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The Club has a guest speaker at each of its monthly meetings. Details about speakers and their topics may be obtained from the monthly Newsletters. The page headed 'Newsletters' contains recent Newsletters.

Guest Speaker for Meeting on 13 May 2025

Dr David Adam, Cardiologist, Victorian Heart Hospital: “Recent Developments in Cardiology"

 

 

Dr David Adam trained at Monash University in Melbourne and completed his residency andgeneral cardiology training at Monash Heart.He then spent two years completing a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology in BritishColumbia, Canada, before returning to Melbourne in 2006 to commence specialist practiceHe has a public hospital appointment as a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at VictorianHeart Hospital and privately works at Melbourne Heart Care.As a heart rhythm specialist, his interests include implantable devices including pacemakersand defibrillators, as well as catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias including atrialfibrillation.David is married with 3 children. When not at work, he can be found either with the familyor running. His golf game remains dreadful. 

Recent Guest Speakers include:

8 Apr 2025   Au Chun Long, “What has made Singapore a successful city-state andthe challenges posed by current world events”
11 Mar 2025   Nick McKenzie, "Investigating the CFMEU & Ben Roberts-Smith"
11 Feb 2025    John Hodder, "A Brief History of the Probus Club of Port Phillip Inc."
10 Dec 2024   Tennant Reed, "Energy Markets - how concerned should we be"
12 Nov 2024   Dr Doug Lording AM: "Political and Commercial aspects of Men’s Health"
8 Oct 2024   Benson Saulo: "Thoughts on the 2024 US Presidential Election"
10 Sep 2024   Professor Brendan Murphy: "From the Frontline of the Initial Covid Response"

13 Aug 2024

 

Jaq Grantford – Portrait artist

9 Jul 2024

 

Patrick Sands: “A fortunate life”

11 Jun 2024

 

Dr David Radcliffe: “Four distinguished Australian Engineers”

14 May 2024

 

Nicholas Martin: “Swimming the English Channel”

9 Apr 2024

 

Erin McWilliams - Nuclear Engineer

12 Mar 2024

 

Tom Burrowes - Gold-mining Engineer

13 Feb 2024

 

Victor Perton: “Optimism”

12 Dec 2023

 

Ross Milton - Businessman and Entrepreneur

14 Nov 2023

 

Douglas Heywood OAM: “A life of music”

19 Oct 2023

 

Paul Coughlin: “The Inherent Weakness of Banks & International Banking Systems”

12 Sep 2023

 

Dr John Gregory: "The Australian-ness of Australian Art”

8 Aug 2023

 

Professor Peter Revill, AM: “The International Coalition to Eliminate Hepatitis B (ICE-HBV)”

11 Jul 2023

 

Dr Michael Coughlan: “The Mechanisms of Weather & Climate: An Australian Perspective.”

12 Jun 2023

 

Dr Helen Tope: “The Montreal Protocol”

9 May 2023

 

Michael Warner: “An insight into the world of a sports reporter in the cut and thrust of the print media.”

11 Apr 2023

 

Dr Sheryl Coughlin: ”The NGVWA and the contribution to the National Gallery of Victoria.”