Swiss National Costumes on display on 1 August

Originally posted on Swiss Club of Victoria:
Thanks to the generosity of our members, we are able to display a selection of exquisite Swiss National Costumes including hats and accessories as well as some fine examples of “Chuttelis” for men with beautiful embroideries.   Switzerland with its rich history has a distinctive visual style, especially…

Swiss Products from Walma‘s

It’s understandable that you might be feeling a little homesick at this time of year, but Margrit from Walma’s is here to help with her Heiweh Lädeli! In addition to the Würst they’re supplying to the sausage stand at this year’s Swiss National Day celebration, our friends from Walma’s Continental Butchers of Bayswater will have […]

Thank you to our sponsor Lindt!

We’ve just received a box full of ––repeat: A BOX FULL OF–– Lindt Lindor Chocolate Balls for our Swiss National Day Celebrations! And we feel generous so that’s why we decided to share them with you. But like with everything great, you have to earn it, so we will have a little competition for the […]

Swiss National Day gets a Touch of Melbourne Café Culture

Jimmy might not be Swiss but he sure loves his coffee and we’ll make sure that he gets properly “Swissed” during our event! Jimmy and his team from Mr. Willis Café in Hampton will be in charge of hot beverages during our National Day Celebration. Jimmy will be serving tea and coffee. He’ll be rolling […]

Fromage, s’il vous plaît

Once the outside temperatures drop, it is Cheese Fondue & Raclette Time! We’re very lucky to have our Groupe Romand du Victoria taking on the task of filling our bellies with some yummy raclette & potatoes during our Swiss National Day Celebrations. We are pretty sure that the majority of the Swiss population of Melbourne […]

Entertainment at the Swiss National Day Celebration

We’re happy to share the list of events for the celebration of Swiss National Day on August 2! 11.00 + Welcome 11.45 + Presentation by the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Victoria 12.30 + Swiss Folk Dance Group Alpenrose 13.00 + Official Addresses by the Honourary Consul of Switzerland, Erika Kimpton, and President of the […]

Trachtengruppe Schwyzergruess am National Tag Fest

It wouldn’t be a Swiss event without traditional Swiss Trachten, or costumes. Each state in Switzerland has their own Trachten which come in many shapes and colours. If you would like to know more about them, please do not hesitate to approach one of the members of the Trachtengruppe Schwyzergruess on the 2nd of August […]