Dear Member of SES,

The SES AGM will be held on Sunday 25 March, commencing 2pm.

AGENDA

1. Ratification of the Minutes of the previous AGM
2. SES 2011 Activity Report
3. Auditors’ Report
4. SES 2012 Budget
5. Voting on proposed Amendments to the Constitution
6. Election of Members of the Executive
7. Election of Auditors
9. Other Business

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Five executive members’ positions fall vacant, and four candidates have
nominated for election. According to the Constitution of SES (parag 18.2), the four candidates (Kadri Stamos, Juhan Lübek, Peeter Muttik, Tiina Tamm) are duly elected. For the fifth position, any financial member of SES may table their candidature at the AGM.

DESIGNATION OF PROXY

If you are unable to attend the AGM, please designate your proxy to a member of SES who is able to attend. Please check before assigning your proxy, that your nominated attendee of the AGM has not reached their limit of five proxies assigned to them. The attached Proxy Form includes details of how to lodge your Proxy vote. Please pay particular attention to the deadline for lodging your Proxy Form.

Download the Proxy Form

MEMBERSHIP FEES

Please note that according to the Constitution of SES, only members who are financial for the year 2011 are elegible to vote at the AGM or to assign a proxy. Members attending the AGM may pay outstanding membership dues at the AGM, and if assigning their vote via proxy, must either pay outstanding dues prior to the AGM or arrange for the SES member to whom the proxy has been assigned to pay membership dues on their behalf at the AGM.

I look forward to your attendance at the AGM on Sunday. Our licenced bar
will be operating to provide refreshments before and after the AGM.

With best regards
Aivo Takis
Chairman, SES

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Kallis SES liige,

Jälle on üks aasta mööda veerenud ja käes on aeg Sydney Eesti Seltsi aastakoosolekut pidada. Nagu me Meie Kodu lehes kuulutasime, toimub see pühapäeval 25 märtsil, kell 14.00.

PÄEVAKORD
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1. Eelmise koosoleku protokolli kinnitamine
2. SES 2011 Aastaaruande kinnitamine
3. Revisjonikomisjoni aruanne
4. SES eelarve 2011
5. Põhikirja muudatuste ettepanekud
6. Juhatuse liikmete valimised
7. Revidentide valimised
8. Muud küsimused

JUHATUSE VALIMISED
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Juhatuse liikme kohti vabaneb sel aastal viis, ja sinna registreerus tähtajaks neli kandidaati. Vastavalt meie Põhikirjale (p.18.2.) loetakse need neli kandidaati (Kadri Stamos, Juhan Lübek, Peeter Muttik, Tiina Tamm) nüüd automaatselt valituks ja viiendale, vakantsele kohale võib iga liige oma kandidatuuri esitada ka vahetult aastakoosolekul.

OMA HÄÄLE VOLITAMINE
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Kui te ei saa ise koosolekule tulla, palun volita oma hääl teisele SES liikmele. Enne veenduge, kas tal on veel “ruumi”, sest iga liige saab aastakoosolekult omada ainult 5 volitust. Volituse vorm on lisatud antud emailile, ja seal on juhised kuidas ja millal seda meile saata. Kuna nüüd on aega jäänud väga vähe, palume olla tähtaegadega ettevaatlikud ja lugeda hoolikalt ankeedi allservas olevaid juhiseid.

Download the Proxy Form

LIIKMEMAKSUD
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Pöörame teie tähelepanu sellele, et meie Põhikiri lubab hääletada ainult neil liikmetel, kellel on tasutud eelmise (2011) aasta liikmemaks. Kes tulevad ise kohale, saavad seda teha kohapeal sularahas. Kes volitab oma hääle kellelegi teisele, peab olema liikmemaksu juba tasunud, või siis paluma oma volitatud isikut tasuda see kohapeal tema eest ($40, pensionärid $30).

Loodan teid kohata pühapäeval aastakoosolekul. Virgutavaid jooke pakub meile enne ja peale koosolekut meie soodsa hinnaga baar.

