The 81st Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea: Commemorative Dinner

Last month we bid our final farewell to Derek Holyoake, the last surviving Canberran of the Battle of the Coral Sea and one of the last surviving Rats of Tobruk at a Commemorative Dinner. A commemorative service was also held at the Australian-American Memorial earlier in the day to mark the 81st Anniversary of the battle. We were …

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The AAACBR celebrates Pele at the Tapestry of Cultures Family Festival

We celebrated the Hawaiian deity Pele – Goddess of Fire and Volcanoes – at the Tapestry of Cultures Family Festival at the National Museum of Australia. The festival fell on a lovely autumn Saturday where everyone was invited to celebrate Canberra’s diversity through music, creativity, dance and food provided by local community groups and businesses. …

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AAA Forum with Dr Lucy Neave

We concluded our Fourth of July celebrations with a themed networker at our AAA Forum. Keynote speaker Dr Lucy Neave spoke about her experience studying and living in America with her family followed by a positive discussion with attendees. The president of the Fulbright Alumni Association Rod Kenneth also briefly spoke about the Fulbright scholarship, …

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