INSPIRE, ENTHUSE, INVOLVE - … dinner dance. ... Emcee, Gordon Veerasawmy, introduced and welcomed...

Congratulations to all members of District 73. You have achieved a Distinguished District award. The effort that individual members have put towards this achievement has been fantastic. As at 30 June, the district performance reports had District 73 as having finished 44th in the Toastmasters World. I expect that this will improve when the charter papers for Healesville are recorded and backlogs of awards are registered in the next few weeks. I believe that we may finish in the top 25 to 30 districts. Particular thanks must go to those who have been working tirelessly in the background to ensure that all of the administrative and organisational work has been done on time. We have had outstanding support from many Area and Division Governors. With the following results (so far): ♦ 11 Distinguished Areas ♦ 2 Select Distinguished Areas ♦ 4 Presidents’ Distinguished

Areas ♦ 1 Distinguished Division ♦ 2 Select Distinguished Division ♦ 2 Presidents’ Distinguished

Divisions

We also had Twenty one Distinguished Clubs, Ten Select Distinguished Clubs and Twenty Presidents’ Distinguished Clubs. But these figures do not yet reflect the brilliant work done in many other Clubs, Areas and Divisions. I thank all members for your efforts this past year. When you gave me the honour of being your District Governor, I believed that we could achieve Distinguished District. I suspected that we could even be a Select Distinguished District – and we have given that goal a real nudge. I chose the theme, “Developing confidence, discovering success” to reflect this possibility; and you have delivered on my dream. I hope that next year will see us continue to improve and achieve Select or Presidents’ Distinguished District. If we do, we are all achieving our goals. Well done everyone. Thank you.

Geoff Morrissey DTM District Governor 2006-2007

Newsletter of Toastmasters International, District 73 Published monthly

INSPIRE, ENTHUSE, INVOLVE The Voice of District 73 Edition 36 July 2007

Inside this issue:

Changeover Dinner - Story and Picture 2

The Power of Mentoring 4

Blowing Amity’s Trumpet 5

Fremantle Convention Thank You 5

Aim High at Start of Year 6

Who is the District Directory Editor? 6

North Adelaide Celebrations 7

Lord of the COT 8

Who Done It? 9

The Year that was - Area S6 10

Welcome to Toastmasters 11

Vale: Zoe Hall 1914-2007 11

You Did It!

Edition 36 July 2007

Changeover Dinner - Story and Picture The annual executive changeover dinner was held at the Eastern Golf Club, Melbourne, Victoria on 30 June 2007. Very ably organised by Sylvia Chuah, outgoing Lt Governor, Education and Training, and a committee of : Sandra Glass, Caroline Liddicoat, Len Moore, Karalee Moore and Gordon Veerasawmy who planned the evening which was attended by about 90 toastmasters and guests. Toastmasters travelled from South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria to participate in executive training during the day and to attend the evening dinner dance. On arrival guests engaged in fellowship and reflecting on their clubs, Areas, Divisions and District successes over the past year. Outgoing District Governor, Geoff Morrissey, welcomed toastmasters and guests, before enjoying a delicious three course meal. In his final congratulatory speech, Geoff praised and thanked many Toastmasters holding positions as Presidents, Area Governors, Division Governors for their work during the year with the quote:”You Did It!”. He highlighted that the District had achieved Distinguished District. He said that it was a great individual and club success. He stated that: 246 members had achieved their Competent Communicator award; 93 had achieved their Advanced Communicator award and the District had recruited some 1,200 new members. He expressed delight that the District had grown from 138 to 145 clubs. Geoff praised and thanked the work of: Sylvia Chuah, Bernard Marmion, the outgoing Lt Governor Marketing, Karalee Moore, Secretary and Judy Murphy as Treasurer. Geoff expressed his personal appreciation to: Satdy Arvo and Nillumbik clubs for their support; as well as to Dick Briggs, Ed Biggs and Peter Iredale in his personal development and especially to Cas, his wife for their support throughout the year.

Geoff presented certificates and plaques to Toastmasters for success at Area; Division and District levels. Geoff was presented with an award for his role as District Governor. Emcee, Gordon Veerasawmy, introduced and welcomed the new District Governor, Mike Helm. Mike welcomed all toastmasters attending the dinner and commented on the high standard of executive training. He was delighted at the interaction of the members during their training. He congratulated the outgoing executive and thanked them for the year and the training program during the day. Mike also informed the audience that he had visited South Australia where he found a very positive attitude. He added that he would like all clubs to feel connected across the District. Mike outlined his theme for the year highlighting, firstly Delegation and secondly, Fun. He said that Toastmasters is a voluntary organisation and that members appreciate the support of partners and spouses. He also said that there were many who wanted to support the club program.

