February Coffee Morning
Shunyi

Join us for the first Coffee Morning of 2010. This month's Coffee Morning will be hosted by Donna Lai, ANZA Committee member.

Beijing newcomers and international friends are all welcome!

Date: Wednesday, 24th February 2010
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Donna Lai's House
Address: Beijing Riviera, Villa 138. 1 Xiang Jiang Bei Lu, Chaoyang District (located in the Shunyi area).
Donna's Phone Number: 1343 671 9553

No RSVP necessary.

Australian Writers' Week Literary Lunch
Co-hosted with AustCham

Join us as we co-host a literary lunch with AustCham at Capital M, brought to you by the 2010 Australian Writers' Week, an initiative of the Australian Embassy, Beijing. This is a chance to meet and hear from three outstanding Australian writers - Alexis Wright, Linda Jaivin and Alice Pung.

Date: Tuesday, 9 March 2010
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Capital M (3/F, No.2 Qianmen Pedestrian Street) Tel 6702 2727
Cost: ANZA & AustCham Members 250RMB, Non-members 350RMB
For tickets, please contact: events@austcham.org

Menu

Starter
Fluffy Feta Fritters on green olive paste with a warm salad of red tomatoes, green tomatoes and black olives

Mains
A saute of wild Yunnan Mushrooms served piled onto crispy polenta
Grilled Halibut with fresh asparagus, little potatoes, sauteed mushrooms & a fennel cream sauce
Chicken Saltimbocca with sage, Prosciutto and Risotto Milanese

Desserts to Share
M's Grand Dessert

Including one glass of house wine

Writer's Bio's

Alice Pung was born in Melbourne to Chinese Cambodian parents. Her memoir, Unpolished Gem is a national bestseller and won the Australian Book Industry Newcomer Award 2007 and was shortlisted for numerous other prizes including the Victorian and NSW premiers' awards.
A lawyer by trade, she contributes regularly to publications such as Meanjin, the Age and the Monthly and is the editor of the popular anthology, Growing Up Asian in Australia. Pung has recently completed the International Writers Program at the University of Iowa and will publish her next book in 2010, which was conceived while on a writer's residency at the University of Peking in 2008.
Unpolished Gem was voted one of Victoria's top 5 summer reads in the State Library of Victoria's Summer Read program.

Alexis Wright is a member of the Waanyi nation of the southern highlands of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Her books include Grog War, a study of alcohol abuse in the outback town of Tennant Creek, and the novel Plains of Promise, which was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize, the Age Book of the Year Award and the NSW Premier's Award for Fiction, and translated into French as Les Plaines de l'espoir. Her most recent novel, Carpentaria, won the prestigious Miles Franklin award in 2007, and is a surreal and bombastic epic, a blend of myth and scripture, farce and politics, teeming with larger than life characters. Carpentaria is set in the Gulf country of north-western Queensland, from where her people come.
Carpentaria won the Miles Franklin Literary Award 2007; Australian Literature Society Gold Medal, Victorian Premier's Award for Fiction; Queensland Premier's Award for Fiction; ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year Award.

Linda Jaivin is the internationally bestselling author of eight books. These include the comic-erotic cult classic Eat Me and The Infernal Optimist, shortlisted for the Australian Literature Society Gold Medal in 2007. Her latest novel, A Most Immoral Woman, is based on an incident in the life of the Australian China correspondent George Morrison and set against the backdrop of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904.
Linda's non-fiction writing on China includes the acclaimed The Monkey and the Dragon, an intimate portrait of the 80s in China and Taiwan-China relations as reflected in the life of the singersongwriter Hou Dejian. She is also a literary translator (from Chinese) whose work includes numerous oral histories by Sang Ye as well as the subtitles for Farewell My Concubine and Hero among other films.
Jaivin is currently working on the libretto for an original opera in Chinese and English, a hybrid of Peking and Western opera forms called Passion to be performed as a co-production with the China National Peking Opera Company, to premiere in 2010 as part of the Year of Australia China cultural program.

