The Danish Club in Brisbane, Australia

Den Danske Forening
HEIMDAL
October 2016
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 20 October 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]
police also came to check
paperwork. Very stressful to
say the least. I’ll focus on the
positives and also thank you,
our members, for being at the
festival and supporting us.
Many old friends turned up and
there was also good interest
from new arrivals, who visited
the club for the first time.
Webmaster: Peter Wagner Hansen
Phone: 0423 756 394
Skype: pete.at.thebathouse
Email: [email protected]
From the Editor
The 2016 Scandinavian Festival
was again a huge event. It
took months of planning and
many volunteers on the day to
make things work. Cecilie
Meade did a fantastic job on
Facebook and a huge thankyou
goes to all our volunteers, in
particular Bente and Lars
Nielsen, who came up from
Gosford to help with preparations and run the kitchen on
the day. A long day and everybody had to go to work the
next day feeling a bit worn out!
Much less encouraging were
visits from Brisbane City
Council on the day (they closed
down two stalls in the street
completely and our smørrebrød
service temporarily for lack of
compliance) and the licensing
Next is our AGM on 4 October
2016 – we invite you to come
along and you might even
consider a year on the
committee! Or how about
taking over the newsletter?
WELCOME TO OUR
NEW MEMBERS
Carina Christensen,
Indooroopilly
Christina Overbeck, Anstead
What’s on at the Danish club?
Café Danmark
Friday 23 September 2016
from 6 pm
Come in and say ‘goddag’, check out the new photos of Nyhavn and
poppies on Fyn, meet old and new friends and try our ‘smørrebrød’
(Danish open-faced sandwich). Taste ‘rullepølse’ (spicy rolled pork),
smoked salmon, ‘leverpostej’, roast pork – or have a hot dog. The bar
offers Tuborg varieties direct from Denmark and is also proud to stock
SKOVLYST beers – the Danish club may still be the only place in Australia
to try Skovlyst. Not that we’re boasting. We even have FAXE Kondi. Of
course there’s also Australian beer and wine available.
Get delicious Danish pastries, rye bread and other specialty breads direct
from Britt’s Organic Bakery.
AGM
Tuesday 4 October 2016
7 pm
We’ll tempt you with æbleskiver and glögg, but if you cannot participate,
please complete the proxy form to help us ensure that we reach a
quorum on the day.
Café Danmark
Friday 28 October 2016
Det Store Kolde Bord
Christmas Buffet
Sunday 13 November 2016
Legestue / Play Group
Every Friday 9.30-11.30
Dansk Legegruppe
Legegruppen 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, medlemskab 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:
Maria Faurskov Nielsen [email protected] 0427 015 411
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
Phone: 07 5571 6881 Fax: 07 5571 6947
Email: [email protected]
Danish Association Heimdal Inc
Annual General Meeting 2016
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The Secretary hereby gives notice that the Annual General
Meeting will be held at 36 Austin Street Newstead on Tuesday 4
October 2016 at 7 pm
AGENDA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Welcome by the President
Approval of minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report and annual accounts
Auditor’s Report
Appointment of Chairperson to conduct the election of the
Management Committee
7.
Election of the Management committee for the year 2016/17
8.
Assumption of Chair by the elected President
9.
Appointment of Auditor for 2016/17
10. General Business
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Danish Association Heimdal Inc – Proxy form
I, ………………………………………………….………………. of …………………………………………….…………
being a financial member of the above Association and eligible to vote, hereby
appoint …………………….……………………………… of …………………………………………………………………
or failing him/her, the Chairman of the meeting, as my proxy to vote for me on my
behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Association to be held on 4 October 2016
and at any adjournment thereof.
Signed this ……………………. day of …………………………………. 2016
Signature……………………………………………
This form is to be used * in favour of the resolution/ *against the
resolution.
* Strike out whichever is not desired. (Unless otherwise instructed, the proxyholder may
vote as he/she thinks fit.)
DANSK VINTAGE is pleased to introduce the Danish Retro chair collection
to Australia.
Danish Retro is a Danish company established in 2015 and is based on
owner/managing director Torben Ohlsen's passion for authentic vintage
Danish designer chairs. The company is committed to the preservation and
exposure of lesser known Danish 1940s and 50s chair designs and to
bringing recognition to their designers. Danish Retro's mission is to identify
each chair with help from the Danish public and media and to pay royalties to
either the designers or their surviving families. More importantly the aim is to
honour these Danish designers for their beautiful designs and to tell their
stories to the world.
