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Feature:
Australian musicians in Austria:
Interviews with Anthony Hill and
Matt Burke: pages 5 to 7
Review:
Vienna Art & Design Exhibition,
Levoca Festival, Goldsworthy
Public Reading: pages 9 to 11
Events and Links:
Australia-related Events in
Austria and the Region:
pages 12 to 17
G
lenn Murcutt is one of Australias
most renowned architects inter-
nationally. He won the prestigious
Pritzker prize in 2002 and is one of six
founding members of the Architecture
Foundation Australia. The Architek-
turzentrum Wien will be presenting an
exhibition of Murcutts work - Architec-
ture for Place in Viennas 7th district
from 9 November to 13 February 2012.
Australian architect, Peter Stutchbury,
Glenns friend and follower, will be giving
a presentation at the Architekturzentrum
on 18 November.
Touch the earth lightly has been Glenns
guiding slogan ever since he learned of this
famous Aboriginal saying from his friend Bri-
an Klopper, a fellow Australian architect. Long
before issues of environmental sustainabil-
ity gained the worlds attention, Glenn paid
close attention to environmental issues in his
designs. His projects ft into the Australian
landscape and take account of Australias dif-
ferent climatic conditions. Before he starts a
new project, Glenn always frst identifes wind
direction, water movement, temperature and
light surroundings. All these elements play an
important role in the architects design and
allow him to design his buildings without air
conditioning. Even though Glenn works as
a sole practitioner and does not run a large
frm or work outside of Australia, his work has
been highly infuential all over the globe. The
exhibition at the Architekturzentrum Wien,
which is based on a concept by the Architec-
ture Foundation Australia, will focus on Glenns
private housing projects. There will be large
scale plans, sketches and photographs of his
work taken by photographer Anthony Browell
on display, as well as a video on Glenn Murcutt
showing how he works.
For further information and an interview with
Glenn Murcutt, please refer to pages 2 to 4.
Glenn Murcutt
Exhibition: Architecture for Place
Page 2
Interview Glenn Murcutt
Mr Murcutt, you emphasised the impor-
tance of environmental sustainability
years before it turned into a global trend.
Can you please tell us about your archi-
tectural philosophy and how you try to
take local climatic conditions into ac-
count?
Ive been work-
ing on environ-
mental issues
since I started to
practice. For my
very frst job, I
was looking for
orientation, for
ventilation, no air
conditioning. I
always looked at
prospect and ref-
uge, and the inte-
gration between
the space with
the environment.
Ive been working
on those themes
for forty years in
my practice.
Architecture has
to come through
as a consequence
of many other is-
sues, brought to-
gether. We can
sit down and do a
fancy building and
lots of fancy build-
ings have been
done, they abso-
lutely rely on air
conditioning, they
rely on heating
and cooling and
huge consump-
tion of energy.
My work doesnt
have anything to do with that, Ive got to
minimise the energy, Ive got to minimise
the consumption, Ive got to respond to
the local climate. Go to the tropics and
you will see all my buildings are off the
ground, if you go to a hot arid area they
get closer and closer to the ground. For
example, my wife and I have been do-
ing a building which is almost entirely un-
derground - the Australian Opal Centre
- because it gets too hot in summer and
too cold in winter, it goes from 48C in
summer and it goes to -10 C in winter.
And when you are in that sort of environ-
ment the ground
is 21 during the
year and after be-
low two metres
under the ground
you use the ther-
mal mass of the
ground as an as-
set.
Can you elaborate
on the importance
of nature for your
work?
I grew up in Syd-
ney about seven
kilometres north
of the city. The
landscape was
typical of the
coastal Sydney
sandstone ba-
sin with its abun-
dance of euca-
lyptus and other
remarkable native
Australian plants.
In this environ-
ment, I learned
about the propa-
gation of the fora.
I learned about
which plants grew
where, and which
drew the superb
native birds, in-
sects and animals.
I learned about
how a particular
species of plants
grew differently, very differently, from the
lowlands where the water table was high-
er, where the wind pressures were less,
where the nutrients were greater from
the very same type of plant at the top of
a hill which was shaped by wind shear,
First image: Portrait of Glenn Murcutt in his Atelier in Mosman,
Sydney Anthony Browell
Second image: Walsh House, Kangaroo Valley, NSW, 2001-2005
Anthony Browell
Third image: Marika-Alderton House, Eastern Arnhem Land, North-
ern Territory, 1991-1994 Glenn Murcutt
less moisture and few nutrients. This was
about place, and was, for me, extremely
important. I learned about the strength,
the delicacy, and the transparency of
much of the Australian landscapes, where
the clarity of the light level separates the
elements compared to much of Europe
where the light level
serves to connect
those elements in
the landscape. This
gave me a clearer
understanding of
the legibility of ele-
ments, of structure
and delicacy within
the Australian land-
scape which has in-
formed my work.
