Swiss express 62

ISSUE Jan/ Feb/ March
2017
EXSPWREISSSSNo.62
SWISS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

SWISS PLUS
CHEESE
Carmen Trochsler
IN SOUTH shares important
AUSTRALIA information from a
Swiss in Australia
and where to get it summit Page 9
Page 4

50 Year
Celebration

Let's celebrate in style with a fasnacht party.
Page 11

SWISS EXPRESS

CONTENTS

JANUARY / FEBRUARY/ MARCH

11 2
50 Year Celebration: A Night to Remember President's Note

See details about our 50 Year fasnacht 3
celebration Events overview and key contacts

5
Swiss Cheese in SA
And where to get it

6
Travel spotlight
Hiking in Spain

8
Comics & Games Corner
Jokes and spot the difference

9
Swiss Abroad summit
Carmen Trochsler gives her thoughts

11
50 Year Fasnacht Celebration
All the details and what you need to do
to be there

12
Q4 2016 Event Photos
The first two events as a new committee

13
Migros Magazine Article
Young Swiss Women Abroad

16
2017 Events Calendar
Mark your diary

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President's Note
21

36

Contributors

Oceania Swiss Club Presidents' President Fabian Muller
Conference, Melbourne Vice President Sarah Hill
Melanie Muller
Dear Members, 4 8 Editor Sarah Hill
Isabelle Schnider
Working through the three year plan with Fin Year 2017 being about Deputy Editor Carmen Trochsler
stabilising, we have halted the decline in memberships and increased our Travel
membership levels with new members (including from Melbourne/Finland)
joining, as well as old members re-joining. Our financial position continues to Contributors
be healthy.
We would like to thank our valued sponsors
In October, I attended the Council of the Swiss Abroad Presidents' conference for their continued support. Melann's Fabric
which saw attendance of every single Swiss Club President across Australia & and Sewing Centre, Schweizer Kobras
New Zealand, as well as several presenters & delegates from Switzerland. Lawyers, Gunadoo Massage Studio. Micycle
This was a very informative event where we discussed Foreign Affairs, and Abolone.
Legislation that will impact all of us, concerns (AHV, Insurance, Bank
Accounts, Visas, Financial Information exchange between CH & AUS), and also Reading this and not a
workshopped the future of Swiss Club in Oceania – see Carmen’s article for member?
more info.
Join & support your
This conference occurs every two years and has allowed us to have a direct community for a small cost.
line of communication with Consul General, other Swiss Clubs across Aus/NZ, Contact our treasurer Corina
and the Council of the Swiss Abroad to further strengthen the Swiss Club of
South Australia, as well as share knowledge. for further details.

... continued on page 4 TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Send us an email at
[email protected]

Contact us at
0448 101 043 (Melanie Muller - editor)

Send us a note at
PO Box 770
North Adelaide
SA 5006

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Contacts Ev2e1 nts

President See more on page 16
Fabian Muller
[email protected] 36 Listen
m:0418 359 763 Up!
Vice President Swiss Corner
Sarah Hill Community Radio
[email protected]
m:04038 808 557 5EBI 103.1 fm
Secretary Radio
Edith Baker
[email protected] 6pm every every
m: 0412 837 098 h: 70709062 Saturday
Treasurer
Corina Schnider Monthly Meetings
[email protected]
m: 0432 987 427 Schwyzer
Web Manager Frauenchraenzli/Swiss Women’s
Melanie Muller meeting:
[email protected] 1st Monday of each month ,
m: 0448 101 043 Contact Rosemarie Copeland: 8336 5932,
Public Officer [email protected]
Sarah Hill
Newsletter editor: Hockete/Casual get-together:
Melanie Muller 3rd Friday of each month, 6.30pm
Committee members: onwards for a meal/chat @ The Austrian
Herbert Gall, Isabelle Schnider Club,11/17 Torrens Road, Ovingham
Honorary Auditor
Vacant Freitag Jass/Friday Cardgames:
Honorary Consul @ The Austrian Club after Hockete
Rene Pfister
h: 8271 8854

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... President note Fasnachtschüechli
continued
21