Until a chair has been identified, it is given a product number with 'U' in front
indicating 'unknown designer', it will then be renamed after identification. The
first chairs, U3 and U4, have recently changed name to CFB 52 crediting
designer Chresten Findahl Brodersen's set of chairs from 1952 (see original
b/w photo). He lived 1920-1989.
Danish Retro has so far relaunched six strikingly beautiful designer chairs
from the golden era of Danish mid-century design. And more are coming! The
chairs are constructed with no expense spared using the same quality
cabinet maker's methods as the original examples. The armrests and legs are
made of European oak with a natural finish. Comfort and high quality
upholstery characterise these chairs.
Customers can choose from three price categories of Danish quality fabrics
from Kvadrat and Gabriel. Prices currently range from $1440 to $3540. Lead
time varies from 8 weeks. We can advise on freight Australia wide. Please
see www.danskvintage.com.au for more info and contact us for a quote.
dansk vintage
0411 297236 | www.danskvintage.com.au
JULEFROKOST ‘CHRISTMAS LUNCH’
Sunday 13 November 2016
12.30 pm for 1 pm start
Photo: Soren Hoimark
The Christmas season will soon be upon us and what better way to celebrate than by
enjoying a Danish smorgasbord with family and friends – invite them along to a
delicious lunch at the Danish Club. There are many favourites on the menu including
pickled herring, roast beef, smoked salmon, fish wedges with remoulade, roast pork
with red cabbage, leverpostej, rullepølse and cheese. The bar is stocked with
Skovlyst and Tuborg and Carlsberg brews from Denmark and a variety of snaps.
Price: $40 for members and $45 for guests (children under 12 $20/$22.50).
All tickets must be booked and pre-paid by Tuesday 8 November 2016. Email Lone
Schmidt at [email protected] or ring on 0437 612 913 to make your
booking.
Payment by EFT to Suncorp Bank, BSB 484-799 Account 02495 1468 in the name of
Danish Association Heimdal
Payment details: 13Nov16, your name and membership number
Scandinavian Festival 11 September 2016
After a rainy Saturday, 11 September 2016 dawned with mostly blue skies and Austin
Street was soon ready for the 5th Scandinavian Festival. It was a marvellous sight
with lots of old and new stallholders setting up from early morning to be ready for the
crowds.
The entertainment program was put together by Kurt Christensen, our master of
entertainment, and he had again succeeded in getting a wide variety of Scandinavian
entertainers on board.
The Baltic Choir started the day with songs from the Baltic countries, followed by a
quick opening speech from Søren. The Heimdal Danish Folk Dancers presented
traditional dances from Denmark followed by Timo Jarvela and the Fiddle Group with
traditional and contemporary Finnish tunes. Then we heard the Scandinavian Singers
before Unni Kløvstad, the Ambassador for Norway, Grace Grace, the Minister for
Multicultural Affairs Queensland and Vicky Howard, our Brisbane City councillor,
officially welcomed the many visitors to the
festival.
KUPALEJA then entertained, followed by
Steinar Johansen on the accordion and
Finntune, the melodious Finnish all male
song group. The Heimdal Danish Folk
Dancers gave another presentation, before it
was time for Unni Kløvstad to draw the
winner of the fantastic first prize donated by
Emirates and 50 Degrees North. And the
happy winner, Annelie Sullivan, jumped up
from the front row and the prize was presented to her right there and then. The
Rhythm Society Dance Orchestra had in the meantime taken over the stage with their
wonderful swing music from the golden era of swing while the Corner Pocket Swing
dancers performed on the bitumen.
The busy market stalls offered a delicious selection of savoury and sweet treats from
two Danish bakers including flødeboller, the
Norwegian stall served their ever popular
waffles with brown goat’s cheese. Scandinaviyum presented their delicious smörgåstårtar, the Danish club again served their
hugely popular hot dogs. Add to this Italian
gelati, Norwegian pastries from the Norwegian
Student Association, Norwegian salmon with
mash, Finnish pullar and Karelian pies,
Swedish Goodies with lots of Swedish specialities to take home, what an amazing
choice.
Inside the Danish club house, Heimdal’s smørrebrødsteam worked hard to keep up
with the demand for smørrebrød - well done!
Our Skovlyst craft beer was popular in the bars which also served Somersby cider,
and Danish Tuborg beer.
