Probus Club Of Sydney Inc.
Future Speakers
Arranged by David Greatorex
3
August
Guy
Winship:
Adventures in
Microfinance. CEO
of
World
Education
5
October
James Cotis:
Commonsense
Strategies in Self Managed
Retirement Funds.
James is an
accredited Self Managed Superannuation Fund Specialist Adviser with
Genesys
wealth advisers
3 November Ray Evans: Climate Change. Secretary of the Lavoisier Society
See below for link to his talk.
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Earlier speakers and subjects
One of the good things about our Probus Club is the range of interesting people and subjects to which we are exposed through our Guest Speaker program. Scan through the following series of brief summaries
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| June
2010 |
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| John Fletcher "Bomber Command" wireless operator Slides from Talk click Full talk click Synopsis click | |||||
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2010 |
May
2010 |
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| Mark Scott, Managing Director of the ABC – “The ABC” Synopsis click Brief summary of talk click | John
McCarthy
"Asia & Australia" Synopsis
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| February 2010 | March
2010 |
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| Bill
Butterell
"War
on
the
Waterfront"
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Professor Ian Bickerton – “The Arab Israeli Conflict: The Wars from 1948”Synopsis click Presentation click | ||||
| December
2009 |
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| Ian Mackay "Vietnam Operations
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An Historical Perspective". Presentation click |
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| October 2009 | November 2009 |
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| Brendan
O’Connor Associate Professor in
American Politics, United States
Study
Centre, University of Sydney – “President
Obama – An Assessment” click. Obama's
background
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John
Butler
Wood “Military History –
Ferry Command and the
Atlantic Pioneers” Presentation
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7.72MB file Poem Ferry Command and the Atlantic Pioneers click Summary of talk |
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| August 2009 | September
2009 |
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| Mark Johnson, Deputy Chairman Macquarie Bank, “The Causes of the Current World Financial Crisis” Full talk click; Make your own CDO click; John Thom's Vote of Thanks | Steven
McGregor, Secretary
of
the
Spitfire
Association, "That Magnificant Aircraft - The Spitfire" Click: The Spitfire Association |
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| June
2009 |
July 2009 | ||||
| Author Anne Henderson "Enid Lyons - The Woman Who Had Everything" Click for her talk. | Julie Sutcliffe and Katie
Johnson. Summary of Talk.
“Hearing
Loss
and
Technology”
presentation
click. Australian
Hearing
presentation
click.
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| April
2009 |
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| February
2009 |
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Lt John Perryman "The Search for HMAS Sydney"
For a summary click Lt John Perryman For a audio podcast, click this. For images from the Finding Sydney Foundation web site which have been released in the public domain click http://www.findingsydney.com/ |
Professor John Rasko “Gene and Stem Cell Therapy” Click for his biography.
Click for a summary of his talk. Click http://www.cellandgenetrust.org.au/ and under the pulldown menu "How we can cure the Future" is series of explanations along the lines of the presentation. It would be especially wonderful if we could follow up with financial support which is really all-important for the work to continue at an international level. |
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| November 2008 | December 2008 | ||||
| Sir Anthony Mason "23 Years on the High Court" click | Mervyn Finlay "Some Reflections" click |
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| September 2008 |
October 2008 | ||||
| Les Anderson “From Swordfish to Skyhawks – the story of Carrier Flying | |
Dr
Paul Beaumont "Macular
Degeneration: A
recent epidemic and a lesson in nutritional epidemiology"Click title. Adobe
Acrobat reader required. 2.2 MB file. Text
summary click
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| July 2008 | August
2008 |
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| Susannah Fullerton - "Why Men should read Jane Austin" | Russell Lander "Trends in the Stockmarket" | ||||
| May 2008 |
June 2008 | ||||
| David Greatorex - Our member. "Innovation and Entrepreneurship" Click on title to download | Bruce Wolpe – John Fairfax Media – “The American Presidential Election 2008” | ||||
| April 2008 | March 2008 | ||||
| Ms Jackie Fitzgerald, Deputy
Director, Bureau of Crime
