No deposit will be required but please let Jim know if you are no longer able to attend so that booking numbers may be adjusted.

If I already have your information, I’ll be sending you an SMS in the week prior to the lunch to get your RSVP or otherwise please make contact via our website.

Hope to see you then!

Jim

Speaker: Richard (Dick) Whitaker – “The Disappearance of Harold Holt.”

After graduating from Monash University in Science in 1968, Dick was conscripted and served two years in the Army, ending his military career as an infantry junior officer with 5^th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment.

He joined the Bureau of Meteorology soon after and began a public service career that would last some thirty-one years.

Dick left the Bureau in 2002 but never lost the “weather bug” and came out of retirement to begin his own meteorological consultancy business. He was Chief Meteorologist with Sky News Weather up until 2016 and appeared regularly on radio and television.

He is very interested in history and meteorological education, particularly through television, radio, and books, and has been author, co-author and consultant editor of seventeen books about the weather, including publications for Time-Life and Reader’s Digest.

Richard was our clubs President in 2023 – 2024 (Covid and Zoom meetings),

Refer to Meetings Tab for Details.

In the Key of Swing will transport you to the spirited world of the Bathtub Gin Orchestra—a vibrant sextet serving up the infectious rhythms of 1920s stomp, 1930s swing, and French gypsy jazz. With dazzling performances from Phoebe and Morgan Haselden, Dorian Mode, Brendan Berlach, Fiona Lugg, and Toby Hall, this talented ensemble combines manouche fiddle, Django-style guitar, and a dash of New Orleans flair.

Expect toe-tapping classics and original tunes that celebrate local colour and vintage style. It’s a retro cocktail of rhythm, charm, and high spirits, sure to get you moving and put a smile on your face. Step in for a morning of truly unforgettable melodies!

Close date for booking and payment: Friday 19th June 2026

Tick name on sign on sheet at general meeting.

Sydney Musical & Opera Society brings a special matinee performance of this grand concert celebration. Featuring a fully live 24-piece orchestra, cast of 16 and choir, this uplifting production celebrates the timeless music of The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Carousel, Oklahoma! and The King and I. Audiences will enjoy many of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most cherished songs, including Some Enchanted Evening, You’ll Never Walk Alone, Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’, Climb Ev’ry Mountain and Younger Than Springtime, along with many more beloved favourites.

Close date for booking and payment:  Monday 13 July 2026

Table of Knowledge (for the blokes)
No agenda, no minutes, nothing off the table but what is said stays at the table.
An opportunity for respectful conversation.
All welcome. See you there.

WOW is a casual, unstructured, open discussion for women to engage and delight in both conversation and listening.

Feeling a connection, we may express our thoughts and listen to others over multiple topics in a supportive and trusting environment.

All conversation shared, stays at the table. All ladies are most welcome to come along and join our gathering at any time.

Coffee is available at the Kiosk below, or tea/coffee making facilities are available in the venue

BYO: Please bring your own drinks and table, chairs, umbrellas.

Weather: If the weather is bad a cancellation notice will be put on the front page of this web site at about 10.00am

PAYMENT DUE: TUESDAY 14TH JULY

Note: Fifteen members required to go ahead with this outing.

INCLUDES: ENTRY TO PARK – MORNING TEA (TEA OR COFFEE, ANZAC BISCUITS & LAMINGTONS)

ANIMAL TALKS AND FEEDING AS PER THE PARKS TIMETABLE WHICH STARTS AT 10AM

Plus – AN EXCLUSIVE PESONAL ANIMAL EXPERIENCE.

VISIT THE MANY EXHIBITS, NOCTURNAL HOUSE, CONSERVATION ARK, AND MUCH MORE, ALL SURROUNDED BY A NATURE WALK.

MEET ELVIS

LUNCH OWN EXPENSE – BRING A PICNIC OR THERE IS A KIOSK AVAILABLE.