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Newsletter, January 2011

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Interview - Light for the World: Embassy Review: Events and Links:
Australian Fred Hollows Founda- Australian Embassy Christmas Re- Australia-related Events in
tion teams up with an Austrian ception, Race Across Australia, Austria and the Region:
NGO in Ethiopia: pages 3 to 4 OSCE Summit, etc : pages 5 to 8 pages 9 to 13

Minister Žekš visits Australia

The Slovenian Minister Responsible for Slovenians Abroad
meets Australian politicians and community representatives

F
rom 23 September to 5 Octo- Sydney. The Ministry for Slovenians living
ber 2010, HE Boštjan Žekš, Min- abroad estimates that there may even be
ister responsible for Slovenians up to 25,000 members of the Australian
Abroad, visited Australia where he community who can claim Slovenian an-
met with Australian Government rep- cestry.
resentatives and Slovenian communi-
ties all over the country. During his visit, Minister Žekš met with
Going places: Relations between Austra- Australian Government and Slovenian
lia and Slovenia are traditionally based on community representatives. Dr Žekš was
strong community accompanied by
ties. The political, his wife, Mrs Ana
trade and cultural Žekš, Ms Anja Lo-
relationship has renzetti, and Mr
also deepened. Aleš Selan from
Australia has an the Slovenian
active Slovenian Government ’s
community, many Office for Slove-
of whom migrated nians Abroad, as
to Australia in the well as Dr Zvone
1950s and 1960s. Zigone, Chargé
According to the d’Affaires at the
2006 Australian Slovenian Em-
census, more than bassy in Canber-
16,000 people ra. Minister Dr
living in Austra- Group shot of Queensland Governor Penelope Wens- Žekš and the del-
lia identify them- ley and Minister Bostjan Žekš (centre), as well as the Minis- egation from Slo-
ter’s wife, Mrs Ana Žekš, Ms Anja Lorenzetti, Chief of Staff, and
selves as being of Mr Aleš Selan from the Government’s Office for Slovenians venia had a busy
Slovenian origin, Living Abroad, and Members of the Slovenian Community in schedule during
Brisbane. © Ministry of Slovenians Living Abroad
with most living their visit. Con-
in Melbourne and tinued on page 2.
T
he Minister met The “Iconotheca Valva-
with representa- soriana” represents the
tives of Slovenian personal library collec-
communities in Bris- tion of Janez Vajkard
bane, Canberra, Mel- Valvasor, scholar, sci-
bourne, Geelong, the entist, soldier, histo-
Gold Coast, Sydney and rian, cartographer and
Wollongong. On 29 Sep- publisher. It contains
tember, Minister Žekš more than 7,700 maps,
met with the Governor images of copperplate
of Queensland, HE Ms and wood carving art of
Penelope Wensley, to the 16th and 17th cen-
discuss the bilateral re- turies, and the works of
lationship and opportu- masters such as Rem-
nities for cooperation in brandt, Durer and Cra-
education, science and nach. Valvasor created
trade. One of the top- the collection during his
ics on the agenda was travels in Europe be-
the role of the Slove- tween 1659 and 1672.
nian community in the The original collection
state of Queensland, is part of the Croatian
where between one State Archives. Only
and two hundred Slo- 100 facsimile editions
venians still move ev- of the work exist and
First image above: Governor Penelope Wensley
ery year. The Minister receiving a gift from Minister Boštjan Žekš. Bottom the edition donated
also visited Queensland image: On 17 November 2010, Ms Rachel White, to the Library is the
Australian Embassy Vienna, called on Minister Žekš’
University, where he office to learn more about the delegation’s trip to only one in Australia.
met with Dean Zlatko Australia. © Ministry of Slovenians Living Abroad/ The facsimlie edition,
AusEmb
Skrbis, who has Slove- which took ten years to
nian heritage. In Mel- complete, is a printing
bourne, Minister Žekš met with Dr Jozica masterpiece. The gift was made possible
Paddle Ledinek, the winner of Australia’s through a partnership with Republic of Slo-
prestigious award in recognition of medical venia’s Office for Slovenians Abroad, the
research for growing of skin after burns, Institute for Slovenian Studies of Victoria
and top neurologist Dr Simon Vogrin, both and the State Library of Victoria.• AusEmb
of Slovenian descent. In Sydney, Minister
Žekš visited the Slovenian community and
met with John Aquilina, a member of the Background - Dr Bostjan Žekš
NSW Parliament, and Amanda Fazio, Presi-
dent of the New South Wales Legislative
Dr Žekš, a Member of the Slovenian Academy
Council. On 30 September, the Minister of Sciences and Arts, was born on 26 June 1940.
visited the new premises of the Embassy He graduated in physics from the University of
of the Republic of Slovenia in Canberra. He Ljubljana, where he also gained his MSc and
also met the Slovenian-Australian Society PhD in physics. He did research at universities in
Canberra and representatives of the diplo- Germany, the UK and France and was a pro-
matic community. fessor of physics at the University of Recife in
Brazil. He has an an extensive and internation-
One of the highlights of Minister Žekš‘ visit ally relevant bibliography, including works that
was the presentation of a limited edition have been translated into Russian and Man-
darin. Together with a colleague he received
set of books from the people of Slovenia
the highest distinction for scientific research in
to the State Library of Victoria. The gift
Slovenia twice.
is a facsimile limited edition of the mag-
nificent 17-volume ”Iconotheca Valvasori- For further information, please refer to
ana”. It was presented to Victorian Arts www.uszs.gov.si/en/
Minister Peter Batchelor on 27 September.
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Let action speak
Australian and Austrian Non-Governmental Organisations
co-operate on a health project in Debark, Ethiopia

