1.30 – 3.30pm Sunday 18 February 2024 Cook Community Hub, 41 Templeton St, Cook Come and make a lantern, be creative and then bring your lantern to the Lantern Festival. For adults and children (children under 12 will need to be accompanied by an adult). Cost $3 per person. Bring a cutting board, scissors, ruler […]
6.00pm to 8.30pm Saturday 24 February 2024 Canberra Beijing Garden, Flynn Pl, Yarralumla (behind the Hyatt) Entry is Free. Bring your own picnic (only water for sale) and enjoy the Chinese cultural performances Bring your own lantern or buy one there. Prizes for the best hand-made lanterns. (For possible cancellation for either event visit www.acfs.org.au) […]
The ACFS AGM will be held on 27 March at the Golden Drum in Woden at 7pm
The Australia China Friendship Society (www.acfs.org.au) will screen the 2015 documentary “The Dalfram Dispute 1938” at 7.30pm on Wednesday 1 May 2024 in Catchpole’s Room at the Southern Cross Club Jamison. Donation $2 at the door. Visitors are most welcome. In November 1938 dockworkers at Port Kembla refused to load pig iron destined for Japan on the […]
Following on from our very successful lunch last year please join members and friends for a yum cha lunch at Ginseng, at the Hellenic Club, on Sunday 2 June. The cost will be $33 for members and $35 for guests and will begin at 12.30. Please book by emailing acfsevent@gmail.com by 28 May.
The function for July will be a talk by member Alex Olah on statistical comparisons between China and the US, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 3 July 2024 in the Catchpoles Room of the Southern Cross Club, Jamison. Members and Visitors welcome; $2 donation at the door. The presentation will provide key geographical, societal, and economic […]
In August we will hold a screening of the 2021 film Sister. The screening will be at 7.30 in the Catchpoles Room of the Southern Cross Club, Jamison, on Thursday 15 August. Directed by Yin Ruoxin and starring Zhang Zifeng, Xiao Yang, Zhu Yuanyuan, Duan Bowen and Liang Jingkang, the story revolves around the sister […]
The presentation of school awards for students of Mandarin will take place on Sunday 8 September at the ANU China in the World Centre at 2.00pm. Members and friends are invited to witness the ceremony which is a joyous event for the students and their families. Please book by emailing acfsevent@gmail.com by 1 September.
A complimentary afternoon tea will be held for members on Sunday 15 September in the Catchpole Room at the Jamison Southern Cross Club. The Society will be paying for members to attend this function, and guests may attend at a cost of $21pp. It will be a good chance for all our members to get […]
The ANU Classical Chinese Music Ensemble will present its annual fund raising concert entitled ‘Mountains, Waters and Harmony’, on Sunday 6 October in the auditorium of the Australian Centre on China in the World, Fellows Lane, Acton at 2.00pm. Prices are adults, $30; students/concessions $20 (this includes ACFS members); under 18 years free. Booking information […]