Meetings & Speakers
On this page: Guest Speakers, Meeting Location and Times, Annual General Meetings, Committee Meetings
2025 General Meeting Calendar
| January No meeting |
28 February | 28 March (AGM) |
| 11 April** |
23 May |
27 June |
| 25 July |
22 August |
26 September |
| 24 October |
28 November |
December Christmas Luncheon |
** Note April meeting scheduled 2 weeks earlier due to clashes with Easter and ANZAC Day
Please advise our Secretary if you are unable to attend a monthly meeting.
NOTE: With respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza still circulating in our community, 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-like symptoms.
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 go to the ‘Activities and Outings’ page.)
Next General Meeting
The next general meeting will be held on May 23rd at Liardet Street Community Centre in Port Melbourne (note change of venue).
The guest speaker for our May meeting will be Richard Olive on the intriguing topic of Melbourne Sewers.
Post-Meeting Club Lunch
The post-meeting Lunch on 23rd May will be at the Clare Castle Hotel, 354 Graham Street, Port Melbourne. Our booking is for 12:45pm.
To assist with booking arrangements at the hotel, you must book in advance with Helen Powell to attend the lunch - unfortunately last minute drop-ins on the day are not allowed.
Please book with Helen by Wednesday 21st May.
General Meetings - Location and Times
Monthly Club General Meetings take place at 10.30am on the fourth Friday of each month, February to November inclusive (however always check the calendar above). Meetings usually finish around 12.45pm
General Meetings are held at the Liardet Community Centre, a City of Port Phillip facility, located on Liardet St near the corner of Liardet and Bay Streets in Port Melbourne, opposite the entry to the Coles car park.
There is some parking on surrounding streets and in the Coles car park opposite. 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:
10.30-10.55: Coffee and socialising
11.00 sharp - be seated ready for the meeting's commencement
11.00-12.00: Guest speaker and questions/discussion
12.00-12.10: Short break
12.10-12.45: Meeting formalities and new member induction
Members and visitors may not enter the hall until 10:30am and are asked to have their mobile phone switched to silent during the meeting. The hall must be vacated by 1pm.
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 10:30am. 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.