On the evening of Thursday 22 July 2004, Tim's Restaurant at the Italo-Australian Club in Forrest played host to the Australian Indonesian Association's annual Winter Dinner. The dinner was attended by more than ninety AIA members and their invited guests who came from all over Canberra and the surrounding regions.

The evening began with a brief presentation by AIA committee member and Indonesian teacher, Pamela Davis, on AIA's Student Support program at the Playen 2 High School in Gunung Kidul, near Yogyakarta. Donations were sought for this worthy cause in the form of a raffle with a hamper going to the lucky winner.

Pamela then introduced the guest speaker for the evening, H.E. the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Imron Cotan. The Ambassador spoke of the importance of the relationship between Australia and Indonesia and was happy to field questions from the audience.

As well a providing a delicious dinner, the evening was an excellent opportunity for members and friends of the Australian Indonesian Association to catch up and make new acquaintances. The conversations lasted well into the night.