Finally, Mike presented pins to incoming Lt Governors, Bernard Marmion (Education and Training) and Damian Chong (Marketing). Toastmasters and guests were actively engaged during the meal with a trivia quiz that enabled all to tap into their knowledge of Australia. All Toastmasters and guests were thoroughly entertained throughout the evening by Kevin Kosky, (pictured left) a member from BHP Billiton club. He generously donated his time to sing and play music that brought many to the dance floor. Many thanks also, to Max Warlond for taking some memorable photos of the evening. Congratulations to all Toastmasters for the past year and best wishes to all for this year.

Gordon Veerasawmy Rowville Club

A very entertaining member - Kevin Kosky in full song


Changeover Dinner Pictures

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1. Chicken Dancing 2. Dancers take to the floor 3. Conga line dancing 4. Karalee Moore, Sylvia Chuah, Bernard

Marmion Geoff Morrissey, Judy Murphy 5. Members of new club, Pushing the Envelop 6. Central Division Governor, Derek Mikolaj and

wife Helen

Changeover Dinner - Photo Gallery


The Power of Mentoring Kevin Kosky, CTM from BHP Billiton Toastmasters club recently won the District 73 Humorous speech contest in Fremantle, Western Australia. After winning the contest, Kevin wrote to Southern Cross to talk about his experience, and about mentoring as part of his development as a speaker. When I heard the words, “Kevin, it’s a good speech, but you are not going to win”, I knew I had some serious work to do. I had just competed at the Area level of the Humorous Speech Contest at RMIT Melbourne and had won second place. In a twist of fate, the winner of the contest was not able to attend the finals in Fremantle and I was going in his place. The following day I rang one of my Toastmaster mentors to talk about my speech. That is when he told me what I needed to do to turn my speech from a ‘middle of the pack’ presentation, into a top ranking speech, one that could very possibly win the District contest. This moment was a turning point for me as I realised that I could not achieve my goal without help. I really wanted to win the Humorous contest at District level and to do this I had to review, rethink and rebuild the speech. While the speech was my own work, I needed skills that I did not have. I had to find them. Until I had won the Area contest I had not realised that how beneficial it was to have someone to show scripts to, to rehearse with, and to develop my speech craft. A mentor teaches you things you cannot learn at a Toastmasters meeting. A speech evaluation at a club is usually only 2 to 3 minutes in length. Although these evaluation sessions are valuable, the evaluator cannot address every part of your presentation. They can only highlight small portions of it. There just is not time at meetings to analyse all of the content and once you take a speech to contest level, every word counts. This is where the power of the mentor enters. It has been 27 years since I last sat in a classroom. I was surprised how much I had forgotten about language, expression and structure. Being self employed, I have been continually educating myself and I have attended many short courses, however it was rare that anyone actually evaluated my written work. I was writing speeches for Toastmasters with convincing messages, but it had been a long time since someone had a good look at what I was writing. The slash of the red pen on my script was confronting, but I knew this was a positive step for me. I sought two mentors within the Toastmaster network. One of my mentors helps with the language and expression in my speeches. The other mentor helps me with the structure and flow, the stagecraft and gestures, and the delivery of the overall message. These areas

cross over of course, but essentially this approach has allowed me to look at my speeches internally and externally. It means I can ‘zoom in’ and look at the internal workings, the nitty gritty of the speech, and then I ‘zoom out’ to look at the big picture, and whether the speech is achieving the intended goal. As Toastmasters, we are lucky to have access to many experienced speakers and evaluators. These members are wonderful sources of information and inspiration and I believe they are our most under-utilised resource. They are there to help us develop and grow. I rarely see them approached for help. An additional benefit of working with these experienced Toastmasters is that we pass their knowledge down the line to new members. The whole Toastmaster community benefits from the sharing of knowledge and skills. I have two new members that often come to me with their ideas and it is fulfilling for me to be able to help them, as I have been helped. Soon after joining Toastmasters, our Area Governor came to speak to our club. He told us that Toastmasters would be the most inexpensive self development course we would ever embark upon. It was not until I found myself holding the winning cup for the District competition in Fremantle that I really understood what he

was trying to say. Certainly, Toastmasters is very affordable and accessible, but the real value has been the journey and what I have learned about myself along the way. We develop leadership and communication as Toastmasters. This not only makes us better speakers, but we become better workers, fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, friends and partners. Toastmasters, is most definitely a powerful self development course and the best way to fast track your Toastmaster journey is to seek out a mentor to help you.

