Events

Chinese New Year Heritage Morning Tea "Honouring early Chinese enterprise intehCairns District" Thursday 8 Feb 2024 Venue: Cairns Museum ( Level one ) Guest Speaker: Julia Volkmar Cost : $20 N.B. Bookings are essential . To make a reservation please email  your name and phone number : heritage@cadcai.org.au   

Judy Cho is hosting a Meet 'n Greet Pot Luck Dinner for CADCAI members and friends at her home at 4 Alberta Drive Worree. All welcome. Please bring a yummy dish of cooked food to share, and your own chairs. Thank you   When:  Saturday 30 December 2023 Time : 6.00pm - 8 30pm Placd: 4 Alberta Close, Woree To RSVP,  please click on the Ticket link below  If you require more information please email info@cadcai.org  or call Judy on Mob; 0429 543 114  

  CADCAI's 37th Annual General Meeting  on Saturday 25th Novemeber at the Salvation Army Church Hall, Haore St , Manunds on Saturday 25th November 2023 at 2.00pm. Members and friends of CADCAI or members of the public interested in furthering Chinese langauge, culture and heritage in Cairns are encouraged to attend. This is an opportunity to learn more about your community organisation, the work it does and how it operates. It is also a great time to consider contributing and giving back to the community as volunteer. Please nominate as a committee member, or join one of our sub-committies.

CADCAI will celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with a community get-together at the FIG Tree Playground, the Esplanade, on Saturday 24th June 2023 from 12.30- 300pm All welcome. Please bring a plate of food to share and some zongzi - sticky rice (if you can!)  For more information: Call James on 0488 288 843  Please register your attendance by following the link: 

Visit the Innisfail Cemetery to pay our respects to the early Chinese migrants who settled in the area,  Innisfail Museum and the Innisfail Lit Sing Gung Chinese Temple. https://www.innisfailtemple.com/community.html Program  9.30 - 10.30am:   Meet at Innisfail Cemetery - (8 Scullen Ave, Innisfail ) Welcome and orientation Set up altar and offerings for Bai San (paying respects) Own time to ponder and wander through through the cemetery      10. 45 -1145am:   Innisfail Museum - (9/13 Edith St https://www.innisfailhistory.com.au/ Discover Chinese migration history of Innisfail and District See Poy Family Display  Meet Innisfail Historical Society volunteers  12.00 - 12.30 pm:    Innisfail Lit Sing Gung Temple - 6 Owen St)  Meet and greet Innisfail temple community elders  /volunteers      Bai San (paying respects) at the temple 12.30 - 2.00 Shared Picnic Lunch under the pergola in the temple garden. Please bring some food food to share BYO drinks For more information please Mary on 0406342703 or email heritage@cadcai.org.au  To RSVP please register online for your free ticket before 20 April 2023.

The  Chinese Moon Festival  aka  Mid - Autmn Festival is coming   (八月十五  - 15th day of the 8th month)  It's traditonally a time for family outings to enjoy a picnic and watch and appreciate the beautiful new moon at this time of year. Moon cakes, and lanterns carried by children are asssociated with this festival. The celebrate, CADCAI is organising a family picnic and gathering at the Fig Tree Play Ground, Cairns Esplanade on Saturday, 10th September starting from 4.30pm to 7.30pm.  It's time to get lanterns ready for  you or your children to bring on the day. CADCAI will provide mooncakes and drinks will be available for purchase,  WHAT ELSE TO BRING A plate of food to  share Something to sit on e.g  a large mat, cushion, or chair N.B. Dont forget your lanterns! PLEASE RSVP by registering for your FREE TICKETS