Statistics and Research. "Crime - the facts, figures and responses in NSW" To download click on title. Adobe Acrobat reader required |
Allen Fudge "The Intelligenciers - a glimpse into the world of espionage and deception." | ||||
| December 2007 | February 2008 | ||||
| Associate Professor Jeffrey Cohn spoke to us about " The Heart Institute ". | Martin Thomas AM FTSE HonFIEAust Faie gave an excellent presentation
on the subject " Nuclear Energy - Australia's Opportunity ?". To download click on title. Adobe Reader viewer required. 1.5 MB file. |
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| October 2007 | November 2007 | ||||
| Professor Stuart White, University of Technology , Sydney enlightened us on the important matter of " Pathways to a Sustainable Future" | Commander Stephen Moss CSC, the Executive Director addressed us on " The Young Endeavour Youth Scheme " | ||||
| August 2007 | September 2007 | ||||
| Emeritus Professor Peter Howard spoke on a very topical matter - " Climate Change - Ice Ages through Geologic Time" | Ms Sandra Bates AM , Theatre's Artistic Director told us " The Story of The Ensemble Theatre " | ||||
| June 2007 | July 2007 | ||||
| John Jeremy whet our cruising appetites with details of " The 21st Century Passenger Ship - Queen Mary 2 " | Professor Kim Walker Dean Sydney Conservatorium of Music ," From Diva to Dean- Higher Education and Creativity" | ||||
| April 2007 | May 2007 | ||||
| Hon. Kevin Rozzoli - former speaker of NSW Legislative Assembly - " The Secrets of the Bear Pit " | Jim Bain - told us some fascinating history of the Stockbroking world " A Financial Tale of Two Cities" | ||||
| February 2007 | March 2007 | ||||
| Nick Greiner , former State Premier of NSW addressed us on his subject " 25 Years On " | Jean Harmey -Graphologist -"The Art and Science of deducing character from handwriting" | ||||
| November 2006 | December 2006 | ||||
| Gary Nash, former Director of Marketing IBM spoke on " The Tarasov Saga: from Russia through China to Australia" | Deryl Mason, former school teacher and current Friend of The Botanical Gardens enlightened us on " The Sydney Botanical Gardens " | ||||
| September 2006 | October 2006 | ||||
| Ian Kiernan .Round -the- world yachtsman and Chief Executive of Clean Up Australia spoke on" The Environment- its No.1 importance " | Allan Fudge Former Army Officer and Military Historian spoke on "Black Orchestra - code word for the Hitler assassination attempts 1938 to 1944." | ||||
| July 2006
Dr.Ng from the Eye Institute spoke on " Challenges in Eye Care ". His references included his experiences in Tibet. |
August
2006
Andy Rigg , from CRC for Greenhouse Gas Technologies,spoke on " What to do about CO2 ". |
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| May 2006 | June 2006 | ||||
| Gerry Lawson, Chairman of The Ricegrowers Co-Op Ltd Board spoke to us in a most comprehensive manner about the development and considerable success of the "The Australian Rice Industry" | Dr. Simon Longstaff, St. James Ethics Centre, spoke to us on the subject of " Corporate Responsibility "One major concern was the disparity of renumeration of Directors/Leaders with others in organisations. | ||||
| April 2006 | March 2006 | ||||
| Rawdon Dalrymple, former Ambassador to Indonesia, USA and Japan spoke on the subject "What future is there for an Australia like we have now ". His presentation was broad ranging but he did emphasise the need for continued population growth in this country. | .John Jeremy , our member , spoke on the subject " Submarine Support in Australia in the 20th Century ". He dealt expertly with submarine history from the beginning in 1864 ( in USA) through to present day situation in Australia. | ||||
| February 2006 | December 2005 | ||||
| Richard Beattie,Public Affairs Manager of Caltex Australia enlightened us on " The Mysteries of Gasoline Retail Pricing.His talk and accompanying power point graphics outlined the many factors influencing price. | Nicolette Fraillon , Director and Chief Conductor of the Australian Ballet gave us a most interesting career resume which demonstrated how dreams can be realised if goals are pursued with perseverance and dedication. | ||||
| November 2005 | October 2005 | ||||
| Goldman Sachs JB Were executives gave us a presentation covering Superannuation Planning and the current investment scene. At the conclusion the interest in their subject matter was well evidenced by the eager queuing for the printed material they supplied. | Detective Superintendent Deborah Wallace spoke to her title " My Life in Crime". Her career highlights were fascinating, and she demonstrated that people who are good their job can also be good at promoting police/ community relations. | ||||
| September 2005 | August 2005 | ||||
| Dr. Ian Paterson told us of the similarities and differences of Uniting Church , Jewish , Islamic and Coptic Head schools - which had all obtained the benefit of his Headmaster skills. An outstanding man whose experience has positively assisted ou multicultural society. | Our member John Warden started many of us thinking about Starting a Family Tree. He led us through many of the sources of information about our forebears and provoked a record nuber of hits to obtain the links he provided. Contact Clyde Dickens to obtain them. | ||||