Champagne Coffee Morning & AGM
Shunyi

Catch up with your ANZA friends at our champagne coffee morning and AGM in March, hosted by Alex Wirawan, ANZA Committee Member.

There will be a brief AGM held as a part of March's coffee morning to elect the 2010 ANZA committee members.

Interested in joining the ANZA Committee? Contact us for more information on how to become involved.

Beijing newcomers and international friends are all welcome!

Date: Tuesday, 23rd March 2010
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Alex Wirawan's House
Address: 117 Beijing Riviera, Shunyi
Alex's Phone Number: 1351 103 3229

No RSVP necessary.

ANZA Spring Walkabout
More info coming soon.

ANZAC Day
More info coming soon.

ANZA's Great Wall Ball
More info coming soon!

ANZA Summer Walkabout
More info coming soon!

Aust Cham Drinks

Check the AustCham website to see where their next drinks night will be!

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANZA BEIJING IS NOT A SPONSOR OF THIS PARTICULAR EVENT. THE INFORMATION IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANZA MEMBERS.

Australia Day Drinks
Co-hosted with AustCham.

Join us at Aria Bar on Friday 29th January to celebrate Australia Day!

Date: Friday, 29th January, 2010
Location: Aria Bar, China World Hotel
Time: 6.30pm - 10pm
Entry: Free for ANZA and AustCham Members, 30RMB for non-members.

RSVP: events@austcham.org.
See you there!

FYI: Yearn to Learn Trivia Night
At the Hilton Hotel

Our friends at the Yearn to Learn charity and AustCham are putting on a Trivia Night at the Hilton, where you'll help raise money for Yearn to Learn, as well as having a great night out!

Yearn to Learn (Y2L) is a newly established charity with a vision of developing fully functional classrooms and therapeutically facilities for children with special needs within orphans. The first orphanage they are endeavouring to assist is Lang Fang Children Welfare Institute. Lang Fang Children Welfare Institute is located in Lang Fang City, Hebei Province, about an hour drive from Beijing and has the capacity to accommodate over 100 children.

Besides Trivia, the night will also include a 3 course meal, Aussie wine, a raffle draw, table games, heads & tales, and nearest plane.

Date: Saturday, 30th January 2010
Time: 6.30pm - 11pm. 7pm trivia starts.
Location: Hilton Hotel
Address: No. 1 Dong Fang North Rd, Dong San Huan.
Hotel Tel: 5865 5800
Cost: 365RMB p/person - includes 3 course dinner + wine & beer

For more info and how to book your tickets, visit the AustCham website.

100% of the proceeds go to Yearn to Learn!

ANZA's Christmas Party - 2009

We are excited to announce our 2009 Christmas Party, which will be held at Frank's Place at Lido on the 11th December.

Ticket prices include free flow beer, wine, spirits and soft drinks plus a delicious buffet dinner which will include all our chrissie faves: Baked ham, roast veggies, baked potatoes, lamb skewers, BBQ beef and more! Top it all off with a bowl of Tiramisu or Christmas Pud & custard! Yum! Great door prize's will also be on offer.

It will be a laid back night and a great way to catch up with your Beijing friends before the holiday's and officially kick-off the festive season!

Tickets are limited, so get in early to avoid disappointment!

November Coffee Morning

Join us for November's Coffee Morning and catch up with your ANZA friends, or meet some new ones!
This month's Coffee Morning will be hosted by Christine Lee, ANZA Committee member.

Beijing newcomers and international friends are all welcome!

Date: Wednesday, 18th November 2009
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Christine Lee's Apartment
Address: Apartment 5B, Tower 3, Guangcai International Apartments. No. 18 Gongti Xi Lu (South West Corner of Worker's Stadium).

No RSVP necessary.

ANZA's Melbourne Cup Charity Lunch

Ladies & Gents of Beijing, you are invited to join us for a day of food, fashion, fillies and fun, while raising money for Charity! We are proud to officially announce ANZA's Melbourne Cup Charity Lunch, which will be tradtionally held on the first Tuesday in November, at the Hilton Hotel.