I
n October 2010, the Australian How did the idea of this partnership evolve?
“Fred Hollows Foundation” and „Fred Hollows Foundation” is a renowned
the Austrian non-governmental organisation in the area of prevention of
development organisation “Light for blindness. It is active in various countries,
the World” announced their coopera- amongst them Eritrea, whereas LFTW has
tion on eye care services in Debark, a well-developed programme portfolio in
northern Ethiopia. The cooperation is Ethiopia. FHF wanted to engage in Ethiopia
a first in the history of both organisa- and got in touch with us. We soon realised
tions. that FHF and LFTW
share a similar vision
Ethiopia is one of the and approach to pro-
world’s poorest coun- gramme work: So it
tries. Around 85 per really made sense to
cent of its population cooperate. This also
live in rural areas. helps to avoid dupli-
Blindness poses a se- cation of structures
rious problem for the – especially in light
country’s population. of the difficulties we
According to “Light for faced until we be-
the World” (LFTW), came operational in
some 1.44 million Ethiopia. For exam-
people (in a popula- ple, it took us four
Picture above, from left to right: Friedbert Ottacher, LFTW
tion of almost 90 mil- project coordinator for Ethiopia; Virginia Sarah, Director of years of bureaucrat-
lion) are affected by International Programs at the „Fred Hollows Foundation” ; ic struggle with the
blindness. On aver- Rupert Roniger, LFTW managing director. Friedbert Ot-
tacher, a regional planner by profession, has been work- Ethiopian authorities
age, there is only one ing in development cooperation for the past 10 years. At to finally get regis-
eye doctor for a mil- LFTW he is responsible for the program in Ethiopia, which
covers 25 projects. © LFTW tered as an interna-
lion inhabitants. Being tional Non-Govern-
blind in Ethiopia can mental Organisation
therefore be a life threatening condition. (NGO) in Ethiopia and only then
were we able to establish an office in
The Australian “Fred Hollows Foundation” Addis Ababa. And now the two organisa-
(FHF) and LFTW recently started to work tions work together to build up eye care
together in Ethiopia to set up eye care ser- services in the north of Ethiopia.
vices for the poorest people in the region
of North Gondar. LFTW supports blind and How is the situation of blind people in this
partially sighted people, as well as per- region?
sons with other disabilities. FHF will pro- Ethiopia is a country with almost 90 mil-
vide 90 per cent of the funds needed to lion inhabitants. The blindness rate is esti-
set up an eye care services department mated at 1.6 per cent. In the whole coun-
Debark. LFTW will provide the remaining try there are only 104 ophthalmologists.
ten per cent and will, together with Ethio- As a consequence, widespread eye diseas-
pian health authorities, be responsible for es like cataract, glaucoma and trachoma
the project’s implementation. Friedbert remain untreated. Moreover, 60 per cent
Ottacher, the Austrian LFTW program co- of the ophthalmologists live and work in
ordinator for Ethiopia, talked to us about the capital city of Addis Ababa. Most of the
the project. country’s vast rural areas remain without
any medical services. When the medical
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director of FHF, Dr. Rich- We firmly believe that
ard Le Mesurier, visited cooperation, combining
Ethiopia for a fact find- forces, exchanging in-
ing mission he came to formation and, first and
Debark, a district capi- foremost, avoiding dupli-
tal in the north of Ethi- cation are the way to go.
opia. He visited the dis-
trict hospital and realised What is your personal
that there was neither an view of the cooperation?
ophthalmic department FHF is a highly profes-
nor any services for peo- sional and well estab-
ple with eye problems. lished organisation – thus
Many blind people turned it will not be only the
up and had to leave with- blind people in Ethiopia
out receiving treatment. but also LFTW who will
benefit from this unique
What are the main objec- cooperation. In general, I
tives of the project? am very positive that the
The main objective is to cooperation will work out
establish, equip and staff for both sides and that
an ophthalmic unit within our effort in combining
Debark hospital. More- forces and resources will
over, the hospital admin- First image above: Sirbege, an Ethiopian
patient aged 45, whose eye-sight was re-
significantly improve the
istration will be support- stored after a cataract operation. Second situation of blind and vi-
ed in establishing cost picture below: Patients waiting for treat- sually impaired people in
ment at Debark Hospital Eye Unit © LFTW
recovery structures and Ethiopia. © LFTW/AusEmb
in organising so-called
outreach campaigns. Many patients can-
not afford the transport to the hospital „Fred Hollows Foundation”
in Debark and would never get access to The „Fred Hollows Foundation” is inspired by the work of the
treatment. Outreach campaigns mean that late ophthalmologist Professor Fred Hollows, whose vision
medical teams visit villages in remote ar- was for a world where no one is needlessly blind. FHF is an
international development organisation, focussing on blind-
eas to screen and operate patients. When- ness prevention and Australian Indigenous health. It is inde-
ever necessary, patients are transferred to pendent, non-profit, politically unaligned and secular. Working
the hospital to receive proper care. From in over twenty countries world-wide, the „Fred Hollows Foun-
dation” wants to build on its record of restoring sight to well
the beginning, the project was developed over one million people so far.
in cooperation with the hospital and the
Regional Health Bureau to make sure that www.hollows.org.au
local circumstances have been considered.

