Hi Simon,
The Southern Cross Club will be holding its AGM at 7 pm on the evening of Wednesday 31 May, 2023 in the upstairs bar of the Southern Cross Pub, Løngangstræde 37, near the Town Hall in the inner city. Please note the date and keep that evening free. For members the first drink is on the club and we will serve pizza and socialize after the meeting.
Nominations for the Committee must be received by the Secretary at the
following address, committee@southerncrossclub.dk, by Wednesday 10 May. We welcome new committee members with open arms!
Any motions to be dealt with at the AGM must be received by the Committee
before Wednesday 17 May.
We apologise that due to a misunderstanding no events have been held so far this year. We must get things moving after the AGM. Remember that it doesn't have to be the committee that do all the organising. Members are welcome use our website and Facebook group to organise events.
Looking forward to seeing you all.
Simon Hayman
President
AGM and SOCIALISING 31 May 2023
Flooding
The extreme flooding experienced in Auckland at the end of January has prompted Dr Matthew Bradbury of the School of Architecture at Unitec to suggest that Auckland follow the example of Copenhagen where a comprehensive flood protection plan was developed in response to the floods of 2011.
Huey wasn't satisfied with the floods at the end of January. Now a tropical cyclone has descended upon the city!
Simon
Huey wasn't satisfied with the floods at the end of January. Now a tropical cyclone has descended upon the city!
Simon
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all!
In case you did not see the NY fireworks at Sydney Harbour as it happened, the ABC has a video of the spectacle on their web, it's about 12 minutes long.
The video is here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-31/new-year-eve-celebrations-around-australia/101818952
Enjoy!
And you can actually watch it without champagne ....
Cheers
John
In case you did not see the NY fireworks at Sydney Harbour as it happened, the ABC has a video of the spectacle on their web, it's about 12 minutes long.
The video is here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-31/new-year-eve-celebrations-around-australia/101818952
Enjoy!
And you can actually watch it without champagne ....
Cheers
John
GURRUMUL UPDATE
The Gurrumul booking site has been changed to https://billetto.dk/e/screening-of-gurrumul-supported-by-the-australian-embassy-denmark-norway-and-iceland-billetter-726879
GURRUMUL
The Australian Embassy have arranged a showing of Gurrumul at Cinemateket in Copenhagen on November 16. For more details see:
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/screening-of-gurrumul-supported-by-the-australian-embassy-tickets-437230888357
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/screening-of-gurrumul-supported-by-the-australian-embassy-tickets-437230888357
Bar staff
The Southern Cross Pub is looking for bar staff. Contact them!
DATE CORRECTION!
Please note that the DRINKS & AGM are on JUNE 22, and not JULY!! Sorry about the booby!
MEET YOUR FELLOW MEMBERS OVER DRINKS and AGM: 22 JULY 2022
Hi to both our new and old members,
We have a lot of new (and even some old) members we've never met, so 7 pm at
the Southern Cross Pub is our chance to all meet up! Do come along and join
the party! And welcome our new members!
Just as we thought we were getting the club back on keel, corona came along
and closed us down. Now is our chance to get things going again. But it
depends on you coming along.
Remember that the website and the Facebook group are there for you. Don't
wait for the committee to post. All members can post. Having a party? Tell
us about it. Want to get a group together to hear a Kiwi or Aussie rock
group or opera singer: post it. Want help with the Danish bureacracy? Maybe
someone can help.
Got a little bit of time on your hands and some good ideas? Stand for the
committee!
We were optimistic after our AGM in 2019, but after a long period with
corona the following (edited) letter sent out before that meeting is still
relevant:
"Southern Cross Club
Letter to members
Dear friends
We need your support if we are to survive!