The day will feature pre-drinks and nibbles, a buffet lunch and free-flow drinks, The Melbourne Cup horse race telecast live on the big screens, sweeps, an on-site bookie, charity horse auction, fashion on the field, a fashion parade as well as great raffle prizes up for grabs (including return tickets for two to Australia sponsored by Qantas!!)

Proceeds of this event will be donated to selected Beijing charities.

Date: Tuesday, 3rd November 2009
Time: 10am - 3pm (kick-on afterwards at the Hilton's Zeta Bar with happy hour starting from 3pm)
Tickets: ANZA & AustCham Members 450RMB, Non-members 490RMB. (Please see below for more information on ticket sales)
Location: The Hilton Beijing Hotel, Infiniti Ballroom
Hotel Address: 1 Dong Fang, North Dong Sanhuan Rd, Beijing, China 100027
Hotel Tel: 86-10-5865-5000
Dress: For the races! (see below for more)

What is The Melbourne Cup?
Are you one of our International Members and not sure what Melbourne Cup is?
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Billed as The race that stops a nation, it is a horse race run over a distance of 3,200 metres. It's the richest and most prestigious "two-mile" handicap in the world. It is an annual event held on the first Tuesday in November, and is often considered 'the race that stops the nation', with people around the country attending functions and events, or simply stopping work to watch the race. It has turned into a stylish event where both men and women alike dress to impress!

Melbourne Cup Dress:
It's the one day a year where people really do wear their best clothes. Women tend to wear lovely dresses and big hats and guys, suits. You can wear anything eccentric as well, for example, some guys might wear a brightly coloured suit with a funny hat, or just a silly tie. It's a day to have fun with fashion and to feel great!

Fashions on the Field:
Ladies (and often gents), put a great deal of thought into their outfit for Melbourne Cup day. Fashions on the Field is open to those who'd like their outfit to be judged by fellow Melbourne Cup Lunch patrons for a prize. Prizes will be awarded this year for:
- Best Dressed Woman
- Best Dressed Man
- Best Hat
- Craziest hat
If you'd like to enter, be sure to register with an ANZA committee member when you arrive.

Tickets:
Ticket prices include free entry into the door prize raffle, pre-drinks and nibbles, a buffet lunch which includes dessert, coffee & tea, plus free flow Champagne, Australian red and white wine, soft-drinks and local beer.

Tickets will be available from Tuesday, 13th October 2009 at 9am. Individual tickets, or tables of 10 are available. To book your ticket/s, call an ANZA committee member close to you and arrange ticket pick-up and payment with them. Alternatively pick-up or purchase your tickets at an upcoming ANZA event (purchase without pre-booking will be subject to availability):


Tickets also available at:
- ANZA Walkabout, 14th October
- Friday Night Drinks, 16th October
- October Coffee Morning, 20th October

ANZA Members, friends and international guests are all welcome! If you have any further questions, please email us at: anzabeijing@hotmail.com

We're looking forward to seeing you there!

October Walkabout

With the weather now cooling down, it's the perfect time to take a walk around the backstreets of Beijing. October's Walkabout will be a guided walk with Tour Guide, Tony Chen through the back streets of the Old Legation area and the Dongjiaominxiang area.
Dongjiaominxiang has the longest alleyways in Beijing and is the area in which the former foreign embassies were located. Some of the historical buildings that we will visit include St. Micheal's Church, which was built by the French Vincentians in 1902, the former French Embassy which is occupied by the top CCP leaders, as well as the former City Bank building which houses the modern Beijing Police Museum with an electronic shooting gallery on its top floor.

Date: Wednesday, 14th October 2009
Meeting place: Novotel Xinqiao Hotel Beijing
Address: No.2 Dongjiaominxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing
Novotel Tel: 86-10-6513 3366. Closest subway station is Chongwenmen.
Meeting Time: 9.45am and leaving for our walk at 10am sharp!
Duration: Approx 2 hrs
Cost: 40RMB per adult

No RSVP necessary. Any queries, please ring Joanne Wheater on 84499254 or 1371 764 2348.

