Typical Member Experiences
Our club organises a broad range of activities for members throughout the year, with interesting speakers presenting a broad range of topics at each general meeting plus outings, tours, lunches for members almost every month of the year. This page lists some of the activities and speakers enjoyed by members in recent times.
To find out more about what's planned for future activities and speakers, visit the "Meetings & Speakers" and the "Activities & Outings" pages.
Another excellent source of information on past activities is available in the "Photos" section of this website, where photo galleries from the many successful club activities are available for you to view.
Here's what we did last year:
Outings & Activities
January | Annual Picnic in the Park |
February | Club Pub Lunch at Mr Hobson |
March | Mornington Peninsula Bus Trip Melbourne Drug Court |
April | Boilermaker Walking Tour |
May | Chinatown – Yum Cha lunch and Chinese Museum |
June | Bendigo Art Gallery British Royal Portraits exhibition |
July | Parliament House - tour and morning tea |
August | Australian Tapestry Workshop tour |
September | Kenworth Truck Production Factory tour |
October | Blackwood / St Erth Gardens tour Williamstown Lunch by Ferry |
November | Hellenic Museum tour |
December | Annual Christmas Luncheon |
Meetings & Speakers
February | Lachlan McLeod – Life Stories |
March | Dr Gwenda Davey – Girl Talk |
April | Timothy Webster – Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market |
May | Keith Wilshier – My Sailing Adventures |
June | Stephen Wells – Horticultural Therapy |
July | Annalise Fowler - Ronald McDonald House |
August | Geoff Bransbury - The Return of the Dopey Old Bloke |
September | Dani McCaffery - The Social Health Inclusion Port Project |
October | Robert Redpath - Secrets of the Beehive |
November | Natalie Durkovic - Shen Yun Performing Arts |
Previous Activities
And this is just a small sample of some of the experiences our members have enjoyed in previous years:
Abbotsford Convent Wonthaggi Desalination Plant Hellenic Museum Luv-a-Duck cooking class Geelong Wool Museum Cricket Willow and Lavendula Farm Royal Childrens Hospital School Jayco Caravan Factory State Library of Victoria Islamic Museum of Australia |
Abbotsford Convent Wonthaggi Desalination Plant Hellenic Museum Luv-a-Duck cooking class Geelong Wool Museum Cricket Willow and Lavendula Farm Royal Childrens Hospital School Jayco Caravan Factory State Library of Victoria Islamic Museum of Australia |
Chinatown Heritage Walk Victoria Parliament House tour and lunch Merimbula 4-day tour Fort Queenscliff Rod Laver Arena behind the scenes tour The Johnson Collection Beleura House Jewish Holocaust Museum National Rhododendron Gardens |
Daylesford Convent Melbourne CBD Laneways walking tour Wantirna Jazz Museum Montsalvat Werribee Open-Range Zoo RAAF Museum, Point Cook Victoria Police Museum Gasworks Park - behind the scenes tour Melbourne Immigration Museum Blue Mountains 5-day tour |