A lifetime of service to the Swiss Community It is with sadness that we learn of the passing of Peter Meury. He was a most influential personality within the Swiss Community in Australia.   Peter arrived in Melbourne in late 1960, delegated from Basel for a position with the Swiss Ciba Company. Almost immediately he got involved with the Swiss Club of Victoria, eventually taking on the Presidency of the club. The club house on Flinders Lane is one of Peter’s enduring legacies, as he was...

SCV MEMBERS PORTRAIT ART PROJECT This project began with a simple idea: let’s really see each other.   Led by artist and SCV committee member, Patrick Rychner, the 100 x Swissness Arts Project set out to photograph 100 members of the Swiss Club of Victoria (SCV) – not just as faces, but as people with stories, histories, and quirks worth sharing. The aim was connection. Members meeting members. Old hands crossing paths with newer faces. Conversations starting where they might not have...

To celebrate its 75 th  anniversary, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, considered one of the most iconic and spectacular live events in the world, will be presented for the first time in Brisbane this February. More than 30 bands, some 1’000 performers from various countries!  And proudly flying the Swiss flag will be the Top Secret Drum Corps  from Basel, in their black uniforms and big hats with a white feather. The group was formed in 1991 by young drummers who started to mix the...