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Guest speakers are invited from all walks of life and may include Club members, as we all have a real story to tell.

The list of previous speakers below certainly covers a wide range of topics.

Date

Speaker

Topic

 

 

 

2019

   

November

Margaret Clarke

Author, How she gets ideas for writing books

October

Bryan Marra

Life and times of Horatio Wills 1811-1861

September

Club Members

Snapshots of their lives

August

Alan Hopgood AM

His life in the theatre

July

Barwon Health

Advance Care Planning

June

Club Members

Snapshots of their lives

May

Mick Robinson

History of Geelong and the Bellarine

April

Chris Bridge

Growing up in India and revisiting old territory

February

Equip for life representative

Living a healthy lifestyle

     

2018

   

November

Bill Sheahan

The Mortuary business

October

Bryan Marra

Coles Stores and their genesis

September

Lindsay Noss

Travels in and around Hungary

August

Joe Borg

Malta

July

Irene Everett

Muscle Health

June

Charles Davis

University of the 3rd Age (U3A)

May

Marianne Bridge

Passport without a Country

April

David Nelly

History of Fort Queenscliff

February

John Nankervis

Bellarine Bayside activities

     

2017

   

November

Margaret and Bill Ogilvie

Travels in Scotland and Africa

October

Geoff Southby

AFL and Carlton Football Club

September

Trung

Artistic endeavours after escaping Vietnam

August

Melinda Clark

The Melbourne Map

July

Margaret Manning

Travels in Morocco, Spain and Portugal

June

Tony Muller

Restoring a B24 Liberator Bomber

May

Ron Medson

Geelong & Portarlington History

April

Bendigo Bank Manager

Scams, travel, reverse mortgages

March

Bruce van Every

Travel in North Korea

     

2016

   

September

Timothy Sheed

Bush Poet, Performer, MC, Speaker

August

 

Scams and how to avoid them

July

Elena Hobson

Portside Physiotherapy

May

Max Beck

Author: A Different Earth

April

Rodney Eeles

On their trip to Africa

March

Representative from the CFA

 
     

2015

   

December

Marianne Bridge

Growing up in a deaf family

November

Avril Hannah-Jones

A Look at Christmas

October

Geoff Henderson

The Ferry

September

Margaret Manning

Food Bank

August

Josh Gay

Lifestyle and staying connected (from RACV)

July

Henry Corcoran

Computers in the Sudan

June

 

From Jade Tiger Abalone farm

May

Linda Cusworth

From Combined Refugee Action Group

March

Bill Ogilvie

 
     

2014

   

December

Bill Ogilvie

His years in the Police Force

November

Corinne Blackett

From Drysdale Cheeses

October

Malcolm and Margaret Campbell

On life

September

Hong Trinh

On his journey from Vietnam

August

Rhonda

From “The Cottage by the Sea”

July

Graeme Robbins

“The bigger things in life”

June

Barb Dwyer

Her life and experiences

May

Peter Hawthorn

History and Secrets of the MCG

April

John Reid

Poetry, humour and life at the ABC