Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the United Nations, Vienna

🇦🇺🤝🇧🇦 '𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒚' 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒐𝒔𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒛𝒆𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒂

Ambassador Ian Biggs and Dr Christine Biggs were pleased to visit the 🇧🇦 NGO Los Rosales in Mostar on 29 May.

Since its establishment in 1995, Los Rosales has provided care to children and youth in need, regardless of their origin. Los Rosales builds bridges in the local community, contributing to dialogue between people from different backgrounds - symbolic of the city of Mostar and its iconic Old Bridge.

Funded under the Australian Direct Aid Program, their project ‘Sunny opportunity’ promotes renewable energy through the use of solar dryers in agricultural production, while creating employment opportunities and supporting greater self-reliance for persons with disabilities.

A big thank you to Mrs Jasna Rebac and her team for their warm welcome and for sharing the inspiring history of Los Rosales.

Learn more: https://ruzicnjak-mostar.com/posjeta-delegacije-ambasade-australije-za-bih-u-becu/

🎻 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐧𝐚 🇦🇺🇸🇮

As part of the pre-tour program of the Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival, talented young musicians from the state of Victoria 🇦🇺 will perform in Ljubljana 🇸🇮 this July.

Led by conductor Jason Leinkauf, the Caulfield Grammar School Chamber Strings, together with the Combined Corelli and Sutherland Strings, will present an evening of classical music featuring a diverse repertoire – from Vivaldi and Bach to Ennio Morricone and contemporary Australian composers.

📍 Academy of Music, Ljubljana Akademija za glasbo Univerze v Ljubljani
🗓️ Thursday, 2 July 2026
🕗 8:00 PM (approx. 50-minute program)
🎟️ Free entry

If you’re in Slovenia or nearby, don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to experience Australia’s next generation of musicians live in concert.

The Australian Embassy in Vienna will be closed on Corpus Christi, 4 June 2026.

📞 If you are an Australian citizen in Austria 🇦🇹, Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦, Hungary 🇭🇺, Slovakia 🇸🇰 or Slovenia 🇸🇮 and require emergency consular support, please call the Consular Emergency Centre (24hrs) in Canberra on +61 2 6261 3305 or +43 1 506 740, to be connected to Canberra. See https://smartraveller.gov.au for more info.

Normal business hours resume on Friday, 5 June 2026.

Heading for a Euro summer? Plan for delays. There are reports of long lines and wait times since the full implementation of the EU Entry/Exit system.

These wait times may increase at busy transit hubs. Save yourself the stress, give yourself enough time to transit or get to your next transport stop. https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/before-you-go/basics/visas-and-entry-requirements-europe-and-schengen-area

DFAT is committed to continuing to build respectful relationships and genuine partnerships with First Nations colleagues and communities.

We do this by fostering cultural awareness and safe workplaces and creating opportunities for First Nations People to thrive.

The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026 – All In – calls on all of us to commit to reconciliation every day.

Through learning, listening and meaningful action, each of us has a role to play.

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻–𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮🤸‍♂️🎭 🎶

Australia’s acclaimed contemporary circus company Circa Contemporary Circus will join forces with Austria’s renowned chamber ensemble Franui for their powerful production 𝘜𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 at Vienna’s Volkstheater Wien on 19 and 20 June.

Blending Franui’s distinctive, reimagined interpretations of Gustav Mahler with Circa’s jaw-dropping acrobatics, the production creates a vivid and unexpected dialogue between music and movement. The result is an acrobatic journey through Gustav Mahler’s music that makes you marvel at what the human body is capable of is. The performance is at once playful and profound – pairing lively, unconventional orchestration with an extraordinary mix of dance, mime, movement and stunning acrobatics on stage.

As Circa Director 🇦🇺 Yaron Lifschitz describes it:
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘪 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘳, 𝘊𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴 – 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘜𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨.”

Based in Brisbane, Circa is one of the world’s leading performing arts companies, captivating audiences in more than 45 countries and reaching more than two million people with its bold and genre-defying productions. Their award-winning performances have earned standing ovations, rave reviews and sold-out shows across six continents.

🎟️ Find out more and book tickets here:
https://www.volkstheater.at/produktion/3356509/urlicht-primal-light/termine/

👉 If you are unable to catch one of the two performances in Vienna, you can also experience this captivating production in Erl, Tyrol 🇦🇹 on 12 and 16 July as part of the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. See: https://www.tiroler-festspiele.at/en/events/25-26-franuiyaron-lifschitzcirca-urlicht-primal-light

© Photo credit: Edwin Husic

Congratulations to BHcrafts on the completion of this wonderful project funded under the Australian 🇦🇺 Direct Aid Program.

We are proud to support your work empowering women across Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦 through the production of sustainable handmade clothing and decorative items.

An inspiring achievement! 👏✨

✨🇦🇺 Congratulations to Delta on her stellar performance at Eurovision 2026 🇦🇺✨

We’re proud to celebrate Australia’s incredible performance at Eurovision 2026 in Vienna by singer-songwriter and international star Delta Goodrem with her unforgettable song Eclipse, securing an impressive 4th place. 🌙🎶

It was wonderful to see such so much love and strong support for Australia throughout the week, with thousands of Aussies and Eurovision fans cheering on Delta worldwide. The energy, pride and community spirit on display made this a truly special Eurovision Song Contest.

We also extend our sincere thanks to ORF and Stadt Wien for their exceptional hosting and warm hospitality. Vienna will always hold a special place in Australia’s Eurovision history and in our hearts.

Ambassador Ian Biggs was pleased to attend Vienna Mayor Michael Ludwig’s Eurovision reception last Tuesday, highlighting the close ties between our countries during this global celebration of music, culture and unity.

We also acknowledge SBS Australia for bringing Eurovision to Australian audiences each year and making this shared experience possible across continents.

Congratulations again to Delta on a remarkable Eurovision 2026 result – we could not be more proud. 🇦🇺✨