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Contacts and Links
This list is chokkers with a wide variety of links to web sites and other contacts relating to Down Under things. If there are any links you think we should include, or for any corrections, please contact Jenny at info@downunderclub.mb.ca
CLUBS AND ORGANISATIONS
• LOCAL SUPPORTERS
• CANADA
• UNITED STATES
• INTERNATIONALPURCHASING DOWN UNDER GOODS
• CANADA
• UNITED STATES
• DOWN UNDERHIGH COMMISSIONS AND EMBASSIES
OTHER LINKS
• KIWI SITES | KIWI NEWSPAPERS
• AUSSIE SITES | AUSSIE NEWSPAPERS
• HISTORY and MILITARY
The Billabong Australian Bar and Bistro
D – 121 Osborne Street, Winnipeg
Ph: (204) 452-1019
www.billabongbarandbistro.com
– Members of the Down Under Club call this one of their local favourites. They have a great brunch from 10 AM to 2 PM on weekends. And club members get a 15% discount on the lounge menu when they show their membership cards on Wednesday nights from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
Ottawa Canadian Australian Network and Down Under Club Ottawa
– informal social network for Australians and Canadians in Ottawa and surrounding areas; regular events include wine-tastings, pub nights, grand-final night, golf tournament and BBQsTranzac
292 Brunswick Avenue
Toronto ON M5S 2M7
phone: 1-416-923-8137
info@tranzac.org
– Toronto Australia New Zealand ClubKiwis in Montreal
– brings together New Zealanders in the Montreal, Quebec area for members and their families to enjoy some of the traditions from home; activities include a hangi organised in true Maori tradition and supper gatheringsDown Under Social Club of Calgary
c/- Downunder Travel Ltd.
Suite 110, 301 14th Street NW
Calgary AB T2N 2A1
phone: 1-403-270-4414
contact: Jason Webb
– not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to bring Australians and New Zealanders living in Calgary together for social events, keep them informed about news back home, and ward-off the homesick blues; membership open to all Aussies, Kiwis, their families and others who have an affiliation with Australia or New ZealandANZA Club
3 West 8th Avenue
Vancouver BC V5Y 1M8
phone: 1-604-876-7128
fax: 1-604-872-0421
– established in 1935 to meet and welcome visitors from down under, and gather together socially from time to time; open to Aussies and Kiwis and their friends; regular events include theme nights, barbeques, bowling, darts, golf
UNITED STATES
Advance - Global Australian Professionals
150 E 42nd St., 34th Floor
New York, NY 10017
phone: 1-212-682-2885
Dynamic and diverse global community of Australian professionals overseas committed to advancing Australia and Australians.The Kiwi Club of New York Inc.
c/- New Zealand Consulate General
780 Third Ave, Suite 1904
New York, NY 10017-2024
– non-profit corporation that promotes cultural, educational and business contacts between New York and New Zealand; holds social events throughout the year such as picnics, cruises, and games nights; where appropriate, also works with the New Zealand Trade Development Board (Trade New Zealand) and the Consulate in their support of Kiwi products and enterprises in New York; membership is open to anyone with an interest in New Zealand; quarterly newsletter – the Kiwi KlipsNew Zealand American Association, Inc.
3940 River Run
Cumming, GA 30041
phone: 1-678-557-5814
– for New Zealanders and non-New Zealanders with a great love for and interest in Aotearoa; regular social events that include ANZAC Day, Waitangi Day, trade events, Hangi, Guy Fawkes’ night, and Christmas PartyNew Zealand American Association of San Francisco
PO Box 2062
San Francisco CA 94126
– activities; social group of appx 350 New Zealanders and friends. Pub nights, Rugby games, hiking and cultural events.The Southern Cross Club
The objective of this organization, founded in 1946 in Washington, DC and comprised of local expatriate Australians and New Zealanders, and also Americans with an interest in either country, is to promote friendship and goodwill among nationals of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Social functions are held annually in spring, midsummer, fall, and December. Bimonthly newsletter - Under the Southern CrossAbout Australia
401 Isom Road, Suite 360
San Antonio TX 78216
phone: 1-210-299-1077
fax: 1-210-541-6755
– activities; specialists in travel to Australia, New Zealand and Fiji
INTERNATIONAL
Southern Cross Group
phone (Greater Vancouver): +1-778-786-2829 Brett Rueff
