In this issue

The Merise team is working like beavers to get the next full size magazine to the printers and we are super excited! We have prepared interesting and fun-to-read articles and the page designs are going to present beautifully on the glossy paper. This issue is created especially for you and we are looking forward to share it with our readers. If you have not yet ordered your copy, go to www.merisemag.com/eng/subscribe-to-merise.

Bookings for our high tea on on 14 October in Harrisdale, Perth, are now open. Azelene Williams, author of Broken. Breaking the Silence, is our guest speaker and she will explain how you can protect your child or someone you care for against a toxic relationship. The lovely Sumi Botha will be performing and there will be interesting stalls and scrumptious treats. Book your ticket on Merise’s webpage (www.merisemag.com).

We cannot wait to spend the afternoon with you!

Scarborough will soon be the place to be! Read how the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority (MRA) and City of Stirling are investing around $100million to create a vibrant hub of activity. On st George’s Terrace, in the hub of Perth city, is a church with a difference and Merise has a great suggestion of how you can celebrate the arrival of spring. You can also read about the future of self driving cars and an interesting performance which is planned by WASO early next year

Thank you for taking the time to enjoy this issue of Merise.

Happy reading, until next time,
Suzette

Merise Magazine Description:

Merise is a digital family magazine initiated in 2011 to encourage and assist others, as well as to offer advice in facing the challenges of settling and integrating into our new community together. We talk openly about the different aspects of our lives that are under strain through the migration process – from helping our kids adjust to their new school environments, to leaving our parents behind and to changes in the dynamics of our personal relationships.

We provide valuable information about financial and visa requirements, encouraging specialists in various fields to submit articles on topics which we feel may be beneficial to our readers. Merise captures the beauty of our new countries by featuring different geographical areas in Australia and New Zealand, thereby giving would-be migrants or readers who are planning holidays or an interstate move, a better understanding of what to expect in their new domain.

Merise will become a friend to you and your family.

The ascending aircraft in the Logo is symbolic of our desire to reach for the stars. Even the name itself has meaning. By dividing the word ‘Merise e’ in two, it becomes ‘Me rise ’, accentuating our aspiration for life improvement. Merise embodies support and friendship and is such an essence in our lives that we feel inclined to personify the magazine. Merise is who we are.

It is important for Merise to support ‘her’ friends, not merely those who have recently arrived, but all expats in Australia and New Zealand who have left their home countries to find new direction ‘Down Under’.

Merise lends a hand in almost every way. Like anyone who has been through the immigration process and experienced it first hand, Merise is thoroughly aware of difficulties that may arise for both newcomers as well as experienced expats and knows how to help overcome, or should we say “survive”, these difficulties.

Merise explores different avenues and is vivacious and enthusiastic, living life to the full and is always on the lookout for new challenges and encounters. Merise's experiences and pleasures are shared with her friends, always encouraging and inspiring them.

Merise is fully bilingual and has English- as well as Afrikaans-speaking readers with whom time and information is equally shared.

It’s not that easy to find a friend as special as Merise . . .

Both versions of the English and Afrikaans editions of Merise are available on www.merisemag.com.