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Guest Speakers and their Topics of Interest

2023
	January	No guest speaker
	February	Michelle Jenkins, Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Talked about her 650km alpine walk through Victoria, NSW and the ACT.
	March	Helen Musa, City News reporter	Informed us about her role as an Arts critic and her associated jobs overseas.
	April	Lana Mitchell, Royal Flying Doctor Service	Educated the members on how the RFDS works now - many roles for this group have changed significantly over the years.
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2022
	January	Stephen Walmsley	Memories of the 9/11 Attack in America
	February	Jenny Mobbs, CEO of COTA	Services Available for Older People
	March	Gary Thoms	Geneaology
	April	David Young	The Canning Stock Route
	May	Bob Bush	A Bush Poet
	June	Brad Tucker (Mount Stromlo Observatory)	A brilliant update on the state of all things from outside our planet
	July	The Presidents Lunch	The Happy Ukulele Strummers
	August	Aster & Bethany	An interesting and informative talk on Macular Degeneration
	September	Bobby Gane	Mercy Ships and their role in providing medical support to people in poor nations
	October	Jane Cannaher (AFP Liaison Officer)	Personal Safety and Scams
	November	Daniel Harris-Pascal (ACT No Waste)	Recycling and Waste Management
	December	Christmas Lunch	Heart and Soul Choir
2021
	January	Jan Petrie	Her Adventurers Plane Travels
	February	Athol Williams	Members Music Video Selections Part 1
	March	John Jervis	The Towrang Stockade and the Work of Convicts
	April	Stephen Trump	The Red Cross and People Living in Isolation
	May	David Young	His Travels in Mongolia
	June	Jeff Chapman	Members Musical Video Selections Part 2
	July	No Speaker	Due to President's Lunch
	August	Vanessa Little	ACT Libraries and How to Get the Most Out of Them
	September	No Meeting due to Covid 19
	October	No Meeting due to Covid 19
	November	No Meeting due to Covid 19

2020
	January	No Speaker	Bushfires
	February	No Speaker	Bushfires
	March	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	April	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	May	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	June	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	July	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	August	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	September	No Speaker	Covid Pandemic
	October	John Jervis	An Historic Overview of the Marulan and Goulburn Areas
	November	Zoe Hannah	Her Role in the RFS and her Personal Experience of Preparing for an Advancing Fire

2019
	January	No Speaker	Trivia Challenge
	February	Daryl Neit	Crash Investigations in the Canberra Region
	March	Rhonda Haire	Exercises for Seniors
	April	Jennifer Milwall	Under-age Soldiers who Died in World War 1
	May	Lt Col Glen Braithwaite	Volunteers who Provide Veterinary Care for Pets Belonging to Homeless People
	June	Jenny Horsfield	Soldier Settlers in Tuggeranong
	July	Ian Peters	Diabetes
	August	Rolfe Hartley	The Life of Sir John Monash
	September	Enid Niven	VISE (Volunteers for Isolated Students' Education)
	October	Nipuri Wye Wickrama	Her Family's Floristry Business which Employs People with Special Needs
	November	Robin Hipkiss	Inspirational Women and Why we Should Write a History of Our Own Lives
	December	Cheryl Tandy	Her Personal Experience with Breast Cancer and Support Available to Sufferers

2018
	January	David Ash	The London Stock Exchange
	February	Amanda Heal	Her Remarkable Career and the Assistance Given by the Guide Dogs Association to those with Sight Problems
	March	Alec Prior	His Successful Quest to be Listed in the Guinness Book of Records (Traveling Around the World)
	April	David Shaw	A Brief History of the National Zoo and the Aquarium
	May	Daryl Neit	Life as a Member of the Australian Federal Police, here in Canberra
	June	Fil Giles	Legal Issues Affecting Seniors
	July	Barry Virtue	Australian Inventors
	August	Duncan Bosworth	The Search for the Missing Malaysian Airline MH370
	September	Rod and Judy Roberts	Historical Allwood
	October	No Speaker
	November	Pat and Warwick Wright	Plants versus Animals. Which are Smarter?
	December	Daryl Neit	Crash Investigations in Canberra

2017
	January	Clem Longdon	Amusing Anecdotes from his Working Life
	February	Susan Tunks	The Work Done for Young Children Undergoing Surgery and/or Chemo by the Stellar Bella Little Stars Foundation
	March	No Speaker Records
	April	No Speaker Records
	May	Elizabeth Furness	The History of the Tuggeranong Schoolhouse Museum
	June	Sharon Slater	The Role of Police Volunteers within the AFP
	July	Martin Fisk	The Mentoring and Counselling Services Provided by Menslink for Youths up to Age 25
	August	Rev Canon Simon Woolridge	His Role as Chaplain at the Alexander Maconochie Centre
	September	Barry Virtue	Famous Speeches in World History
	October	Cliff Armitage	His Career and His Charity Work
	November	Dr Brad Tucker	The Past, Present and Future of Mt Stromlo Observatory