How long will you work in the area?
The initial phase of this project is three
years and if it is well received, a second
phase will be envisaged.
Is this a one-off cooperation or will other
joint programmes between „Fred Hollows
Foundation” and LFTW follow?
We will jointly evaluate our cooperation
after one year. Even though the coordina-
tion and joint planning is challenging for
both sides, we want to spearhead a trend
in international development cooperation:
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD
LFTW Austria is an expert organisation in development, com-
mitted to saving eyesight, improving the quality of life and
advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities in de-
veloping countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern
Europe. The focus countries where the organisation is active
are Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique and South Sudan.
It is part of a European confederation of national develop-
ment NGOs in Belgium, Austria and Czech Republic. LFTW
is dedicated to ensuring the rights of persons with disabilities
in developing countries, without discrimination on the basis of
gender, ethnicity, social group or religion.
www.lichtfuerdiewelt.at
www.light-for-the-world.org

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Australian Embassy Christmas Reception
Vienna, Austria: 9 December 2010

First row left: Dr Reinhold Lopatka, Secretary of State

at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance and President
of the Austria-Australia Society, and Ambassador Michael
Potts. First row right: John Rames, Mrs Lynda Potts, and
Cynthia O’Brien-Rames. Second row left: Dr Johannes
Brieger, Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and wife, with
Sandra Buisman, Austrian Foreign Ministry, and Andreas
Buisman, artist. Third row left: Gabriella Costigan, Aus-
tralian Connection in Austria OzCON, with Brett Bayly, Oz-
CON President, Trevor Boal, IAEA, Peter Waggit, IAEA,
and Heidi Rossiter. Third row right: Bernhard Bouzek,
City of Vienna, Owen Huynh, a friend of the Embassy, and
Thomas Resch, City of Vienna. Bottom row left: Andrew
Forbes, Elizabeth Watson and her spouse Alex Klafas,
CTBTO. Bottom row right: Dr Ernst Huber, Chamber of
Commerce, and Dr Friedrich Schwank. © AusEmb/OzCON

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Australian Embassy Christmas Reception
Vienna, Austria: 9 December 2010