When I entered the
University of Tech-
nology in 1956, I
undertook a part-
time course in ar-
chitecture. I was
fortunate enough to
have had a teacher
by the name of Noel
Bazeley, who taught
building construc-
tion. He was largely dismissed by most
students, but whilst the other groups
studied the construction of footings and
foundations, foors, walls, ceiling joists
and roofs for the whole year of three
terms, Bazeley gave us the subject con-
tinuity in nature. What a wonderful sub-
ject, continuity in nature, discussed for a
full term. Having understood the impor-
tance of continuity in nature, the second
term was devoted to the understanding
of continuity in nature related to the built
environment. For term three, we studied
foundations, foors, walls and so on. What
a wonderful start for a young architect
and for me particularly. This was an ex-
traordinary teaching for a man in 1956.
What signifcance does Aboriginal culture
have for you?
The Aboriginal culture changes those of
us who are listening. I was raised by black
people in Papua New Guinea and I had a
very easy relationship with them. It is
very important to have a connection with
and learn from Aboriginal people. For ex-
ample, they taught me about building
on access. If you look at classical public
buildings around the world, they are sym-
metrical with a window here and a window
there, with a central
door. Aboriginal cul-
ture taught me to
enter the house on
the edge, never in
the middle, you can
see this in the Simp-
son-Lee House.
Can you tell us some-
thing about the Mari-
ka-Alderton House,
which you designed
for an Aboriginal art-
ist and which adapts
to the tropical cli-
mate of the Northern
Territory. Is this an-
other good example
of bridging the cul-
tures?
It is just a house the
way it is, it is just de-
signed for Aboriginal
people. Theyve got privacy when they
sleep, the parents stay at the western
end, the children always on the east of
the parents, the children stay on the east
because east is the beginning of the day,
its the future, the west is the end of the
day, so its the past, the parents are part
of the past, the children are part of the fu-
ture. Every time you look at out the win-
dow, youre looking at the view, so you
can see whos coming, whos going. Its a
very Aboriginal house in the tropics.
You have always persisted in working on
your own, without the support of an offce
or secretary. Why?
I work alone because I love silence, time
to think and discard work less than I
know is worthy of architecture. By work-
ing alone, I freed myself of the pressures
of responsibility towards staff. I am able
to travel and conduct design studios in
many universities internationally where
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Image above: Simpson-Lee House, Mount Wilson, NSW,
1988-1993 Anthony Browell
Image on frst page: Magney House, Bingie Point, NSW,
I am able to teach and con-
vey ideals and attitudes to
students. They are the ar-
chitects of the future. Yet
when a project warrants it,
I work in collaboration with
those architects for whom I
have great respect. That is
the way Im able to expand
my practice. The work I can-
not do, I send to young, very
fne architects I have taught,
so that they are able to set
up their own practices.
I have not wanted to undertake large scale
work because I know that I require a lot
of variation in stimulating my energies.
I tire of working on one project for too
long, and larger projects mean years. To
work on many smaller projects involves
many clients. This provides the opportu-
nity for much experimentation and hence
stimulation for me, and yet I am aware
that there are offces like Renzo Pianos
and Frank Gehrys where they do achieve
much of what I expect, but at large scale.
Has taking on a project in Europe ever
been an option for you?
To take on work outside Australia would
mean that I would have to take on staff.
As a sole operator, it would be impossible
for me to work overseas and in Australia
at the same time because I would lose
my practice in Australia. Australia offers
me hugely diverse landscapes and ranges
of climates. Being the size of the USA, or
extending from the west coast of Spain
to Israel, and North Africa to the Arctic
Circle, you can imagine the potential. Add
to that, coastal, inland and altitude, the
possibilities are enormous. Ironically, by
understanding my imposed limitations, I
found that opportunities increased. Work-
ing with students and academics is enor-
mously rewarding. Ive established won-
derful friendships with staff and students
which satiates my somewhat nomadic
spirit.
