Bobbin Head Bushwalk

NOTE: The walk has been postponed from the original date and will now take place on the 9th September.

The UTS-Stammtisch is organising its first bushwalk for this semester. We will be walking to Bobbin Head in the renowned Kuring-Gai Chase National Park. We will start at North Turramurra and walk along Cowan Creek until we reach Bobbin Head, a popular marina in the middle of the national park. From there we will either return along a bush track that provides stunning views of the creek and surroundings or go to Mt Kuring-Gai station via Appletree bay. It's a must for nature lovers!

When: Sunday 9th September
Meeting point: We will be catching the 9:58 train from Central to Turramurra (arriving 10:40) along the North Shore Line. At Turramurra a short bus connection will take us to the national park.
What you'll need: Plenty of water, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, food (or you may wish to purchase food, which is available at Bobbin Head), camera.
Difficulty: The walk is roughly 10km and is moderately hilly. It will be easier than the last walk that we did for Stammtisch. As long as you can walk 10km you should be fine, we will not be walking terribly fast.
Duration: 4 hours?

Please let us know if you plan to come, hope to see you there!

Wine tasting in the spirit of Franco-German cooperation

Hunter Valley wines are arguably some of the best in Australia, if not the world, and thanks to UTS's French Society, FRESS, you have the chance to sample them for yourselves.

FRESS has organised a Hunter Valley wine tasting trip, and has opened admission up to us luck German students in the spirit of modern day Franco-German cooperation.

When: Saturday the 22nd of September from 7.45am to 7pm-
Cost: Tickets are $75 for members and $80 for non members. This includes air-conditions coach travel, lunch and wine tasting at three different vineyards.
Where: Pick up from either UTS Library or Hornsby Station.

Tickets must be purchased before the 9th of September and can be bought from the FRESS stall at Clubs Day on Thursday Aug 16 in the Tower Building, or at any of the trivia nights. Otherwise, you can email uts_fress@yahoo.com.au and arrange payment that way.

Hope to see you there!

UTS Stammtisch scientifically proven to ward off uni blues

Hi all,

Welcome back to the new semester! I hope you've had a nice break, and are ready to tackle the next 14 weeks head on!

If not, Stammtisch is out of hybernation and we're here to help you through your uni blues, allowing you to come to the Claire every week and vent your spleens over a beer or three about that lecturer you can't (under)stand, and that tutor who stands threateningly over you as you try valiantly to make a comment in class... and all in German!

We look forward to seeing you TONIGHT at the Claire (opposite the UTS tower building) at 7:30pm, and every Thursday night after that.

See you tonight!

More End of Semester Changes

Hey guys,

Due to unabating bad weather and a general lack of enthusiasm for the Stammtisch BBQ (yes, I understand that many of you
have gone travelling/home), I've decided to relocate and invite all-comers to drinks at the Cricketer's Arms pub in Surrey
Hills this Sunday!

It's a fundraiser for a charity called Fochta, which provides relief and assistance to communities in Malawi in Africa. All
profits from the bar will go to the charity.

The details are:
Sunday 1st July, Cricketer's Arms (for address see the attached invitation), 2-7pm.

So come along, apparently the pub's pretty cool, and have your drinking shoes on (I'm sure I will!). If you want to see where
your money's going, go to the website: www.fochta.org.au

Hope to see you then, or at the Tandem party on Friday!

Mel

Date for end of semester BBQ set

Hey guys,

Contrary to the email sent around earlier in the week, I've decided to hold the bbq next weekend, on Sunday 1st July. This is because of the torrential rain that's unlikely to subside by this weekend, and because several people still have exams next week.

I still haven't sorted out a venue yet, although I am thinking of a park overlooking the harbour... any suggestions would be more than welcome - basic requirements are: harbour/water view, bbq area.

Sorry to those of you who won't be able to make it that weekend!

So here are the details as of today:

When: 3pm, Sunday 1st July for BBQ, then we'll head to the city in the evening for drinks, etc.
Where: to be confirmed (when I have the location, I'll also include transport directions)
What to bring: food you'd like to bbq, drinks, I'll organise salads, etc.
RSVP: mid-next week (please RSVP either on the website, or send me an email - Melanie.Speet@student.uts.edu.au, so I can anticipate what the turn out's going to be like)

Stay tuned to the website for more info as it comes to hand!

I will also be at the Tandem Farewell Event on Friday 29th June, 5-8pm, held at the Loft.

End of Semester Party!

Well the semester is coming to a close, and I think we all deserve to celebrate getting through it all with only minor injuries!!

I know that many of you will be going back to Germany soon after the end of semester, and it'd be great if you could go home with great memories of Sydney =)

What I was thinking was maybe we could have a picnic on a Sunday afternoon in a park overlooking Sydney harbour, then for all those up for it, kick on in the city that evening. It would probably happen after the exams are all over, for those of you unlucky enough to have exams!

Of course, this is open to suggestions, so if you guys have any thoughts on the end of semester party, please let us know!

German Literature - up close at the Goethe-Institut Sydney

To coincide with the Sydney Writers Festival and the Sydney Film Festival, the Goethe Institut Sydney invites you to these two special events!

Readings in German at the Goethe-Institut Sydney

The Goethe-Institut invites all those who are interested in the German language to a joint reading and a subsequent discussion with German-speaking authors from Leipzig:

Hans-Ulrich Treichel, Josef Haslinger and Ulrike Almut Sandig represent German literature at the 2007 Sydney Writers' Festival. Treichel and Haslinger are successful writers and heads of the Deutsches Literaturinstitut Leipzig (Leipzig Institute of German Literature). Ulrike Sandig is a student at the Literaturinstitut and writer in residence at UTS and the University of Western Sydney.

Come and listen to readings and discussions and gain new insights into German Literature; personal, political and lyrical.

Details:
Monday, May 28 2007,
6.00pm to 7.30pm
Goethe-Institut Sydney
free entry, refreshments, book sale


Please note: The event will be conducted in German.

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Film Screening: Opera Ball

Join the author Josef Haslinger as he introduces the film of his seminal Austrian novel "Opera Ball" based on his 1995 political thriller in which thousands of people are killed in a Neo-Nazi terrorist attack on the famous Vienna Opera Ball.

"Opera Ball", a best-seller in Germany, was translated into thirteen languages and adapted for television.

The film, produced by Bernd Eichinger and Martin Moszkowicz has been awarded golden Nymph at the 39th Monte Carlo Television Festival - best Mini Series, silver Nymph - best Director. Golden Gong for Best Direction, the Cinema-Jupiter and the Austrian Golden Screen for Best TV movie, 1998.

Event Details:

Tuesday, May 29 2007,
6.00pm - 9.30pm
Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall
Cost $15
Bookings Chauvel Cinema: 9250 1988

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