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 in 2022:

Speakers at Meetings

John Tidey - The Changing Role of Newspapers
Susie Anderson – The Early Days of Television
Sandra Nicholson – My Life in Victoria Police
Russell James - The Life of Squizzy Taylor
Lorraine Smith - The Journey of a Lost Manuscript
Maryam Zargarbashi - Victorian Hearing
Alana Roberts - OzHarvest, Delivery Goodness
Sue Westwood - History of the Melbourne Athenaeum
Les Wigg - Victoria's Painted Silos
Francoise Leconte - A Tour of the Seine Through the Eyes of the Impressionists

Outings and Activities

Annual Picnic in the Park
Club Movie Day – Queen Bees
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
NGV Chanel Exhibition
Cloudehill Gardens visit
Yarra Valley Winery Tour
Bendigo Art Gallery - Elvis from Graceland exhibition
Australian National Aviation Museum
Van Gogh exhibition at THE LUME
Melbourne Immigration Museum tour
Geelong Art Gallery visit
Werribee Zoo visit
Queenscliff Lunch by Ferry
Murray Darling Coach Tour
Islamic Museum of Australia tour
Annual Christmas Luncheon

Previous Activities

This is just a small sample of some of the other 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

	Chinatown Heritage Walk Victoria Parliament House tour and lunch Merimbula 4-day tour Altona Homestead Rod Laver Arena behind the scenes tour
	The Johnson Collection Beleura House Fort Queenscliff 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