Interview courtesy of the Architecture Foundation Australia,
edited from an interview by Simone Corda with Glenn Murcutt
in Australia for AREA Magazine, Milan, in 2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY PROGRAM
Peter Stutchbury
Tracing Pathways
On 18 November, Australian
architect Peter Stutchbury
will be giving a special lec-
ture entitled Tracing Path-
ways. Together with Murcutt
he is one of the six founding
members of the Architecture
Foundation Australia. Since
1981 Stutchbury has been
active as a professor of archi-
tecture and design at various universities
worldwide. He sees buildings as rooms
of education the bridge between walk-
ing in the bush and wandering through
the mind. After the presentation he will
sign books. Following research in Austra-
lia, Africa and Asia, Stutchbury is now fo-
cussing on engaging with the Indigenous
population. In his talk, Peter will be pre-
senting an understanding of architecture
that harmonises building and the natural
environment.
The exhibition Architecture for Place
will travel on to Slovenia in 2012. It will
be on display at the Museum of Architec-
ture in Ljubljana from March to June next
year. There will be more information on
the exhibition in Ljubljana closer to the
date.
Info Box
ARCHITECTURE FOR PLACE
10 November 2011 - 13 February 2012
Opening Hours: daily 10am-7pm
Opening of Exhibition:
9 November 2011 at 7:00 pm
18 November - Peter Stutchbury Lecture at 7:00 pm
Architekturzentrum Wien - Old hall
Museumsplatz 1
1070 Vienna
Ph: +43 (1) 522 31 15
E-mail: offce@azw.at
www.azw.at
An exhibition by the Architecture Foundation Australia
in collaboration with the Architekturzentrum Wien.
Curator: Lindsay Johnston, Architecture Foundation
Australia; Consultants: Richard Leplastrier and Peter
Stutchbury; Project coordination AzW: Katharina Ritter
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A
ustria is fertile ground for making
music: In this months feature on
Australian artists living and working
in Austria, we are focusing on two musi-
cians from different musical backgrounds
based in Salzburg, namely Anthony Hill
and Matt Burke. Both have just released
new albums and been on the scene for
several years. We wanted to know more
about their music, how Anthony and Matt
ended up living in Austria, and what they
miss most about Australia
Anthony Hill is
the singer and
guitarist of the
talisman collec-
tion, an Aus-
tralian/Austrian
acoustic rock
band located in
Salzburg. He has
been living in
Austria for nine
years. Draw-
ing from a wide
range of musi-
cal styles, the
talisman collec-
tion combines
powerful and
dynamic musi-
cal textures with
gentle and soothing
acoustic elements.
Anthony, please tell us about your band the
talisman collection - what sort of music are
you playing and what can listeners expect?
the talisman collection consists of myself on
acoustic guitar and vocals, David Binderberger
on electric and acoustic guitar, Lukas Pam-
minger on bass guitar and Klaus Brennsteiner
on drums. We have been playing together for
about two years now, developing our sound
together and writing new material all the time.
You could say we are an acoustic jam band
playing melodic and dynamic rock. Our aim is
to take listeners on a journey with us in our
music and to feel the dynamics that we feel
when were playing our music live with one an-
other.
How long have you been in Austria and what
brought you to Austrias alpine regions in the
frst place?
I have been in Austria since about 2002, origi-
nally as part of a European backpacking trip
and obviously ended up staying a little longer
than expected. I was travelling with my Irish
wife Caitriona (who was then my girlfriend) af-
ter living for a year in Ireland. We came to
Salzburg and fell in love with the place. It has
become our home. We started our family here
last year (our daughter Mara is one year old),
and my wife
started a suc-
cessful busi-
ness here three
years ago - The
Nail Bar (www.
thenailbar.at).
I have been
working as an
aircraft me-
chanic for The
Flying Bulls
for most of my
time here, and
I still am, as
well as enjoy-
ing playing a lot
of music in nu-
merous groups
including The
Outlaws (an
acoustic covers duo
with my brother-in-
law) and of course the talisman collection.
Where in Australia are you coming from?
I come from Newcastle, on the east coast
about two hours by car north of Sydney. Its
a wonderful city with beautiful beaches and a
fantastic wine region, The Hunter Valley, right
nearby.
Two questions we like to ask our interviewees
is what you like most about Austria and, at the
same time, what you miss most about Austra-
lia?
What I like most about Austria is the quality
of life, the cleanliness and the fresh mountain
air. And my wife and I have now discovered
its a great place to have a family, with sec-
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The Sound of Music
Australian musicians in Austria: Anthony Hill and Matt Burke
Picture left: Anthony Hill; Picture right: Matt Burke
ond-to-none medical care and a society which
places a real emphasis on the importance of
the family unit. I miss my family most without
a doubt, when I think of Australia, which inci-
dentally I do still call home also. Of course I
miss the beaches too, especially in the middle
of winter here when I hear stories from my
brothers and mates about days on the beach,
camping and surfng etc.
Let us talk about your CD. Where did you re-
cord and how long did it take you to write the
songs for the album?
