Meetings & Speakers

On this page: Guest Speakers, Meeting Location and Times, Annual General Meetings, Committee Meetings

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE!

As we get on with life under "COVID-normal" conditions, our monthly club General Meetings at the Liardet St Community Centre in Port Melbourne have recommenced.

However, members are encouraged to continue to exercise caution and follow health department guidelines with regard to social distancing and mask wearing.

Please do not attend a meeting if you are feeling unwell or have any COVID symptoms.

2022 General Meeting Calendar

January No meeting	25 February	25 March (AGM)
22 April	27 May	24 June
22 July	26 August	16 September*
28 October	25 November	December Christmas Luncheon

* Note September meeting scheduled to be a week earlier due to AFL holiday on 23 September (this date is subject to confirmation)

Please advise our Secretary if you are unable to attend a monthly meeting.

Forthcoming Guest Speakers

Here's what's planned for guest speakers at our Club general meetings in the near future ...

(To find out about upcoming activities and outings see the ‘Activities and Outings’ page.)

OzHarvest van

26th August, 2022

Alana Roberts - OzHarvest, Delivery Goodness

Alana will tell us more about Ozharvest, one of Australia’s leading food rescue organisations. OzHarvest saves surplus food from ending up in landfill and instead delivers it to charities that help feed people in need. Through their education programs and advocacy work, they hope to inspire others to change behaviour and help reach the national target of halving food waste by 2030.

OzHarvest is a not-for-profit organisation so it would be appreciated if you could bring along a gold coin (or more!) to the meeting to give as a donation to their cause.

Members at lunch

Post-Meeting Club Lunch
This meeting will be followed by a club lunch at The Clare Castle Hotel, 354 Graham St, Port Melbourne (cnr. Ross St).

To assist with booking arrangements at the hotel, you must book in advance to attend the lunch - unfortunately last minute drop-ins on the day are not allowed. An email will be sent out on the Friday before the meeting inviting you to make lunch bookings (please don't try to book before the email is sent out)

Note that you are welcome to attend the lunch even if you are not coming to the meeting.

Melbourne Athenaeum logo

16th September, 2022

Sue Westwood - Melbourne Athenaeum

Sue Westwood has been Business Manager at the Melbourne Athenaeum Incorporated since 2010 and has a long history in the arts and entertainment industry. Much of Melbourne's cultural standing today can be traced back to the Athenaeum. It played a huge role in the early promotion and development of music, visual arts, literature, science and theatre.
Sue will provide an insight into the amazing history behind the Athenaeum Building and Library.

General Meetings - Location and Times

Monthly Club General Meetings of all members take place at 10.00am on the fourth Friday of each month (however always check with the grid above), February to November inclusive. Meetings usually finish about 12.15pm, except every second meeting when we have a bring-a-plate lunch which usually finishes around 1pm.

General Meetings are held at the Liardet St Community Centre, a City of Port Phillip facility, located at the corner of Liardet and Nott Streets in Port Melbourne, opposite the entry to the Coles car park and just off Bay St.

Parking in the area is not easy, but spots are usually available one or two blocks away in the direction of the tram line or city. The venue is about 8 minutes walk from the Graham St stop of the 109 tram. Route 250, 251 and 253 buses stop close by on Bay St, and the Port Phillip Community bus stops nearly outside the Liardet Centre.

The meeting format is usually as follows:
10.30 sharp - be seated ready for the meeting's commencement.
10.30-11.30: Guest speaker and questions/discussion.
11.30-11.40: Short break.
11.40-12.00: Meeting formalities and new member induction.
12.00-12.15: (when no plate lunch) Members Slot … a member talks about his/her life, travels, or other topic.

Members and visitors are asked to have their mobile phone switched to silent during the meeting.

Annual General Meetings

AGMs occur on the fourth Friday of March (however always check with the calendar grid above), in conjunction with the normal monthly general meeting. The AGM is quite brief, focusing mainly on the nomination/election of the Committee for the following year.

Committee Meetings

These are held on the second Friday of each month, February to November starting at 10am. The venue is the Liardet St Community Centre at the corner of Liardet and Nott St in Port Melbourne. Non-Committee members of the Club are welcome to observe at these meetings.