Australian American Chamber of Commerce SF News

ANZAC Service & BBQ

AACC — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:45:38 GMT

We were delighted to host the ANZAC Service & BBQ with the New Zealand, British and Turkish communities on April 22nd at the Log Cabin at the Presidio, SF. The gathering was joined by the 23rd Marine Corp Color Guard and Australian and Turkey servicemen from the Post Graduate Academy in Monterey. Thank you to the Australian, New Zealand, Turkish and British Consul Generals for attending and for the support of the annual event. Guests wore Poppies and rosemary in memory of our diggers -

A big game of Two Up followed the BBQ.

Thanks Atkins Meats for supplying the Lamb Chops!

Clashes for the Ashes Win - 2011

AACC — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:20:46 GMT

Watch this great video of the event...

http://vimeo.com/32155327

Article from AACC Board member - Henry Karilowicz

AACC — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:33:05 GMT

HENRY KARNILOWICZ: Bring back an old Geelong icon,

let's .... Tram it again

10Jan08

FOR Christmas I came to visit my family and friends in

Geelong. I recalled the vibrant Geelong of the 1950s with

trams, a bustling city centre with stores like Coles and

Woolworths, movie theatres, an ice-skating rink, milk bars,

the Tien Wah restaurant on Malop St and a kaleidoscope of

other shops.

Among its icons was the GPO on the corner of Gheringhap and

Ryrie, the beautifully landscaped Gheringhap St roundabout

with the lovely fountain, opposite Johnstone Park, and the T&G

building to whose clock I could set my watch and look up and

marvel at the two mechanical characters clanging the bells on

the hour and half-hour.

Now, in what seems to be a myopic rush, Westfield has

invaded Geelong and is expanding into the heritage buildings

on the waterfront while the rest of the city is decaying and

turning into a no-man's land with $2 stores, cash checking

places and vacant shops.

On the waterfront, Cunningham Pier has had a rather bizarre

makeover, more suitable for the desert than the bay, and just

one restaurant. It has so much potential, where there ought to

be a variety of shops and restaurants, and access only by foot

traffic, akin to the very popular and successful Pier 39 in San

Francisco.

How refreshing it was to visit placid and charming

Bannockburn, lovely Drysdale and the booming coastal towns

of Point Lonsdale, Torquay and Barwon Heads.

With much of the manufacturing industry having evaporated,

the one other source of income is tourism, particularly because

of Geelong's location with stunning beaches and numerous

wineries within a half hour drive from the city centre.

Living in San Francisco, where just a few months ago another

tram line was added to the city wide system, I can attest that

returning trams to Geelong would bring colour, create an

attraction for tourists and a better source for public

transportation, and provide better access to such places as

Eastern Beach and Cunningham Pier. No doubt though there

are people with vision in Geelong who will restore the sparkle to this gem of a city.

Henry Karnilowicz lives in San Francisco.

AFL Grand Final Party

AACC — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:06:26 GMT

Over 300 people packed into Harrington's Bar & Grill for the AFL Grand Final. Great night! Thanks to ours sponsors - V Australia, GGAFL and Boags beer

Clashes For the Ashes

AACC — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:01:06 GMT

The Aussies win against the Brits in the last over of the game. A great sunny day out in Larkspur for our annual Cricket match. About 250 people turned up to see the Aussies take back the Opal Cup. Thanks our sponsors: Treasury Wine Estates, Boags Beer, Twin Cities Market & Deli and VAustralia.