14 Feb 2023

The Club welcomed Jenny Sheldon who gave a very inspiring talk about the stroke she suffered and how she managed to overcome the resulting difficulties.

8 Nov 2022

The Club welcomed Marg Green who spoke about having been adopted and the search for her biological Mother. Marg supported her presentation with a number of photographs and in conclusion accepted questions and comment from members.

11 Oct 2022

The Club welcomed Jan Morgan who gave an interesting presentation -”Confessions of an Arboretum Junkie”, including the history of the Arboretum, it’s design, and how the Arboretum is supported by many people who knit and crochet scarves which are wrapped around some of the trees trunks during the winter months.

13 Sep 2022

The Club welcomed Matt Watson, CEO of PEGASUS one of Canberra’s oldest local charities who take pride in delivering therapeutic horse facilitated programs and activities to people with a disability in Canberra and the local region.

9 Aug 2022

The Club welcomed Marg Wade, author and self-publisher of Canberra Secrets – Your Key To The Capital. Marg presented an extremely entertaining insight to some of the city’s many and varied ‘hidden secrets’.

19 Jul 2022

The Club welcomed Karen Viggers, who is an Author and Wildlife & Domestic Veterinarian. She spoke about who she is, where she has lived and her experiences from childhood to present day..

21 Jun 2022

The Club welcomed Pauline Bryant, who is a Visiting Fellow, Linguistics Program, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, Australian National University, who spoke about “How we talk in Australia”.

17 May 2022

The Club welcomed Dr Brad Tucker, who is an Astrophysicist/Cosmologist at the Mt Stromlo Observatory, who spoke about various current developments within his field.

19 Apr 2022

The Club welcomed Ray Edmondson, President of the Friends of the National Film and Sound Archive, who gave a presentation covering the history of the development of film making from the end of the nineteenth century and the gradually emerging recognition of the importance of capturing and safely storing the material being produced.

15 Mar 2022

Our third AGM elected a new Management Committee, including John Worcester as President, Peter Adams as Treasurer and Gloria Bothe as Membership Officer. Peter Davis gave a talk about Menslink, explaining the free counselling, volunteer mentoring and education programs that Menslink provides to young guys finding life difficult.

15 Feb 2022

There was a good turnout for our first meeting of 2022. Colin Campbell gave us a useful presentation about Hearing Impairment. In addition to providing all sorts of helpful advice about how to respond to a hearing impairment, Colin taught us the Auslan sign for “bull****”.

16 Nov 2021

Dr Sue Packer AM gave a presentation, drawing on her own experiences, on the influence of very early life experiences on the development of the brain. and about the reductions in brain function that can occur in later life. She also presented the trophies she had received as Senior Australian of the Year in 2019

17 Aug 2021

We were all set to go when the ACT went into lockdown so this meeting did not happen nor did the meetings scheduled for September or October.

20 Jul 2021

Barry Virtue gave a humorous but very insightful presentation about climate change and the way it was presented by various sides in the debate. His slides were clever, amusing and thought provoking. He kept his audience thoroughly engaged throughout his talk

15 Jun 2021

Robyn Horsfield introduced her new book A Bookshop in Wartime that was about Canberra life in WW2 and the bookshop that was opened by Verity Hewitt. Robyn explained that Penguin paperback books were very popular at that time because they easy to carry around.

18 May 2021

Marilyn Jessop gave a fascinating presentation about her aunt, Violet Jessop, and her memoir, “Titanic Survivor”. Marilyn brought along various items that had belonged to her aunt and were related to her service on the Titanic.

20 Apr 2021

Peter Adams, our new Treasurer, shared some reminiscences about his time as a senior manager at Arnotts Biscuits at a timer of greater change for the company and the industry.

16 Mar 2021

Our second AGM elected a new Management Committee, including John Worcester as President, Peter Adams as Treasurer. Betty Ferres as Secretary. Valda McCabe as Vice President. Gloria Bothe and Malcolm Gray as members. Malcolm gave a talk about his trip to the Arctic .

16 Feb 2021

Our first meeting of the new year was marred by problems with the visual display system at Harmonie German Club. Malcolm was unable to give his talk about his trip to the Arctic which was to feature a range of photos.

15 Dec 2020

Our last meeting before the holiday break, no meeting in January, was again in the Pool Room upstairs. Taylor Carriage and Russ Trinidad from Digital Health gave an informative presentation on the My Health Record system

17 Nov 2020

Our first meeting in the Pool Room upstairs at the Harmonie German Club;​ in spite of the less than ideal conditions, Rolfe Hartley gave an excellent presentation on “Lessons in Leadership – The Life of Sir John Monash”

20 Oct 2020

Our third face-to-face meeting for four months saw members agree to make a monthly casual dinner at the Ramada a regular event. Guest speaker Bob Bush entertained us with readings of his poetry.

15 Sep 2020

Our second face-to-face meeting for four months saw memberships being renewed as members adjusted to our new meeting day; guest speaker John Worcester gave an excellent presentation on the topic “Community Radio”.

18 Aug 2020

Our first face-to-face meeting for four months; decided to stick to the third Tuesday of the month at 11:00am until restrictions ease; guest speaker Jenny Horsfield spoke on the topic “The Soldier Settlers of Tuggeranong”.

9 Jul 2020

Our third Zoom meeting noted that having future physical meetings depended on the evolving situation at the Harmonie German Club; guest speaker Peter Adams spoke on the topic “Arnott’s Limited: Turbulent 80’s”.

4 Jun 2020

Our second Zoom meeting discussed the possibility of resuming regular meetings in July; guest speaker Andrew Browne provided on update on developments in residential real estate during COVID-19.

7 May 2020

Our first Zoom meeting – a new experience for most participants – very well received – shared lock-down experiences – an enjoyable presentation by George Wilson – agreed to meet monthly on Zoom until restrictions lifted

9 Apr 2020

This scheduled meeting did not take place because of the restrictions imposed to combat COVID-19; Club activities largely ceased until the Zoom meeting was set up

12 Mar 2020

Agreed that this meeting would be the Club’s AGM for 2019-20; all office bearers re-elected for 2020-21; guest speaker Tony (assisted by Venessa) described their trip to the Galapagos

13 Feb 2020

Club incorporation finalised; bank account opened; good turnout for Xmas dinner; a few members met for coffee at Geoscience Australia; guest speaker Michael Traynor spoke about assisting people meet life’s challenges

12 Dec 2019

Agreed to mark Xmas with informal drinks and dinner at the Diplomat Hotel; no meeting in January but some activities planned; guest speaker Robyn Hipkiss spoke about the inspirational life stories told in her three books

14 Nov 2019

Standing resolutions passed; members financial at this meeting became Foundation Members; possible Club activities discussed; guest speaker Saraya Palmer spoke about travel options offered by her company

10 Oct 2019

First meeting of the new Club – agreed to incorporate; adopted standing resolutions; guest speaker Val Bland, the President of Weston Probus Club, spoke about the kinds of activities taking place in Probus clubs

12 Sep 2019

Foundation meeting of the Club – agreement to form the Club; officers elected; constitution adopted.