| July 2005 | June 2005 | ||||
| Dr Neil Conn , former administrator of the Northern Territory , talkied to us about its history and current operation.his enthusiasm and his presentation supported the rhetorical question- " Why isn't it a state ?" | Ray Knight, a former NAB executive, gave a most entertaining address with the title Ned Kelly is still alive. We heard case studies of sometimes very dumb bank robbers and the means by which they were caught. | ||||
| May 2005 | April 2005 | ||||
| Professor Brian Fletcher gave examples of how history evolves as information comes to light, and Historians debate. Hence the content of his talk titled Controversies in Australian History. We are now more fully informed about how we (perhaps) came to be what Australia is. | Air Vice Marshall Gary Beck AO (Rtd) gave us a moving summary of how the Graves of Australian Service Personnel are being carefully and tastefully maintained in over 70 war cemeteries in Australia and New Guinea. He paid special attention to the Gallipoli landing site and surrounds. | ||||
| March 2005 | February 2005 | ||||
| Andrew Rogers went in the other direction to our previous speaker. He saw the wreck of theTitanic on the bottom of the Atlantic - after winning a raffle he did not know he had entered! For more about the Titanic click Cité des Sciences - Exhibition - Treasures of Titanic Return here by Back Button | Anthony Baldry has climbed the "Seven Summits", the highest mountain peak on each of the continents. We saw the type of equipment he used, and excellent photographs. For more information on this impressive challenge click http://7summits.com/ Return here by Back Button | ||||
| December 2004 | November 2004 | ||||
| Colin Munro used the title "While the billy boils" to elaborate on the theme of communication skills, with examples of Australian individuals and the manner in which they have developed our use of the English language. | Ted Atkinson spoke of "One Man's Dream. Victorian Rorarian Ian Scott had a vision that established the Australian Rotary Health Research Foundation which initially focused on cot death but has now a very wide focus including mental health. | ||||
| October 2004 | September 2004 | ||||
| Tony Benson opened our eyes to the future of "Living with Computers in the 21st Century" as part of the progression from the 250 year old Industrial Revolution. Contact Clyde Dickens for a copy of his slide presentation. | Mark Spencer presented an historical record of shipwreck explorations in Australia and the Sea of Marmara, supported by his own wonderful photography. He also outlined some of the dangers of deep sea diving. | ||||
| August 2004 | July 2004 | ||||
| Stephen Martin presented with photographic enhancement a fascinating outline of the History and Challenges of the Antarctic. He spoke of political issues following exploration, human relations consequences in isolated locations, and the increase in tourism. | Adrian Pilton gave us a concise outline of the changes being made to the Opera House by his firm working with Jan Utzon. 8 people took 8 months to prepare the 3D drawings and models necessary. The Utzon design brief is left open for new ideas. | ||||
| June 2004 | May 2004 | ||||
| Paul Brunton, Senior Curator of Manuscripts at the State Library of NSW enthralled us with an address about the "Brilliant Career" of Miles Franklin, plus a fascinating insight into acquisition histories for Library items. | Michael Hodgetts told us of the mixture of actual, fictional, religious, and romantic elements in the tantalising tale of King Arthur. Perhaps separating fact from fiction brings sadness in demystifying such romantic pleasure, but it was a great story. | ||||
| April 2004 | March 2004 | ||||
| Allen Fudge provided a contrast to our March subject with an outline of The Gallipoli Campaign from the Turkish Side. An outstanding personality then and since was their successful leader Kemal Ataturk, later responsible for many peacetime reforms. | Historian Bob Peterson spoke of Australian expectations at the start of the Great War. These were founded on the perceived strength of Britain as a world power and the high percentage (96%) of British heritage in the Australian population at that time. | ||||
| February 2004 | |||||
| Julie Evans from the Bureau of Meteorology told us of the many and varied facilities that contribute to the development of forecasts. She reported the huge number of hits to the radar images web site. Click to see. Return here by Back Button. | To return to top of this page - Click Here | ||||
| December 2003 | November 2003 | ||||
| Our Member John Warden presented a fascinating photographically enhanced portrayal of opportunistic Bernhardt Otto Holtermann, with stories of mining, photography, property development, and children's names based on place of birth. | Lt. Col Ron Corkran (US Army Rtd) provided a personal insight into a most complicated trouble spot with his review of his "Experiences In Afghanistan". His army is well briefed about the history and characteristics of the Afghan people, who have endured generations of difficulties. | ||||
