Guest speakers

Given our diverse and knowledgeable membership a variety of interesting guest speakers are invited to our meetings to provide thought provoking, engaging and sometimes humorous and informative talks on their special topics. Our members are encouraged to suggest topics of interest and to recommend speakers. We also encourage our members to share their areas of expertise and interests with others.

Some Previous Guest Speakers 

Ray Edmondsen - Former Director of the nation Film & Sound Archive - 'National Film and Sound Archive - Why bother?'

Mick Brice, Commander RAN (retired) and representing The Lions Croke Place Wetlands Landcare Group - 'The value of community service'

Dr Brad Tucker, Astrophysicist/Cosmologist - 'The Space Race 2.0'

Megan Girdlestone, neurological physiotherapist - 'Stroke Prevention'

Jenny Mobbs, CEO Council of the Ageing ACT - 'COTA in the ACT'

Amanda Heal - 'Seeing by Vision not by Sight'

Tom Flynn & Dilini Manthilaka, Macular Disease Foundation Australia - 'Symptoms, risk factors and treatment options and management of macular degeneration'

Marg Wade - 'Canberra's Secrets'

Bob Bush, Australian bush poet

Garry Reynolds – ‘The Railway Comes to Canberra – Griffins Magnificent Obsession’

Michael Shoebridge – Director Defence, Strategy and national Security Program, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Michelle Jenkins - Completing a +660 km walk along the Australian Alpine Walking Track

Dr Brad Tucker - The future of space in Australia

Colin Campbell  - ANZUK what is it?