EOTR™ are pleased to support the Austrian Club Melbourne by sending along a “Dirndl” to lend a helping hand and our favourite Mr Paparazzi, disguised as “Lausbub".   There are a few surprise snapshots, but if you’ve heard this cheeky fresh quip (count to 6!   in German for me) then chances are good that you’ll find yourself captured on film.   Which event were you at?   Take me to Mr Paparazzi’s diary to see more…

Austrian Club Melbourne

Quick Profile:

A cultural society dedicated to promoting and maintaining Austrian culture, with particular emphasis on Austrian fine arts, music and literature and for providing cultural, social, recreational and sporting facilities.

Where:

Australia — in Melbourne’s northern suburb of Heidelberg.

Web:

www.austrianclubmelbourne.com.au

Wilkommen im Oesterreichischen Klub Melbourne.

That’s the first thing you’ll notice about this club.   Its friendliness and warmth.   And the friendliness and warmth of its people.  The second thing you’ll notice is that the attempt to recreate the Austrian charm and to promote and maintain the Austrian culture is more than lip–service.   It’s a piece of home…

Bring a friend or come alone.   The door is open…

Activities members enjoy include:

• Austrian Choir singing the songs of home…
• The Deer Hunters and air–rifle shooting.
• Frauengruppe — the Ladies Group enjoys crafts and organises raffles for the Austrian Club.
• The Tischtennis members say “move it or lose it".   We say fit table–tennis fun means “move it to lose it".
• Stockschiessen — the sport of curling.
• Schach — chess in the “gemuetliche Kellerstub’n”

Here’s the good news.   A not–for–profit organisation run mainly by unpaid volunteers, the Austrian Club Melbourne is open to everyone.   You don’t have to be a member to come along.   Open on Saturday nights and for Sunday lunch, the Austrian Club Melbourne offers:

• Austrian fine food and drink — Wiener Schnitzel, Apfelstrudel and Kaffee mit Schlagobers…
• Musik & Tanz — Music and Dance in the large main hall with a good–sized dance area.
• Good clean family entertainment.   The Austrian Club’s family minded, so feel free to bring the kids.
• Schatzkammerl — A treasury of goodies and gifts to buy, specialties from back home.
• Childrens playground.   For the littlies, but we’ve seen the occasional big kid enjoying themselves too.
• Outside seating possibilities and large well–kept grounds.   Perfect for Easter–Egg hunts.
• Lots of parking space on club grounds, so it’s safe.
• Mozart and Strauss Stuben — private function rooms available for hire for your special occasion.
• Members activities fostering cultural, social and recreational interests during the week.
• A great atmosphere, with a variety of interesting and enjoyable events and functions.
• Austrian National Day celebrations.
• Austrian Festivals and Garden Celebrations — like the Spring Festival and Harvest Festival.
• Open Stage Evening — Opportunities for new artists.   And invitations to guests, to join in and strut their stuff.
• Black Tie events such as the ZZZ Radio Station Ball and New Years Eve Ball.
• Traditional “Schuhplattler” dance performances and “Volkstuemliche Musik".
• A forum for multicultural appreciation — guest artists from other cultures regularly perform at the Austrian Club.
• Hosts to the Swiss National Day, Robert Stolz Society get togethers and local Rotary Association meetings.

And there’s always something new on the horizon…

Upcoming Events

To find out about upcoming events and what’s been planned at the Austrian Club in the next few months, visit the Austrian Club homepage at www.austrianclubmelbourne.com.au and check out the Austrian Club’s Event Calendar , or Email: ausclub@bigpond.net.au for more information.

Register your interest:

This is your chance to register your interest:

The youth in Austria have spoken.   They love it loud.   They love it modern.   There is a new breed of Austrian culture.   The POP and Schlager culture.

OK, so the “Musik” is a little international, but it’s still predominantly German–spoken, or sung, or rapped, or… whatever you want to call it.   With everything from Rammstein to Schnappi and from Michelle to Hansi Hinterseer.

All ages are invited.   However Youth Night is expected to be predominantly for the young 15 — 45 yr olds (yep — still young at 45!) who can cope with loud music, energetic dancing and late night partying…

Can Friday Nights be Youth Night?

To send an email to Mr Paparazzi to register you interest, Click here…

There has been talk of re–establishing a regular traditional Austrian Schuhplattler dance group.   Dances like the Maypole Dance, the Watschentanz and the Laendler are not just fun, but also a fabulous way to keep guys and girls fit and flexible.

Who is interested in joining us?

To send an email to Mr Paparazzi to register your interest, Click here…

Mr Paparazzi’s Diary

Mr Paparazzi has been busy.   Below is a list of events where the man with the magic camera was in attendance at the Austrian Club.   The date and name of each event acts as a link to a separate page for that event.   Click on the links to jump to the pages and view the photos.

Should you find a fabulous photo of yourself or your loved ones on these pages, you can email Mr Paparazzi with the event date, event name and photo ID to obtain an active link to download a copy.

Alternatively, should you find yourself on these pages and object to your photo being displayed or available for download, please contact us with the relevant event date, event name and photo ID.   On request, we’ll remove the offending photo from this website.

Please note that photos may have been touched up to protect the guilty.

Events 2010

Events 2009

Events 2008

Events 2007

Events 2006

Events 2005

Events 2004

NB:

Some events were archived prior to the creation of this webpage.   Archived events will be added to Mr Paparazzi’s diary at a later stage.   Please check back another time or email Mr Paparazzi to enquire.

Unfortunately Paparazzi isn’t able to attend every function.   If you have some photos you’d like to share, please email them to us.   We want you to be included and to feel important, because you are important.   Contributors’ photos that we post on this site to share with others will acknowledge the photographer — YOU.   Thank–you for sharing.