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Author of Rogue Corporations
Sep 30, 2025
Quentin Beresford is an award winning author. 'Author of more than a dozen books, Quentin is a multi-award winning non-fiction writer. Adopting a narrative style, he tells compelling stories about contentious, contemporary issues setting them in their historical, political and social context. He has written about environmental disasters, environmental campaigns, political corruption, Indigenous rights, corporate failures and biographies of notable public figures'. His latest book is 'Rogue Corporations: Inside Australia's Biggest Business Scandals' M.C.: Katrina Flinn Photo Credit: Quentin Beresford website |
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The Year Ahead
Oct 07, 2025
'Peter has been a Rotarian for 20 years being inducted in Rotary Club of Altona in May 2003.
He has demonstrated knowledge of volunteering, governance, financial, project management and sustainable development. Peter has a long career in retail management and is currently the Precinct Manager for Queen Victoria Markets.
He has strong interests in sporting and community not-for-profits, events and festivals, and currently holds leadership positions at Altona Sports Centre Limited and Altona Beach Film Festival and is a past President of Altona Bay Basketball Association.
In Rotary, Peter can be found both onstage, behind the scenes and everywhere in between, utilising his considerable professional and Rotary expertise. He has held the roles of club President and Assistant Governor several times including as AG Chirnside this year, supported no less than 12 District Conferences, has served on various Group Study Exchange and Group Vocational Exchange committees and is currently on 2022 on the District Foundation and Youth Exchange Committees'.
M.C. President Ian Bentley
Photo and Words: Courtesy of Rotary District 9800
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Optimising Pianism... and the science of thinking and doing better at ANYTHING
Oct 21, 2025
'Dr Cameron Roberts is a world-class pianist and teacher. He is also a practising medical doctor. Further, he holds a PhD on the physical and perceptual aspects of touch. He is based in London and teaches advanced principles of piano performance and technique optimisation to talented and professional pianists. Passionate about piano playing and the magic that it can create, he is equally passionate about helping pianists achieve their potential and not suffer from the pitfalls of misguided practice time and injury. M.C. Anne Scott Photo Credit: Dr Cameron Roberts site |
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Oct 21, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UTC+11:00
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The Chosen Few, A quest to name the ten greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time
Oct 28, 2025
'Andrew Rule has reported on life and crimes and catastrophes (and sometimes sport) for more than 45 years. He has worked for each of Melbourne’s daily newspapers and also spent time in radio and television production and making documentaries on subjects ranging from crime to horse racing. His podcast Life & Crimes is one of News Corp’s most listened-to products'.
(Source: Herald Sun). He is also the author of many books. His latest book is The Chosen Few, and is described by his publisher Allen And Unwin: 'Who are the greatest Australian race horses? And what qualifies them for this honour? Racing enthusiast and award-winning writer Andrew Rule has the answers. They are the greatest Australian and New Zealand racehorses of all time, the giants who transcend the sport, who broke records and captured hearts. But which are the best of the best? Is it Carbine or Malua from the nineteenth century or Tulloch or Phar Lap in the twentieth? Winx or Black Caviar in our own time? Perhaps it is impossible to compare incomparables outside their own eras. Andrew Rule was too big to be a jockey, too small to be a mounted policeman. But all his life he has watched horses and horse people and has written about both. About people who are not always admirable and about horses who so often are. The horses he names in The Chosen Few include the sprinters, the stayers, the freakish all-round competitors who could do everything. But he also teases out myths and mistakes, pulls focus on racing's history and ponders the tantalising list of 'coodabeen' champions whose careers were cut short. The result is a collection of stories about beauty and bravery, speed and greed'. M.C. David Rush |
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Former International Cricketer
Nov 11, 2025
An admired Victorian all-rounder Shaun Graf delivers a wealth of cricketing knowledge and stories from his lifetime of playing the game. You won’t want to miss this lively and engaging talk by one of cricket’s respected figures. Some of his many achievements include:
M.C.: David McNamara Photo Credit: Rodger Wang via Unsplash |
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Nov 11, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UTC+11:00
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Vindicta
Nov 25, 2025
Roger Hunt has had a lifelong interest in history. After a business career, most recently in executive search, he has researched the remarkable story of the Scottish Benedictine monk, James Robertson. Vindicta is a novel closely based on events in 1808.
A Scottish monk takes revenge on Napoleon. It is 1808. Napoleon is nearing the zenith of his power. Desperate to dent his supremacy, the British government sends James Robertson, a middle-aged, overweight monk on a secret mission to persuade a Spanish general to betray Napoleon.
M.C.: Noel Halford Source and photo: https://rogerhuntwriter.com/
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Nov 25, 2025 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UTC+11:00
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Recycled Playgrounds, Play it Forward
Feb 17, 2026
Trudy Poole, Past President of Rotary Peninsula 2.0 will talk about Play it Forward a joint venture between, Heartprint (based in Siem Reap), Rotary Overseas Recycled Playgrounds & Rotary Peninsula 2.0 to deliver playgrounds from Australian communities to disadvantaged areas in Siem Reap, Cambodia. The initiative aims to give underprivileged children access to safe and imaginative spaces for play.
M.C. Katrina Flinn Photo Courtesy: Trudy Poole |
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Reach Siem Reap
Mar 03, 2026
Speakers are Emily Wilkinson is the founder and program manager & Voleak Pham is the Communications Co-ordinator of ‘REACH Siem Reap. A 'variety of programs which work to lift children and their families out of poverty are offered. No single program alone can achieve this. We have identified the following programs which operate simultaneously to make breaking the poverty cycle a reality: We are passionate about keeping families together’. M.C. Katrina Flinn Photo Credit: Peter Borter, via Unsplash
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