The Kuitpo Forest Wuerstli Broetle (Sausage Grilling) event was so 36
much fun – I was extremely surprised at the huge turn out despite
the poor weather, although I did know Swiss were mightily hearty. 4 portions
We grilled over a roaring fire, ate sausages with traditional Swiss
bread, did sack races, tug of war, played with dogs from the Ingredients
Bernese Mountain Dog Club, ate Schlangabrot, cakes, and drank 50 g whole egg
wine. 10 g cream
10 g sugar
The Morialta Samichalus Christmas brunch also saw a great turn 1 pinch of salt
out from Swiss of all ages to see Samichalus – this year also 140 g baking flour
Schmutzli... The brunch was amazing: Cheese, Zopf, Peanuts, 10 g butter in small pieces
Walnuts, Cakes, Pasteries, Biscuits, Alphorn, the whole works, icing sugar for sprinkling
everyone made so much effort. Vegetable oil for frying

Continuing on with the mantra of less is more, we are aiming to Method
continue to do have the key events but striving to increase the Mix all ingredients in a bowl and knead the dough
attendance at each event. on your work surface until it is silky smooth.

Over the next several months we are planning the following that Give the dough some rest, in the refrigerator,
we hope to see you and your friends at: packaged for about 2 hours. After the rest, cut the
dough in nut size balls and roll out as thin as
50 Years, A Fasnacht Celebration to remember possible. Put on a flour dusted towel to let the thin
Fondue Night, A cheesy event slices dry.
1st August, Swiss National Day
Heat oil to 170 ° degrees. Try to push it slightly
The feedback has been great so far as to how we as a club are under the surface of the oil, so that it gets the
performing - as all ways, feel free to contact me with any sweeping shape. Fry until golden. Put on a kitchen
suggestions/recommendations/feedback. paper and sprinkle with plenty of icing sugar.

Thanks for your support, encouragement, excitement and positive Recipe credit
energy. https://rwarna.com/2014/02/12/fasnachtschuechli
-ohne-maskerade/
FABIAN MULLER
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President of Swiss
Club of SA

SWISS EXPRESS FEATURE

DID YOU SAY CHEESE?

Get the low down on the best Swiss Cheese you
can get in Adelaide

by Melanie Muller

The Smelly Cheese
Shop at the Adelaide
Central Market

Remember the days, the days Smelly Cheese and Mercarto
when getting legitimate rare Swiss Say Cheese in the
Cheese in Australia was one of the Adelaide Central A modern Italian Eatery Mercarto
biggest challenges of your life. Markets stocks all your favourites, Gruyere is a
Unless you had an importer best great go to and they even have a few
friend, worked in a restaurant or With the Smelliest cheeses you can find in Swiss Wines in stock for paring.
convinced your Swiss relatives to Adelaide, Smelly Cheese has a wide
smuggle some in their suitcases it variety of Swiss Cheese. One to try is the Where: 625-627 Lower N E Rd,
was near to impossible. Now I'm Tete de moine, featured below, they also Campbelltown SA 5074
not talking about your Australian sell the special board to create ribbons of For open hours
version of "Swiss Cheese" found delicious cheese mouthful. see https://www.mercato.com.au/
with typical 'Swiss' holes but has They also do cheese tasting classes
the texture of rubber . I'm talking including a wide variety of international
about your Appenzeller, your cheeses.
Emmentaler and your Raclette
Cheese. These days transition to Where: Adelaide Central Market, 44
Australian life has become just Gouger St, Adelaide SA 5000
that bit easier with some great For open hours see
Cheese mongers embracing the https://smellycheese.com.au/
Famous and Tasty Swiss Varieties
of Cheese.

