This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

$27 if you book on our website - Welcome Desk price is $30. Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

Please book on our website by Monday September 28 11am to secure your place! Welcome Desk payment by prearrangement only!

Conversation with Hon Christopher Pyne as interviewed by David Penberthy

The irrepressible Christopher Pyne was elected to Parliament in 1993 and was the Member for Sturt for 26 years.  He was in the Liberal Party Leadership Group for ten years, Leader of the House of Representatives for six years, and served in Cabinet for six years.  A Minister in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison Governments, he held various portfolios including Ageing, Education, Industry Innovation and Science, Defence Industry and Defence.

As Defence Minister Christopher was responsible for delivering the $200 billion build-up of Australia’s military capability and for awarding major defence contracts, as well as working to ensure the growth and sustainment of Australia’s defence industry.  He worked extensively to strengthen defence ties with Asia-Pacific and major European and Middle Eastern countries.

In the Education and Industry portfolios Christopher was responsible for reforming the National Curriculum, introducing compulsory literacy and numeracy testing for Australian teaching graduates and expanded phonics teaching.

In his post political career, Christopher sits on numerous advisory boards and consults to business particularly in the domain of government and political engagement.  He is an Industry Professor in the University of South Australia Business School specialising in Defence and Space, and chairs the Australia United Arab Emirates Business Council and the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships Foundation.  He writes for The Advertiser, is a regular TV panellist, hosts a podcast called Pyne Time, and is in demand as a conference speaker.  Married to Carolyn with four children, he still finds time to be an Ambassador for the Adelaide Football Club.

Christopher will be in conversation with David Penberthy at the Club’s regular lunch meeting on Wednesday 30 September.  David is well known as the host of the FiveAA breakfast show with Will Goodings.  He grew up in Adelaide’s southern suburbs and joined The Advertiser as a cadet journalist in 1992.  After a few years in various reporting roles, in 1999 he moved to Sydney to join The Daily Telegraph, ending up as Editor.  In 2010 David set up the opinion site before becoming Editor in Chief of news.com.au.  He was the Editor of The Sunday Mail from 2012 until he commenced on FiveAA’s breakfast show.  He still contributes weekly national columns to News Corp’s The Advertiser, The Sunday Mail and interstate newspapers, and has appeared on Network Ten’s Studio Ten.

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Please note the venue - Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

$27 if you book on our website - Welcome Desk price is $30. Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

Please book on our website by Monday October 5 11am to secure your place! Welcome Desk payment by Card only!

Guest Speaker Prof Malcom Battersby, Head of Psychiatry Flinders University

Issues of problem gambling, especially in young people

More details to follow

Don't forget to give to the Virtual Community Bowl this week by clicking on...  Community Projects Appeal

Please note the venue - Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

$27 if you book on our website - Welcome Desk price is $30. Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

Please book on our website by Monday October 12 11am to secure your place! Welcome Desk payment by Card only!

Guest Speaker Major Lynn Boughton, Salvation Army

Court and rehabiliation services provided by the Salvation Army

More details to follow

Don't forget to give to the Virtual Community Bowl this week by clicking on...  Community Projects Appeal

Please note the venue - Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

$27 if you book on our website - Welcome Desk price is $30. Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

Please book on our website by Monday October 19 11am to secure your place! Welcome Desk payment by Card only!

Guest Speaker Michelle English, Associate Director, Economic Development and Sustainability, City of Adelaide

Sustainable Leadership and Carbon Neutral Adelaide

With over 25 years’ experience in planning and environment sectors leading on policy and projects, Michelle has worked in state and local government as well as private practice. She is currently responsible for the delivery of City of Adelaide’s ambitious economic development and sustainability agendas.

Prior to joining the City of Adelaide, Michelle managed the SA Government’s Climate Change Unit and was responsible for climate change mitigation and adaptation policy and programs, secretariat support for the Premier’s Climate Change Council, as well as national and international engagement. Highlights included delivery of South Australia’s Climate Change Strategy 2015-2050, supporting regions to deliver climate adaptation plans across the state, representing the Minister for Climate Change at COP20 in Lima, and attending COP21 in Paris as part of the South Australian delegation.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Planning from the University of South Australia, and a Graduate Certificate in Natural Resources Management and a Master of Sustainability from the University of Adelaide

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Please note the venue - Ian McLachlan Room, Level 3, Western Stand, Adelaide Oval, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

Rotary Club of Adelaide Presents…

The Magical Mystery Tour

What to bring:

• A car full of friends/family, bring the kids/grandkids
• A keen eye and a spirit of adventure
• A picnic lunch to enjoy at the end, and a folding chair
  
• A can of non-perishable food, hedge trimmers or secateurs, and a pair of garden gloves each

What you get:

• A fun morning chasing clues through the City and Hills
• A good feeling from the service you do along the way.
• A beautiful picnic spot for lunch, indoors if needed.
• A special visitor who will spread some early Christmas cheer.
• Full use of all that Woodhouse Activity Centre (woodhouse.org.au) has to offer for the afternoon.

When & Where:

Sunday Nov 1, Start 10am at Hectorville Scout Hall, 33 Eton Avenue, Magill

Cost only $20 /car

Contact Brenton Whittenbury on 0434 686 667 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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