– international non-profit advocacy organisation which speaks on behalf of the some 860,000 Australians who live overseas that tries to work for changes to existing law and policy where these adversely impact the Australian expatriate community; holds the philosophy that the Australian expatriate community is an integral part of Australia in a globalising world, despite the fact that its members are geographically outside Australia’s territorial boundaries; maintains that Australians overseas are Australia’s home-grown global network, and seeks to raise awareness in Australia and abroad of the extent of the Australian Diaspora and the particular issues which expatriate Australians face which those who have not lived outside their country of nationality may not have encountered or properly understandKEA - New Zealand’s Global Network
- Kea is New Zealand’s global network with the mission to connect New Zealand with the rest of the world by building a network of global citizens who take an active interest in the future of our country. Kea’s ultimate goal is for the home of the world’s greatest travellers to become the world’s leading nation without borders - for New Zealand to think, act, and engage more globally by utilising our offshore population of expatriates and honorary citizens.Homesick Australia
PO Box 215
Flinders Lane RP VIC 8009
Australia
phone: 61-3-9018-6571
– for homesick Aussies; packed with information, sports updates, touring bands, competitions, shopping site (Homesick Shop)Homesick-Kiwi Ltd
PO Box 8052
Wellington 6143
New Zealand
phone: 64-21-351-889
– for homesick Kiwis so far from home; shopping siteHomesick Kiwis
PO Box 13541
Johnsonville, Wellington
New Zealand
phone: 64-4-569-2756
cell: 64-27-239-2736
– order a little piece of New Zealand and have it delivered by mail around the worldAustralians Abroad
fax: 61-2-9475-0111
fax: 1-646-349-2281
– Premier site catering to Australian ex-pats worldwidePURCHASE ‘DOWN UNDER’ GOODS
CANADA
Downunder Travel
Lower Level, 121 - 14th street NW
Calgary ALberta T2N 1Z6 Canada
Toll-free: 1 866 470 4414 (from anywhere in North America)
Phone: (403) 270-4414
Fax: (403) 2704242
Specializing in assisting with travel arrangements to Australia/New Zealand/South Pacific Islands/Asia and African Safaris.
Australia Fare
John Skilton and Wendy Vanderheyden
Phone/Fax - toll free: 1-888-344-0003
Suite #151, 1857 W. Broadway
Vancouver BC V6J-1M4
– Australian gifts, including souvenirs, food, clothing, Aboriginal crafts, hats, coats, soft toys, maps, road signs, sheepskin products, T-shirts, tea tree oil, artwork, soaps and scents, road signs, maps and books; offer tremendous value with the lowest prices in North America; provide high quality, uniquely Australian imports to nostalgic ex-pat Aussies, interested North Americans and curious people around the world; products are guaranteed to give an authentic Australian feel to any event or location
UNITED STATES
About Australia
401 Isom Road, Suite 360
San Antonio TX 78216
phone: 1-210-299-1077
contact: Paul Watkins, Veronica Pearce
– wide selection of goods from AustraliaAustralian Products
3680 Stevens Creek Blvd. #A
San Jose CA 95117
phone: 1-888-422-9259
phone: 1-408-748-9999
DOWN UNDER
Homesick Australia
PO Box 215
Flinders Lane RP Vic 8009
Australia
phone: 61-3-9018-6571
– excellent shopping site for all things Australian, delivered to the four corners of the earth (Homesick Shop)Homesick-Kiwi Ltd
PO Box 8052
Wellington 6143
New Zealand
phone: 64-21-351-889
– for homesick Kiwis so far from home; shopping siteHomesick Kiwis
PO Box 13541
Johnsonville, Wellington
New Zealand
phone: 64-4-569-2756
– order a little piece of New Zealand and have it delivered by mail around the world
HIGH COMMISSIONS, EMBASSIES, TOURIST COMMISSIONS
Australian High Commission
50 O’Connor Street, Suite 710
Ottawa ON K1P 6L2
phone: 1-613-236-0841
fax: 1-613-236-4376
Australian Consulate
Suite 2050 - 1070 West Georgia Street
Vancouver BC V6E 3C9
phone: 1-604-684-1177
fax: 1-604-684-1856
New Zealand High Commission
Ste. 727, 99 Bank Street
Ottawa ON K1P 6G3
phone: 1-613-238-5991
fax: 1-613-238-5707
New Zealand Consulate
Suite 1200, 888 Dunsmuir Sreet
Vancouver BC, V6C 3K4Phone: 1-604-684-7388
Fax: 1-604-684-7333
Embassy of Australia
Cultural Affairs Office
1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
USA
phone: 1-202-797-3000
fax: 1-202-797-3168
– information on movies, concerts, interviews and other things AustralianAustralian Tourist Commission
6100 Center Drive, Suite #1150
Los Angeles CA 90045
USA
phone: 1-310-695-3200
OTHER LINKS
kiwi sites
kiwi newspapers
aussie sites
(export and investment services to Australian companies and international buyers and investors)
aussie newspapers
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