We recorded our album Along The Way in a
studio in Schwarzach in
Austria. It took us four
long days and nights
(about 16 hours each
day!) to record the ma-
terial and then the mix-
ing and mastering pro-
cess took a couple of
months after that to get
everything exactly how
we wanted it to sound.
The songs were written
for that album over the
six to eight month pe-
riod before recording,
and even right up until
one week before going
into the studio we were still working on new
stuff which ended up on the album.
What is your (musical) background and who
are your infuences?
I started playing classical guitar when I was
11 years old and eventually moved onto steel-
string acoustic guitar at about 15 years of
age. I started writing music with vocal parts at
about 16 or 17 years old and played in various
bands in Newcastle, playing small gigs at pubs
and clubs around my hometown. I carried on
playing and writing for the next number of
years including when I got to Austria. I even-
tually recorded my frst CD, a solo acoustic al-
bum called Long Time Coming, in 2007. This
opened up many doors for me here in Aus-
tria including getting the chance to play sup-
port for one of Australia/NZs most successful
bands, Crowded House, in 2008. After meet-
ing the guys who ended up forming the tal-
isman collection with me in early 2009, we
have kept ourselves busy writing and play-
ing regular gigs wherever and whenever we
can. Since the release of our frst album we
have also recently released an Acoustic Ses-
sion EP (with fve Songs on it) and flmed and
recorded a live concert which is currently in
post-production to be released as a live DVD/
CD package.
My band and I draw on infuences from a wide
range of styles including Folk, Roots, Jazz,
Hip-Hop, Funk, Rock.... the list goes on. Some
bands and musicians I personally draw a huge
amount of inspiration from are the Dave Mat-
thews Band, Ben Harper, G. Love and Special
Sauce, and of course great Australian groups
like Powderfnger and Cold Chisel.
Where can people see you performing live?
We have just fnished
a run of summer gigs
where we played every-
thing from terraces of
youth hostels and pri-
vate functions to bigger
concert halls and a few
weeks ago the amazing
Hangar 7 in Salzburg.
In the coming months
we will continue to play
regularly around the
Salzburg area and also
further afeld. In Janu-
ary 2012, we will once
again play our Austra-
lia Day concert at the
Rockhouse in Salzburg.
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LINKS
The best way to keep up to date on what
the band is doing and on upcoming gigs is
to follow them on
www.facebook.com/thetalismancollection
New EP Acoustic Session
the talisman collection & Christian Streili; www.lenswork.at
Matt Burke
Singer/Songwriter Matt Burke
has just released his third CD
Let Me Out! featuring 11 new
songs. Let Me Out! takes
the listener on a rich and var-
ied musical journey, featuring
Cello and Saxophone parts, as
well as funky elements that
add diversity and character to
the catchy acoustic tunes.
Matt, please tell us about your
new album?
The listener can be guaranteed
an authentic journey through
the highest highs and deepest
lows of a confused existence
desperately searching for
sense. The scene is set when
I was frst locked in a mental institution, not
far from where I grew up. Let Me Out! - a
desperate cry for help! The music of Let Me
Out! is rockier than my earlier works, with
more drive, particularly in the intense vocals.
Delicate passages with Cello and Saxophone
smooth out the rock ballads. Funk and groove
add diversity and character to this primarily
acoustic collection.
Where did you record and how long did it take
you to write the songs for the new album?
Many of these songs were written inside a
mental institution in Sydney. In fact, there was
a period of weeks where I composed almost
continually and I only slept two or three hours
per day! I reworked these songs at the begin-
ning of spring this year. This is notoriously for
me, a time of high creativity and motivation.
What is your musical background and who are
your infuences?
I found my passion for singing at a very early
age as I wore out Beatles cassettes and 45
records from a variety of 60s and 70s stars. I
learnt keyboard, drums, saxophone and fnally
guitar during high school years. I elected to
study extra music in high school but my uni-
versity studies were in mathematics and com-
puting. Infuences: predominantly Australian
80s rock - The Angels, INXS, Dragon, Paul
Kelly, Jimmy Barnes, Hunters & Collectors,
Crowded House. More recently: Powder Finger,
Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and Linkin Park.
Where in Australia are you from?
I grew up in Northmead outside of Parramatta
in Sydney.
And how did you end up living
in Austria?
After 8 months backpacking
most countries in Europe I
landed in the ski resort of Saal-
bach Hinterglemm and I was
determined to spend the rest
of the winter there. I extended
my trip by 6 months as I fell
in love with the Pinzgau Re-
gion, its people, environment
and all its untold adventures.
