The Southern Cross Blog

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Education and Training Update

Education for All from the ‘District 73 Education and Training team’ What are YOU doing on the 3rd Friday of each month? Enjoy the Educational delights we have in store tailored for you to support your Toastmaster experience!...

Hybrid DEC Meeting

We had our first ever District 73 Hybrid District Executive Council (DEC) Meeting on 5th November 2022. It was successful and we are carrying forward the new learnings into our future DEC’s & DCM’s to improve upon. 🏛️Learning the ropes and paving the way to do...

Public Relations Highlight of the Month

Members of Launceston Toastmasters, Yvonne Gluyas, Marylou Townsend, and Sharon Rodriguez Robles took the Launceston Bridal Show by storm on Sunday 18th September. Negotiating with organiser Louise Scott of bridal studio Timeless Elegance, Yvonne negotiated a booth...

Congratulations 2022-23 Beat the Clock

District 73 Leadership Team would like to express a huge congratulations to those clubs who achieved the Beat the Clock membership building award in 2021-22. These clubs added 5 or more new, dual, or reinstated members during the months of May and June 2022. Each club...

A Collective Effort

Do you know what the collective noun for a group of Toastmasters is? What about a forum? A reference to ancient Greece as many of us like to use the tools of rhetoric, including rhetorical questions! Maybe a meeting…? This is the bread and butter of Toastmasters! Or a...

From the District Director’s Desk (October 2022)

It’s time to shine brighter! The end of September is always that peak period where all District related submissions for the year are scheduled and it is my honour to call out that we as a District were able to complete all our September submissions successfully. From...

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