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The Scottish Australian Heritage Council (SAHC) The council was founded in 1981 with the purpose of promoting and supporting the heritage of Scottish Australians. Every year, the Council organises a number of high profile events designed to celebrate Scottish culture within Australia. |
Hello to all our readers (new and existing) in Australia and New Zealand! We hope by creating these pages, we can work better with you and swap stories and let eachother know what is happening in our home countries! One of the ways we here at MCLEANSCOTLAND meet up with Australians and New Zealanders, is through rugby! Paul McLean is manager of the Denny & Dunipace pipe band here in Scotland, we play at our national rugby stadium Murrayfield before big international. Maclean is a town in Clarence Valley Area in the North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Clarence River and near the Pacific Highway. At the 2006 census, Maclean had a population of 3,245 people.Its industries are tourism, sugar cane production, farming and river-prawn trawling. Maclean hosts a popular Highland Gathering each year, where participants contest traditional Scottish athletic and cultural competitions, such as caber tossing, highland dancing and the bagpipes. The local chamber of commerce has tapped into Maclean's strong Scottish origins and street signs are now written in English and Scottish Gaelic. Maclean Highland Gathering held on Saturday March 27th, 2010 www.macleanhighlandgathering.com.au mail@macleanhighlandgathering.com
If you're looking for Quality Accommodation in Maclean look no further than Waterview Motel. Centrally located, the Waterview Motel of Maclean takes advantage of the town's natural beauty with the majestic Clarence River just a stone's throw away. Many descendants of the early Scottish Settlers still live in Maclean and the Scottish theme is prevalent in the town: Annual Highland Gathering, The Maclean Scottish Cairn, Scottish Week early July and many Traditional Highland Bands. Warren & Shona Smart 121 River Street Maclean, New South Wales, 2463 Tel; (02) 6645-2494 |
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www.scotscorner.co.nz Scots Corner evolved from an established family business in early 1998 as an attempt to provide information on and access to the activities of various locally based Scottish institutions - Caledonian Societies, Pipe Bands, Country & Highland Dancing, etc. Complementing our imported goods, we produce a range of clan related stationery items, clan crested glassware and shortbread moulds. Our combined experience and involvement with Caledonian Societies (Committee Member), Pipe Bands (Piper, Pipe Major), Clan Associations (Chief's Lieutenant for New Zealand) and traditional Scottish music covers nearly 80 years.
The 2010 festival Thursday April 29th to Sunday May 2nd. The 2010 festival will honour the Celtic Nation of The Isle of Man. The festival’s main venue is the Australian Standing Stones, an array of granite monoliths, similar to the Ring of Brodgar. To rise at dawn and listen to the eerie skirl of pipes in the autumn mists at the Standing Stones is an experience not to be missed. PIPE BANDS www.pipebands.asn.au www.australianpipebands.com www.pipebandsvic.com www.perthhighland.com Perth Highland Pipe Band Incorporated.Secretary Keith Allan 21 Baltusrol Rise, Connolly, Western Australia 6027, Tel (08) 9300 6386 Email secretary@perthhighland.com
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www.ozgaelic.org Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia (The Scottish Gaelic Association of Australia) is a non-profit organisation which supports the language and culture of Scottish Gaels in Australia. We welcome contact from anyone with an interest in these subjects. Our members include native speakers and learners. Although we are based in Sydney, we have members all over Australia and overseas. We produce a quarterly journal (An Teachdaire Gaidhealach) which is sent to all members, and we organise gatherings, events and occasional classes. Scottish Gaelic Society of Victoria The Scottish Gaelic language, music and culture are alive and growing in popularity both in their homeland Scotland and around the world. In the same way that the Scottish Gaelic has begun to be what some term 'fashionable' so too do we here at the Scottish Gaelic Society of Victoria wish to present you with our new-look website which is not only visually exciting but offers a plethora of information about all things Gaelic. Keeping this website up-to-date will require constant input so we welcome your comments on the design, content, functionality and accessibility of our new website. Meal is caith e! Enjoy it!
Clarence Visitor Guide Phone: +61 2 6642 4677 contactus@clarencetourism.com
www.clanmaclennan-worldwide.com/nz
President:
Ross McClennan
www.goldencitypipeband.org.au Golden City Pipe Band Inc. is based in Bendigo, in the Central Victorian Region of Australia. The band competes nationally at Grade 4 level (Grade 3 prior to 2004/5), with many prizes to its credit, as well as participating in many community events. In 2006 and 2009 the band won the Grade Four New Zealand Pipe Band Championships.
www.whiskygalore.co.nz Whisky Galore 797 Colombo St, Christchurch, New Zealand Tel: +64 (3) 377 6824 Fax: +64 (3) 377 6804 info@whiskygalore.co.nz |
The National Celtic Festival Australia’s largest and most diverse celebration of Celtic music and culture held over the June long week-end, 11- 14 June 2010 in beautiful Portarlington, on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria. www.nationalcelticfestival.com Each of the five Celtic lands are represented Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man. Every year festival-goers enjoy a huge array of national and international acts of the highest calibre. The family-friendly festival also prides itself on an incredibly diverse program of performances and workshops in a variety of Celtic disciplines, including dance, song, poetry and language.
www.wapol.com.au Proudly formed in 1966, the WA Police Pipe Band (WAPOL) serves and entertains the Western Australian community, while continuing to perform key functions within the Western Australia Police Service. Following some years on the frontline, band members now spend half their time in practice, and the other half at the Police Assistance Centre where they provide vital police support as emergency calls are taken. The band regularly carries out ceremonial duties, and is also approached by hundreds of organisations to perform at community events. In 2008, the band ran a hugely successful schools program in which they performed for, and talked to over 12000 students. NEW ZEALAND PIPE BANDS www.cityofaucklandpipeband.org.nz |