I travelled back and forth over
many years. Since 2005 I have
been living fx in Pinzgau with
my wife Silvia, from Salzburg.
We also have two daughters
Lena-Sophie (4) and Lilien
Catherine (1).
Presumably you get a considerable interna-
tional audience, particularly in winter, in the
alpine mountains of Salzburg and Tyrol?
True. Coming from multicultural Australia I
already had a head start in appreciating this
;-) I perform gladly for many types of audi-
ences and I have learnt to have open expec-
tations. Generally however, the audience will
mirror my energy and mood. I take responsi-
bility for performing at my best each and ev-
ery night. The audiences reaction is then their
decision.
What do you like most about Austria/miss
most about Australia?
Alpine fresh air in the mountains in any season
is simply unbeatable. And I miss the morning
sunrise surf in my face.
LINKS
www.MattBurke.com
www.youtube.com/user/songwritermatter
New CD Let me Out!
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UN Christmas Bazaar 2011
United Nations Womens Guild
Charity Bazaar at the Vienna International Centre
T
he annual Christmas Bazaar will take
place this year on Saturday 3 December
at the Austria Centre. The proceeds from the
Bazaar go to projects supporting children
around the world.
For the last several
years, the Embassy
as a whole, the Am-
bassadors Residence
and OzCon have col-
laborated in running
an Australian stall,
selling pavlovas, lam-
ingtons and Austra-
lian wine and beer.
After last year, our
thinking had been to
let the stall lapse this
year but the initiative
has been taken up
by some New Zea-
land and Australian
members of the UN
Womens Guild, along
with the New Zealand
Embassy and the fo-
cus this year will be on
pavlovas.
Noting that the job of
baking the pavlovas
seems to have fallen
largely to women,
Ambassador Michael
Potts, who claims to
be a dab hand at
baking (see photo), is aiming to bake 100
pavlovas as his contribution to redress the
balance. The hope is to sell 600 or so pav-
lovas and we think we have enough offers
to make up that number which is very posi-
tive. But we do need help on two fronts.
The frst is that we need to man the stall on
3 December. The Bazaar runs from 9.00 am
to around 5.00 pm and we are looking for
around 20 volunteers to go on a roster. We
can iron out the details later but a typical
stint would be for two hours and roles would
include selling or decorating the pavlovas
(with fruit and cream). Could any volun-
teers please contact
Ms Michelle Kay at
michelle.kay@dfat.
gov.au
We already have a
welcome offer from
New Zealand Ambas-
sador Philip Griffths.
We are also looking
for cash donations to
go towards the cost
of fruit and cream (for
the pavs), coffee and
bottled water (which
will also be on sale at
the stall). Please con-
tact either Michael
Potts or Michelle Kay if
you can assist on this
front.
For further informa-
tion, please refer to
www.iaea.org/unwg
UN Womens Guild Vienna
Vienna International Center
Wagramerstrasse 5, P.O. Box 400
1400 Vienna, Austria
Ph: +43 1 2600 24276
or 2602 64284
E-mail: unwomens@iaea.org
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Race Across Australia 2011: From Perth to Sydney on a bicycle in fve days. On 13 October, Ambassa-
dor Michael Potts attended a press conference to farewell four Austrian athletes who will cross the
Australian continent from West to East and try to set a new world record. First image below, left: Press
conference at the Crossfelds Australian Pub in Viennas frst district. Second image below, right: Univ
Prof Dr Reginald Bittner, Organisation for muscle research in Austria - MF, Gerald Moser, Aus-
TriaTeam, Ambassador Potts wishing the team good luck, Dr Peter Zeitler, Austrian Chamber of
Commerce, Andreas Sachs, AusTriaTeam, shaking hands with Ambassador Potts, Christian Wal-
lisch, AusTriaTeam, and Andreas Fuchs, AusTriaTeam. On 24 October, the Austrian team offcially
kicked off their world record attempt in Perth. top row: AusEmb
Race Across Australia - Press Conference & Kick off
Review
Second row left: the team departs for Australia at
Vienna airport. Image right: warning plates for the
convoy. rows two and three: austriateam
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The music of Australian/British composer Percy Grainger (1882-1961) featured prominently at this
years Levoca Festival in the Republic of Slovakia. The festival took place from 30 September to 4
October in the picturesque old town of Levoca, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The program was in-
spired by the anniversaries of pianists/composers Percy Grainger and Hungarian Franz Liszt. Both
were famous for their outstanding musicianship and instrumental skills. Below, left: A performance of
Graingers Handel in the Strand. Below, right: Jonathan Powell, Irena, Powells wife, and David
Conway fnishing playing Granigers 6-hander Zanzibar Boat Song.
