General Meetings

Guest Speaker: Lee Tate  (Journalist, Author and Commentator) Topic: "Awesome Western Australia - Fascinating and Fun Facts"

Guest Speaker: Bob Jacobs Topic: The History of Sea Rescue

Change of Speaker - New Guest Speaker: Kate Chaney, Federal MP for Curtin Topic: "My Time as a New Member" Kate will reflect on the past year and her focus for 2023. Kate will talk about being asked to run as an Independent, her community based campaign, getting to Canberra, representing Curtin and her aim...

Peter Alcock will talk on the subject of Mawson and Wilkins --- Australia has produced two of the world’s great heroic polar explorers who lived, worked and died at the same time but were as unlike as chalk and cheese. Peter's talk will compare and contrast the lives and stories of these two polar explorers.

Guest Speaker: Merinda Willis (Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety) Topic: Cyber Attacks and Scams  

Guest Speaker: Ian Kemp (UWA’s International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research) Topic:   Australia: Radio-active for decades to come - the new dawn of radio astronomy and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA)

Guest Speaker: Ian Stann Topic: If Switzerland ran Australia This will be a talk in two parts: First about the Political System and how the people are in charge and can change what the Govt has done. Try that in OZ The Second part is about their industries, and banks and even the education system...

Guest Speaker:  Don Punch MLA, Minister for Seniors and Ageing   Topic:  Helping Seniors Thrive in WA Mr Punch will give a short speach before taking questions, which may be from the audience on the day or submitted in advance via the committee. Members are encouraged to submit questions in advance, especially if the information...

Guest Speaker: Deborah Searie Topic: Retirement Living / Village Life

The normal monthly general meeting followed by the Christmas party (no Guest Speaker this month). The band Fragments will be playing selections of music from the 1950's. 1960's and 1970's. Cost: a $10 each contribution to the catering Booking essential for catering purposes --- please contact Maragaret Harris on 0417 991 947 or at a...