Kevin Kosky, CTM District Humorous Speech Winner

Kevin with his family and trophy at Fremantle


Blowing Amity’s Trumpet

Amity Toastmasters was chartered as a new club in September, 2006. The club has had an extraordinary first year. At 30 June, Amity is a President’s Distinguished Club with all 10 Goals. This is a first for a new club in District 73. Founder Betty Hart, DTM has been the driving force in the club’s success. Betty is a former Vice President Education (VPE) and President of Victoria Quay, which prides itself on always reaching President’s Distinguished Club with 10 Goals. When she transferred in her work to Albany on Western Australia’s South Coast, she set

about starting a Toastmasters club. With that accomplished by September last year, as VPE, she set her target - President’s Distinguished Club with 10 Goals. And Amity has made it. Of course, President’s Distinguished is always a team effort. Many members contributed, and particularly President Sandra Hart (related to Betty by marriage) and Vice President Public Relations, Pauline Saunier. It helped that the Club meets weekly.

Next Year? Of course the goal is President’s Distinguished yet again. Debbie Johnston has taken over VPE, while Betty will be Vice President Membership. Already several members are close to more speaking awards so the prospects are very good. Glenis and I are privileged to belong to Amity. It is a long way to go to attend meetings, so we do not make it often, but we are proud to belong and happy to blow the Club’s trumpet with this article.

David Nicholas DTM

Betty Hart blows the Amity trumpet Betty Hart, Sandra Hart and Pauline Saunier

Arranging a convention is not an easy task and coordinating it on the day is an even more challenging role. As delegates, there is so much going on behind the scenes of which we are unaware. There are extra numbers to cater for, sessions exceeding their time limits, people losing things and all manner of small issues to resolve. At the Wit and Wisdom Convention, even with all of this going on, Ian and Maree were so thoughtful with the Lilydale delegates. Lilydale Toastmasters are the

hosting club for the 2008 "Together We Are One" Annual Convention. They would say "come and look at this", "you may like to think of this" and "here's what we planned". There was so much more to occupy their minds but they were continually giving us tips and ideas. Thank you Ian and Maree, you are gems!

Judy Murphy, DTM Lilydale toastmasters

Fremantle Convention Thank You


Aim High at Start of the Year The reason I (Damian Chong) joined Toastmasters was because I feared and disliked public speaking. The point of no return was when I saw myself on a training video once. I have never seen that video since. I have also have not looked back since I joined Toastmasters just over six years ago. Hence the drive for me to give back to the Toastmasters program, so that many more will grow too. The growth continues, and I hope that you will join with me and the District 73 Leadership Team, to continue to develop. My main role for the next year is to be the main facilitator in encouraging membership and club growth in the District. To work with each of the other district officers to help deliver the support needed to achieve member growth in the District. To aim for a President’s Distinguished District! What does becoming President’s Distinguished mean for you as a member? You have a vibrant network of Toastmasters (not necessarily just in your club) and a quality programme near you. It means that you can draw on these programmes to market to a wider range of prospective members. Be the catalyst. Each programme that is placed on the agenda for the year has the potential to encourage learning and growth.

Keep an eye out on communications for these programs. Pass on the message to your clubs and members. Know your club’s needs and be the catalyst to encourage participation. Below is a table outlining TMI membership building contests. Qualify to earn for your club more free training manuals. ♦ The Better Speaker series. ♦ The Successful Club Series. ♦ The Leadership Series. Encourage people to achieve Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) awards. Start members thinking about, and working towards their DTM award. Part of the requirement is to: Start a new club, or Rescue an existing club. Are President’s Distinguished recognitions achievable? Yes, definitely. In 2006-2007, there will be six President’s Distinguished Divisions. Keep the above ideas at your fingertips throughout the year and we could certainly help our members achieve excellence and growth.

Damian Chong Lt Governor, Marketing

AWARDS TIME PERIOD WHAT YOU NEED

Individual recognition July 2007 to June 2008 5 new members

Smedley Award August - September 2007 5 new members

Talk Up Toastmasters February - March 2008 5 new members

Beat the Clock May - June 2008 5 new members

Who is the District Directory Editor? In February 1999 I first attended a Toastmasters meeting at Box Hill Toastmasters. The very next meeting I joined, even though some said I should think about it more. Since joining I have not missed a club meeting. I have been a member of the Committee every year since 1999, holding the positions of President, Vice President Education (VPE), Vice President Public Relations, Secretary and Sergeant at Arms. I have also been an Area Governor. Box Hill has been a President’s Distinguished Club four times; both times I was President

and twice when I was VPE. I am an Advanced Toastmaster Gold and a Competent Leader. Since it was started in April 1999, I have been the editor of my club’s newsletter, Stable Talk. It has won the Top Three Club Newsletters Contest in District 73 six times. Hopefully this high standard will continue on to the District Directory. I can be reached at [email protected]

Andrew Breeden ATM G, CL


Prepare now for next year’s Annual Convention for District 73 to be held at Lilydale, Victoria. 16-18 May 2008.