2016
	February	Romayne Ash	Her Unusual Early Life
	March	Mike Rikard	The Geology of Canberra
	April	Gail Aitken	It's Never Too Late to Start Working on One's Fitness
	May	Amy Lay	The National Archives
	June	Michelle, Manager of the Vikings Club	An Insight into the Activities of the Viking Club Group, and its Role in Supporting Community Activities
	July	No Speaker	Due to the President's Lunch
	August	Jan Petrie	And Interesting and Amusing Anecdote about her Stay at a Very Rundown Hotel
	September	Les Selkirk	Antique Dealing
	October	Howard Ralph	An Overview of the Animal Rescue Centre, the Southern Cross Wildlife Care Centre
	November	Barry Virtue	The Murrumbidgee River

2015
	January	Jacob	"My Kitchen Rules" - a Cooking Demonstration
	February	Sgt Simone Wilson	Road Traffic Rules and Other Issues Related to the AFP Traffic Branch
	March	June Sutton, Jan Petrie and Jean Smyth	Cameo Talks
	April	Wayne	Equipment Used by the ACT Fire Brigade
	May	Jeffrey Dabb	Birds Seen in the Canberra Region
	June	Pat and Warwick Wright	The Cunning Ways Native Plans Survive and Thrive
	July	Christine	The Development of the Canberra Airport
	August	No Speaker	Due to IT Problems
	September	David Shaw	The National Zoo and Aquarium
	October	Lynda Webber/Leanne Johnson	Home Security and Scams on the Computer
	November	Jane Curran	Teaching English in China
	December	Heather Hart	The Treatment and Prevention of Strokes

2014
	February	Brian Heath	Housing and Accommodation Options for Seniors (COTA's View)
	March	No Speaker
	April	Steve Crouch	The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
	May	Tony Howkins	The Functions of Probus South Pacific
	June	Liz McGrath/John Mulhall	A Day at the ABC
	July	Steve Doszpot	Here's Hazardous Journey from Budapest to Canberra
	August	Jan Petrie, Maureen Smith and June Sutton	Entertaining Cameo Speeches from our Members
	September	Rowland Stewart/Graham Gordon	A Story About A Landscaper and His Encounter with A Random Breath Test Unit/His Six Week Trip to the UK, France, Belgium and Switzerland
	October	No Record
	November	No Record

2013
	January	Barry Virtue	Hens Lay Eggs, People Lie Down - the Meaning of Words
	February	Barry Virtue	The History of Canberra up until the Declaration of the City on 12 March 1913
	March	No Guest Speaker	Due to the Annual General Meeting
	April	Bob Cook	Hot Air Ballooning
	May	Alan Hannaford	His Experiences Droving a Large Herd of Cattle
	June	AFP Superintendent Victoria Linabury	Keeping Australians Safe Overseas
	July	Jill Grant	The Culture of Japan
	August	Barry Virtue	Boundless Plains to Share - The Chequered History of Our National Anthem
	September	Sgt Daryl Neit	His Experiences During His Long Career in the AFP
	October	Julie Ahmat/Graham Gordon	Her Experience During Cyclone Tracy/His Father's Life
	November	No Record

2012
	January	Henny Hermes	Her Early Life, Living on the Canals of Amsterdam
	February	No Speaker	Due to the Club's Birthday Celebration Activities
	March	No Speaker	Due to the Annual General Meeting
	April	Nikki Foote	Top Line Success Coaching and Personality Profiles
	May	Graham Gordon	Part 1 - The Search for, and Locating of, the HMAS Sydney
	June	Graham Gordon	Part 2 - The Search for, and Locating of, the HMAS Sydney
	July	Heather Bozza and Steve Cuthbert	The Challenges of the Vision Impaired and the Range of Devices that are Available to Help Them
	August	David Jauncey	His Career as an Astronomer with the CSIRO
	September	Robert Wong	Magic - The Art of "Misdirection"
	October	Gerald Lynch	The Workings of Radio Station one 1RPH - a Broadcast Services for the Vision Impaired
	November	Fergus Nelson	The Age Care Services Available from the Organisation, Just Better Care
	December	Jeff Chapman	A Musical Quiz and Jeff Playing Various Tunes on his Flute

2011
	January	Tony Howkins	A Musical Quiz on Singers and Bands from the 20th Century
	February	Rusty Woodward/Jan Petrie	Health and Wellbeing
	March	Jeff Chapman	His Years Teaching into Papua New Guinea
	April	Tom Anderson	Part 1 -The Cultural Differences he Experienced While Working for Customs in China
	May	Sarah Marshall	Techniques for Keeping our Feet Functioning Usefully
	June	Tom Anderson	Part 2 -The Cultural Differences he Experienced While Working for Customs in China
	July	Graham Gordon	The British Nuclear Tests at Maralinga
	August	Margo Mitchell (COTA)	Depression and Anxiety
	September	No Record
	October	Steve Doszpot	His Flight to Freedom from Hungary and his Resettlement in Australia
	November	Frank Kustra	His Escape from the Invasion of Poland and his Journey to Australia

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