At each monthly meeting, after the business formalities, special interest group updates, and morning tea, our Club offers interesting & thought provoking speakers who entertain & educate us on a variety of topics.
In recent months our Guests have been:
Mrs Sue Grady (Trade Travel) - "Where to from here"?
Mr Darren Arnott - Author - "No Regard for the Truth"
Mr Barry Veitch - One of our own members - Travel adventures, Photos, Laughs & Loos.
Mr Ray Keppie - One of our own members "Silo Art Around The World"
Mrs Dorothy Docherty - Guide Dogs Australia
Mrs Shona Ashworth - "Home Instead" aged assistance
Ms Casey Olori - Australian Unity - "My Aged Care"
Mr Greg Forbes - One of our own members life stories
Mr Stephen Kenna - Wills, Power of Attorney and Estate Planning
Mr Pete Smith - More entertaining stories of his time in radio & TV
Ms Charlotte Sterrett - The Yarra River - The Birrarung
Mr Lee Paris - Community Safety Support Co-ordinator Whitehorse Council
Sgt. Wayne Kohlmann - Victoria Police Forensic Department (Several great talks & presentations)
Mr John Holland - John's world travels - "Travelling Differently"
Mrs Dorothy Coombe - Foodbank & How it Operates
Ms Elida Brereton - Very entertaining & informative talk - "Travel to South Georgia & The Antarctic"
Mrs Dawn Barr - Our own member - "Creating your own Life Story"
Mr Tom Grucza & Mr Neil Kingswood - Our own members - "Trains & Automobiles"
Ms Regina Johar - "Food Waste/Composting etc"
Mr James Nicholas - "The Mystery of the Fairy House"
Mr Pete Smith - His life & times as a TV & Radio personality
Ms Judy Banks - "Courtnetwork"
Mrs Robyn Scholes - One of our own members interesting business venture
Ms Vicki Mustafa - "Women in the Middle East"
Sgt. Wayne Kohlman - Victoria Police Forensic Department
Mr Leon Sinnot from "Beyond Blue" - What Beyond Blue does & how we are able to seek help & support
Mr Mike McFarlane from "Angel Flight"
Ms Lyn Geer from "Smith Family"
Ms Lorraine Smith - "Journey of a lost Manuscript"
Mr. Dick Francis - Retired sea Captain - interesting & entertaining stories about "life at sea"
Mr Barry Veitch - One of our own members Travel Adventures - South African Safari.
Mr Ray Keppie - One of our own members Travel Adventures - North America & Canada and Outback Adventure
"Glamping in the Kimberleys"
Mr Ian Hunt - Victorian Ambulance
Ms Joanne Lambie MBA - "Stay in Touch"
Ms Yvonne Wood - "Hooroo! I'm off"
Ms Elida Brereton - "Travel Tips"
Ms MaryAnne Benny - "Genealogy"
Ms Carolyn Pethick - "To Hell & Back" - a Policewoman's Story
Dr John Carson - from The Stroke Foundation
Mr Geoff Bransbury - "Dopey old bloke on a bike"
Mr Mark Chapman - Aged Care
Mr Lachlan McLeod - "Life Stories of Everyday Australians"
Mr Bruce Ricketts - One of our members life stories
Mr Cliff Hardy - Childhood Memories of the London Blitz & Rocket Attacks
Ms Elida Brereton - "Anecdotes relating to Education"
Ms June Rushton - "Growing up in Lighthouses"
Ms Julie Pethard - One of our own members interesting stories
Mr Kevin Trask - "His Career in Show Business & his cousin, Diana Trask"
Mr Don Jones - "The Magic of Laughter"
Ms Julie Fechner - "The Dingo Lady"
Ms Marie Quirke & Mr Rohan Morris - Royal Flying Doctor Service
Ms Anne Catchpole - The Cottage by the Sea
Mrs Margaret Edgington - One of our own members interesting stories
Ms Ann Eldridge - Australian Lions Visual Independence Foundation
Ms Berry McDay - Warrnambool History
Mr John Howell (Local Author) - "The Only Woman at Gallipoli"
Ms Emma Gee - Inspirational Speaker & Author
Ms Anu Krishnan - Eastern Palliative Care
Mrs Val King - One of our own members on her interesting life overseas
Mr Ian Douglas - The Shrine
Ms Ros Keenan - Cochlear Implants
Mr Graham Duncan - MFB Seniors Fire Safety
Mr Adrian Paterson - former Police Artist
Mr David Barr - One of own members interesting stories
Dr Joely Taylor - Author of - "Backtracks: Recollections of Remarkable Australians"