There were many market stalls with interesting products of good quality including
Danish vintage furniture from dansk vintage, Jensen Opals, Hanne’s Christmas
decorations, Travel Managers, Emirates, 50 Degrees North, children’s clothing and
accessories, jewellery from Bud to Rose by Diddi, Muuri smoke oven, bicycles from
Reid Cycles, Swedish Goodies, Bricks4Kidz LEGO play centre, original silver jewellery
from Boda Silver all the way from Sweden, rainwear, Dirt by Earth, women’s wear
from Kaja Clothing, homewares from Nordic Designs, audio from Bang & Olufsen, Poul
Pava homewares from
AIDA – and much
more. Christian
Jensen and Phillip
Blunt demonstrated
spray paint art.
Not surprisingly, the
Viking village again
attracted a huge crowd
and their displays were
a delight. The raffle
draw was scheduled
for 2:30 pm and
tickets sold briskly
throughout the day
right up to the very
last minute. The
generous donations enable us to raise the additional funding required to run the
festival.
We would like to thank all our sponsors below for their generous donations but also a
big thank you to all members who supported the event by buying raffle tickets and
attending on the day.
The feedback we have received has been fantastic – everybody had a great day and
enjoyed themselves, and we would like to send a huge thanks to all the volunteers for
the day – without you, it would not have been possible.
Thank you to our sponsors who provided funding, raffle prizes and lots of help
Queensland Government: Celebrating Multicultural Queensland, Brisbane City
Council: Suburban and Multicultural Festivals, Councillor Vicky Howard, Central Ward,
Grace Grace MP, Brisbane Central, Emirates, 50 Degrees North, Ekornes (Stressless
Chairs), Scanpan, IKEA, The Newstead Series, BODUM, Black & White Cabs, Reid
Cycles, Somersby Cider, Skovlyst, Nilfisk, Ecco of Denmark, Pandora, KAJA Clothing,
B&O, Viking Cruises, Element MgC12, Muurikka, Trambas Shoes, Three Tides Artisan,
Volvo, YMCA and Baby J Inspirations.
Thank you to our volunteers and committee members who worked tirelessly
throughout the day:
Geoff Moloney, Ian Price, Ronny Cronqvist, Carsten Pedersen, Martin Klavsen,
Vivianne Reimich, Mogens Reimich, Anna Reimich, Carsten Klint Pedersen, Flemming
Brinkmann, Anna Jensen, Shelley, Michael Schmidt, Leeanne Schmidt, Monique
Hansmar, Valther Hansmar, Andy Johansen, David Townsend, Andy Brodersen
(master of the raffle ticket sellers), the six energetic raffle ticket sellers from
Rotoract, Natalie Taylor, Aase Brodersen, Bente Nielsen (kitchen chef extraordinaire),
Lars Nielsen, Kate Craven from Somersby Cider, Henning Klinke, Iben Giessing Lund,
Anders Rodell, Simon Johansen, Cecilie Meade, Trent Meade, Ian Andersen, Sue
Andersen, Shayne Andersen, Mona Pedersen, Charlotte Due Adams, Elina Panahi,
Imogen White, Jane White, Bernadette Allan, Ryan Allan, Peter Wagner Hansen, Alan
Przybylak, Glenda Livingstone, Michelle and the boys (awesome raffle controllers),
and all the folk dancers and many more who pitched in on the day to help set up and
clean up.
SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL
11 September 2016
THE WINNERS ARE
Prize Description
Two Tickets to Scandinavia donated by EMIRATES and
6 nights on HURTIGRUTEN donated by 50 DEGREES
NORTH
Stressless Leather Chair donated by EKORNES
IKEA gift card donated by IKEA
IKEA gift card donated by IKEA
Gift basket donated by VIKING CRUISES
NILFISK Elite Classic Parquet Vacuum Cleaner donated
by Nilfisk Advance
BODUM All about coffee donated by Bodum
SCANPAN Evolution Fry pan set donated by SCANPAN
REID DOWNTOWN - Bicycle for him donated by Reid
Cycles
REID ESPRIT - Bicycle for her donated by Reid Cycles
BeoPlay A1 Bluetooth Speaker donated by
Bang&Olufsen
KAJA Clothing gift voucher donated by KAJA Clothing
YMCA Gym membership 6 months donated by YMCA
SCANPAN Impact 28cm Saute Pan & 20 cm Fry Pan
donated by SCANPAN
PANDORA sterling silver bangle with sterling silver 14C
gold heart hanging charm featured with two sterling
silver 14C gold jewellery box charms donated by
PANDORA
Element MgC12 Natural Magnesium Oil Family Jumbo
Gift Pack donated by Element MgC12
SCANPAN Spectrum 6 pce Knife Block (pink) donated by
SCANPAN
MUURIKKA Smoking pan donated by MUURI
ECCO men's wallet donated by ECCO
ECCO ladies' wallet donated by ECCO
GEORG JENSEN Bread basket and carafe
TRAMBAS Shoes gift voucher donated by Trambas Shoes
ORREFORS Wine glasses (box of 4)
1 hour Remedial Massage session with Magnesium Oil
donated by Element MgC12 (location: Gold Coast)
THREE TIDES ARTISAN work shop voucher
BABY J INSPIRATIONS gift voucher
Congratulations to all the winners and a big thankyou to
everybody for supporting the Scandinavian Festival! We
couldn't do it without you.
Ticket
2151
4427
40
4375
7133
Name
Annelie Sullivan
Hanna Hervall
Reianna Vercoe
Helen Lindell
Danny Chan
6661 Marcel
1962 Tarmo Saar
1560 Sandy Dunstan
599 Ilpo Toivola
5664 Martin Klavsen
520 Jouko Laakso
1776 Mark D'Andrea
7965 Rick & Fiona
5919 D Ford
6278 Jan Boss
5581 Solvor Sleveland
522
310
7884
369
8445
Jouko Laakso
Carol Moore
Anthony Darcy
Aidan Hirst
Alex Hall
7754 Heather Souter
6966 Serge Voloschenko
7984
3600 Aimee Cope
5279 Vic Orloff
MEMBERSHIP FEES 2016/17
It’s time to renew your membership of the Danish Association ‘Heimdal’.
The fee remains the same at $40 for a single membership or $60 for a
couple/family. Transfer the amount directly to the association’s account
with the Suncorp Bank (BSB 484-799 Account number 02495 1468) with
your name and membership number as the reference or pay by cheque
issued to the Danish Association Heimdal (send to our membership
coordinator Birte Schmidt, 7/182 Stratton Terrace, Manly QLD 4179). Or
go to our webpage at www.danishclubbrisbane.org and use Paypal. New
membership cards will be mailed out progressively or with the newsletter.
THE D ANISH CHURCH IN BRISBANE 2015 – 2016
AGM
Report from the AGM August 2016
Magnus Hindsberger, long serving committee member and former President, and Pat
Christensen, Treasurer - retired. Both have agreed to help with the change over.
New committee for 2016 –2017
Merete Kern – President and Pia Blak – Committee member, are continuing.
Asbjorn Hansen – is the new treasurer.
The Danish Church in Brisbane has had a successful year. We had a successful
Christmas Market in November, which was well attended and supported by loyal
volunteers.
The day after the Christmas Bazaar we set up a stall at Heimdal’s Christmas market
where we had a successful day selling Danish goods and craft items left over from our
fete. Thank you to the Danish club for inviting us along.
The major contributions to the church for the year were the Christmas Bazaar 2015
along with membership fees and donations.
The Danish Club Heimdal kindly donated an amount of $1,000 to the Danish Church in
Brisbane. Thank you Heimdal!
The Christmas Service was festive with attendance by the Scandinavian Choir,
followed by coffee and cake for all.
Three young people were confirmed on 20th March at a well attended church service.
Our yearly Christmas Bazaar is our main source of revenue for the year. A big thank
you to the many willing helpers who helped make it happen. Without this support the
Fete and other church activities would not be possible.
We look forward to a successful year ahead and hope that we will have the same
support again this year.
Best wishes to the new and continuing committee members who will help ensure that
the Danish Church in Brisbane has a healthy future.
Pat Christensen
Acting treasurer.
The Danish Church in Brisbane
AIDA and Poul Pava come to Australia!