Friday Night Drinks
(Formerly ANZA's Friday Night Drinks at The Hilton)

Join us on Friday 16th October as we co-host Friday Night Drinks with AustCham and The New Zealand Embassy. It will be a great way to kick-start your weekend or even purchase your Melbourne Cup Lunch Ticket!

The night will feature a lucky door prize draw, complimentary canapes and drinks specials: 20RMB Aussie Beers, 30RMB Red and White Wine, plus the launch of a new New Zealand Pre-mixed Cocktail.

ANZA Members, friends and international guests are all welcome!

Date: Friday, 16th October 2009
Time: From 6:30pm - 10pm
Entry: ANZA & AustCham Members free, Non-members 30RMB
Location: The Opposite House Hotel, Sanlitun
Hotel Address: The Opposite House Hotel: The Village, Building 1, No. 11 Sanlitun Raod, Chaoyang District, Beijing (North of 3.3 Shopping Center)
Hotel Tel: 86-10-6417 6688

No RSVP necessary.

October Coffee Morning

Join us for October's Coffee Morning and catch up with your ANZA friends, or meet some new ones! Get into the spirit of Melbourne Cup and have a glass of bubbly, check out hat's by Milliner, Elisabeth Koch, or even buy your Melbourne Cup Lunch Tickets!

Due to the success of last month's Coffee Morning, this month's Coffee Morning will once again be hosted by Alex Wirawan, ANZA Committee member.

Beijing newcomers and international friends are all welcome!

Date: Tuesday, 20th October 2009
Time: 10am - 12pm
Dress: Smart Casual
Location: Alex's Wirawan's House
Address: 117 Beijing Riviera, Shunyi
Alex's Tel: 1351 1033 229

No RSVP necessary.

ANZA's Welcome Back Champagne Morning Tea

Date: Friday, 4th September 2009
Location: 117 Beijing Riviera, Shunyi (Alex's Phone Number: 13511033229)

Join us for ANZA's September Morning Tea at ANZA Committee Members house, Alex Wirawan. Catch up with friends after the summer break, or come along if you've just arrived in Beijing. Everyone welcome! (No RSVP Necessary)

Summer Break

ANZA's Friday Night Drinks

Date: Friday, 12th June 2009
Time: From 6:00pm
Location: Zeta Bar @ The Hilton

Let your hair down on Friday 12th June at ANZA’s Friday Night Drinks. It’s a great way to kick-start your weekend. ANZA Members, friends and international guests are all welcome! No RSVP necessary.

ANZA's May Morning Tea

Date: Wednesday 6th May at 10am
Location: 117 Beijing Riviera
RSVP: Alex, 13511033229
(May's morning tea will be the perfect place to pay for your Great Wall Dinner tickets….
keep reading for ticket details!)

ANZA at the Expat Show

Visit the ANZA booth at the Expat Show at the China World Exhibition Centre this May!

Date: May 22-24
Location: China World Exhibition Centre (Guo Mao)

ANZA's Great Wall Dinner

Saturday, 30th May 2009

It’s that time of year again! ANZA’s Great Wall Dinner is almost here. This year it will be held on Saturday, 30th May. This much anticipated annual event is well known among Beijing’s Expat community as the event of the year! Bookings and tickets are NOT available just yet though. Fully paid 2009/10 ANZA members will have priority to tickets. (Please see below for more info).

Details

ANZA's Great Wall Dinner at Ju Yong Guan

Saturday, 30th May 2009
4.45pm – 11.30pm

All Inclusive : Transport, After hours entry to Wall, Buffet Dinner, Champagne, Red & White Wine, Beer, Soft Drinks & Dancing!

Tickets : Members 900 RMB, Non-Members 1100 RMB
Tickets will be on sale at 9am on Monday 4th May 2009.

