Guest Speaker for July

JULY 9^th  NINA ANGELO.

Nina Angelo was born in Athens, Greece, shortly after WW2 and migrated to Sydney, Australia in June 1949 with her parents, both survivors of the Nazi concentration camps.  She is a colourful character with a gift for connection with people of all ages and cultures.

In 2009, Nina was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her "Service to the Arts and the (NSW) Central Coast community". Nina is a connector of the creative dots in communities. She is a motivational speaker, arts consultant, mentor, intuitive artist. registered Marriage Celebrant, writer and activist.

AUGUST 13^th  GEOFF POTTER.

Wreck of the Maitland, 123rd Anniversary. 123 years ago on the morning of 6 May 1898 the passengers and crew of the SS Maitland were being roused at dawn with the terrifying news that they had to abandon ship – or worse, prepare to run aground.