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High Commissioner H.E. Ms Louise Hand PSM
The Australian High Commissioner to Canada is Her Excellency Ms Louise Hand PSM.
Taking up her appointment in January 2012, Ms Hand is a senior career officer with
the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Ms Hand has previously served as
Ambassador for Climate Change, Minister in Jakarta and Ambassador to Cambodia,
with earlier postings to Geneva and Vienna.
Ms Hand was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2009 for her work in Indonesia.
Ms Hand holds a Bachelor of Arts and Masters Qualifying degree from the University
of Queensland and a Master of Business Administration from Deakin University.
She speaks French and is married with two children.
You can visit the Australian High Commission to Canada website.
Australia Day in Rothwell Heights
Friday January 27, 2012 starting at 7pm
This will be a very social fun event to celebrate Australia's national day,
and our friends from the Australian High Commission will be joining us as well.
Catering will be done by Epicuria, and there will, of course, be a wonderful selection of
wines for you to savour as well.
Read more and register on the events page.
RENEWING OR WANT TO JOIN US? - the more the merrier!
If you would like to renew or join our membership (you don't have to be an Aussie or a Kiwi by the way),
just click on the membership link.
Come on, it's that easy, don't be shy - we'd love to have you join us!
So again from all of us on AWS Board, best wishes sent your way at Christmas and Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you in 2012!
Cheers and a big Aussie Aussie Aussie, oi oi oi to you all!
Karina, Brian, Tim, Mary, Steve, Gary, Heather, Phil and Stuart.
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AWS Ottawa is a not-for-profit organization devoted to the
enjoyment of the wines of Australia. Through exposure to, and education
about the wines and wine regions of Australia, the Society seeks to encourage,
in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, a greater awareness of the wine varietals,
the diversity and the styles of Aussie wines.