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A HIKING ADVENTURE IN SPAIN

PICOS DE
EUROPA 

By Isabelle Schnider

Fancy yourself as a bit of a The most popular and family
friendly route in the national park
‘bergsteiger’? Thinking of a is the Ruta del Cares. This is a
hike that begins in the town of
holiday that will challenge you? Poncebos and ends in Cain de
Want something that will remind Valdeon. There is also potential to
you of the Swiss Alps? hike from Cain de Valdeon all the
Picos de Europa is a national park way to Posada de Valdeon, as we
located 20km from the northern did, but allow a full day for this
coast of Spain. It is a logistical (11 hours walking).
nightmare to get to especially if
like me, you have little Spanish The Ruta del Cares is a mountain
trail that follows an icy blue river
knowledge beyond “una cervesa along the valley. For the majority
mas por favor”, but it is well worth of the trek you are hundreds of
meters above the water and are
the effort. It is a mountain range following a path cut into the rock
surrounded by the most vibrant face. It is a narrow path but is not
and lush greenery, with too steep. You will also have to
wildflowers everywhere. There are cross bridges with huge drops
mountain goats, cows and horses below them and cut under
roaming free and the region is waterfalls. This is all worth it
famous for its cheese and local because the views are
meats. unbelievable. The landscape is a
beautiful mix of green pastures
I travelled there in June, just and the pink, grey rock that makes
before the main European tourist up the mountains. You will find
season hit and also before all of mountain goats lazily chewing as
the winter weather had cleared. In they watch you scramble past. You
hindsight it may be better to go will see wild flowers and ruins of
from July onwards, as we old shepherds huts. And like me,
encountered snow and rain for a you will not want the trip to end.
portion of the travels.

In Picos de Europa there are a
range of trails to suit all types of
traveller, from families to the most
hardened of rock climbers.

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If you have an experience or story My top three recommendations are:
you would like to share with us in
the Swiss Express, submissions Bring a camera, you’ll want evidence
can be made to the editor Melanie
at [email protected] that you discovered such a beautiful
corner of the world.

Bring snacks, the locals all make
Quesos de Asturias, D.O.P cheeses
made from cows and goats milk that is
aged in caves in the mountains.

Invest in proper hiking shoes, it is all
rough terrain, especially on other tracks,
and not having sore feet means
everything after a full day of walking.

If I have persuaded anyone to want to
travel to Picos de Europa please feel
free to get in touch. It is hard to plan but
definitely worth every second.

My email is
[email protected]

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EVERY EDITION

SPIEL ZEIT

You gotta
be Joking!

Q: How do you make a
Swiss cross?

A: stomp on his foot.

dSipffoetrtehnece

GAME & JOKE SECTION SWISS EXPRESS | 8

FEATURE

Held in Melbourne the Oceania
Swiss Club Presidents' Conference

INFORMATION:
COUNCIL OF SWISS ABROAD

The Australian and New Zealand Helpline EDA for Swiss Abroad
members of the Council of the Swiss The EDA Helpline is a service proPvAPiOIdNeSTdTIMNbGOy.tDShEteeRllNa
Abroad organised a forum in October for Federal Department of ForeiganlteArfnfaitreslytopaSiwntisssin
leaders of the Swiss community groups
and associations. Every Swiss club in Abroad. oil and watercolor
Australia, four from New Zealand, as well
as many other groups followed the Benefit: Staff in Bern can be contacted 365 days
invitation. A summary of the conference
can be found on the website of the CSA a year, 24/7 via email, phone or skype. Services
Oceania
include advice relating emigration and consular
I would like to highlight the following
topics mentioned at the conference: services.

Revised Swiss Citizenship Act Contact details: Phone: +41 800 24-7-365 or +41
Were you born abroad to a Swiss parent
but never registered with the Swiss 58 465 33 33 / Email: [email protected] For
Authorities? Or married to a Swiss and
want to become Swiss as well? Consul more information click here.
General in Sydney, Ernst Steinmann,
recommends to take action now before New online desk eVERA for consular Automatic tax data collection
the new Citizenship act enters into force services Australia and Switzerland have signed a revised
on 1.1.2018. The process may become The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs tax treaty. The agreement includes the automatic
more difficult afterwards. For any introduced a new virtual desk to access exchange of information. The revised treaty enters
questions contact the Consulate General consular services online in October. in force on 1.1.2017, data will be collected in both
in Sydney. Benefit: You can view online personal data countries from 2017 and then exchanged from
about you held by the consulate general. 2018. For more information click here.
Changes of civil status, changes of address,
etc. can be notified online. For more If you have any questions, please don’t
information and registration click here. hesitate to contact myself or Swiss Club
president Fabian Muller.

Carmen Trochsler, Australian Delegate of the
Council of the Swiss Abroad ctrochsler@csa-
oceania.org

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ExtensiontoRegisterforaSwissPassport inAdelaide

A reminder that the Consulate General of Switzerland will operate a mobile passport station in Adelaide next
month.

