk)
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
with stories, news and photos to the editor
for publication. The closing date for the
next issue is 14 January 2016.
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.
Editor: Lone Schmidt
Phone: 0437 612 913
Email: [email protected]
the calendar. Our Christmas
market returns and we’re
impatiently awaiting the arrival
of Christmas goodies from
Denmark – giant turtles and
frogs, marcipan bars, snowballs
and many other favourites.
Keep an eye on our Facebook
page, we’ll let you know as
soon as it’s available.
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756 394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: [email protected]
After the Christmas party the
club and the committee will
enjoy some quiet time.
From the Editor
Throughout the year the club
has welcomed many new
members and my hope is that
old and new members will
continue to support and enjoy
the club and its events in the
new year.
Christmas is quietly sneaking
up on us; Sunday 29 November
is the first Sunday in advent,
time to light the candles and
enjoy the season. Write some
Christmas cards to old friends
and family – www.god-jul.dk
offers free electronic cards to
send them by email.
It’s a busy time at the club with
concerts and club events filling
WELCOME TO OUR NEW
MEMBERS
Joanna Brown & Jesper Jensen,
New Farm
Sandie Stærmose & Adrian Chin,
Petrie Terrace
Mogens & Madonna Johansen,
Coorparoo
Dorte & Graham Rice, St Lucia
Charlotte Nielsen & Jeff Roberts,
St Lucia
Kristian Houe & Erin Edwards,
Murarrie
What’s on?
Christmas Bazaar at the
Danish Church, Mount Gravatt
Saturday 21 November 2015
8 am – 1 pm
Folkrag Old & New Concert
Entry fee
Saturday 21 November 2015
6:30 pm for 7 pm start
Christmas Market at the club
Sunday 22 November 2015
11 am – 3 pm
Iain McKenzie & Emma Nixon
Traditional and Contemporary
Scottish music – Entry fee
Sunday 22 November 2015
4 pm
Café Danmark
Friday 27 November 2015
from 6 pm
Christmas stalls, Christmas goodies, Christmas decorations. It’s the last
Café of the year, come in and have a look, meet new and old friends and
family and try our ‘smørrebrød’. ‘Rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork), herring,
smoked salmon, roast beef, ‘leverpostej’, roast pork – or have a hot
dogs. The bar offers Tuborg and Carlsberg beer varieties direct from
Denmark. There may even be a few Tuborg Julebryg left
Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct
from Britt’s Organic Bakery. Tea delivers orders from Heinz Meats
and also has various cold cuts, leverpostej and cheese available. Order
in advance and pick up at the café.
Swedish Christmas Market
At Oakleigh State School, Ashgrove
Saturday 28 November 2015
Christmas Party
(Juletræsfest)
Saturday 12 December 2015
2 – 5 pm
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Have a Ball with the Folk Dancers
Entertainment by Michael Whitmore
Saturday 6 February 2016
6 pm for 6:30 pm start
Legestue / Play Group
Every Friday 9.30-11.30
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.brittsorganic.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
HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday 8am - 5:00pm, Saturday 7am - 1pm
CLOSED: Sunday & Monday
C h r i s t m a s
P a r t y
Saturday 12 December 2015 2–5 pm
Christmas Party 2014
(photo: Soren Hoimark)
Merry Christmas! We invite members, friends and their children and
grandchildren to celebrate Christmas at the club. Enjoy singing traditional
Danish Christmas songs with ‘KUPALEJA’ and dancing around the Christmas
tree while we wait for Santa Oz and his helpers to
arrive. There’ll be gløgg and æbleskiver and hot
dogs on the menu and maybe a few other goodies.
Come decked out in your Christmas gear and be
prepared for a lot of dancing and singing around
the Christmas tree.
Make sure you bring along a gift for your
child/children, wrapped and clearly labelled and
hand it in at the door. Santa will hand out the
gifts when he arrives. We want to make sure
there’s room for everyone, please book by
Wednesday 9 December 2015. Send an email to
[email protected] or ring Lone on
3359 2026 or 0437 612 913 with names and
numbers.
www.danskvintage.com.au | [email protected] | 0411 297 236
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, medlemsskab 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 Giessing Lund [email protected] 0434 933 953 eller
Tina Kinkead [email protected] 0403 838 663
Nyt fra Den Danske Kirke i Brisbane
Foråret er en skøn tid i Brisbane, vejret er dejligt, og vi har fået et par gode regnskyl,
som bevirker, at blomsterne myldrer frem, og buske og træer får nye skud og blade.