On 29 June 2007, TMI confirmed that North Adelaide had made a clean sweep and achieved 10 out of 10 goals to qualify for the President’s Distinguished Club Award. North Adelaide celebrated its thirtieth Anniversary in 2006. Available records do not indicate that the Club has ever achieved a Distinguished club award, at any level, before 2006. Three years ago concerns were raised about how long it took members to achieve Competent Communicator (CC - old CTM) and how few were achieving this. It was not unusual to take 4 years or more, but we did have some enjoyable fun meetings. In July 2005 a goal was set by the Executive Committee to achieve Select Distinguished Club and in June 2006 this Award was achieved, our first ever award. In July 2006 the goal was set for the top award,

President’s Distinguished Club. With plenty of hard work by many people and while maintaining the positive friendly atmosphere of our Club this was achieved on 29 June 2007. North Adelaide is a club with members having a very wide range of interests, nationalities, age, education and professional experience. As well as hard work promoting the club by VPE, Stan Blackford

and President, Diana Walter, it appears that Learners Week 2006 and having a web page have made significant contributions to increasing and maintaining our membership levels. We are proud that every member has contributed to achieving this award.

Ian Hamilton President

North Adelaide Celebrations

North Adelaide members celebrate their achievement


Lord of the COT Years ago I went to see The Lord of the Rings and thought it a visual treat. But then the elves turned up with the Sword of Antocles to prevent the hobbit throwing the Ring of Pardanum into the Mount of Zarg, and I must admit I got a bit lost. How would I sum it up? Well, if last month’s Club Officer Training (COT) for the Central Division had followed the same concept, we would have found it very difficult to understand anything. Fortunately, on the afternoon of 23 June in Hobbiton, the hobbits, elves and humans were kept in control by

Gandalf, known to many of you as Andris Bilkens, ably assisted by Gollum as timer. We were also introduced to Strider (a.k.a. the District Governor, Mike Helm) who started off with some highly enthusiastic words about his hopes for the coming year. He was followed by Bilbo Baggins whose human name is Nick Nash, as the incoming Central Division Governor explaining what he saw as his hopes for 2007-2008. The group was treated to a very entertaining and informative presentation by Lt Governor Education and Training, Bernard Marmion, who showed everybody how to use the TMI website. Unfortunately, Bernard had to leave shortly afterwards to catch his early flight home. One of Bernard’s goals for this year is to learn the 24 hour clock

Luckily, however, Shelley Dunstone was there to lighten our darkness and ensure fellowship for the afternoon. Innovation won the day as Shelley divided the attendees into four workshops groups, which were asked to brainstorm a number of ideas: Creative agendas vibrant meetings; Increasing membership; Toastmasters – The world’s best secret and Leaders – where are you? Ideas came thick and fast with Toastmasters not fearing to express them – good and bad, old and new. These have been summarised and distributed to all the afternoon’s attendees as potential future actions, at both club and Division level. The last part of the afternoon saw the attendees break into their club officer groups for some training on their future roles. After some very informative sessions, newly appointed club officers appreciated the help given by the more experienced Toastmasters. Feedback from the COT has been very positive and it’s hoped to arrange more innovative workshops in the future. At the end of the day, though, we all had to cross the Brandywine Bridge and return to the Shires. Now it’s time to put what we all learnt into practice.

Nick Nash Central Division Governor

Back row: Andris Bilkens, Mike Helm, Phil White Front row: Bernard Marmion, Nick Nash at Central Division Training

Nick Nash and Bernard Marmion in the light discussing technology and 24 hour time clocks

could have had an advertisement here for your club, area or division.