Date: Friday 10 and Saturday 11 February 2017
Location: 11-17 Torrens Road, Ovingham 5082

During the visit your photo, fingerprints and signatures will be collected.

Full details can be found here: Please ensure you
https://www.csa-oceania.org/2016/12/06/mobile-passport-station-in-adelaide/ register and pay

Contact the the Swiss Consulate for booking enquiries 02 8383 400 online
before Wednesday
25th January 2017

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50 YEAR
ANNIVERSARY
"FASNACHT"
CELEBRATION

SAVE THE DATE

Saturday 6 May 7pm Celebrations will be held at Carclew House in
North Adelaide.

Play the We listened and we've planned an unforgettable
part, wear a evening to celebrate the Swiss Club of South
Australia's 50th Anniversary. Fasnacht (Swiss
fasnacht Carnevale) is a celebration many members recall
mask with happy and colourful memories.

What's your story? More details and a formal invitation will be sent
Tell us when you arrived in Australia, to all Swiss South Australian's. Make sure your
what brought you here, some early address details are up to date with the Consulate
memories of the club and photos you General in Sydney [email protected]

want to share. "AN ENCHANTING EVENING WITH
MUSIC, SWISS FOOD, MASKS,
MEMORIES AND FUN"

To celebrate the occasion we're creating
something truly special.

A keepsake book of stories and photos that have
shaped the club over the 50 years.

The book will contain pictures, stories and
memories from members past and present.

We need your help to compile the book. Please
send pictures and stories to Sarah Hill
[email protected] or 5 Bundey Street
Magill 5072.

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Events from EVENTS
Oct/Nov/Dec 2016

Some highlights from our recents events of Wuerstli Broetle and
Christmas Breakfast. We would like to thank all that attended and
contributed to making the events successful.

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«DER KLUB IST DIE ZWEITE
HEIMAT»

Engagierte
Auslandschweizerinnen

Die Auslandschweizer-Organisation, die vor hundert
Jahren gegründet wurde, hat Nachwuchssorgen: Nur
noch drei Prozent der rund 760 000 Schweizer im
Ausland engagieren sich in Vereinen. Junge
Auslandschweizerinnen wollen das nun ändern.