Kirken er i fuld gang med at forberede den årlige julebasar. Håndarbejdsdamerne
har været igang hele året men er nu i slutspurt for at nå at få så mange dekorationer
færdige som muligt. Kirkekommiteen har bestilt danske varer til basaren, og Britt,
den danske bager, kommer også, så kom og se og køb nogle af de gode ting.
Der er også underholdning med Kupaleja og de danske folkedansere. Det er muligt
for børnene at lave deres egne juledekorationer, og vikingerne kommer forbi og
viser deres våben.
Kirkebasaren holdes den
Lørdag, den 21. november 2015 fra kl 8 am til 1 pm
i St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 71 Newham Road, Mt. Gravatt
Vi forventer, at der kommer rigtig mange gæster, og vil blive meget glade for at få en
hjælpende hånd i køkkenet og boderne. Hvis du kan hjælpe eller gerne vil være
med i kommiteen, så ring til Merete på (07) 3324 8986.
Vores julegudstjeneste i år afholdes
Lørdag, den 19. december 2015 kl. 10
også i St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 71 Newham Road, Mt. Gravatt
KOM OG VÆR MED OG STØT DIN LOKALE DANSKE KIRKE.
Venlig hilsen Merete, Magnus, Pat og Pia
CHRISTMAS MARKET AT THE DANISH CLUB
SUNDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2015 FROM 11 AM – 3 PM
Swedish Goodies, Qti Pi, Fudge made by Imogen, Bud to Rose Jewellery,
Hanne’s Christmas Stall, BornHandmade, Woodwork by Brian
Colourful!
There’ll be glögg (mulled wine) and Danish
æbleskiver, Swedish lussekatter
(saffron buns), coffee and tea and cold drinks
Gift ideas
Traditional
Cute
Juledekorationer
Juledekorationer går helt tilbage til de gamle julemarkeder, der fandt
sted i Tyskland i 1600-tallet. Dengang var det især julemad, der brugtes
som juledekorationer, dvs. sukkerstænger, honningkager og andet
juleslik. I 1800-tallet blev mange andre juledekorationer udbredt – også
i Danmark. Det var især juledekorationer som glanspapir, kulørt
silkepapir eller juledekorationer, der kunne indeholde søde sager såsom
nødder, kager, rosiner og frugt.
I dag kendes mange forskellige typer af juledekorationer:
Engle: Allerede i midten af 1880’erne blev engle udbredt som juledekorationer i Danmark. Engle forbindes med den kristne kultur, men
kendes også fra buddhismen, islam, hinduismen og jødedommen, hvor
englelignende væsener bruges som sendebude.
De flettede hjerter: Hjerter som juledekorationer optræder omkring
1914. Hjertet i sammenhæng med julen er faktisk en dansk tradition. I
Danmark bruges ofte flettede julehjerter. Faktisk sad H. C. Andersen
allerede mange år tidligere og klippede de første julehjerter, men da var
det ikke en egentlig tradition.
Glaskugler: Allerede for tre hundrede år siden var glasperler kendt som
juledekorationer. I dag bruges de store, blanke kugler af tynd plastik
eller glas. De er oprindelig opfundet i tyskland.
Julelys: At pynte juletræet med julelys kendes allerede fra den første
tid, hvor juletræet fik plads i stuen. Det kan spores tilbage til 1600-tallet.
Lyset symboliserer liv og glæde i en mørk tid.
Lametta: Lametta er de helt tynde kobberlignende tråde, der i dag mest
laves af papir, men i gamle dage faktisk var lavet af kobber. De lægges
på træet som juledekorationer og skaber reflekser i grenene.
Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice? We can help :)
Price list
Beer
Tuborg ‘Classic’ 24x33 cl (cans)
$ 55
Tuborg ‘Gold’ 24x33 cl (cans)
$ 60
Carlsberg ‘Black Gold’ 24x33 cl cans $ 60
Brøndum 100 cl
Linieakvavit 70 cl
O P Andersson 100 cl
Skåneakvavit 100 cl
$ 70
$ 60
$ 70
$ 70
Bitters
Gl Dansk 100 cl
Dr Nielsens Bitter 70 cl
1-Enkelt 100 cl
$ 70
$ 50
$ 65
Other
Faxe Kondi 24x33 cl (cans)
Faxe Non-alcoholic 24x33 cl (cans)
$ 35
$ 35
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl
Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl
$ 75
$ 75
How to order and pay:
By email
[email protected]
By phone 0437 612 913
Payment by EFT to Heimdal’s account at Suncorp Bank
BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468
ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL INC
Chocolate, licorice and other goodies – mainly from Denmark
100 g containers / $2.50:
Toms Ama’r bidder, Toms Heksehyl,
Haribo Pinocchiokugler, Haribo
Salminger, Carletti Lakridspinde, Carletti
Saltlinser, Haribo Click Mix, Haribo
Saltbomber
Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g
Haribo Super Piratos 425 g
Haribo Click Mix 425 g
Malaco Lakridskonfekt 260 g
Pingvin Heksehyl 400 g
Pingvin Rustne Hyl 130 g
Poletter 250 g
Pingvin Blue Jeans 250 g
Pingvin Blanding 300 g
DAIM 2-pack 56 g
Tyrkisk Peber
$ 10.00
$ 10.00
$ 9.00
$ 6.00
$ 8.00
$ 3.50
$ 6.00
$ 6.00
$ 6.00
$ 2.50
$ 4.00
Pingvin Tommestok 25 g
$ 1.00
Toms Bridgeblanding 225 g
$ 6.00
Bon Bon Lossepladsbolsjer
$ 7.00
Ga-Jol Blå, gul, sort 2x23 g
$ 3.00
Lykkeberg Fiskeboller 400 g
$ 4.00
Toms Pariserlinser 300 g
$ 10.00
Anthon Berg Opera Mints 150g $ 6.00
Herring – onion,
anchovy spiced, matjes
$ 8.00
FEEL AT HOME WITH SBS DIGITAL RADIO
Listen to the Danish language
every Thursday at 4pm
Choose one of the many platforms:
SBS Digital Radio 3, Digital TV (channel 39),
Live on Demand via phone and Androids apps
Streaming Online at sbs.com.au:
Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/Finnish
Via Podcast
Further information on www.sbs.com.au
Rene Redzepi is bringing awardwinning restaurant noma to Sydney for
ten weeks from January. The noma
Australia menu price will be $485 (food
only) – and I understand that it’s fully
booked. Way to go, Rene!
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Passport expired? Ring Lars Kirk to
find out when the biometric equipment
is due in Brisbane.
Contact details for the Royal Danish
Consulate General in Brisbane
Consul General Lars Kirk
07 3374 3062
[email protected]
Melbourne based Trine Simpson is
working on a history of Danes in
Australia, visit the website at
www.danesinaustralia.com. Get
in touch with Trine with your story.
Our membership has passed the 300
mark. What an amazing achievement!
But many haven’t renewed their
membership for 2015/16 yet. Get it
done before Christmas!
Danish band MEW performs at Max
Watt’s at 125 Boundary St, West End,
on Friday 4 December 2015 at 8 pm.
Check out maxwatts.com.au for details.
From 1 September 2015, Danes may
hold dual citizenship. Contact
Statsforvaltningen for details
(www.statsforvaltningen.dk) (check the
October 2015 newsletter for more
information on how to apply for your
Danish citizenship). The new legislation
stipulates a time frame of five years to
get your Danish citizenship back.
Steen Selmer is the local representative
for Danes Worldwide – contact him
via [email protected]
If your son or daughter (under 18) is
going overseas to study, and you’re a
member of the Danish Association
Heimdal, your son or daughter can
apply for a $3,000 study & travel
grant from the club. We would like to
make one grant initially. Write to the
club about your plans.
What better way to start the year
than with a Party?!
The Danish Club in conjunction with The Danish Folkdance Group
Our last party was so popular we have decided to do it again! Hence, we have thrown open the
doors and would like to invite you all to join us for another night of fabulous food, live
entertainment and dancing.
Kupaleja, our very own and much loved Band, will get the festivities rolling for the evening
with some of our favourite Scandinavian tunes.
Michael Whitmore and his “Big Band” sound (known from clubs + Cruise Liners) will provide
the main entertainment with anything from Jazz, Rock’n’Roll & Country to “Pride of Erin”…
ensuring a full dance floor at all times.
When:
Saturday, 6 February 2016 6pm for a 6:30pm start
Where:
Danish Club, Austin St, Newstead
Cost:
$40.00 includes 3 course dinner, coffee/tea and cake
(Bar will be open on the night)
Please note that bookings are essential. Our last party was a sell-out & sadly we had to turn
away over 20 people at the door. Don’t miss out!
Please contact Tom or Lis Larsen on 3288 5538 or simply email your booking with the number
of people to [email protected]
and pay in the amount due to the club account marked 6Feb16 and your name.
The club’s account details are BSB 484-799 (Suncorp Bank) 02782 4475 (account number)
Please book before 31 January 2016