To all newcomers to Shanghai – welcome! and please do not feel that you are alone in this, at first confusing, yet amazing city.

The Australian Women’s Social Group was started many years ago to provide a meeting point where Aussies could come together and share experiences and support one another.  Things have not changed today – you should make contact with the Newcomers contact persons.  In Puxi contact Cathy Hill  1352 448 1646  castmenama@hotmail.com and in Pudong contact Cathy McQuade 13651790602  newpudong@awsg.org  cathy.mcquade@gmail.com and Leslie Bottrell 18621808557  leslie.bottrell@gmail.com.  These ladies will be only too happy to assist in any way they can to make your first weeks in Shanghai a little bit easier.

Melbourne Cup Luncheon 2011 – What a wonderful day.  Thank you to Patricia and her wonderful “Hot Team”.  Thank you to our fantastic Sponsors.  Click here to view our Sponsor List. Thank you to all our volunteers who worked tirelessly on the day.  Thank you to our members and friends who came along and enjoyed the day.  AWSG could not have held an event such as the Melbourne Cup Luncheon without the help and support of you all.   Click Here to view the photos

Monthly Coffee Mornings – PLEASE NOTE: January’s coffee morning will be held in the Crystal Room of  M – on the Bund. 7 floor turn right as you exit the elevator. Click here for more information.

Koala Kids - Due to the many and varied options available to parents with toddlers AWSG no longer offers Koala Kids.

Special Notices

			Monthly Lunch – Please note due to Chinese New Year holidays there will be no January Lunch. The February Lunch will be held on 29 February at the Park Hyatt Lujiazui.
			Monthly Coffee Morning January 18 Jan, 10 am in the Crystal Room – 7 floor M on the Bund For more information click here
			AustCham Australia Day BBQ Sunday 12 Feb at the  Le Meridien SheShan. For more information click here.
			Melbourne Cup Luncheon Tuesday 1 Nov A BIG THANK YOU to our Sponsors. Click Here to for sponsor details. Click Here to see photos from the day
			AWSG November Newsletter Click here to read now.
			Knitting Group Every second Thursday 10am -12 noon click here for more information
			Book Club Held on the first Monday of the Month.  7.30 pm click here for more information
			We are pleased to announce that Flight Centre is  AWSG’s preferred Travel Agent.
			AWSG Membership Click for registrations details and membership form

Coffee Mornings

Monthly coffee mornings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month (10am – 12pm at Glamour Bar – M on the Bund).

A Newcomer’s coffee morning is held on the First Friday of each month.  In Puxi they are held at Kakadu Restaurant, 8 Jianguo Zhong Lu by Chongqing Nan lu at 10.00am.  Please meet at 10am at Baker & Spice – Cirka, LG1 – 16, ifc Mall, 8 Century Avenue, Lujiazui 世纪大道8号上海国金融中心LG楼 click here for directions.
You should also take the time to check out the rest of the website and find out the upcoming activities and events for the month.  In addition to our coffee morning on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and our monthly lunch on the 4th Wednesday, we frequently have other events and offers for members.   There is no need for you to be lonely or feel isolated.  Any committee member would be more than happy to answer any question you may have and you will find a complete list in the website of all the committee and their telephone numbers.

New Person Contacts:
PUXI – Cathy Hill 1352 448 1646	PUDONG – Cathy McQuade 13651790602 & Leslie Bottrell 18621808557 -
Newcomer Coffee Mornings	Newcomer Coffee Mornings

You can find more details on the coffee morning and lunches on the website.