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2010
PRESIDENT Ian Whitelock
2011
PRESIDENT Tony Collis
GUEST SPEAKERS
April, Lockie Jackson, - Parks Victoria.
May, Col Hutchinson, - AFL Historian
June, Margaret Beatty, - “Transplant Australia”
July, Col Hutchinson, - AFL Historian, Part 2.
August, Tony Featherston “Cottage by the Sea”.
September, Matthew, - Van Loons Nursery.
October, Penny Tomkinson, - Customs dog handler.
November, Adam Polkinghorne, - Melbourne changes.
December, Tony Collis, - Code breaking at Beckley Park
2012
PRESIDENT David Singleton
GUEST SPEAKERS
April, Phil Lock, - The First Fleet.
May, Ray Reardon, - Restoration and Relaxation.
July, Debra Singleton, - An East Timor/Geelong Connection.
August, Diana Goodman, - Marketing Assistant at St. John of God Hospital. September, Graeme Robins, - World Travels in his Fiat car.
October, Annette Allison, - Royal Flying Doctor Service
November, Ross Du Burg, - Race horse Breeding
December, Lana Zanoni, -
2013
PRESIDENT John Aitkin
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Uli Schmetzer, - 40 years of journalism
April, Judi Bainbridge, - Issues faced by African refugees coming to Australia
May, Darren Bourke, - Winemaker, Leura Park.
June, Peter Cowden, - Bellarine Rail Trail and Bay Forts.
July, Jenny Gibbs, - Bellarine Police Community Support Register.
August, Jeanne Findlay, - A glimpse of Afghanistan
September, Ron Medson, - Rise and Fall of International Harvester Geelong.
October, Matt Flapper, - OGBC Coach and International representative.
November, Bruce Ward, - OG Men’s Shed.
December, Neil Hickman, - Photographer and Twitcher, Ornithologist.
2014
PRESIDENT Alan Lindsay
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Murray Lamperd, - Equestrian.
April, Ian Christian, - Violin maker.
May, Charlie Christian, - Guitar maker.
June, Adele Ryan, - Diabetes Educator, Men’s Health.
July, Alan Harmon, - Middle East Troubles.
August, Brian Calcutt, - Travelling in Mexico.
September, Melinda Planken, - Financial Planning.
October, John McConachy, - Nautilus Fitness. Strength training for older men.
November, Ross Du Burg, - Overseas Horse invasion of Flemington.
December, Matt Flapper, - Bowls, Bowls.
2015
PRESIDENT John Hoult
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Clayton Derrick, - Melbourne Metro Fire Brigade, Emerg. Rescue Unit
April, John Wynn, - History of Ocean Grove.
May, Matt Flapper, - Representative Bowling.
June, John Johnson, - Retired Police Commissioner of Tasmania.
July, Dick Clay, - Richmond Champion Footballer.
August, Tony Wheal, - Vietnam war Helicopter Pilot
September, Kate Steains, - UN Human Rights Lawyer.
November, Andrew Wright, - Walking the Camino Trail, Spain.
December, Martin Klaabers, - Unseen Photos of Ocean Grove.
March 2015 we moved to the OGBC from the OG Hotel ( Collendina )
2016
PRESIDENT Barry Judd
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Kerrin Black, - Norfolk Island.
April, Graeme Robin, - The Bigger Things in Life.
June, Neil Thomas, - Geelong Mission to Seafarers.
July, Jeremy Gaylard, - My years in Indonesia.
August, Tim Bone, - Developing the ‘Bellarine Big 4 Holiday Park’.
October, Cheryl Timbury, - WW2 Camps in Ocean Grove.
December, Sergeant Peter Condon, - Kokoda Track.
2017
PRESIDENT Phillip Lock
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Ron Medson, - Mobility and Safety for Older Drivers
April, Phil Edwards, - Walking across Britain in 2016.
May, Pat Howell, - Light House History Queenscliff.
June, Dr Bob Marmion, - Murder at Fort Queenscliff.
July, John Kennedy, - Group Captain RAAF.
August, Ivor Guest, - Queenscliff Pilot Service.
September, Matthew Shanks, - Equip 4 Life.
October, Gary Jennings, - Consumer Affairs Victoria.
November, Dick Clay, - Life at the Richmond Football Club.
December, Rod McKenzie, - Time in Antarctica.
2018
PRESIDENT Trevor McArdle
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, John Wynn, - 1969 London to Sydney air race.
April, Rod Greer, - Ocean Grove Rotary’s Past President.
May, Sergeant Sean Drew, - Policing on the Bellarine Peninsula.
July, Rod McKenzie, - “My Political Life”..
August, Geoff Brentnall & Richard Grimmett, - their journeys with Parkinson’s disease
September, Don Everitt, - Cricket exploits in the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s 90’s and still going.
October, Peter Judd. -. Newsroom Operations Manager, NewsCorp. Australia. Topic, ‘The Rise of Machine Intelligence and why they want to know all about you’
2019
PRESIDENT Trevor McArdle
GUEST SPEAKERS
February, Natalie Adams, - Programs Manager, MARNIRETTE Correction Centre Barwon Prison.
April, Senior Sergeant Adrian Bickley, Bellarine Police.
May, David Singleton, - His step brothers crash landing in WW2.
June, Brendon Waites, - Photography.
July, Clinton Staehr, - ‘Bali Hope’ Ultra Marathon Runner.
August, Kylie Yapp, - MICA Paramedic.
September, Jody Keating-Gordon, - RYMAN Health Care.
October, Graeme Brown & Frank Vella, - Farming on the Bellarine and the Bellarine Vintage Machinery Group.
November, Marcell Main, - ‘Donate Life’ organ donation.
December, Don Everett, - about his time in East Timor
2020
PRESIDENT Terry Davies
Not much this year due to COVID, Committee elected and no more meetings for the year.
President Terry spent most of the Year in and out of hospital.
2021
PRESIDENT Tony Collis
July, Terry Davies, - The last 10 years towards our 35th Year
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