Local News
Get in early: Sõrve 2027 registrations now open
Summer may still feel a long way off, but Sõrve 2027 registrations are already open. Get in early to secure your place, save with early bird pricing and start counting down to January.
ACT
Baltic deportations commemorations to be held across Australia
From Adelaide to Canberra, Melbourne to Sydney, Baltic communities will come together this June to remember, reflect and stand shoulder to shoulder in honour of those affected by the Soviet deportations. All are welcome.
History
Donation appeal – support the digitisation of rare migrant ship newsletters
Rare migrant ship newsletters documenting the journeys of Estonian Displaced Persons to Australia are set to be digitised — but the fragile collection needs community support first.
Estonian News
Estonia’s roads are getting self-driving cars. What could possibly go wrong?
Just when we got used to Estonia's delivery robots roaming the streets, self-driving cars are arriving too. Estonia has become the third EU country to allow the technology on public roads — and yes, we have questions.
News
ECFA grants: 2026-27 funding available for Estonian cultural projects in Australia
The Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia (ECFA) is inviting applications for grants funding for the 2026-27 financial year. Application forms for a 2026-27 grant will be available from 1 June 2026 on the ECFA website at ecfa.eesti.org.au. Completed applications must be submitted online by midnight 30 June 2026 AEST.
News
Tonight: Lõunapoolkera Lugemisklubi welcomes Carolina Pihelgas
Estonian author Carolina Pihelgas joins the Southern Hemisphere Book Club tonight for an evening of literature, conversation and curiosity — in Estonian. Everyone is welcome.
Ancestry & Genealogy
Estonian roots for Aaron Pedersen on SBS?
Australian actor Aaron Pedersen is set to uncover Estonian ancestry in the next episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?" on SBS — or so multiple sharp-eyed HEIA tipsters tell us. Frankly, this is exactly the sort of unexpected Estonia plot twist we live for.
Estonian News
Global Estonian May 2026 newsletter: the diaspora has been busy (again)
The May 2026 edition of the Global Estonian newsletter is ready — fresh diaspora updates and a full calendar situation brewing.
Consular News
Consular mission to Brisbane, 2 July 2026
Estonians in Queensland — mark your calendars! The Embassy of Estonia in Canberra will hold a consular mission in Brisbane on 2 July 2026, offering passport and ID-card services.
Local News
Your time for the Last Hurrah is here
Day one of the Last Hurrah has begun — and Melbourne Estonian House is already full of memories, reunions, archive-table discoveries and very respectable FOMO. Come Saturday and Sunday before everyone else tells you how wonderful it was.
Local News
Building bridges (and pouring cider): EACCI networking event lands in Sydney
EU–Australia trade talks, Estonia’s Ambassador to Australia, international business connections and Baltic cider tastings — EACCI’s annual networking evening in Sydney this Thursday. Tempted, aren't you?