Parimate soovidega,
Aivo Takis
SES juhatuse esimees

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Australia has been invited to attend and participate in the 2013 ESTO event which will be held in San Francisco, USA and will be combined with the West Coast Estonian Days. The Estonian government is no longer funding this event, and it is likely to represent the final ESTO.
The dates of the festival are 28th June- 1st July 2013. This is the beginning of school holidays in Australia.

We are looking at taking a combined folk-dancing group to the festival to perform, and hoping to get a enough interested people from across the states to dance as one group representing Australia.

A few key points to remember:

• You donʼt need to commit now, but some form of financial commitment will be required by the later stages of this year. A budget will be arranged once we have a better idea of those interested.
• You donʼt need to have a dance partner
• We are looking at ways to minimise costs by obtaining grants and organising fundraising.
• You donʼt have to dance, while this is the ultimate goal, we would like to hear from anyone interested in being a part of the trip even if its just to support and enjoy the event.

This is a great opportunity to not only have a holiday but represent Australia on the world ESTO stage.

At the moment, we are just wanting to compile a list of people who are interested to be on the mailing list to find out more.

Please forward this email on to your Esto friends. Also, if you are interested in helping organise the trip we would be happy to hear from you too.
Please email us by April 20th 2012 if you are interested.
Raymond Laurens 0407460506 raymondlaurens@hotmail.com 
Kristina Martinson 0416188355 kmartinson85@gmail.com

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled and will no longer take place

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Eesti cafe in Sydney are having another event on the 27 April, at Sydney Estonian House.

It is a Swedish style night with Swedish foods and a Jazz band!

Served alternately:

• Roulade of crab & egg
• Roulade of Salmon & lettuce
• Both served with pressed cucumber salad (presskurga)

Served buffet style:

• Fisk kotlet with horseradish sauce (fish patties)
• Svenske kottbuler with lyngonslyt (Swedish meatballs and lingonberry )
• Janssons temptation potato bake (with anchovies)
• Cream of red cabbage & Spanish onion
• Creamed spinach (stuvad spenat)

Dessert

• Skanian apenkaka with vanilla custard (Swedish apple cake)
• Coffee & ginger snaps

RSVP micknelson1@bigpond.com

Cooking VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR OTHER DINNERS

1) German evening
2) Russian night
3) Hungarian

27–31 December 2012
Draft Program

Thursday 27 December

1:00pm- 3:00pm Church service /Opening Ceremony. St Stephens Church, Macquarie St Sydney. Combined church service and opening. Showcase of classical Estonian choral and organ music.

4:00pm – 5:00pm Art & craft exhibition opening Tap Gallery. 278 Palmer St Darlinghurst

6:00pm – 11:00pm Avapidu Daltone House. Darling Island Wharf. Pirrama Rd Pyrmont.
Harbour-side function centre with indoor and outdoor outside areas.
Allows everyone to mingle and catch up. Gourmet BBQ and cash bar.
Entertainment including Estonian performers.

Friday 28 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

AM Golf (Day 1) Venue TBA

10:00am – 1:00pm Folk dancing/ choirs/folk musicians rehearsal (Venue TBC)

2:00pm-5:00pm Halli Hundi Jooks (Treasure hunt). Discover the historic Rocks area on foot.

6:00pm-8:00pm Nuku- ja Noorsooteater Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Theatre production from Estonia.

(Evening – time TBC) Opening of Estonian Film Festival Australia (EFFA). (Venue TBC). Premier screening and opening party.

Saturday 29 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

AM Golf (Day 2) Venue TBA

AM Literature at Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills (Time TBC). Presentation on Estonian writer (90 minutes). Newspaper “Meie Kodu” office and Estonian Archives open.

Early PM Harbour Cruise into the less well-know water ways of Sydney harbour and historical sites (Time TBC).

