The Estonian House Co-operative Society is the owner of the property at 141-143 Campbell St. This “Estonian House” is one of the earliest properties owned by an Estonian community outside Estonia. The Co-operative was registered on 8 April 1938 and the newly built Estonian House was formally opened on 17 August 1940 with a formal ball.

The Board of Directors for 2009 is as follows

• Arvo Tinni, Chairman
• Maie Barrow, Deputy Chairman
• Olav Pihlak, Treasurer
• Tonu Meiusi, Share registrar
• Sulev Kalamäe , Director
• Terry Kass, Director
• Imbi Semmelweis, Director
• Boris Lees, Secretary

For information contact Boris Lees, email  sinilind@ihug.com.au
The Board meets monthly and the AGM is held usually in September each year.

Three volunteers from the Estonian Archives in Australia; Maie Barrow, Reet Simmul and Jüri Woan, and Raivo Kalamäe, Deputy Chairman of the EAA Council, will attend an archive summer school in Käsmu, Estonia this month, June 2008. The summer school is organised by the Baltic Heritage Network and funded by the Ministry of Education and Research through the Compatriot Program.

The EAA gratefully acknowledges the support from the Compatriot Fund.

Three volunteers from the Estonian Archives in Australia; Maie Barrow, Reet Simmul and Jüri Woan, and Raivo Kalamäe, Deputy Chairman of the EAA Council, will attend an archive summer school in Käsmu, Estonia this month, June 2008. The summer school is organised by the Baltic Heritage Network and funded by the Ministry of Education and Research through the Compatriot Program.

The EAA gratefully acknowledges the support from the Compatriot Fund.

The Class (Klass)

Estonian film, The Class (KLASS) will be screened at the 2008 Sydney Film Festival.  The program guide is on the website
http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org/

Award winner at Karlovy Vary and Warsaw Film Festivals, this confronting feature was inspired by the Columbine High School massacre, but director Raag takes a different approach from Gus Van Sant’s Elephant. The violence in this case is trigged by a brutal bout of bullying, something that started out as a lark but turned nasty. Sixteen-year-old Joosep has been picked on all his life, but when newcomer Kaspar intervenes, he finally thinks he can stop it.

After the two join forces the rest of the class turns against them. Raag workshopped the script with schoolkids and the young cast (all amateurs) and the result has a ring of authenticity which makes it all the more powerful.

Dir Ilmar Raag, Scr Ilmar Raag, Prod Riina Sildos with Vallo Kirs, Pärt Uusberg, Lauri Pedaja

Country Estonia, Language Estonian, Duration 99 mins

Distributor Estonian Film Foundation

Session Times

13th June 4.30PM
14th June 2.15PM
Greater Union Cinemas, 525 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
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Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Western Australia

I commenced in the role of Honorary Consul for the Republic of Estonia in Perth in January 2008, with jurisdiction throughout Western Australia.I am authorized to provide consular services in order to protect the interests and rights of the Estonian State, citizens and other entities. I speak English and Estonian.

Consular Office details:
11 Langsford Street
Claremont WA 6010
AUSTRALIA

Open by appointment:
Telephone: +61 8 93842757
Email: anuvanhattem@aol.com

Tere! I am a Geography Honours student at the University of Sydney currently researching people travelling between Australia and Estonia. This project attempts to document the motivations and experiences of Estonian migrants to Australia, and their descendants, making trips to Estonia.

I am looking for interested persons to complete a brief 10-15 minute survey. This survey is open to any person born in Estonia, or of Estonian ancestry, who has ever lived in Australia. If you have never visited Estonia, you may still complete the survey.

All survey responses will be treated anonymously and with respect. If you wish to complete a survey, please visit the website http://tinyurl.com/2rxq44 or, alternatively, contact me at the address below and I can post a survey form to you. There are also survey forms and a survey box located at Estonia House if that is more convenient for you.

Please contact me if you have any questions. This research is being undertaken with the support of the Estonian Archives in Australia.

Brad Ruting
School of Geosciences, The University of Sydney.
Post: Madsen Building F09, The University of Sydney NSW 2006.
Email: br@student.usyd.edu.au
Phone: 0405 668 765.

If so, contact:
 
Adelaide  –  Valdek Kangur, tel: (08) 8443 9907, Email: vkangur8@bigpond.com
 
Canberra – Reet Bergmann, tel: (02) 6166 0573, Email: reetberg@grapevine.com.au
 
Melbourne – Diana Ritchie, tel: (03) 9681 8348, Email: toolboxfashions@yahoo.com.au
 
Sydney – Triin Pehk, Email: triinpehk@hotmail.com or  Email: hraedma@yahoo.com.au

General info and assistance: Tiiu Salasoo, salasoo@ihug.com.au

Estonian sub-branch of the RSL for Estonian veterans and servicemen and women.

Address

Estonian House
141 Campbell St
Surry Hills
NSW 2010

Postal address

PO Box 147
Darlinghurst
NSW 1300

Contact

Raivo Kalamäe – kalamae@ozemail.com.au

Website

http://veterans.eesti.org.au

Lőke was formed in 1997 by Erik Holm who approached numerous Australian Estonians with the idea of creating an Estonian music group. Unlike the existing choirs in Sydney, the majority of Lőke members are born in Australia, with either one or both Estonian parents.

Contact: Siiri Iismaa – s.iismaa@victorchang.unsw.edu.au

Address:
Estonian House
141 Campbell St
Surry Hills
NSW 2010
Australia

“Virmalised – Northern Lights – Estonian Folk Dancers” is Sydney’s premier Estonian Folk Dance Group, that works in concert with the Sydney Estonian Community to provide a contemporary expression of Estonian culture and traditions in the context of multiculturalism in Australia. The foundation for “Virmalised – Northern Lights – Estonian Folk Dancers” was laid in folk dance performances dating back to 1934, with the name “Virmalised – Northern Lights – Estonian Folk Dancers” being adopted by the Group in 1969.

Contact: Madis Alvre – madis.alvre@optusnet.com.au

Website: northernlights.eesti.org.au

Address:

Estonian House
141 Campbell St
Surry Hills
NSW 2010

Postal address
PO Box 147
Darlinghurst
NSW 1300
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