First row left: Ambassador Michael Potts, John

Doherty and his daughter Claire, with Father Kevin.
First row right: Dr Hans Trinkl, Austria-Australia So-
ciety, with friends of the Australian Embassy. Second
row left: Klaudia and Warwick Stengaards, Australian
Conductor, Steve Davislim, Australian tenor, and Lisa
Kirchebner, Australian Embassy. Third row left: Former
Australian Ambassador James Cumes and his wife, Mrs
Heide Schulte-Bauminghaus Cumes. Third row right:
Sally Duncan, Australian artist, and Rachel White,
Australian Embassy. Bottom row left: Sylvia Zengerer,
Coco Weltweit Reisen, and Marietta Mueller, Institute
Ranke-Heinemann. Bottom row right: Brett Bayly, OzCON,
Ambassador Michael Potts, and Dr Reinhold Lopatka.
© AusEmb/OzCON

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 Review
Race Across Australia
From Perth to Sydney in 6 days 10 hours 42 minutes and 32 seconds
New world record: A group of four extreme parathletes from the Austrian province of Vorarlberg
broke the existing world record in crossing from Perth to Sydney. They finished the race within 6
days 10 hours 42 minutes and 32 seconds. The official world record for this route was held by Aus-
trian Gerhard Gulewicz, a non-handicapped long distance cycling professional. In 2007, he finished
the race in 7 days, 8 hours and 49 minutes. During the race, the athletes battled strong winds, and
substantial variations in temperature, ranging from enormous heat of up to 50 degrees Celsius during
the daytime to chilly temperatures below zero at night. The race was also used for charity purposes
and to draw attention to what people with disabilities are able to achieve. For further information on
the race and athletes, please refer to www.raaus.at • Photographs © RAUUS

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 Review
OSCE Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan,
and IAEA Safeguards Symposium in Vienna
From 1 to 2 December 2010, Australian Minister for Foreign
Affairs, the Hon Kevin Rudd MP (image, right; fifth from left),
headed the Australian delegation to the summit of the Or-
ganisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
in Astana, Kazakhstan. It was the organisation’s first summit
since the Istanbul summit in 1999. Australia has been an
Asian Partner for Co-operation since 2009. The summit con-
cluded with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev
welcoming the adoption of the Astana Commemorative Dec-
laration, which reconfirmed the Organisation’s comprehensive
approach to security based on trust and transparency. The
Astana Summit brought together Heads of State and Govern-
ment and other top officials from the 56 OSCE participating
States and 12 Partners for Co-operation. Also part of the dele-
gation were Ambassador Michael Potts (second, right) and
Simon Mamouney (first, left) from the Australian Embassy
in Vienna. © AusEmb

On 1 November 2010, former Australian Foreign Minister, the

Hon Gareth Evans AO QC (left image), gave the keynote
address at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA)
Safeguards Symposium in Vienna. He described the nuclear
threat as ‘real, immediate and immense’. He said compla-
nency was not an option. He outlined the need for disarma-
ment of existing nuclear weapons, and the need to avoid
nuclear proliferation by States and non-State Actors. Evans
said the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and Fissile
Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT), and effective nuclear security
were key. For the full text of his speech, please refer to the
Australian Embassy’s website at:
www.austria.embassy.gov.au © AusEmb

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Calendar of Events
as at 21 Decmeber 2010

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

The Talisman Collection

30 Dec, time and location in Salzburg to be announced

Following their album release party on 18 December, Australian/Austrian acoustic rock

band ‘The Talisman Collection’ will be performing live in Salzburg in December 2010 and
in January 2011. Hailed as one of the most exciting and innovative bands to come out
of the Salzburg music scene in years, ‘The Talisman Collection’ draws on a wide range
of musical styles. For more information, please refer to http://www.myspace.com/thet-
alismancollection

Australia Day Special

28 Jan, 8:30 pm, Rockhouse Salzburg, Australia Day Celebration

The Rockhouse Salzburg will be celebrating Australia Day with music from Australia, fea-
turing ‘The Talisman Collection’ and Australian singer/songwriter ‘Matt Burke & Acoustic
Friends’.