2:00pm – 10:00pm Estonian Film Festival Australia (EFFA). (Venue TBC). Including children’s program. Features and documentary films, introduction to Estonian film Q and A with Tristan Priimagi.

8:00pm -11:00pm Music Club at Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Light meals and fully licensed bar. Performances by contemporary Estonian and local artists.

Sunday 30 December

All day – Estonian Cultural Centre open. 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Information, ticket sales, light meals, fully licensed bar.

Early AM Go Karts Venue TBA

12 noon -5:00pm Rahva Pidu (Folk Festival) and Estonian Festival closing ceremony (Venue TBC). Folk dancing, folk musicians, choirs. Nuku- ja Noorsooteater performance for children. Handicraft display/sale. Food available.

6:00pm – 10:00pm Estonian Film Festival Australia. (EFFA) (Venue TBC). Features, documentaries, possibly short films. Closing party.

8:00pm -11:00pm Music Club at Estonian Cultural Centre Estonian Cultural Centre 141 Campbell St Surry Hills. Light meals and fully licensed bar. Performances by contemporary Estonian and local artists (separate programme to previous evening).

Monday 31 December

AM Beach Volleyball and other beach activities (Venue and time TBC).

AM Estonian Council of Estonian Societies AGM at Estonian Cultural Centre.

8:00pm Vana Aasta Õhtu (NYE Ball) Great Hall Sydney Boys High School. More Park Sydney. (Organised by Estonian Society of Sydney).

Website: http://www.ep2012sydney.org.au/index.php

Is there a Välis-eestlane anywhere in the world that has not heard about the extremes of weather conditions in that small Northern European country so dear to us all. Minus 25 and more, what has been happening?

Those travelling to Australia or locally referred to as ‘Värsked Eestlased’ are certainly enjoying more moderate conditions. Those of us here in Australia have been blissfully unaware, we have been enjoying our beach-houses, our summer camps and spending time next to our BBQ’s, pools and long summer breaks. Our extremes are less severe, but we here in South Australia have had the Southern Hemisphere sun and the EPN to keep us comfortable.

Well with the summer still in full swing another institution has slowly re-emerged. The Adelaide Estonians are generally regarded as mild mannered and unassuming. The event that has been talked about ‘very quietly’ in the last month or so, took place at ‘Kalev on Jeffcott’ in early February. EPN now has a following that was even spoken about on the local ABC radio, despite our efforts to keep it a very low key and a quiet event.

The Ukuleles as a group are an immense draw-card and after their magnificent performance last year, numbers just doubled. The Hawaiian Summer Esto Pub Night 21 was the first EPN in 2012. It was unheard of to have more people in the main hall than in the club-rooms. This was a first for an EPN! The team was constantly adding tables in the first part of the evening.

The Ukuleles were truly magnificent, with a team of over 20 members they entertained the crowd with two fabulous brackets. Overall what was even more overwhelming was their passion and the spontaneous unrehearsed uncut jamming late in the evening. Well done guys and hope to see you again next year.

Thomas Sarapuu also came to the party with his team over ever enthusiastic volunteers which again made the evening a fantastic fundraising event for the hall and the Adelaide and Australian Estonian community in general. Our new head Chef from the Lithuanian community has been an amazing find. Thank you again for turning down other offers, certainly the Vilnius-Viljandi Pork fillets were gone before even your dynamic author had an opportunity to think of a story. Well done it really was simply one of our finest meals at EPN!
A big thank you to our usual volunteers, Reet, Merike, Heather, Alan, Relika, Anneliis, Oxana, Sue and Amy just to mention a few. The overall highlight of the evening must have gone to young Tarmo who was pleasantly surprised when a magnificent cake with a monumental amount of candles came out and the entire over 200 crowd spontaneously started singing ‘Happy Birthday’. Congrats again Tarmo!!

