Wednesday luncheon with Kevin Tutt, Principal, Seymour College
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Kevin Tutt, Principal, Seymour College
Education Leadership - from Sunrise Cambodia to Seymour College
Kevin Tutt, originally from Perth, moved to SA in 1993 to take up the position of Deputy Principal at Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park, and is now the Principal of Seymour College.
In 2014, after 16 years at Prince Alfred College, the last ten as Headmaster, he moved to Cambodia where, in the role of Executive Chair of Sunrise Cambodia, he was responsible for establishing schools and education programs for impoverished children in four main cities across the country.
Wednesday luncheon with SQNLDR Adam Saber, RAAF
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: SQNLDR Adam Saber, RAAF
Introducing the Boeing P-8 Poseidon Anti Submarine / Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The P-3 Orion has been a familiar site in SA skies for over 50 years. It is currently being replaced by the Boeing P-8 Poseidon. Hear about it from the people making it happen.
Wednesday luncheon with Troy Sincock, Fresh 92.7 Radio
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Troy Sincock, Fresh 92.7 Radio
Troy was appointed Fresh 92.7’s General Manager in September 2011. The station was awarded a Fast Movers 2016 Award and acknowledged as one of SA’s Top 25 small businesses – the only not-for-profit included and the only media/music organisation on the list.
Troy has a long history with Fresh 92.7, having been a Member since the station’s inception in 1998.
Troy has extensive, well-rounded knowledge of the radio landscape, having worked in the industry for 20 years in a variety of roles. He was the Assistant Program Director at Nova 91.9 from 2007 to 2011, and has also worked in content as a both a music and talk-back presenter, as well as a breakfast show producer.
Troy lives and breathes the Fresh 92.7 brand. He is a passionate advocate for the radio medium and Fresh 92.7’s role in leading the success of the sector whilst positively impacting youth culture in Adelaide.
Wednesday luncheon with Michael Burdett, SA Surveyor-General
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Michael Burdett, SA Surveyor-General
The State of Boundaries
Michael Burdett succeeded Peter Kentish in the state's top surveying position in 2012 - the role's first private sector appointment in more than 40 years.
Commencing his career as a field surveyor, he spent 15 years in outback SA and the Northern Territory - including in the Kakadu floodplains delivering the survey of the first Aboriginal land claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act.
In 1990 he returned to Adelaide, joining the surveying consultancy Alexander Symonds, where he was involved with major development and infrastructure projects, including the establishment of Golden Grove and Mawson Lakes.
Mr Burdett leads 160 registered surveyors in SA - a group responsible for ensuring land titles are secure by locating points on the earth and measuring boundaries.
Mr Burdett works closely with the Surveyors Board, of which he has been a member for 15 years - five of those as chairman.
International Women's Day Meeting: Sarah Brown, CEO, The Purple House and Australian Nurse of the Year 2017
Venue Change: Regal Park Motor Inn, 44 Barton Terrace East, North Adelaide
International Women's Day Meeting
Guest Speaker: Sarah Brown, CEO, The Purple House and Australian Nurse of the Year 2017
Sarah has been helping the Indigenous Directors to run Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation (WDNWPT – The Purple House) since its inception more than fifteen years ago. The Purple Houses aim is to improve the lives of remote Indigenous people in Central Australia who have kidney disease by providing dialysis services and health education out in remote communities so that families and culture can remain strong.
In 2017 she was named Hesta Australia’s Nurse of the Year.
Sarah’s remarkable Australian story will inspire us all.
Wednesday luncheon with Tania Jolley, Managing Director, DNA Guardian
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Tania Jolley, Managing Director, DNA Guardian
Application of DNA technology in physical security - Idea to commercialisation and beyond
Tania Jolley has been involved in innovative technologies since 2003. As CEO of Technotronics, she was instrumental in delivering new technologies to the automotive aftermarket sector. Tania has successfully owned and operated three businesses over the past 16 years; having achieved a successful exit from all of them to date.
Tania has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology from Flinders University, South Australia (SA) and a business degree with a major in marketing from the University of South Australia.
In 2014, Tania won the Women In Innovation SA awards for Manufacturing and Defence. In 2015, Tania was 1 of 10 women selected across Australia to enter the prestigious Springboard Enterprises program. This is a highly competitive program for women who lead cutting edge innovative and globally scalable companies in fast growing industries. In 2016, Tania was invited to be an inaugural member of SA Leaders program.
Wednesday luncheon with Most Reverend Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Most Reverend Geoffrey Smith, Archbishop of Adelaide
Bishop Geoffrey Smith is the 10th Bishop and 5th Archbishop of Adelaide and Metropolitan of South Australia.
Prior to his installation as Archbishop on 28 April 2017, Bishop Geoff was the Assistant Bishop/General Manager and Registrar of the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane.
Bishop Geoff's past roles have included Rector of Taraka, Papua New Guinea, First Vicar of the Parochial District of Sawtell-Bonville, National Director of the Anglican Board of Mission – Australia, and Bishop of the Southern Region, Diocese of Brisbane.
Wednesday luncheon with Liz Gardner, President, Adelaide University Rotaract Club
VENUE CHANGE: Adelaide Oval, William Magarey Room East, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Liz Gardner, President, Adelaide University Rotaract Club
Liz will be sharing all the great things happening at the Adelaide University Rotaract Club - our Rotaract Club.
Wednesday luncheon with Greg Knagge, Managing Director NATION Creative Pty Ltd.
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Greg Knagge, Managing Director NATION Creative Pty Ltd.
Creating Stronger Future Community Sector
With almost 30 years’ experience in the advertising and marketing industry, Greg has worked with some of Australia’s leading brands in local, national and international markets. He is a founding principal of NATION, an independent marketing and communications services agency with offices in SA and ACT.
Community NATION is a social enterprise division established to deliver specialist marketing and communications services for the Community Sector.
Wednesday luncheon with Leonie Ebert, Founder, Board member & Chair of Management Committee at Graham F Smith Peace Foundation Inc.
Our weekly lunch meetings are held on Wednesday 12.30pm for 1.00pm at the Adelaide Oval, Cathedral Room, Level 3, Eastern Grandstand, King William Rd North Adelaide.
Guest Speaker: Leonie Ebert, Founder, Board member & Chair of Management Committee at Graham F Smith Peace Foundation Inc.
Working for Peace through the Arts
Working towards contributing to a more educated, aware and conscious society has been the life's work of Leonie Ebert. Her focus has been on equality for women, equal education opportunities, cultural issues, refugees and Indigenous people. As a teacher and principal, she was also the first woman chair of the Australian National Curriculum Studies Association and the South Australian Institute of Teachers, and a UNESCO Education Commissioner. Leonie has dedicated her life to the welfare and success of not only students but also to teachers and their communities. In 1989, Leonie established the Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation, which aims to promote peace and harmony in the community through programs involving artists and arts organisations.
As an Adelaide City Councillor (1997-1998) she initiated the Youth Ambassadors Program which is still operating today.
A passionate hard-working woman, Leonie is an outstanding role model.
In 2017, the Foundation was awarded the Governor’s Multicultural Award for support of social justice and social change by fostering projects across the artistic spectrum illuminating topics such as reconciliation and the legacy of the atomic age.