All photographs Keith Page
Goldsworthy Reading and Levoca Festival


Review
Pictures below: On 19 September, award winning Australian author Peter Goldsworthy held a public reading from
his newly translated book Ernster als Liebe (Everything I Knew) at Herder Buchhandlung in Viennas frst district. Vafa
Ghazavi, Second Secretary, and Elisabeth Jaquemar, Policy Offcer, represented the Australian Embassy at the event.
Everything I Knew is about a fourteen-year-old boy who is about to discover that he still has a lot to learn. The novel
challenges the belief in the innocence of childhood and adolescence. It is Goldsworthys third book to be translated
into German. Herder
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From 18 June to 9 October, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) featured a highly successful
exhibition - Vienna: Art & Design: Klimt, Schiele, Hoffmann, Loos. On display were more than
250 works, including paintings, decorative art, furniture, fashion and photography from the Vi-
enna Jugendstil period around 1900. Most of the works were never seen before in Australia. First
image, left: Gerard Vaughan, Director NGV (fourth from left), Astrid Mulholland-Licht, Austrian
National Tourist Offce (fourth from right), the Hon Heidi Victoria MP (third from right), Norbert
Kettner (second, right), CEO Vienna Tourist Board, and Tim Bonyhady (frst, right), guest curator,
standing in front of Melbournes postergirl Emilie Floege by Gustav Klimt at the exhibitions
opening in June. Second image, frst row, right: Every Wednesday evening from 22 June to 5 Oc-
tober, the NGV organised Art after Dark, an evening of Viennese inspired entertainment, food
and wine - one of the highlights of the successful co-operation between the NGV, the Austrian
National Tourist Offce and the Vienna Tourist Board. Austrian National Tourist Offce
Second row, image right: The Austrian Culinary Week took place in Sydney from 1 to 6 August. The high-
light was the Austrian Wine Dinner at the Shangri La Hotel in Sydney, featuring the Executive Chef of the
Hotel Sacher, Werner Pichlmaier. Picture, left: An Austrian Delegation attended the event on the 36th foor
at the Altitude Restaurant of the Shangri La Hotel. The Austrian Delegation was headed by Dr Petra Stolba,
CEO of the Austrian National Tourist Offce. From left to right: Gunda Bleckmann, Salzburg Tourist Board,
Michael Gigl, Austrian National Tourist Offce New York, Manuela Moedlhammer, Austrian National Tourist
Offce Sydney, Astrid Mulholland-Licht, Austrian National Tourist Offce Sydney, Paul Frey, CFO -Kunsthis-
torisches Museum Wien, Petra Stolba, CEO Austrian National Tourist Offce, Elke Bachner, Vienna Tourist
Board, Andrea Altmann, Hotel Altstadt Vienna. Austrian National Tourist Offce
Vienna Art & Design Exhibition in Melbourne
Review
as at 27 October 2011
The Calendar does not claim to be exhaustive. If you know about
upcoming Australia-related events, please send us an email at: austemb@aon.at
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Glenn Murcutt - Architecture for Place
9 Nov, 7:00 pm - Opening of exhibition; Exhibition running from 10 November to 13 February 2012
18 Nov, 7:00 pm - Tracing Pathways, Presentation and book signing by Peter Stutchbury
Glenn Murcutt, Pritzker prize-winner (2002) and internationally renowned architect, holds
an independent artistic position that consistently avoids the mainstream. For further
information on the exhibition and an interview with Glenn Murcutt, please refer to pages
1 to 4 and to the website of the Architekturzentrum Wien at www.azw.at
Architekturzentrum Wien - Old hall, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
Joseph and James Tawadros
3 Nov, 10:00 pm - Sarajevo Jazz Festival, Bosnia
Joseph has just released a new 3 CD set entitled The
Tawadros Trilogy: Dawn of Awakening. Joseph Tawadros is
one of Australias most gifted and renowned musicians. He
will be performing live with his brother James, a world-class
percussionist, at the Sarajevo Jazz Festival on 3 Nov. For
further information, please refer to www.josephtawadros.com and http://
jazzfest.ba/en/
Pozorite mladih, Kulovica 8, Sarajewo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
J Tawadros
Marketplace Australia - Seminars and Open Day
Graz: 10 Nov, 2:00pm-3:00pm: Seminars; 3:00pm-5:30pm: Interviews
Vienna: 14 Nov, 1:00pm-2:00pm: Seminars; 2:00pm-5:30pm: Interviews
The Austrian Foreign Trade Promotion Organisation presents: Australias economy in an
never-ending mining-boom. Make an appointment with Austrias Trade Consul in Syd-
ney for an interview or attend a seminar to learn about Australias economy and about
making business in and with Australia. The event will have a special focus on renew-
able energies and energy-effciency. Reservations are required. For further information,
please refer to http://wko.at/awo/au.
