On behalf of the Barossa German Language Association, it is with great sadness that I inform our members of the passing of Reto Gasser on Thursday, 20th January 2022.Reto has been very ill for some time, but only in November last year he still came to our last Kaffee und Kuchen for the year and… Continue reading Sad loss for our community
Barossa German Language Association Inc. German Roundtable Presentation, 20th November, 2021 Re-introduction of Bilingual Schooling in the Barossa Region and Beyond German is a community language in South Australia and an international language significant for Australia’s innovation in the arts, science and technology. The Barossa German Language Association Inc. (BGLA) sponsors teaching of German in… Continue reading Re-Introduction of Bilingual Schooling in the Barossa Region and Beyond
Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Each month we meet to listen to a guest speaker, to join in speaking German and to enjoy Kaffee und Kuchen. New members and visitors are always welcome. This will be our last event for the year and we welcome… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen 29 November
BAROSSA GERMAN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION INC. Annual General Meeting—Jahreshauptversammlung Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, held at the Langmeil Centre, 25 October, 2021 Steffi Traeger, President of the Barossa German Language Association, welcomed those present and recorded apologies. 36 people attended and there were 4 apologies. The Minutes of 2020 Annual General Meeting were read and… Continue reading AGM 2021
by John Clarke Giving Back That the Aboriginal people were imposed upon by the white settlers who came to South Australia in 1836 cannot be questioned, but according to Gerhard Ruediger, Kaurna Administration Officer and Researcher at the University of Adelaide, that is not the whole story. Gerhard Ruediger was the guest speaker at the… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen September with Gerhard Rüdiger
Bitte beachten Sie, dass unsere Hauptversammlung am Montag, den 25.Oktober 2021 um 13 Uhr vor unserem normalen Kaffee und Kuchen Nachmittag stattfindet. Wenn Sie Teil unseres Komitees werden oder jemanden nominieren möchten, senden Sie bitte eine E-Mail an: newsletter@barossagerman.com.au Das nächste Kaffee und Kuchen Treffen ist am 25. Oktober mit Gastrednerin Doreen von Linde. Sie wird auf… Continue reading AGM + Kaffee und Kuchen Oktober 2021
KAFFEE UND KUCHEN UPDATEOn Monday, 27th September is the next BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen. Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control our guest speaker Christian Frenzel had to cancel to be speaker this month. We hope to hear from Christian some other time and we will still go ahead with the meeting at 1pm at… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen update
We are pleased to bring you this spring edition of the Das Blatt. We thank everyone who provided content for their contribution to making this edition possible. Thank you Gerlinde and Sarah for putting together the German and English newsletter of the Barossa German Language Association. Printed copies can be collected at our next Kaffee und… Continue reading Das Blatt Spring / September 2021
We are inviting our Barossa German friends to come along to the Langmeil Centre in Tanunda for an afternoon of German talk, coffee and cake and a presentation of a guest speaker. We have a Master Cathedral Stonemason as our guest speaker this month on the 27th September! Christian Frenzel grew up in Germany, where… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen 27th September 2021
Summary report on Public meeting: Re-introduction of bilingual education in the Barossa region Barossa German Language Association Inc. held on Monday 16th August, 2021 in Tanunda This is a brief report on the public meeting and the resolutions made at the meeting. It is part of a language plan for the bilingual teaching of German… Continue reading Summary report on Public meeting: Re-introduction of bilingual education in the Barossa region