| October 2003 | September 2003 | ||||
| Joan Ellard treated us to a fascinating insight into the world of male/female drapery crossover throughout history with her learned treatise describing "The History of Cross Dressing from Joan d'Arc to Dame Edna" for reasons including fashion, economics and eccentricity. | Elizabeth Ellis, Mitchell Librarian led us through the history of buildings, people and events that are associated with Memories of Macquarie Street. Her well researched presentation was supported by a remarkable selection of photographs. | ||||
| August 2003 | July 2003 | ||||
| Stuart Davis left us with vivid impressions of his description of submarines operations and lifestyles of the men (and now women) who crew them. He also related the story of the loss of the Russian boat (not ship) The Kursk. | Carolyn Lowry presented an engaging story of the theatre company and the building named The Independant Theatre. She refreshed our memories of a veritable"who's who" of Australian and international actors. | ||||
| June 2003 | May 2003 | ||||
| Dr Raymond Hollings related the history of The Monks Of War - Knights of the Middle Ages who were also soldiers, pledged to fight enemies of the Cross, particularly during the Crusades to regain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims. | Derek Jones gave us a fascinating and very topical review of "The Middle East - Maelstrom of Mammon, Manipulation, Militancy and Misery". We now have a better understanding of a key to our future. | ||||
| April 2003 | March 2003 | ||||
| Christopher Hudson convinced us that genetic technologies do and will continue to influence the food we eat. His qualifications and presentation gave us comfort about the supervising bodies appointed by Health Ministers. | Dennis Overton used the Windsor Castle Fire to demonstrate the need for maintenance procedures for avoiding heritage preservation disasters, and photographic evidence of the current situation | ||||
| February 2003 | |||||
| Andrew Buchanan demonstrated how Laughter Is The Best Medicine with a humorous range of anecdotes demonstrating the benefits of maintaining a positive approach to life and the effectiveness of humour as a communication tool. |
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| December 2002 | November 2002 | ||||
| Ray Thorburn informed us in a most lighthearted and interesting manner of the many aspects of Heritage Research. | The Hon. Athol Moffitt, CMG, AM. conveyed to us a unique insight into the facts of The Sandakan POW Australian Tragedy and War Trials. | ||||
| October 2002 | September 2002 | ||||
| Grethe Knudsen stated that personal history was likely to be an important determining factor in organising our Pilgimage Travel In Mature Age. She made us think about the difference between site seeing and site experiencing. | Our Member Terry Young spoke of Japanese Business Culture from his experience as an expat CEO in Japan. He told us of the planned ecconomy, the lack of shareholder pressure, and company responsibility to staff, the ministry and suppliers. | ||||
| August 2002 | July 2002 | ||||
| Gordon Newman, CEO of Sydney Olympic Park, told us of the strategic plan for a campus similar to those seen in overseas university towns, as well as a premier sports destination | Harry Griffiths (Cop this young Harry !) provided us with a host of nostalgic reminiscences of the "Golden Days of Radio Comedy" and delightful stories in a manner only a true showman could deliver | ||||
| June 2002 | May 2002 | ||||
| Mathew Brown MP spoke to us about his reasons for having an Australian as Head of Australia. The principal argument was that the Head of Australia should be an Australian selected by merit, not by birthright. | Ray Spinks, Deputy Commander Coast Guard Sydney impressed with the outline he gave of the service to recreational boating provided by his organisation. This includes 24 hour radio monitoring plus search and rescue. | ||||
| April 2002 | March 2002 | ||||
| Neville Faggotter gave us the details of the story of the MS Gabriella which survived cyclonic winds off the East Coast with a cargo of 50 ton components of a huge slab casting machine on board, but then sank at the wharf in Port Kembla while unloading. | Tim Smith, Maritime Archaeologist with the NSW Heritage Office told us that of the known 6500 shipwrecks nationally 1800 were in NSW. He displayed slides of a number of shipwreck events, mostly photographed at the sea bottom which emphased the deterioration which had occurred. | ||||
| February 2002 | |||||
| Dr. Lionel Wilson, former President of the AMA presented a frank analysis of the complexities within the health care industry, including the problem of obtaining value for money spent and the lack of measurement of performance quality. |
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