Wednesday Luncheon #5046: ANZAC Day Meeting with Steve Larkins, OAM (ret)

This week lunch meeting will be held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the... Adelaide Oval Gil Langley Room, L4 Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide

Web booking closes Monday April 21 12 noon!

Payment on the day at the Welcome Desk by Card only. 

Includes Main Course, shared Cheese platter and Tea/Coffee, good company, great speaker and all done by 2pm!

 ANZAC Day Meeting

Guest Speaker Steve Larkins, OAM (ret), MBA, FAICD

Steve Larkins has been a Member of the Rotary Club of Adelaide since 1999.  He has been active in a number of Club and broader community programs and projects over the years as an organiser and as a volunteer helper out, and as a Board Member, from Trailblazer and its successor Trailblazer by the Sea,  to the current RAWCS  Ukraine Crisis Committee, which Steve helped facilitate to support his friend, Aid Worker Maurice O’Connell, in Ukraine following the Russian invasion in February 2022.

As many Members know, Steve has an abiding interest in History and story-telling.   An official visit to France with an Honour Guard of Reserve soldiers in 1998 re-ignited a particular interest in the stories of the men and women who went in harm’s way in our nation’s name in conflicts since Federation. All of them volunteers; a fact often forgotten.  Steve has led Battlefield Tours to France Belgium and Turkiye, and is the founder of the Virtual War Memorial Australia (VWMA),where he continues to work as a volunteer researcher, content writer and moderator.

Steve’s Presentation

Steve first presented to the Rotary Club of Adelaide on the development of the Virtual War Memorial when it was in its infancy.

More than ten years later, Steve will explain how the VWMA has developed and how it can assist communities to personalise their understanding and observation of Anzac Day.  In uncertain times, it is a reminder that  Freedom has never been ‘free’.

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

Please note the venue - Gil Langley Room, Adelaide Oval, L4 Riverbank Stand, War Memorial Drive, North Adelaide