REGISTERED BY AUSTRALIA POST - PUBLICATION No. VBH 6369
JUNE 2009
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Record number of visitors at the Swiss Festival!
Multicultural Ball, members of the committee with Leader of the Opposition Ted Baillieu
AGM, the new committee
Lots of smiles at the Swiss Festival
A sunny day greeted more than 1’500 visitors at this year’s open air Swiss Festival which took place at the Austrian Club on Sunday, 22 March 2009. It was amazing to see such a large number of visitors, it broke last year’s record by several hundred! Now in its seventh year the festival is held annually at the Austrian Club in Heidelberg West, a suburb in the north of Melbourne. From a small function at Flagstaff Gardens it has now developed into a major cultural event in Victoria. It
is organised entirely by volunteers of the Swiss Festival Committee and supported by all Swiss community groups in Victoria. The committee has worked hard to put on a fantastic day! At this point I would like to introduce the organising committee to you: Amy Bohren (Secretary), Bruno Giger (Treasurer), Damian Schaller (Marketing/ Volunteers) and Erika Kimpton (Food & Beverage.) We meet regularly and plan the event in all its details. The Swiss Community of Victoria
presents the Swiss Festival to showcase Switzerland and its culture to all Victorians. The festival has become a meet and greet for Swiss compatriots who hail from across the state and indeed from around the country. The committee regards this as a great incentive to continue down the path of providing Swiss culture or “Swissness” in its many forms and shapes for young and old. A survey has been conducted to help us Continued on page 6
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