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February 2025
14th Aust. Jass Tournament
The 14th Australian Jass Tournament will be held on the 15. February in Hamilton, New Zealand. For details, please contact Willetta Staheli: team@swisscraft.co.nz phone: (+64) 027 249 0003 Updated on 10/12/2024
Find out more »March 2025
Weekend at Wombeyan caves
Updated on 10/12/2024 Next year, for the Canberra Long weekend in March, we will explore the magical underground world of the Wombeyan Caves. You can choose to join us in a tour of some of the caves, take a bushwalk through the Victoria Arch walking track to a viewing platform overlooking a remarkable natural rock formation, and enjoy the wildlife such as magpies, lyrebirds, kangaroos and satin bowerbirds. Of course, we will still have our standard long-weekend activities of an…
Find out more »April 2025
Autumn Pre-Easter Picnic
Let’s get together and enjoy a Pre-Easter picnic and have fun with the children doing some Easter craft activities. When: Sunday, 6 April 2025 Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm What: Picnic for all ages, some tables will be available, Easter craft for children, Easter specialties, Easter hunt, etc. Where: Opposite the train/cafe at Weston Park. (The event cannot be held at the Ginninderry Community & Information Center as previously announced, due to a short cancellation notice.) Cost: Free for…
Find out more »Jass Tournament
The Canberra Jass Tournament this year will be held on Saturday 12 April 2025. PLEASE NOTE: The venue, as advertised in the Newsletter, has changed. The Jass tournament will now be held at the Harmonie German Club and includes a FREE LUNCH for members this year. Start time: 11:00 am Please contact Sonja if you have any questions. We play a Schieber variation of Jass with trumps, 'obenabe' and 'undenufe'. The players at each table together decide each round whether…
Find out more »June 2025
Fondue Night
The popular Fondue Night will be held again this year. Location: Albert Hall Date: Saturday 7th June 2025 Time: 6:30 to 10:00 pm Bookings are now open here: https://forms.gle/ztFLX6nxrURK2WY67 Make sure that your membership is up to date before registering for the Fondue night. Bookings close on 23rd May. Updated on 9/04/2025
Find out more »August 2025
Swiss National Day
The next National Day of Switzerland will be celebrated on Saturday 2nd August 2025. More details about this event will be announced on this page and in the newsletter closer to the event. Entry is free for Canberra Swiss Club members. Entry for non-members is at cost and by invitation only. For more information, please contact the committee. Updated on 1/07/2025 Some time in the past, the woodstack is ready for the National Day celebration.
Find out more »September 2025
Bushwalk – Molonglo Gorge
This year's annual bushwalk is at Molonglo Gorge. We will start in the carpark at 10am for the 6.6km return walk. Expected timeframe is approximately 2 hours. On return to the carpark there are BBQs and a picnic area for all to use. Here you can satiate your well-earned hunger exacerbated by your exertions. When: Sunday 14th September 2025. 10:00am to 2:00pm approximately Alternative date if cancelled due to rain: 21 September 2025 Where: To get to Molonglo Gorge, take…
Find out more »October 2025
Spring Picnic
A Spring Picnic is planned for October 2025. The date, venue and time are still to be decided and will be announced on this page and in the newsletter closer to the event. Please visit this page again closer to the event. Updated on 1/07/2025
Find out more »November 2025
AGM
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 21st November 2025. Come and hear about the year our club has had and socialize with members. When: Friday 21 November 2025 Where: Keller of the Harmonie German Club, 49 Jerrabomberra Ave, Narrabundah Time: 6:15 for 6:30 pm start Cost: $50 per person, $65 for non-member, includes a 2-course meal (main/dessert & glass of wine) to be served after the meeting at 7:30 pm approx. Prizes: Lucky door prizes will be available…
Find out more »December 2025
Samichlaus Day
This event is for the young ones and those young at heart. Samichlaus and Schmutzli will be in attendance. When: Sunday 7 December 2025 Time: 12.30 pm (Late arrivals please ring Cathy Schmidli on 0402 584 194 or Sonja Gasser) Where: Swiss Embassy, 7 Melbourne Avenue, Forrest Bring: All your own makings for a picnic. A BBQ will be available for your use. RSVP: You will have to REGISTER HERE by Thursday 27 November, so that the embassy is aware…
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