April Morning Tea

Date: Wednesday 15th April at 10am
Location: 2803 Embassy House
RSVP: Joely on 1368 362 7967

ANZAC Eve Kooka Drinks Night

ANZA and AustCham invite you to join us this ANZAC Eve for drinks at the Marriott City Wall Hotel. Friday, 24th April 2009. Please see below for more details for the drink's night and ANZAC Day Dawn service.

ANZAC Day Dawn Service  

Where: New Zealand Embassy, 1 Ritan Dongerjie, Chaoyang, Beijing
When: Saturday, 25th April 2009
Time: The Service will start at 05:30. Gates open at 04:45. Please arrive no later than 05:15.
The gates will close at 05:25.

The Service will last approximately 30 minutes and will be followed by a traditional ‘Gunfire Breakfast’

Please register your attendance by COB 20 April 2009.

Registration:

Call:
New Zealand Embassy: Tel: 8532 7051
Australian Embassy: Tel: 5140 4111

Email:
anzacregistration@mft.net.nz

Visitors must bring photo identification and be aware that normal visitor entry and security requirements will apply.

ANZA Friday Night Drinks

Date: Friday, 13th March 2009
Location: Zeta Bar, The Hilton
Time: 6:30pm

Let your hair on Friday night at ANZA’s Friday Night Drinks at the Hilton’s Zeta Bar. It will be a great way to kick-start your weekend and to secure your ANZA membership for the coming year. ANZA Members, friends and international guests all welcome!

March Champagne Brunch

Date: Friday, 20th March
Time: 10am
Location: Yosemite Villa, Shunyi
Contact Geraldine for the address on 1391 002 7441

Come along to ANZA’s Champagne Brunch on Friday 20th March at the home of ANZA President, Geraldine Niven. The ANZA AGM will also take place, so if you’re thinking about joining the ANZA Committee at all, please come along. If joining the committee doesn’t take your fancy, still join us for the great company and of course the champagne!

ANZA Coffee Morning

Date: Wednesday, 18th February 2009
Time:10am
Location: Nicole Marzola's house, Dynasty Garden, Shunyi

This month’s coffee morning will be held at the home of Nicole Marzola and will feature Guest Speaker Leslie Simpson from the Charity Store.

Please RSVP to: anzabeijing@hotmail.com

ANZA Christmas Dinner at the Orchard

Date: Saturday, 6th December 2008
Time: 7pm to 12.30am
Location: The Orchard, Shunyi

Kick off the Christmas season on Saturday 6th December 2008 with your Australian, New Zealand and international friends at a traditional Christmas dinner at The Orchard!
From 7.00pm appetizers and drinks will be served in the courtyard, followed by a buffet with hot and cold dishes, local beer and imported wine. A selection of delicious desserts, tea and coffee will get you ready to dance the night away to a selection of great music provided by our very own DJ.

ANZA November Walkabout - Fashion Display at Embassy House

The November walkabout takes on a different feel as the weather gets colder!

Date: Wednesday, 26th November
Time: 10 am
Duration: Approx 2 hrs
Location: Embassy House Library
Address: 18 Dongzhimenwai Xiao Jie

With winter fast approaching and many new people in town, we are planning a mini expo
displaying the expertise of the leather lady, the knitting lady and a specially selected tailor. You will see samples of their work and have an opportunity to discuss with them any specific questions you may have. Some of you may be familiar with the type and quality of these products so this is your chance to see what they have to offer and what you can have made.

ANZA Coffee Morning

Date: Tuesday, 18th November 2008
Time: 10am
Location: Shunyi

ANZA member, Andrea Soares, will be displaying her 2009 Calendar and Cards and they will be available for purchase.

ANZA Melbourne Cup Charity Event

Date: Tuesday, 4th November 2008
Time: 10am - 3pm
Location: Hilton Hotel, Infiniti Ballroom

ANZA Coffee Morning

Date: Thursday, 9th October 2008
Time: 10am
Location: Shunyi

ANZA Coffee Morning

Date: Wednesday, 7th May 2008
Time: 10am
Location: Embassy House, Chaoyang District

ANZA Walkabout - LULICHANG

Date: Saturday, 17th May (Advertised as Sunday, 18th May in the April Newsletter. Please note the change of date to the 17th.)
Meeting Time: Meet at 9.45 for 10am departure
Meeting place: In front of the Laoshe Tea House, southwest of Tian'anmen Square
Duration: 2 hours

ANZA Great Wall Dinner

Date: Saturday, 31st May 2008
Location: Ju Yong Guan

We are now able to offer tickets to an experience not to be missed to a limited number of ANZA members and non members!