For sale at the Danish Club
Double wall mugs Poul Pava Great Guys white w/black
30cl 2 in gift box
Bowls Poul Pava Great Guys white w/black 2 in gift box
Mug with Handle Poul Pava Flower Purple 30cl
Mug with Handle Poul Pava Flower Yellow 30cl
Water glasses Poul Pava Flower Green 32.5cl 6 in box
Mug Poul Pava Flower Organic Red 25cl
Bowl Poul Pava Flower Organic Red 55cl
Water glasses Poul Pava Pure Friends White décor 26cl 4 in
gift box
Water glasses Poul Pava Pure Friends White décor 36cl 4 in
gift box
Ice cream plates Pure Friends 16cm 4 in gift box
Glass bowls Pure Friends 14cm 4 in gift box
Water Decanter Poul Pava Pure Friends 1l glass
Water Decanter Poul Pava Pure Friends 1.5l glass
Tea Light/Mini Bowl Poul Pava Be Friends
Water bottle Poul Pava City Life BP free plastic 0.6 l
Wooden Board with 2 porcelain bowls Poul Pava Be friends
in gift box
Ceramic Grinder steel Poul Pava Be Friends in gift box
10.7cm high
Ceramic Grinder steel Poul Pava Be Friends in gift box
16cm high
Thermo espresso mugs Poul Pava 'City' 10cl in gift box
Thermo Mugs Poul Pava Wall 30cl 2 in gift box
Bowls Poul Pava Wall 17.5cm 2 in gift box
Bowls Poul Pava Be Friends 9cm 3 in gift box
Napkins Poul Pava Be Friends City 20 in pack
Napkins Poul Pava Be Friends Labyrinth 20 in pack
Napkins Poul Pava More Flowers 20 in pack
Aroma Thermo Mug Lime 27cl 2 in box
Aroma Thermo Mug Purple 27cl 2 in box
Aroma Thermo Mug Black 27cl 2 in box
Price
18.00
18.00
7.50
7.50
15.00
7.50
9.00
15.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
20.00
25.00
3.00
8.00
22.00
20.00
30.00
12.00
18.00
18.00
20.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
Do you need Danish beer, snaps, chocolate or licorice? We can help :)
Price list
Beer
Tuborg ’Grøn’ 24x33 cl (bottles)
Tuborg ’Grøn’ 24x33 cl (cans)
Tuborg ’Classic’ 24x33 cl (cans)
Tuborg ‘Guld’ 24x33 cl (cans)
Tuborg ‘Julebryg’ 24x33cl (cans)
Faxe Premium Lager 24x33 cl (cans)
Carlsberg Black Gold 24x33cl (cans)
SKOVLYST 15x50cl (bottles)
SKOVLYST Gift pack 4x50cl
$ 60
$ 55
$ 55
$ 60
$ 65
$ 50
$ 65
$ 75
$ 20
Snaps
Jubilæum 100 cl
Taffel (Rød Aalborg)100 cl
Brøndum 70 cl
$ 75
$ 75
$ 55
Krone akvavit 70 cl
Dild akvavit 70 cl
$ 55
$ 55
Bitters
Gl Dansk 100 cl
1-Enkelt 100 cl
$ 70
$ 65
Other
Ga-Jol Granatæble 16.4% 100 cl
Ga-Jol Granatæble 30% 70 cl
Ga-Jol Gul salt 30% 70 cl
Faxe Kondi 24x33 cl (cans)
Faxe Non-alcoholic 24x33 cl (cans)
$ 55
$ 55
$ 55
$ 35
$ 35
BEER AND SNAPS ONLY AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE DANISH ASSOCIATION HEIMDAL
Herring, chocolate, licorice and other goodies – mainly from Denmark
100 g containers / $2.50:
Toms Ama’r bidder, Chokofanter, Labre
Larver
Bon-Bon Lossepladsen 350g
Fazer Tyrkisk Peber
Ga-Jol Blå, gul, grøn 2x23 g
Haribo Matador Mix Dark 375 g
Haribo Matador Mix 500 g
Haribo Skipper Mix 500 g
Haribo Click Mix 425 g
Haribo Super Piratos 425 g
Malaco Lakridskonfekt 260 g
Marabou DAIM 2x28 g
$ 2.5
Pingvin Heksehyl 400 g
Pingvin Heksehyl 130 g
Pingvin Rustne Hyl 130 g
Pingvin Blue Jeans 120 g
Pingvin Lakrids 120 g
Pingvin Stangmix 300 g
Pingvin Blanding 300 g
Poletter 250 g
Toms Kringler dark 75 g
Toms Pålægschokolade
Toms Bridgeblanding 225 g
$ 7
$ 4
$ 3
$ 8
$ 10
$ 10
$ 10
$ 10
$ 6
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
8
4
4
4
4
6
6
Herring – onion,
anchovy spiced, matjes
$ 6
$ 4
$ 2.5
$ 6
$ 8
House of Hygge
We have mentioned House of Hygge, the
cafe at West End, in previous
newsletters. Sadly, it has now closed its
doors.