Venue Graz: ICS Besprechungszimmer des IC Steiermark, Koerblergasse 117, 8010 Graz; Ms Birgit Leitner,
Ph: +43 316 601 596
Venue Vienna: Wirtschaftskammer Osterreich, Saal 5, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 63, 1040 Vienna; Ms Antje
Reichel, Ph: +43 590 90 900 4352
Australian University Day in Vienna

19 Nov, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Australia-New Zealand University day in Vienna on 19 No-
vember may be the frst step to get ready for your studies in
either Australia or New Zealand. The Institut Ranke-Heinemann
will provide information and workshops for students, graduates
or young professionals who are interested in studying in Austra-
lia. Students can seize the unique opportunity to take a closer
look at thirty universities from Australia without having to leave
Austria. Students who are interested in Study Abroad, Bach-
elor, Master or PhD programmes will have a good opportunity
to discuss their plans with the Australian und New Zealand representatives at various
information stands. In addition, study advisors from Australia will give lectures and hold
workshops providing information about Australian universities, study courses, degrees,
career options and much more. Alumni will share their experiences and give valuable
tips. The Institut Ranke-Heinemann provides information on scholarships, fnancing, ap-
plication processes, enrolment, visa, and the like. Visitors can also win a fight to Australia
or New Zealand. Admission is free.

For further information, please refer to www.ranke-heinemann.at/australien/messe.php
and on video www.ranke-heinemann.tv/category/Ranke-Heinemann

Centre International Universitaire, Schottengasse 1,1010 Wien
Creative writing course - Sylvia Petter
Course Dates: 12 & 13 November and 16 & 23 February; 1 & 8 March
Discover fash fction: learn how to write stories of a page or two that pack a punch and/
or just linger in the readers mind. Australian author Sylvia Petter, living in Vienna, will be
giving creative writing courses in autumn this year and spring 2012. For registration and
course fees, please refer to www.writersstudio.at
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Australian Chamber Orchestra in Vienna
30 Nov, 7:30 pm
One of Australias cultural fagships, the Australian Chamber Or-
chestra (ACO) under the leadership of Richard Tognetti, will be
performing a concert at the Vienna Musikverein. They will be
playing Joseph Haydn, Dmitry Shostakovytch, Peteris Vasks and
Aaron Copland. The New York Times calls them a virtuoso en-
semble and listening to them is like a ticket to musical bliss,
according to The Times. For further information, please refer to
www.musikverein.at
Venue: Grosser Saal Musikverein Wien, Karlsplatz 6, 1010 Wien, Ph: +43 1 505 81 90
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Register with us!
The Australian Embassy in Vienna encourages all Australians travelling or residing in Austria, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Slovakia, Slovenia, Kosovo and Ukraine to register with us. The registration information
provided by you will help us to fnd you in an emergency - whether it is a natural disaster, civil distur-
bance or a family emergency. It may also be used to pass other information to you such as, new travel
advisories, notice of elections and information on other matters relevant to travellers and expatriates.
Your information is strictly protected by the Privacy Act 1988 (www.privacy.gov.au/ACT/privacyact).
To ensure this information is kept safe during transmission the Department uses Secure Socket Layer
(SSL) and Firewall technology. You can register on-line at www.orao.dfat.gov.au If you have any dif-
fculties please contact the Australian Embassy in Vienna via email at austemb@aon.at Thank you!
PLEASE NOTE
We have received a reminder from Centrelink, highlighting that it is always your
responsibility to notify Centrelink of any change in your circumstances, such as
the grant of a pension from a country other than Australia, and
any changes in the amount of your income.
Any income or assets you or your partner have may affect your rate of Australian payment.
You must tell Centrelink within 28 days if your income or assets change.