The Southern Cross Club has been operating for over 50 years in Denmark, but the last decade has been pretty quiet. However it is not for lack of effort on the part of the present Committee, who took up the gauntlet a couple of
years ago and put a lot of time and effort in, including updating the
Constitution to lay a firm platform for what we hoped would be a
reawakening. That reawakening has not made a big bang, and we struggle on
with pretty small turnouts to our few events. We ask ourselves the question
– “Is this Club still viable?” in this era of social media and increased
mobility. The answer is generally a firm “Yes”
We believe that a Club such as the Southern Cross Club provides opportunity
for more personal contact, for ongoing friendships, in a more effective way
than a Meetup group or Facebook group or the like.
But we need a critical mass of supporters to keep the interest level high.
At present, we don’t have that, partly due to some communication problems
that have beset us eg non-functioning website (now rectified), emails being
rejected (now operating). We hear lots of interest from potential new
members, and former members, but too few turn up to our events.
So………… PLEASE come along to the AGM, where you have the choice of treating
it as just a social event, or of participating in the meeting itself (which
should be short). Then have your say as to what sort of events you would
like to participate in.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 22nd June at 19:00 at our
namesake, the Southern Cross Pub (upstairs).
Regards to all
Committee"
Now for some formalia: Here's the agenda for the AGM:
Southern Cross Club AGM 2022 22/05/22
Venue
Southern Cross Pub, upstairs bar
Agenda
1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting.
2. Minutes of previous AGM)
2.1. Business arising
3. Correspondence
4. President’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. Proposed changes to constitution
Add to 3) c. “if any”.(we don’t always have a membership fee)
Change 5) b. To “shall consist of 3 to 7 members, the exact number to be
established at a General Meeting with the aim of having close to equal
numbers of Australians and New Zealanders. The committee must have at least
2 full members and no more than 2 associate members.” [this because of
our perennial problem of finding enough committee members].
Add to 5) d. after “(AGM)” “(if membership fee is being charged)
Add to 6) “A quorum of at least 5 people including email votes is necessary
for the AGM to make decisions.”
Newclause:
“16) Winding Up:
a. The Club can be wound up by three quarters of the Club’s members voting
to do so at a General Meeting. If three quarters of the Club’s members are
not either present or have voted by mail, a new General Meeting can be
called with the normal notice where three quarters of the members present or
voting by email can vote to dissolve the Club.”
b. In the case of the Club winding up any remaining reserves will be donated
to one or several organisations with similar objectives to the Southern
Cross Club. If a General Meeting is undecided as to which organisations, the
Committee may decide instead.
c. In the case of the club winding up the Committee shall continue for as
long as is needed to do what is necessary to wind up the Club.
7. Election of Committee
8. Election of Honorary Auditor
9. Any Other Business
We have a lot of new (and even some old) members we've never met, so 7 pm at
the Southern Cross Pub is our chance to all meet up! Do come along and join
the party! And welcome our new members!
Just as we thought we were getting the club back on keel, corona came along
and closed us down. Now is our chance to get things going again. But it
depends on you coming along.
Remember that the website and the Facebook group are there for you. Don't
wait for the committee to post. All members can post. Having a party? Tell
us about it. Want to get a group together to hear a Kiwi or Aussie rock
group or opera singer: post it. Want help with the Danish bureacracy? Maybe
someone can help.
Got a little bit of time on your hands and some good ideas? Stand for the
committee!
We were optimistic after our AGM in 2019, but after a long period with
corona the following (edited) letter sent out before that meeting is still
relevant:
"Southern Cross Club
Letter to members
Dear friends
We need your support if we are to survive!
The Southern Cross Club has been operating for over 50 years in Denmark, but the last decade has been pretty quiet. However it is not for lack of effort on the part of the present Committee, who took up the gauntlet a couple of
years ago and put a lot of time and effort in, including updating the
Constitution to lay a firm platform for what we hoped would be a
reawakening. That reawakening has not made a big bang, and we struggle on
with pretty small turnouts to our few events. We ask ourselves the question
– “Is this Club still viable?” in this era of social media and increased
mobility. The answer is generally a firm “Yes”
We believe that a Club such as the Southern Cross Club provides opportunity
for more personal contact, for ongoing friendships, in a more effective way
than a Meetup group or Facebook group or the like.
