Speaker Program  

Future Speakers

• Aug - Using Smart Devices for Seamless Travel
• Sep - Our Best Holiday (members presentation)
• Oct - Red Cross
• Nov - True Travel Tales – From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
• Dec - no speaker - Christmas Lunch

Past Speaker topics

• Australia’s First Highway – The Parramatta River
• Sailing on Sydney Harbour
• Rock and Roll - the Early Sixties
• How Australia Won the America’s Cup
• Crime and Social Behaviour
• Rhyming Slang
• A Fateful Feast: The Final Repast on RMS Titanic
• Members talking about their favourite holiday
• The History of Rock and Roll
• Some exciting, criminal, possibly murderous activity in Sydney
• Adventures on the Camino de Santiago, the Pilgrim Walk in Spain
• Bees and Honey
• The Amazing Uses of Clay
• Announcing (Radio 2RPH)
• First Fleet
• WIRES
• Staying Safe Online
• Trams on the North Shore
• Pine Gap
• Careflight
• The Gin Age and Georgian England
• How to Navigate the ServiceNSW Website
• History of Photography
• The Foundation of Australia - Mary Reiby & Establishment of Bank of NSW
• Managing Stress
• Multicultural Community Liaison Officer, Ryde Area Command
• The Sinking and Salvage of the Costa Concordia
• Christmas activities
• Rum, a Distilled History of Colonial Australia
• The Building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
• Rookwood Cemetery
• Internet Scams and Dangers
• Common Insects in the Garden
• The Everleigh Train Robbery
• The History of Parramatta
• Sydney Heritage Fleet
• The State Library of NSW
• Working and Living in Japan as a Foreigner
• Christmas Trivia Quiz
• Probus CEO
• Vascular Surgeon
• Putting on a Show
• Clinical Audiology (Hearing)
• King Richard III discovered
• Images of Ryde
• Training horses for 2000 Olympics
• I call myself a senior
• Christmas Songs and Trivia
• Let’s Put on a Show 
• Mankind Overcoming Distance
• Habitat of Domestic Insects
• Why We Age
• A Brief History of Gold
• William Dawes
• Members’ Forum on COVID and what we did
• Christmas Trivia Quiz
• Finland
• Golden Orb Spider
• Aussie Folk Poetry
• Recycling
• How Sweet it Was – The History of Lollies and Sweets
• Quantum Reading and Vision Aids Learning
• Fairies and Others
• Aussie inventions
• Weddings - wicked, wonderful and fun
• Ghosts of Everest
• Scams
• History of Nursing
• Riding for the Disabled
• History of Norfolk Island
• Our Wonderful Universe
• The History of Slang in Australian English
• Darlinghurst Gaol
• Bea Miles - An Aussie Free Spirit
• All About Bees
• Macular Degeneration
• Hearing Loss
• Frozen Ice Man
• Organ and Tissue Donation
• History of Broadcasting in Australia
• Aviation
• History of Country Music in Australia
• Australian Weather Disasters
• Aboriginal History - the Relationship between Gov. Phillip & Bennelong
• A Christmas Special - Christmas in Victorian Times, Poetry, Singalong Christmas Carols
• Riding our Motorcycle around Australia
• Healthy Brain Ageing
• the Bombing of Northern Australia
• A History of Motoring
• Preventing Falls with the 'Stepping On' Program
• Antarctica
• Shamrocks and Wattle - Folk Songs & Poetry
• The Energy Efficiency Experts
• Youth Off The Streets
• Australia 1901-2001 - a Narrative History
• Write from the Heart - An Author's Journey
• Royal Flying Doctor Service Outback Car Trek 2016
• 2RRR Ryde Regional Radio
• Willoughby Theatre Company
• Personal Safety (NSW Police Force)
• Ben Hall’s Treasure
• The Myth of Dieting
• Wildlife Information Rescue & Education Service
• The Gift of Hearing
• Falls Injury Prevention
• The Origins of Christmas
• Wills and Power of Attorney
• The Royal Flying Doctor Service
• Computer Scams, Bugs and Viruses
• Journey from Sri Lanka to Australia
• Benevolent Society, Brighter Futures Program
• Look After Your Macula
• My Travel Experiences - Norway and Turkey
• I Am Living Life My Way
• State Emergency Service
• Medicine Management
• The Benefits of Space Exploration
• Researching Amphibians in South East Asia
• Sydney Heritage Fleet
• NSW Fire and Rescue
• Demolished Houses of the Parramatta River
• Alzheimer’s Australia
• The Life of Agatha Christie
• Guide Dogs NSW/ACT
• Textile Forensic Science
• Improving Your Photography
• Sydney Living Museums (Historic Houses Trust)
• The Global Positioning System
• Shen Yun Performing Arts
• History of Time
• Women in the Early Days of Our Colony
• Lynne King Cancer Care Foundation