Contact details - E-mail: international.services@centrelink.gov.au;
Phone from within Austria: 0800 295 165
All other countries, please ask for a free call-back at +61 3 6222 3455
Kate Just - Exhibition
Exhibition running until 12 Feb 2012
American artist Kate Just, resident in Australia, is currently an Artist in Residence in Krems
and will be conceiving an exhibition during her three-month stay. For further information,
please refer to www.kunsthalle.at/factory/ausstellungen/kate-just
Kunsthalle Krems, Franz-Zeller Platz 3, 3500 Krems
Envisioning Buildings - Refecting Architecture in
Contemporary Art Photography
6 Dec 7:00pm - Opening of Exhibition; Exhibition running from 7 Dec to 22 April 2012
Australian Geoff Kleem will be exhibiting at Viennas Museum for Applied Arts (MAK) as
part of the Envisioning Buildings exhibition. He recently had exhibitions in the United
States, including in Chicago. The exhibitions focus will be architecture from the per-
spective of contemporary art photography and will be an international survey of archi-
tecture in art photography. It brings together artists and works from all over the world,
among them several photographers of the Dsseldorf School of Photography and the
Vancouver School. For further information, please refer to www.mak.at
Venue: MAK Exhibition Hall, Weiskirchnerstrae 3, 1010 Vienna

www.austrade.gov.au Austrade - Australian Trade
Commission
www.austrade.de Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) Germany
www.frb.gov.au/content Buying a Home in Australia
FIRB Foreign Investment Review Board
www.daf.gov.au/aqis Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service
www.daf.gov.au Department of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Forestry
www.asx.com.au Australian Stock Exchange
www.abs.gov.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics
www.daf.gov.au/agriculture-food/food Food Info Australia
www.www.abie-germany.de Australian Business in Europe (ABIE) Germany
www.australiacouncil.gov.au Australia Council for the Arts
www.dcita.gov.au Department of Communications, Information Tech-
nology and the Arts
www.indigenous.gov.au/ Australian Government Indigenous Portal
www.ozarts.com.au Australian contemporary arts and culture
www.aiatsis.gov.au Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islanders Studies
www.screenaustralia.gov.au Australian Film Commission
http://archive.amol.org.au Australian Museums and Galleries Online
www.nla.gov.au National Library of Australia
www.nga.gov.au National Gallery of Australia
www.naa.gov.au National Archives of Australia
www.nma.gov.au National Museum
www.screensound.gov.au National Film and Sound Archive
Business
Culture
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Below links are provided for your information and convenience. The Embassy does not take responsibility,
nor does it necessarily endorse the content of the websites listed below.
www.dest.gov.au Department of Education, Science and Training
www.studyinaustralia.gov.au Study in Australia
www.aqf.edu.au Australian Qualifcations Framework
www.aei.gov.au Australian Education International
www.australia.gov.au Webportal of the Australian Government
www.dfat.gov.au Department for Foreign Afairs and Trade
www.aph.gov.au Parliament of Australia
www.dpmc.gov.au Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
www.afc.gov.au Australian Film Commission
www.immi.gov.au Department of Immigration and Citizenship
www.aec.gov.au Australian Electoral Commission
www.ausaid.gov.au Australian Agency for the International Develop-
ment - AusAID
www.ga.gov.au Geoscience Australia
www.csiro.gov.au Commonwealth Scientifc and Industrial Research
Organisation
www.fahcsia.gov.au Department of Families, Housing, Community Ser-
vices and Indigenous Afairs
www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au Australian Governments Economic Stimulus Plan
www.climatechange.gov.au Department of Climate Change and Energy Efciency
www.cleanenergyfuture.gov.au Clean Energy Future
www.newspapers.com.au Australian Newspapers Online
www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation
www.sbs.com.au Special Broadcasting Service
www.theage.com.au The Age - Newspaper
www.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald - Newspaper
www.theaustralian.com.au The Australian - Newspaper
www.afr.com Australian Financial Review - Newspaper
www.abyznewslinks.com ABYZ News Links
Education
Government
Media
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www.australia.com Australias Tourism Webportal
www.visitcanberra.com.au Australian Capital Tourism Cooperation
http://de.travelnt.com Australias Outback Northern Territory
www.southaustralia.com/de South Australian Tourism Commission
www.sydney.com Tourism New South Wales
www.queensland-australia.eu Tourism Queensland
www.discovertasmania.com Tourism Tasmania
www.visitmelbourne.com Tourism Victoria
www.westernaustralia.com Tourism Western Australia
www.customs.gov.au Australian Customs Service
www.daf.gov.au/agriculture-food/food Food Info Australia
www.wineaustralia.com Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation
www.gwrdc.com.au Australian Grape and Wine Research and Develop-
ment Corporation
www.ozcon.at The Australian Connection in Austria (OzCon)
www.australia-austria.at The Austria-Australian Society
www.australien-info.de German Website with Information on Australia
www.ausport.gov.au Australian Sports Commission
www.webwombat.com.au Webwombat - Australian Search Engine
www.whitepages.com.au Australian White Pages
www.yellowpages.com.au Australian Yellow Pages
www.lawyers.com.au An Australian legal services directory
Tourism
Wine
Other
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