Victorian Scottish Union      

Events of interest

ROYAL CALEDONIAN ST ANDREWS DINNER 27TH NOVEMBER 2008  $55.00 PER PERSON

Tickets from Nessie McNaughton 2 Heaton Court Caroline Springs

ROBERT BURNS CHRISTMAS SOCIAL 28TH NOVEMBER 2008 CANTERBURY STABLES, CANTERBURY STREET FLEMINGTON, 7.30 PM

 DAYLESFORD HIGHLAND GATHERING - VICTORIA PARK 6TH DECEMBER 2008 

Clans and Societies Ball - Williamstown Town Hall, 1st May 2009 - Tickets available by Application - available soon 

Brunswick Scottish Society - Social evenings: 15th March 2008, 18th April 2008, 17th May 2008, 19th July 2008, 16th August, 2008, 20th September 2008, 18th October 2008, 22nd November, 2008 20th December 2008  West Brunswick Bowls Hall, Victoria Street Brunswick.  Secretary Hayley Rose

 Brunswick Scottish Society Tartan Ball, Brunswick Town Hall 25th June 2009, tickets available soon

Tartan Day 1st July 2009

Kirking of the Tartan - Scots Church, Collins Street Melbourne Sunday 5th July 2009.

Clan McDonald of Victoria - Social evening  - Haggis night - 28th March 2008, Socials 16th May 2008, 20th June 2008, 18th July 2008, 15th August 2008, 19th September 2008, 17th October 2008, 21st November 2008.   Aaenus Macdonald Hall, Uniting Church Hall Murrumbeena Road, Murrumbeena.  Sec, Bart Grant

Warrnambool & District Caledonian Society Social every Saturday evening 8.00 pm, Anglican Church Hall Koroit Street Warrnambool, Sec Jean Neish

Scottish Country Dance  St Stephens Church Hall Melbourne Road Newport, classes every Tuesday evening 8.00pm

Victorian Scottish Country Dance - St Stephens Church Hall Melbourne Road Newport - Social  28TH MARCH 2009

contact Doug and Sylvia Pearce on dougp13@bigpond.com

Mornington Peninsula Caledonian Society

St Andrews Dinner 9th November 2008

St Andrews Day 30th November 2008

ADVANCE NOTICE :

BALLARAT UNIVERSITY PIPE BAND SCOTIA BALL August 2009 - tickets available soon.

Victorian Scottish Union Conference 2009 - Maryborough September 13th to 15th - watch this space:  hosted by Clan Sinclair Australia:

 Wayne and Liane Sinclair of Clan Sinclair Australia

Ceidhl Maryborough Highland Society

Conference Maryborough Highland Society 8.30 am for 9.00 am start

Dinner Dance Maryborough Highland Society 6.30pm for 7.00 pm start

Kirking o the Tartan Maryborough Uniting Church

Sunday lunch Maryborough Highland Society

The Victorian Scottish Union acknowledges the invaluable assistance from the Victorian MultiCultural Commission, and the EECV.

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As Secretary of the Victorian Scottish Union, I am delighted to report that 103 years on, the VSU continues to function as an ‘umbrella organisation’ for some 28 affiliated Scottish groups, made up of Caledonian Societies, Scottish Societies, the Robert Burns Club, Highland Dancing Societies, Scottish Country Dance Societies, Highland Gathering and Clan Associations.

In 2005, the Victorian Scottish Union celebrated its Centenary and, as Rushworth was the venue for the first Annual Conference in 1906, the VSU has again chose Rushworth to stage this memorable event.

The VSU Council saw this Centenary as an opportunity for all Scots to celebrate this wonderful milestone as a Scottish community; that is, Scots affiliated with  the Victorian Highland Pipe Band Association, Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Council of Clans, Highland Dancing Organisations, Scottish Gaelic Society, Scottish Ancestry Group, Highland Gathering Associations and interested individuals. After all, the VSU was the first ‘Scottish Umbrella Organisation’ in Victoria.

Author W. Schrank - Past Preseident, Past Chief, Past Secretary, Life Member of VSU

In 2006 our conference was staged in Warrnambool at the Uniting Church, Koroit St.  The VSU conference has been staged successfully in Warrnambool twice previously.  This conference was opened by Cr Mr Jack Daffy of the Warrnambool City Council and Dr Elizabeth Nolan of The Uniting Church Warrnambool.

In 2007 the VSU successfully invaded  Maryborough for our conference.  During this conference the daughter of well known and loved locals Joan and Bill Sinclair, Liane Sinclair, was elected chief of the VSU for the 2007 - 2008 and I am certain that Liane  will remember this conference and the ceremony well into her dotage.

September 2008 saw the VSU invade Glen Waverley for the AGM / Conference ably hosted by the Glenbrae Celtic Dancers.

Carmel Williams our new President is an active member of the Glen Brae Celtic Dancers, also present were many members of the Clan Sinclair Australia who came far and wide to assist Carmel and the incoming executive council to celebrate their new positions.

The VSU would like to thank Christy, and the staff at the Village Green Hotel, the Glen Waverley Uniting Church, Braemar, Hawthorn City Pipe Band, the Monash City Council, Mrs Rewa Feenaghty, Cr Charlotte Bain, the Ringwood RSL and the Scottish Banner for their contribution towards the smooth running of the Conference.

Jan Macdonald

Secretary

Mr Bruce Hocking, VSU Piper, leads in Liane Sinclair, Christina Milne Wilson, Carmel Williams and David Dickie.

 The Conference commences: 

Mrs Rewa Feenaghty and Cr Charlotte Bain are piped into the Conference by Dulcie Hirst-Jervies

The not so official photo of the assembled members of the VSU at Glen Waverley.  Just going to prove that we Scots can have fun where ever we be.

Carmel Williams, President Victorian Scottish Union

 Our newly elected President Carmel Williams and Chief, Bart Grant at the Cenotaph for the Memorial Service.