But we need a critical mass of supporters to keep the interest level high.
At present, we don’t have that, partly due to some communication problems
that have beset us eg non-functioning website (now rectified), emails being
rejected (now operating). We hear lots of interest from potential new
members, and former members, but too few turn up to our events.
So………… PLEASE come along to the AGM, where you have the choice of treating
it as just a social event, or of participating in the meeting itself (which
should be short). Then have your say as to what sort of events you would
like to participate in.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 22nd June at 19:00 at our
namesake, the Southern Cross Pub (upstairs).
Regards to all
Committee"
Now for some formalia: Here's the agenda for the AGM:
Southern Cross Club AGM 2022 22/05/22
Venue
Southern Cross Pub, upstairs bar
Agenda
1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting.
2. Minutes of previous AGM)
2.1. Business arising
3. Correspondence
4. President’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. Proposed changes to constitution
Add to 3) c. “if any”.(we don’t always have a membership fee)
Change 5) b. To “shall consist of 3 to 7 members, the exact number to be
established at a General Meeting with the aim of having close to equal
numbers of Australians and New Zealanders. The committee must have at least
2 full members and no more than 2 associate members.” [this because of
our perennial problem of finding enough committee members].
Add to 5) d. after “(AGM)” “(if membership fee is being charged)
Add to 6) “A quorum of at least 5 people including email votes is necessary
for the AGM to make decisions.”
Newclause:
“16) Winding Up:
a. The Club can be wound up by three quarters of the Club’s members voting
to do so at a General Meeting. If three quarters of the Club’s members are
not either present or have voted by mail, a new General Meeting can be
called with the normal notice where three quarters of the members present or
voting by email can vote to dissolve the Club.”
b. In the case of the Club winding up any remaining reserves will be donated
to one or several organisations with similar objectives to the Southern
Cross Club. If a General Meeting is undecided as to which organisations, the
Committee may decide instead.
c. In the case of the club winding up the Committee shall continue for as
long as is needed to do what is necessary to wind up the Club.
7. Election of Committee
8. Election of Honorary Auditor
9. Any Other Business
AGM and post-Corona Get-together Venue
The venue for our next gathering and AGM has been confirmed: the Southern Cross Pub (upstairs bar), Løngangstræde 37, near Copenhagen Town Hall and easily accessed by public transport.
Note the date in your calendar: Wednesday 22 June. We start with the AGM at 7 pm, followed by drinks and socialising. Please let us know by email (committee@southerncrossclub.dk) if you are coming, so we have an idea of numbers.
The club has been rather dormant the last couple of years due to corona, but now we are rearing for action again!
Come along and meet other members and give the club a boost with your inspiration. We also welcome new committee members. It doesn't require too much: just an occasional meetup to plan events.
Please make the effort to come. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Simon
Secretary
on behalf of the Committee
Note the date in your calendar: Wednesday 22 June. We start with the AGM at 7 pm, followed by drinks and socialising. Please let us know by email (committee@southerncrossclub.dk) if you are coming, so we have an idea of numbers.
The club has been rather dormant the last couple of years due to corona, but now we are rearing for action again!
Come along and meet other members and give the club a boost with your inspiration. We also welcome new committee members. It doesn't require too much: just an occasional meetup to plan events.
Please make the effort to come. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Simon
Secretary
on behalf of the Committee
AGM and post-Corona Get-together
The club has been rather dormant the last couple of years due to corona, but now we are rearing for action again!
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 June at 7 pm. The venue will be confirmed later.
Come along and meet other members and give the club a boost with your inspiration. We also welcome new committee members. It doesn't require too much: just an occasional meetup to plan events.
Please make the effort to come. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Simon
Secretary
on behalf of the Committee
Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 22 June at 7 pm. The venue will be confirmed later.
Come along and meet other members and give the club a boost with your inspiration. We also welcome new committee members. It doesn't require too much: just an occasional meetup to plan events.
Please make the effort to come. We hope to see as many of you as possible.
Simon
Secretary
on behalf of the Committee