Überaltert, zu klein, zu unattraktiv: Jugendgruppen, die eng mit den Name: Sarah Hill-Müller (31)
Schweizer Vereine im Ausland haben traditionellen Schweizer Vereinen
nicht das beste Image. Viele von ihnen zusammenarbeiten. «Italien ist punkto Wohnort: Adelaide
haben mit Nachwuchssorgen zu Jugendförderung ein Vorzeigebeispiel.
kämpfen. Remo Gysin (71), Präsident der Die Vereine in anderen Ländern sollten Verein: Swiss Club Adelaide
Auslandschweizer-Organisation (ASO), es ihnen gleichtun. »
fordert deshalb eine Öffnung und «Ich war vier Jahre alt, als meine Eltern
Erneuerung der weltweiten Schweizer 2015 wurde das sogenannte beschlossen, nach Australien
Klubs: «Wir müssen uns mehr Gehör Auslandschweizer-Jugendparlament ins auszuwandern. Wir wohnten damals in
verschaffen und Jugendliche stärker Leben gerufen. Es ist kein typisches Unterstammheim ZH. Eine Tischlerei hatte
ansprechen. So wird es uns gelingen, die Parlament, sondern ein Netzwerk, das meinem Vater einen Job in Adelaide
Zukunft der Vereine und der ASO zu sich als politisch neutrale Plattform für angeboten.
sichern.» alle Schweizer Jugendlichen, die im Als ich ein kleines Mädchen war, nahmen
Ausland leben, versteht. «Das mich meine Eltern zu den Veranstaltungen
Mehr Gewicht in Bern Jugendparlament gibt jungen des Swiss Club mit. Das sind schöne
Das Problem: Nur rund drei Prozent der Auslandschweizern die Möglichkeit, mit Erinnerungen. Der Klub ist für uns zu einer
über 762 000 Auslandschweizerinnen Gleichaltrigen aus der ganzen Welt zweiten Familie geworden, eine Schweizer
und Auslandschweizer sind Mitglied in über politische Themen zu diskutieren, Oase fernab der Heimat.
einem Schweizer Verein. Aus ihren die die Schweiz betreffen», sagt Remo Leider stand der Klub 2015 vor der
Reihen wurden bisher die Mitglieder des Gysin. Schliessung. Der Verein war einfach nicht
Auslandschweizerrats (ASR) gewählt. Der mehr zeitgemäss, er brauchte frisches
ASR wird auch als «Parlament der Die Facebook-Gruppe «Youth Blut. Mein Bruder und ich haben uns
Fünften Schweiz» bezeichnet und gilt als Parliament Of The Swiss Abroad», die deshalb gesagt, wir müssen etwas tun,
Sprachrohr der Auslandschweizer. rund 550 Mitglieder zählt, ist derzeit damit diese schöne Tradition nicht
das wichtigste Forum, in dem sich die verloren geht. Seit August bin ich
Im August hat der ASR nun den Weg engagierten Jugendlichen austauschen Vizepräsidentin, mein Bruder Fabian (29)
freigemacht für eine Wahl, an der sich können. Ab der neuen Wahlperiode ist Präsident.
alle Auslandschweizer beteiligen 2017/2021 werden im 140-köpfigen Ich kümmere mich vor allem um die
können. «Die Verbreiterung der Auslandschweizerrat drei Jugend- liche interne und externe Kommunikation
Wählerbasis wird die ASO vertreten sein. sowie um die Organisation von
demokratischer machen», sagt Gysin. Veranstaltungen. Im November führten
«Sie wird deutlich an Legitimation und Die Frauen übernehmen wir einen Brätliplausch durch, der auf ein
Akzeptanz gewinnen. Das ist wichtig, um «Wir müssen den Nachwuchs fördern grosses Echo stiess. Im Dezember
auch in Zukunft in Bern gehört zu und sichern», sagt Gysin. Auch wenn organisieren wir einen weihnachtlichen
werden», so der frühere Basler SP- sich das Bild von Altherrenklubs «Buurezmorge» im Park unter
Regierungs- und Nationalrat. vielerorts verfestigt hat: Es gibt sie, die Eukalyptusbäumen. Auch der
jungen Schweizerinnen, die sich im Fondueplausch kommt bei unseren
Mit dieser Massnahme allein ist es Ausland für ihre Landsleute einsetzen, Mitgliedern immer gut an.
jedoch nicht getan. Gysin will deshalb innerhalb und ausserhalb der Wir sind ein junges Team und verstehen
sein Augenmerk auf die traditionellen Vereine. Vier engagierte uns prächtig. Fünf von sieben
Nachwuchsförderung richten. In Italien Frauen mit Schweizer Pass aus drei Vorstandsmitgliedern sind Anfang 30 oder
bestehen rund 60 Schweizer Kontinenten zeigen, wie das geht. jünger. Um News, Einladungen und
andere Informationen zu verbreiten,
>>Original Article sourced Migro Switzerland 2016 nutzen wir den Facebook Messenger.
https://www.migrosmagazin.ch/menschen/portraet/artikel/ Ausserdem haben wir die Website neu
engagierte-auslandschweizerinnen gestaltet und verschicken regelmässig
einen elektronischen Newsletter. Darin
berichten wir nicht nur über
Vereinsaktivitäten, sondern auch über
politische Themen. SWISS EXPRESS | 13

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2017 Calendar

26 January 10­11 February
Australia Day Swiss Passport Machine 
23 February
17 February Germain Sisters Perform at the Fringe
Fringe Festival Starts
Read our newsletter and social media for further events
13 March
Adelaide Cup

14­17 April
Easter `Friday­ Monday

25 April 6 May
ANZAC day 50 Year Celebration: Fasnacht Night

14 May 3 June 
Mother's day Fondue: A Cheesy Night

12 June 5 August
Queens Birthday 1st August Bonfire: Swiss National Day

9 September 22 September
Father's Day Annual General Meeting + Dinner

2 October 29 October
Labour Day Sausage in the forest: Wuerstil Broetle 

26 December  2 December 
Proclamation Day Christmas baking: cookies galore

25 December 10 December
Christmas Day Christmas Brunch: Amongst the trees

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