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Diary Notes for 2010 |
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AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION OF GRADUATE WOMEN - NSW Inc.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Members, prospective members and visitors are welcome at all activities.
All details are correct to the Editor’s knowledge at the time of printing.
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| FEBRUARY 2010 |
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| Monday 1 |
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Dinner meeting at the Olive Leaf Cafe Bowral.
Guest speaker John Kleinig from Oro Community Development Project.
Contact: Virginia Ross 4886 4522 or vross@hinet.net.au |
| Wednesday 10 |
HUNTER
Bookclub: DVD, “Easy Virtue” at the home of Margaret Smithson at 7.30pm |
| Saturday 20 |
CENTRAL WEST
Dinner meeting at Cowra Golf Club.
Presentation of scholarship for the girl with the highest ATAR in the Central West and presentation of the Barbara Wright Scholarship for post graduate study.
Guest speaker: Philip Bayley, former secretary to Yehudi Menuhin, “Yehudi Menuhin and his music.”
Contact: Alison Biddulph 6344 1324 |
| Tuesday 23 |
CITY
Powerhouse Museum $16 adult; $12 concession
Meet near Reception at 10.50 am for curatorial talk at 11:00 am on “Inspired by Design” exhibition followed by full day of activities.
Enquiries: Ivy Edwards 9997 5238 or ivyedw@optusnet.com.au |
| Wednesday 24 |
HUNTER
Dinner meeting: Newcastle Club, cnr Newcomen and King Streets Newcastle. 6.30pm for 7pm. $32.
Speaker: John Fryer, former Professor of Surveying at Newcastle University. On ‘his experiences as an expert witness in various court cases.’
Contact: Gaynor Reeves 4952 3174 |
| Friday 26 |
AFGW NSW
Central Committee 11.00am
Margery Murray Room, Basement Level, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney |
| MARCH 2010 |
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| Monday 1 |
NORTH SHORE
Luncheon 11.00am Warrawee Bowling Club
Speaker: Alex Elibank Murray: Overseas university student exchanges.
Contact: Jennifer Bennett 9498 3954 or Greta Recsei 9487 2061
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Dinner Meeting - venue TBA
Guest speaker Peter Fay, art collector, curator and benefactor of the National Gallery
Contact: Virginia Ross 4886 4522 or vross@hinet.net.au |
| Wednesday 10 |
HUNTER
Bookclub: “The Slap”, by Christos Tsiolkas, led by Trudy Robinson in her home at 7.30pm |
| Saturday 13 |
AFGW Inc
Council Meeting 9.30am Y Hotel, Wentworth Ave, Sydney
All members welcome |
| Thursday 18 |
RIVER
Autumn luncheon at Greenwich Sailing Club
Mr Jim Windeyer will speak on his book on Margaret Windeyer one of the Founders of NCW and a pioneering feminist.
Contact: Anne Gibbins 9747 2918 or a.gibbins2137@gmail.com |
| Tuesday 23 |
CITY
Riverboat Postman Departs 9.30am returns 1.15pm Brooklyn Wharf (Beside the Hawkesbury River Railway Station) Adults $50 Seniors $40
Bookings: Ivy Edwards 9997 5238 or ivyedw@optusnet.com.au |
| Wednesday 24 |
HUNTER
Dinner meeting Newcastle Club. 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm. $32.
Speaker: Christine Hosking Indigenous Art and Art in the Centre
Contact: Gaynor Reeves 4952 3174 |
| APRIL 2010 |
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| Wednesday 14 |
HUNTER
Bookclub: led by Gaynor Reeves in her home at 7.30pm
Book TBA |
| Tuesday 27 |
TBC |
| Wednesday 28 |
HUNTER
Dinner meeting, Newcastle Club 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm. $32.
Speaker and topic TBA.
Contact: Gaynor Reeves 4952 3174 |
| Friday 30 |
AFGW NSW
Central Committee 11.00 am
Margery Murray Room, Basement Level 280 Pitt Street, Sydney |
| MAY 2010 |
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| Sunday 16 |
CENTRAL WEST
Luncheon at “The Old Vic” Canowindra 12 noon
Speaker: Julia Andrews, regional editor of Style magazine
Contact: Alison Biddulph 6344 1324 |
| Tuesday 25 |
AFGW NSW - SOPHIA HOLLAND LECTURE
Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt St Sydney
Speaker: Prof Alison Jones, Dean of Medicine University of Western Sydney |
| TBA |
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
New members' lunch. Details TBA |
| JUNE 2010 |
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| Monday 7 |
NORTH SHORE
Luncheon 11.00 am Warrawee Bowling Club
Jennifer Bennett 9498 3954 or Greta Recsei 9487 2061 |
| Tuesday 22 |
CITY
University of Sydney museums |
| JULY 2010 |
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| Saturday 17 |
AFGW Inc
Council meeting by teleconference |
| Sunday 25 |
RIVER
Annual General Meeting
Details TBA |
| AUGUST 2010 |
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| Sunday 8 |
CENTRAL WEST
Time and Venue TBA
Speaker: Alicia Dawson, previous winner of Branch Post Graduate Scholarship |
| SEPTEMBER 2010 |
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| Monday 6 |
NORTH SHORE
Luncheon 11.00 am Warrawee Bowling Club
Annual General Meeting |
| Saturday 11 |
AFGW NSW - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Travelodge, Cnr King and Steele Sts, Newcastle |
| Thursday 23 |
RIVER
Spring luncheon TBC |
| OCTOBER 2010 |
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| Friday 29 |
AFGW Inc
AGM and dinner,
Sydney |
| Saturday 30 |
AFGW Inc
Council meeting |
| DECEMBER 2010 |
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| Monday 6 |
NORTH SHORE
Christmas Luncheon |
