Come and relax and watch classic Australian movies, on a big screen with nice speakers, in the cosy comfort of Chris and Grace's lounge room. (Or a larger room it we don't fit!)

date: Tuesday, 8 December 2009
venue: Chris and Grace Adam's home (Ridley College, The Avenue, Parkville)
time: Meet at St Jude's at 6 pm to catch the tram (route 19, stop 16) with others or go directly to Chris' place at 6:30 pm
bring: A couple of dollars for dinner (pizza)

Carols

Singing carols (specials songs for Christmas) outdoors is a great Australian tradition which both Christians and non-Christians do each year. So come and join in an Australian community event and celebrate Jesus' birthday!

date: Saturday, 19 December 2009
venue: Curtain Square, Rathdowne St, Carlton North
time: Meet at St Jude's at 6:30 pm to walk over to the park together
bring: A picnic blanket to sit on if you have one; and snacks.

Christmas Cooking

Come to Tim, Imogen and Joel's house and learn how to bake shortbread and other sweet Christmas food. Or if you don't like cooking then play basketball or soccer in the nearby park with Chris. Or play with little Joel in his sandpit. We'll finish with a backyard barbecue dinner at 5 pm.

date: Tuesday, 22 December 2009
venue: Tim and Imogen's house
time: meet at St Jude's at 1:00 (not 1:30) to catch the bus together, or if you have been to Tim's place before you could just come straight to Tim's place at 2 pm.

Melbourne Museum

Melbourne Museum has lots of interesting exhibitions, like an Australian rainforest (yes, a real one, inside a museum!) and exhibitions on the history of Melbourne. There is also a special temporary exhibition of sculptures of Australian animals made by Aboriginal artists. And admission is free if you are a student! (That includes international students!)

date: Wednesday, 30 December
venue: Melbourne Musuem, Nicholson St, Carlton
time: Meet at St Jude's at 1:30 pm to walk over together. The museum closes at 5 pm.

Picnic

Melbourne Botanical Gardens are very beautiful, and a cool and shady place to be on a hot day. Come and join us for an Australian-style picnic. (That means no rice or hot food, but it will still be yummy!) After lunch we can play frisbee or go and visit the Shrine of Remembrance to learn about Australia's role in various wars, and to get a great view of the city from the top.

PLEASE TELL TIM IF YOU ARE COMING by Thursday 7 January so we have enough food for you!! (0410 023 120, timwillson2@gmail.com)

date: Friday, 8 January
venue: Botanic Gardens and Shrine of Remembrance
time: meet at St Jude's at 11 am to catch the tram together.

Cricket

Come and get a real taste of Australia’s favourite sport, cricket. If you don’t understand the game that okay, come along and experience it. Victoria will play Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the biggest Stadium in the Southern hemisphere.

date: Friday, 15 January
venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond
time: meet at St Jude's at 4:30 pm to catch the tram together.
cost: $5 concession, $10 full price. Plus bring money if you want to buy dinner.

Healesville Sanctuary

Healesville Sanctuary is a special zoo just for Australian animals. Of course there are koalas, and you can feed the kangaroos, but there are also lots of more unusual and interesting animals too. A highlight is a special demonstration of large hunting birds like eagles. They will fly right over our heads and demonstrate their hunting skills. We will also have a bbq lunch together at the zoo.

date: Wednesday, 20 January
venue: Healesville Sanctuary
time: Meet at St Jude's at 8 am (it will take just over one hour to
drive there). We will return to St Jude's at about 6 pm.
cost: Bring $15 cash for lunch and transport. Plus admission to the zoo is $19 concession or $24 full.

YOU MUST LET TIM KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING BY SUNDAY 17 JANUARY, otherwise there may not be a spare car seat for you. Please email or text (timwillson2@gmail.com, 0410 023 120)

Australia Day

Come and celebrate Australia Day in the true Australian way—with a barbecue lunch! And we will also play cricket together. So if you've never played our great national game before come and learn!

date: Tuesday, 26 January (Australia Day!)
venue: Chris and Grace Adam's home (Ridley College, The Avenue, Parkville)
time: meet at St Jude's at 12 pm to catch the tram together