Are you interested in the German language and culture and in keeping the German Heritage of the Barossa Valley alive and relevant? Kaffee und Kuchen Last Monday of each month at 1pm – An afternoon with guest speakers, coffee and cake Contact – Steffi Traeger 0408 621 384 Kinder Klub Tuesday from 4-5.30pm during school term… Continue reading Start of 2022 BGLA activities
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. 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
South Australia is currently under Level 5 restrictions and all of the BGLA activities are cancelled until further notice due to government Covid 19 restrictions. This includes: Barossa Laternenlauf 24 July Kaffee und Kuchen 26 July Spielgruppe KinderKlub We hope you stay safe and warm and we can continue our activities soon when the lockdown… Continue reading Cancelled BGLA activities
The Barossa German Language Association Inc. invites you to their annual Barossa Lantern walk (Laternenlauf in German) – a favourite German family tradition. The after dark family event will be held on Saturday the 24th of July 2021 in Nuriootpa. The idea is that the German speaking community celebrates this as a cultural family event and everyone… Continue reading Barossa Lantern Walk 2021
Something for your diary: The Barossa German Language Association together with the Lutheran Archives and the German Heritage Research Group is conducting a one day Seminar on 29th May 10am-4pm at the Langmeil Centre, Maria St Tanunda: German Settlers’ Trades & Skills in Colonial South Australia As the power of German trade guilds declined artisans… Continue reading SA’s History Festival Seminar in May: German Settlers’ Trades & Skills in Colonial South Australia
by John Clarke Over the past few years the German language has been making a comeback in the Barossa Valley. The Barossa German Language Association has been active in promoting events for people of all ages, and after the Covid curtailment last year a full programme is now being offered. For the very young (pre-school… Continue reading German Songs, German School, German Food
The BGLA activities will resume again as normal this week – Spielgruppe will be on Tuesday 24th and Kinder Klub on Thursday 26th, and don’t forget our AGM & Kaffee und Kuchen next Monday, 30th November! Bis bald
Due to the current Coronavirus outbreak in South Australia we have to cancel all BGLA activities until further notice. This includes Spielgruppe, Kinderklub and German lessons. Note from Anett @Kinderklub: Hi everyone, please note that due to the current COVID restrictions, we have to suspend our Kinderklub activities until further notice.We hope to see you… Continue reading Cancellation of BGLA activities
The Barossa German Language Association Inc. has endeavoured to promote the learning of the German language and the preservation of the German language and culture in the Barossa Valley and surrounding districts. We have several groups running at the moment, Kaffee und Kuchen, Spielgruppe, visits to the Barossa Village and Adult German Language classes. The… Continue reading Kinder Klub Barossa