Event Details:

Date: Saturday 31st May 2008
Time: 4.45pm ‘till 11.30pm
Venue: Ju Yong Guan
Dress: Formal (Cocktail for the ladies and black-tie for men)
Cost: 900RMB Members, 950RMB Non members

ANZA Walkabout - The Hutongs @ Hou Hai

Date: Wednesday, 23rd April 2008
Meeting place: Outside main entrance of the Lama Temple.
Address: 12 Yonghegong Dajie
Meeting Time: Meet at 9.45am to leave for our walk at 10.00am sharp
Duration: Approx 2 hrs
Cost: 40RMB per adult payable at the walk.

Tony Chen will once again guide us through the Hutongs at Houhai.
We will start at the Lama Temple and wonder through Hutongs and back streets finishing on the Lake at Madam Song’s Residence.

ANZA Nashville Bar Drinks Night

Date: Saturday, 19th April 2008
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Nashville Bar, Haoyun Jie (Lucky Street), 29 Zaoying Lu (Up the road from the Goose and Duck) Chaoyang Distrcit. Ph. 5867 0298.
Cost: 50MB Per Person Payable at the door - includes finger good and discounted drinks.

ANZA Coffee Morning & AGM

Date: Thursday, 3rd April 2008
Time: 10am
Location: Le Leman Lake Villas, Shunyi

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones - come along to the next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Marie Bucher.

ANZAC Day Dawn Service 2008
Australian & New Zealand Embassy Event:

Where: Australian Embassy – 21 Dong Zhi Men Wai Dajie, Beijing
When: Friday, 25th April 2008, 5:30am

Gates open 4:45am. Please arrive no later than 5:15am (Embassy gates will close at 5:15am)
The service will be followed by at traditional ‘Gunfire Breakfast’.

Evening ANZAC Day event hosted by Austcham & ANZA
Austcham & ANZA Event:

Where: SONG BAR, at “The Place” - Basement level, No. 9 Guanghua Lu
Date: Friday 25th April
Time: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Type of event: Networking
Cost: 10 RMB for members & 40RMB for non-members.

Join us for ANZAC Day drinks at The Place. With Mini-Shanghai Pies and ice cold Coopers Beer on hand to help create a real ANZAC Spirit, we think it'll be a ripper of a way to commemorate ANZAC Day in Beijing and meet fellow Aussie's and Kiwi's. Play some 2-up too!

Raffle prizes on offer include a SmarTrans telelphone (worth 1000RMB) as well as Australian Food and Wine.

ANZA Trivia Night

Date: Saturday, 15th March
Time: 7pm
Location: Ganges Indian Restaurant
Hairun Int’l Apts, Shop #5 (near Jenny Lou near Lido Hotel) Ph: 5135 8353
Cost: RMB 200 per person all inclusive

Join us for an evening of food, drinks, trivia and fun at Ganges Indian restaurant, Lido area on the 15th March. Numbers are limited to approx 60 people. Come at 7pm and have a full Indian buffet, unlimited local beer, softdrinks and Australian wine and then be ready for the quiz at 8pm.

ANZA Committee Meeting

Date: Tuesday, 18th March
Time: 7pm
Location: Yosemite, Shunyi (Please check the ANZA March Newsletter for the address)

ANZA has a strong history of organizing fun events such as Family Days, Melbourne Cup luncheons, quizzes and coffee mornings. Most importantly we are a support for newcomers and provide a meeting place for foreigners in Beijing. If you are interested in joining the ANZA Committee join us at the home of Katie Gonzalez for our next committee meeting.

