The Southern Cross Blog
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NEWBIE TOASTIES FIND LOVE
by Ann Banham Eighty ‘newbie’ Toastmasters attended the Introduction to Toastmasters (aka Newbie Toastie Love) workshop at the Austin Hospital, Heidelberg on Sunday, 15th May 2016. This was the brainchild of Natalie Hart, who said: “Being an Area Director and visiting...
Member Profile – Julie Wacker
by Luba Bradford Julie was born in Hamburg, Germany as the youngest of three children. Frequently, she found herself helping in her mother’s art and craft shop before she started as a sales assistant in a leather goods store. Her professional life began when she took...
Club Officer Training event details
The District 73 Club Officer Training (COT) events are detailed in the following attached file. Club Officer Training (COT) events
Grow a club workshop
Grow a club workshop When 1.00 4.00pm, 17th July, 2016 Where South Melbourne Town Hall RSVP 10th July, 2016 Contact Have You Ever Wanted to START A New Club? Come to the GROW a CLUB workshop! Starting a new club is one of most rewarding...
District 73 Changeover Dinner
You're invited to the 2016 District 73 Changeover Dinner! Join us to welcome in the new leadership group and to recognise the achievements and dedication of the outgoing team, along with individual members from District 73 who helped to make the past year so...
Vale Patrick Shing
by Judy Murphy Many Toastmasters in District 73 may be unaware of the death of the wonderful Patrick Shing. That became evident during the Annual Convention in Adelaide in late May. It was moving to hear International Speech contest winner Sarah Hanieh dedicate her...
Singing the Praises of the District 73 Convention!
by Darrell Pitt “Wimoweh...Wimoweh...Wimoweh...” If you found yourself humming the 1952 hit The Lion Sleeps Tonight over the last few days, there’s a good chance you attended the District 73 Annual Toastmasters Convention in Adelaide. Not only did it have workshops,...
District 73 Change Over Dinner
by Judy Murphy Save the Date - Saturday 2nd July 2016 Yes, that's right - the District 73 Change Over Dinner is just around the corner. All the particulars on how to register will shortly be sent to you. In the meantime, please mark Saturday night 2nd July in your...
Conflicts of Interest for VPs of Education
by Viranga Ratnaike "Please join Toastmasters but not this club." - this VPE's unvoiced thought while chatting with visitors several months ago. With every new member the time slice available to each existing member becomes thinner. This is true if the amount of time...
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