On the third Friday of the month we meet from 12 o’clock onwards at the Concordia Club to enjoy a tasty meal with compatriots. Tables are reserved for us near the wooden sculpture of William Tell, and we order and pay for food and drinks individually. Those who are keen could play a game of Jass. My set of cards is always with me on the day! All ages are welcome at the lunch.
The Concordia Club is conveniently located across the road from Tempe Railway Station! You may want to use your Opal card.
In February 2025 we had a' bumper crop' of around 35 diners - a very pleasing record and get-together.
Enquiries: call Regula on 0432 031 085
Swiss Readers group
What the Swiss Readers are reading in 2026
This year, we will return to one of our favourite authors, Lukas Hartmann, and read his most recent novel, Martha und die Ihren (Martha and her kin), published in 2024.
The plot of Martha und die Ihren is based on Swiss author Lukas Hartmann's own family history. Martha, the author's grandmother, grows up as a Verdingkind, an indentured child labourer, in the Bernese mountains. The novel describes her life and that of her children and grandchildren in a way we can all relate to.
Lukas Hartmann, born 1944 in Berne, was a primary and secondary school teacher before taking up studies in German literature and psychology. He worked variously as a youth counsellor, a radio journalist and media adviser and travelled widely. Nowadays, he is a freelance author of books for children and adults and lives in Spiegel near Berne with his wife, Federal Councillor (2010-2022) Simonetta Sommaruga.
Why not join our group and enjoy reading and discussing this fascinating book?
You do not need to have a copy, as we have spares to pass around. We generally read for a couple of hours, with a break for morning tea, before having lunch in the restaurant, where we join members of the Swiss Community Care Society having their monthly casual lunch.
Where and when?
Our group meets at 10 am on the third Friday of each month*, at the Concordia German Club, Mackay Park, Tempe (opposite Tempe railway station).
*IMPORTANT: Due to renovations at the Concordia Club, our first meeting this year will be on Friday 17 April, starting at 10 am.
For more information please contact Elisabeth Roth on 9669 1749 or
Bettina Boss on 0466 979 460.
Jassen or other games
A group of Swiss people meet at lunch time on the first Friday of the month at the Concordia Club, Tempe to play cards or other interesting games.
Please email Felix for more information at: jasstempe@gmail.com