For more information, please refer to http://www.rockhouse.at/

Venue:
Rockhouse Salzburg
Schallmooser Hauptstraße 46
5020 Salzburg
Austria
Ph: +43 662 884 9140

Musical Advent Calendar

20 Dec, 7:30 pm

On 20 December, the international musical quartet ‘BARD’, including Australian artist

Trent Arkleysmith, will be performing a melodic genre mix of swing, jazz, folk and blue-
grass as part of the ‘Musical Advent Calender’ project. For more information, please
refer to http://www.wienerlied-und.at

Venue: Aktionsradius Wien, Gaußplatz 11, 1200 Vienna

www.aktionsradius.at

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Steve Davislim in Concert
30 Dec, 08:00 pm
31 Dec, 07:00 pm
01 Jan 2011, 08:00 pm

Australian tenor Steve Davislim will be performing Beethoven’s Sym-

phony No 9 on three consecutive nights at the Wiener Konzerthaus
from 30 December 2010 to 1 January 2011. Steve is one of Australia’s leading young
tenors and was awarded twice the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee award and Austra-
lia Council scholarship. For further information, please refer to www.stevedavislim.com
and www.konzerthaus.at

A virtual Journey to Australia’s Kimberley Region

13 Jan 2011 - Polizeidirektion Innsbruck, Tyrol
14 Jan 2011 - Innsbruck VZ Novum-Veranstaltungssaal, Tyrol

Join Werner Pöttinger and his wife on a virtual journey

through Australia’s Kimberley region. The Kimberley
region is one of the continent’s earliest inhabited re-
gions, with a history dating back 40,000 years. It boasts
one of Australia’s most picturesque landscapes. For
further information, please refer to © www.poettinger-reisen.at
www.poettinger-reisen.at

“The Stones” – Theatre

25 Jan 2011, 10:00 am and 11:45 am
26 Jan 2011, 10:00 am and 11:45 am

On 25 and 26 January 2011, an internationally acclaimed youth theatre drama from

Australia will be performed in Salzburg. The plot is loosely based on a 1994 news story
from Melbourne, when two boys were arrested for manslaughter and brought to trial for
throwing stones from a freeway overpass. For more information, please refer to
www.kleinestheater.at

Venue: Kleines Theater - Kulturzentrum Salzburg, Schallmooser Hauptstraße 50, 5020 Salzburg
Ph: +43 662 87 21 54-0

Australia live – slideshow and music

31 Jan 2011, 7:30 pm, Innsbruck, Raiffeisen Saal
1 Feb 2011, 7:30 pm Salzburg, Oval im Europark
2 Feb 2011, 7:30 pm Linz, Neues Rathaus
3 Feb 2011, 7:30 pm Vienna, Audi Max
4 Feb 2011, 7:30 pm Graz, Heimatsaal

Join photographer Oliver Bolch for a multimedia show on Australia.

Australian singer/songwriter Carus Thompson will be performing live.
The event has been organised by Austrian travel agent “Coco Welt-
weit Reisen” in co-operation with Tourism Australia.
For further information, please refer to www.coco-tours.at

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Useful links and websites
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.

Business

www.austrade.gov.au Austrade - Australian Trade

Commission
www.austrade.de Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) Germany

www.firb.gov.au/content “Buying a Home in Australia”

FIRB Foreign Investment Review Board

www.daff.gov.au/aqis Australian Quarantine and

Inspection Service

www.daff.gov.au Department of Agriculture,

Fisheries and Forestry

www.asx.com.au Australian Stock Exchange

www.abs.gov.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics

www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/food Food Info Australia

Culture

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
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au Australian Culture and Recreation Portal

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 Education

www.dest.gov.au Department of Education, Science and Training

www.studyinaustralia.gov.au Study in Australia

www.aqf.edu.au Australian Qualifications Framework

aei.dest.gov.au Australian Education International

Government

http://australia.gov.au Webportal of the Australian Government

www.dfat.gov.au Department for Foreign Affairs 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 Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation
www.fahcsia.gov.au Department of Families, Housing, Community Ser-
vices and Indigenous Affairs
www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au Australian Government’s Economic Stimulus Plan

Media

www.newspapers.com.au Australian Newspapers Online

www.abc.net.au Australian Broadcasting Corporation
www.theaustralian.com.au The Australian - Newspaper
www.theage.com.au The Age - Newspaper
www.smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald - Newspaper
www.sbs.com.au Special Broadcasting Service
www.afr.com Australian Financial Review - Newspaper
www.abyznewslinks.com ABYZ News Links

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 Tourism

www.australia.com Australia’s Tourism Webportal

www.visitcanberra.com.au Australian Capital Tourism Cooperation

http://de.travelnt.com Australia’s 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.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/food Food Info Australia

Wine

www.wineaustralia.com Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation

www.gwrdc.com.au Australian Grape and Wine Research and Develop-

ment Corporation
www.australienwein.de News on Australian Wine for Retailers from Austrade
Frankfurt

Other

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 Australia’s leading legal services directory

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