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Committee of The Australian Croatian Club Limited
20 November 2010
Hrvatska Fešta 2011 Kolo Groups announced
Hrvatska Fešta 2011 (18-20 March) just gets bigger and bigger. With Major Minor and Metak confirmed, the club is pleased to advise our favourite kolo group "HFS Croatia" will be back and will be supported at the Saturday night zabava by Sydney kolo Group Vukovar. Stay tuned for more exciting news come.
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29 October 2010
Cro-disco returns to O’Connor
After a long absence, the once regular Cro-disco made its long awaited return to the Canberra Croatian scene last weekend at the Australian Croatian Club (O’Connor).
The successful event was organised by the Croatian Youth Group, who’s excellent efforts can only be congratulated. The community’s focus now shifts to “HFS Croatia’s” highly anticipated trivia night at the Croatia Deakin Soccer Club on 6 November.
It seems there’s plenty of good news coming out of the Canberra younger generations at the moment, with the highly successful return of the Miss Croatia (Deakin) Ball, the 20-somethings reinvigorating the town’s youth scene and 30-somethings running the profitable Australian Croatian Club.
And now with the news that Sydney band Metak will be supporting Major Minor at Hrvatska Fešta 2011 (18-20 March 2011) and Prva Liga confirmed for the New Year Eve Zabava, it really does seem the future of the Croatian Community in the National’s Capital is in safe hands.
Australian Croatian Club donation to Croatian Catholic Centre
The Club is pleased to announce a $500 donation to the Croatian Catholic Centre as part of the local Centre's 40th anniversary celebrations planned for 2011.
The donation comes during the same week the ACT Government confirmed the Club provided community contributions last financial year equivalent to 65.41% of 2009/10 revenue from the Club's gaming machines. The organisations included:
- Croatian Women's Association
- O'Connor Knights
- Croatian Adult Kolo Group
- Croatian Ethnic School
- Revontulet Finnish Folk Dancers
For those organisations seeking assistance from the Club, please note effective 1 January 2010 the Australian Croatian Club has introduced a policy that before any community-based club or association is eligible to receive any form of sponsorship from the Club (financial or in-kind) every member of that organisation must first become a member of the Australian Croatian Club. Where members of that organisation are under the age of 18, this requirement extends to their immediate guardian.
20 October 2010
METAK to support Major Minor at Hrvatska Fešta 2011
Following Fešta feedback that people wanted more live bands, the Club is pleased to announce that Sydney sensations "METAK" will be supporting Major Minor at the Fešta Launch Party on 18 March 2011.
Stay tuned for a few more announcements that will ensure Hrvatska Fešta 2011 will be the biggest Fešta yet.
Friday Nights Bistro @ O’Connor
It’s 5.45pm on a Friday at the Croatian Dom in O’Connor Canberra and a few regulars are having a quiet beer after work, whilst significant amounts of laughter/chatter is coming from a table of Croatian women having a whale of a time.
Then suddenly at 6pm and the women burst into action as the first group of diners come in for dinner at the Dom’s Friday Nights Bistro.
Serving a fine collection of traditional Croatian meals, it is no surprise that the Bistro has set tongues wagging and salivating amongst the Croatian community and the wider population of Canberra’s Inner North.
With a constantly changing menu that can feature amongst other delicacies Brodet, Lignje, Mix Grill, Snapper, Čevapi, Grah, Schnitzels, Samra, a Bakalar to die for and Zagreb Schnitzels that put a unique Croatian twist on cordon bleu’s, it is little wonder the Bistro has breathed new life into the Dom on Friday nights.
A Club spokesman stated it’s amazing what a change has come over the Dom, no longer is it the domain solely of Croatian men, rather it’s a place where young families and the young at heart can enjoy a quality meal at affordable prices in a light-hearted, enjoyable and distinctly Croatian atmosphere (meals start at $15, with kids meals set at $7).
With phase two of the Dom’s renovations re-integrating the Bistro with the main hall now complete, the Australian Croatian Club sincerely thanks Jure Kasunić, Mate Pelivan, Stan Đukić and Ves Pilatić for their renovating efforts.
In addition, the Club continues to pay special tribute to the wonderful volunteers in the Bistro, namely Ana Benc, Kata Mikulić, Marija Perić, Kata Rac, Zdenka Šporčić, Branka Ivančić, Jela Bručić, Janja Perić and Katarina Boljkovac, without whom the Bistro would not exist.
With the Club having only recently celebrated Croatian Independence Day, hosting on Saturday 23 October the long anticipated return of a Cro-disco, secured Prva Liga for its New Years Eve party/zabava and announced Major Minor will be back for “Hrvatska Fešta 2011”, it really does seem the Australian Croatian Club is creating a little piece of Croatia in the Nation’s Capital, and that, just like the food on Friday nights at the Club, is something to be enjoyed.
Friday Nights Bistro @ Hrvatski Dom
Open 6-9pm every Friday
68 McCaughey St, Turner ACT
For large bookings call – 6248-8782
New poll question:
First you voted that Hrvatska Fešta 2010 was absolutely brilliant (74%), then Josip Šimunić was voted the best Aus-Cro player of all time (39%) and then Bull on the Spit (37.7%) was voted as the best spit roast. Now the club wants to know who's your favourite Aus-Cro Band?