Well where does Esto Pub Night or “EPN” go from here? We are keeping very quiet about our next evening, as we have always done in the past! We won’t be advertising in the usual national or international newspapers. This is an event that is a relaxing evening there is no need to book tickets or make formal arrangements. Just remember drop in for 20 minutes or stay for 3 hours there is no pressure, see what it is like. There is a big group that drop in after being out elsewhere, there is no cover charge or formal booking fees. The one problem is that you will meet all of your old Estonian friends and even make new Estonian contacts…there is no age limit. Make sure you keep March the 30th free, more details will follow very soon…

Draft Program

Thursday 27 December

1:00pm- 3:00pm Church service /Opening Ceremony

St Stephens Church Macquarie St Sydney. Combined church service and opening. Showcase of classical Estonian choral and organ music.

4:00pm – 5:00pm Art & craft exhibition opening　

Tap Gallery. 278 Palmer St Darlinghurst.

6:00pm – 11:00pm　 Avapidu　　

Daltone House. Darling Island Wharf. Pirrama Rd Pyrmont. Harbour-side function centre with indoor and outdoor outside areas. Allows everyone to mingle and catch up. Gourmet BBQ and cash bar. Entertainment including Estonian performers.

Friday 28 December

Meie Kodu 22.02.2012

Laager valvel!

Now will follow the report of the Lipping family grupp on their experiences as first timers to the warm and welcoming camp at Sõrve 2012.

RICHARD SEMENOV

Meie Kodu, 22.02.2012

Is there a Välis-eestlane anywhere in the world that has not heard about the extremes of weather conditions in that small Northern European country so dear to us all. Minus 25 and more, what has been happening? Those travelling to Australia or locally referred to as ‘Värsked Eestlased’ are certainly enjoying more moderate conditions. Those of us here in Australia have been blissfully unaware, we have been enjoying our beach-houses, our summer camps and spending time next to our BBQ’s, pools and long summer breaks. Our extremes are less severe, but we here in South Australia have had the Southern Hemisphere sun and the EPN to keep us comfortable.

Would you like to learn Estonian this year?

There are teachers all around Australia, and online via Skype available to teach you!

If you wish to learn, please contact the following teachers:

Kui soovite õppimist alustada, palun võtke ühendust järgmiste õpetajatega:

ADULTS

TÄISKASVANUD

• Brisbane: Delaney M. Skerrett, 0421 730449 / d.skerrett@uq.edu.au
• Canberra: Reet Bergman, (02) 6166 0573 / reetberg@grapevine.com.au
• Hobart: Tiiu Rääbus, 0411642740 / trraabus@gmail.com
• Melbourne: Sirje Jõgi, 0458 400 620 / palmstudiosaus@hotmail.com AND
  Pia Maganov, (03) 9560 7431 / piam@alphalink.com.au
• Perth: Triin-Liis Härma, 044 981 7037 / triinliis82@hotmail.com
• Sydney: Ingrid Kaupuzs, (02) 9365 6318 / ingridzs@hotmail.com

• via Skype: Eva Õim, (07)40913086 / ewaoim53@gmail.com
• Mujal & info Tiiu Salasoo, (02) 9436 3844 / salasoo@ihug.com.au

CHILDREN

LAPSED

• Brisbane:  Airi Ilisson-Cruz  airiilisson@gmail.com
• Melbourne: Sirje Jõgi, 0458 400 620 / palmstudiosaus@hotmail.com
• Sydney: Tiiu Salasoo, (02) 9436 3844 / salasoo@ihug.com.au AND
  Marilin Ilp, 0405543455 / marilin.ilp@gmail.com

Further Information

For further information and assistance please contact Tiiu Salasoo, the Coordinator of Estonian Studies for the Council of Estonian Societies in Australia, salasoo@ihug.com.au

On Sunday the 26th of February, 3pm there will be a Independence Day celebration  at Melbourne Estonian House.

Estonian House, Melbourne

43 Melville Rd
West Brunswick
VIC 3055
Australia

Entertainment will include:

• Speech by Arvi Vainomae.
• Ladies choir.
• Ain Simpson on piano.

After the progam there will be live music and light lunch.