Basserne
Remember Basserne, the comic strip? If
you would like to read some, we have
been given a big stack to share with our
members.
Brisbane Open House
Get out and about in the weekend 8 – 9
October 2016 where many Brisbane
landmarks, offices and even private
homes (pre-booking required) are open
for viewing. Craigston at Spring Hill, the
Brisbane Tabernacle Church, Spring Hill,
Masonic Memorial Temple in Ann St,
Roma Street Fire Station. Go to
www.brisbaneopenhouse.com.au and be
inspired.
Danes Worldwide
Steen Selmer is the local representative
for Danes Worldwide – contact him via
[email protected]
Contact details for the Royal Danish
Consulate General in Brisbane
Consul General Lars Kirk
07 3374 3062
[email protected]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nomination form for the Committee of the Danish Association Heimdal Inc.
I, ................................................... nominate and I, ................................................ second
(name of nominee)
...............................................................................................................
for the position(s) of President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Committee Member
(circle relevant position)
Signature .................................................... Signature ........................................................
Date ............................
Date ................................................
I accept the above nomination(s) to the Committee.
Signature .................................................
Date ...........................................................
Send or hand to the Secretary by 27 September 2016
SBS lukker dansk radioprogram. Den danske stemme på SBS
Radio har sagt sit sidste ord
SBS Radio har drejet nøglen om for det danske program og afskediget
redaktionens tre medarbejdere, Mik Aidt, Lisbet Vester Fraser og Vibeke
Sybrandt. Dermed nedlægges et samlingspunkt, som gennem 30 år har
formidlet nyheder om og for det dansktalende samfund i Australien. Det
sker samtidig med at SBS nu søger to nye medarbejdere til det
vietnamesiske program og tilfører nye ressourcer og medarbejdere til
SBS Radios lokalsamfunds-kontaktarbejde og online formidling.
Beslutningen om at lukke det danske program permanent har vakt
undren og vrede. De norske, svenske og finske programmer, som
sendes fra Sydney, hvor SBS ledelsen sidder, får lov at køre videre, så
hvorfor er det kun det danske program, som blev sendt fra SBS i
Melbourne, der skal rammes af sparekniven? SBS Radio’s leder Mandi
Wicks forklarer i et interview på hjemmesiden, at lukningen sker som
en del af en større omstrukturering, som i løbet af det næste år vil blive
gennemført i henhold til resultaterne af den nye Census, den australske
folketælling.
Godt 100 herboende danskere har deltaget i en meningsmåling på
www.da.surveymonkey.com – 93% svarede, at de ønskede at
programmet skulle fortsætte.
Programmets redaktør gennem det seneste halvandet år, Mik Aidt,
efterlyser ligesom mange af programmets lyttere en mere klar
udmelding fra SBS omkring, hvorfor man prioriterer som man gør – og
han siger, han er skuffet over at SBS vælger helt at nedlægge
redaktionen: “Hvis det, som det her drejer sig om, er et spørgsmål om
prioriteringer i forhold til antallet af lyttere og kernelyttergruppens
sprogfærdigheder, så kunne man sagtens have valgt at lade det danske
program fortsætte blot på et mindre ambitiøst niveau med mere fokus
på de nye digitale muligheder for effektiv og målgruppefokuseret
nyhedsformidling,” siger han til Den Danske Kirke.
Mik Aidt fortæller, at han nu forbereder at starte en dansk podcast og
annoncefinansieret nyhedstjeneste, som tager tråden op, hvor SBS
slap. Hold øje med Erik Thorups e-nyhedsbrev for seneste nyt på dét
felt. (Hvis ikke du allerede abonnerer på nyhedsbrevet, kan du kontakte
Erik Thorup på [email protected])
Indtil videre kan du fortsat lytte til de 525 dansk-australske
radiointerviews, som programmet har lagt op på
www.sbs.com.au/danish – men det forlyder at de snart vil blive slettet.
Hvis du vil klage til SBS over ledelsens beslutning om at lukke det
danske program kan du sende en email til [email protected]
Du kan ogsaa sende en hilsen til [email protected] og
brokke dig!
(tak til Erik Thorup for indlægget)