ANZA Coffee Morning
Date: Thursday, January 24th
Location: Yosemite, Shunyi

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones - come along to the next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Geraldine Niven.

Austcham's Australia Day Ball

‘Gold & Glamorous’ Australia Day Ball 2008

Date: January 26th
Place: China World Hotel
Time: 6.30pm

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANZA BEIJING IS NOT A SPONSOR OF THIS EVENT THE INFORMATION IS PURELY FOR THE BENEFIT OFANZA MEMBERS.

ANZA Christmas Dinner at The Orchard
Date: Saturday, 1st December 2007
Location: The Orchard Restaurant, Shunyi
Time: 7.00pm until 1am

Kick off the Christmas season on Saturday 1st December 2007 with your
Australian, New Zealand and international friends at a traditional Christmas
dinner at The Orchard!

ANZA Melbourne Cup Lunch

ANZA is proud to present this years Melbourne Cup Luncheon at the Hilton Hotel Beijing!

Date: Tuesday, 6th November
Time: 10am sharp (don't be late)
Where: Hilton Hotel
Dress: Dress for Race Day (we are celebrating the races, so lets get those hats out!)
Cost: 400 RMB per member, 440 RMB per non-member

Included - Champagne on arrival, wine, beer and soft drinks plus a full buffet lunch.
Door prizes, best dressed prizes, horse auction and of course sweeps tickets are limited!

ANZA November Walk About

Date: Saturday, 17th November
Destination: Dongjiaominxiang
Meeting Time: 10.15am
Departure: 10:30am Sharp
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Cost: 40RMB per adult

Our November walkabout is scheduled for those people who work and therefore cannot get to our walks during the week.

Tony Chen will guide us through the back streets of the Dongjiaominxiang area and the Underground City.

Dongjiaominxiang has the longest alleyways in Beijing and is the area where the former foreign embassies were located. Some of the historical buildings that we will visit are St Micheal’s church, this was built by the French Vincentians in 1902. The former French Embassy which is occupied by the top CCP leaders and the former city bank building which houses the modern Beijing Police Museum with an electronic shooting gallery on its top floor.

The Underground City was built by hand at the height of the Sino – Soviet rift between 1969 and 1979. The tunnels were equipped with weapons, hospitals and a large stock of water and food. Mao Zedong envisaged that the vast net work of bomb proof tunnels could provide shelter for 40 per cent of the capitals residence in case of a nuclear attack.

ANZA Coffee Morning
Date: Thursday, October 25th
Destination: Le Leman Lake Villas, Shunyi

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones - come along to the next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Marie Butcher.

ANZA Walk About
Date: Tuesday, 16th October
Destination: White Dagoba Temple in Baitasi

ANZA Great Wall Dinner

Location: Ju Yong Guan
Date: Saturday, 22nd September
Time: 5pm to 11.30pm
Dress: Formal ~ Black Tie for the men and Cocktail for the ladies.

Cost: 880RMB Members, 920 RMB Non members
All Inclusive – Champagne & Hors’doeuvres, Large Buffet Dinner, Dessert (including Tea and Coffee and Chocolates), Free flow Wine, Beer & Soft drinks,
Plus Transport & Entry to the Wall.

ANZA Liulichang Walkabout

Location: Liulichang
Date: Wednesday, 12th September (Note: has changed from the 13/9/07)
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm
Cost: 40 RMB
Meeting Place: In front of the Laoshe Tea House, southwest of Tian'anmen Square at 9.30am

The upcoming walkabout for September is Liulichang.

We will have a guided tour through this area of cultural significance. We will visit the oldest Chinese drug store (yes there will be deer horns, lizards and strange herbs aplenty). Also on the tour will be a fabric store and one of the narrowest hutongs in Beijing. It will be a very interesting tour made all the better with a professional guide, so come and join us on this walkabout.

ANZA Coffee Morning

Date: Wednesday, 19th September
Location: Sequoia Cafe, Sunlitun
Address: Bldg 15 Nan Sanlitun Lu (behind 3.3 off Sunlitun Bar St), Chaoyang District
Cost: 20RMB p/person

ANZA's End of Summer Drinks @ Palette Vino

Location: Palette Vino, Shunyi (behind Pinnacle Plaza)
Date: Saturday, 25th August
Time: 7pm Start
Cost: 160RMB per person
Cost Includes: Two glasses of our chosen wine and a scrumptious buffet BBQ dinner.

- Palette Vino's wide selection of wine, champagne, soft drink and beer are also available for purchase at bar prices.
- Lucky door prizes drawn on the night!

ANZA Coffee Morning

Location: Shunyi - Capital Paradise
Date: Wednesday, 22nd August
Time: 10am - 12pm

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones - come along to the next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Sue Grant.

Summer Break

ANZA Coffee Morning

Location: Le Leman Lake, Shunyi
Date: Thursday, 14th June
Time: 10am - 12pm

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones! Come along to our next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Sue Grant. Please RSVP and you will be sent Sue's address.

ANZA Tian Long Walkabout

Location: Meet on the front steps of Hong Qiao (Pearl Market)
Date: Wednesday, 6th June
Time: 10am sharp
Cost: Nil

Rachel Murphy, ANZA President, will be guiding us to a shopping district - Tian Long (close to Hong Qiao) to meet a Terracotta Warrior merchant. The Warriors come in all sizes (even life size!) at very reasonable prices. The walkabout will be followed by lunch at Lao Beijing (otherwise known as the Yelling Restaurant).

ANZA Coffee Morning
Location: Shunyi - Lane Bridge Villas (Opp WAB Intl School)
Date: Thursday, 17th May
Time: 10am - 12pm

Join us for our monthly coffee morning. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones - come along to the next monthly coffee morning which will be held at the home of Michelle Blue.

Annual ANZA Spring Garden Party & Poolside BBQ
Location: Sino-Swiss Hotel (Guodu Dafandian)
Date: Sunday, 27th May
Time: 11am - 3pm

The Annual ANZA Spring Garden Party & Poolside BBQ will be held on Sunday 27th May, 2007 at the Sino-Swiss Hotel. Outdoor garden setting at the hotel with a BBQ buffet lunch, salad bar, wine, beer, soft drinks and plenty of sweets & entertainment for the kids. A great day out for all & an opportunity to meet new friends.

ANZA Walkabout

Location: Houhai
Date: Wednesday, 18th April
Time: 10am

Explore the area around the Houhai district (Prince Gong’s Mansion area) for about 1 ½ hours on foot with an English speaking guide. We’ll meet at Starbucks for coffee at 10am and then head off on the walk at 11am sharp.

Meeting Place: Starbucks – Lotus Market entrance
Cost: RMB 30

ANZAC Day Dawn Service ~ hosted by the New Zealand Embassy
Location: New Zealand Embassy - No. 1 Ritan Dongerjie, Chaoyang District
Date: Wednesday, 25th April
Time: 05:30 - Gates open at 04:45.

The Service will be followed by a traditional ‘Gunfire Breakfast’

ANZA ANZAC Day Lunch
Location: The Olive - 17 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang
Date: Wednesday, 25th April
Time: 12 Noon
Cost: 100RMB

Join us at The Olive for a 3-course luncheon to commemorate ANZAC Day. Weather permitting we will be lunching on the Terrace.

Aust Cham's Australian Ball
Location: China World Hotel
Date: Saturday, 10th March

The Australian Ball is back for 2007 bigger and better than ever! Sashay, strut or snorkel your way down to China World for the Great Barrier Reef Ball - an evening of music, dancing and dining at the most spectacular social event of the year.

Cost: RMB 900
Link: www.austcham.org

ANZA AGM and Coffee Morning
Location: Home of Geraldine Niven - Yosemite
Date: Wednesday, 21st March
Time: 10am - 12pm

Following coffee, the Annual AGM will take place.

ANZA Coffee Morning
Location: Home of Marie Bucher - Leman Lake, Shunyi
Date: Friday, 26th January
Time: 10am