Murder, mayhem and mystery were the order of a recent Saturday evening for Williamstown club members and their partners. It all started back in December last year at our annual Christmas party, when the idea of having a fun evening with wining, dining and self-provided entertainment was floated by several members. By the end of the party the murder mystery evening was conceived, and six months later, thanks to the Murder Company, some sleuthing by our club executive, and Breizoz Restaurant in Williamstown, “A Will to Kill” was born. The scene: A wake, to be followed by a will reading (location – Breizoz function room). The late Sir Terence Laker (a 72 year old multi-millionaire) has left three children - Madeleine, Delores and Edward, and a fiancée (much younger). There are also several members of the household staff (the maid, the ex-butler, and the gardener) and other various ‘interested’ parties such as the loud American, the lawyer, the banker, a doctor, forensic scientist, etc. Suitably dressed for the occasion, armed with appropriate props, and primed beforehand with a briefing of the character role, secrets our character should reveal when asked by the detective, and gossip to spread around the room, we variously made our entrance at the ‘place of denouement’. We thoroughly enter into the spirit of the game, as one by one the cast of characters entering the room grows. Gossip is rife through the room as suspicion is placed on various characters, in particular the fiancée Clarissa, the eldest daughter Madeleine, married to that well-known left-wing unionist James (Jock), who is running a campaign for election against the sitting member, Sir Neville, the maid Dora, Joan the gardener and Milton the butler who was ‘unfairly dismissed’. The detective (provided by the Murder Company) keeps the evening rolling along beautifully, with sufficient breaks for the cast to eat, drink and be merry. We are trying to determine how Sir Terence died; was it poison? or natural causes? (the irascible forensic scientist wants to get back to her interrupted game of golf), when one of Sir Terence’s children unsuccessfully tries to gain our sympathy over a minor wound, attracting only chortles from the crowd. A minute later, this same character, after reeling dramatically about the room in their death throes, lies ‘dead’ on the floor - another ‘victim’! The doctor confirms a few minutes later, when questioned by the detective, that the cause was poisoning, the source weed-killer. Naturally, this opens up the investigation once again, and after some thorough questioning with often hilarious responses, the detective throws the question to us: who did it?

Who done it? We write down our answers, many of them completely wrong, and the ‘killer’ is then invited to stand up. The verdict: Ahh … that would be giving the game away! I don’t want to spoil your fun if you decide to play “A Will to Kill”. We all had tremendous fun, everybody had a role part to play and an educational opportunity to speak (impromptu, to the topic); the ‘detective’ provided was well rehearsed and professional, and the food provided by Breizoz was delicious. We agreed we would take part in another evening event like this, even if we had to pay more. So how did we fund it? The evening was substantially subsidised by the Williamstown club coffers. The resultant cost to members was kept to under $10 a head. We had two main criteria for subsidising the evening: first, the evening had to be educational, involving impromptu speaking and/or speech-making skills, and second, the toastmaster ethic of involving everybody in the evening’s activities. How was Williamstown Club able to do this? The club has been fortunate in having many of its members willing to assist (on a voluntary, unpaid basis) in a number of Speechcraft courses organised by District 73. As a result a share of the profits from each course, where our members have helped, has been deposited into the club’s bank account. The resulting healthy bank account has been used to help the club acquire useful resources such as a data projector, a library of DVDs (of speeches) and books on public speaking, and to subsidise educational events such as our murder mystery evening.

Whether you pay the whole cost yourself as a social event, or are subsidised by your club as an educational evening with a difference, Williamstown club members can certainly recommend that your club try hosting a murder mystery. You will need a suitable venue, catering, (finger food seems to suit this event best) and help from the Murder Company, who will put together a script and enough characters to involve everyone who wishes to participate. View the Murder Company website at www.murderco.com.au Good luck and happy sleuthing!

Caroline Liddicoat ATMS, CL Williamstown Club, and Satdy Arvo Club


Who Done It?

The club has been fortunate in having many of its members willing to assist (on a

voluntary, unpaid basis) in a number of Speechcraft courses organised by District 73

The Year that was - Area S6 It has been a great year. I have been privileged to attend almost every meeting of all six clubs, four of which meet in adjoining suburbs. Because three of them meet Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the same week it became a full on experience of the differences and similarities which enrich the Toastmasters experience and it certainly enriched me. During the year, interclub visiting was encouraged and the Banner Raid concept was adopted by some of the clubs with Banners carried back to the home club only to be ransomed within a short time span. It was noticeable that clubs adopted elements from other clubs and incorporated them subtly into their own programmes. Speaker swapping enabled members to gain experience in different venues and to be evaluated by members less familiar with their style. Better still was the fact that other members come to support their club member so the cross-club experience was further enhanced. It has not all been sweetness and light but it has shown the power of persistence. Three clubs have struggled this year. Chesterville Chatterers teetered on the edge of losing its charter earlier this year but thanks to magnificent and committed effort by the handful of members it is now set to grow again. Particular mention should be made of the support this club has received from David John, George Randall, Graeme Shaw, Robert Bullock and others who have joined me at their monthly lunchtime meetings to fill roles and allow the members to concentrate on their own personal development as Toastmasters. John Beilharz, the new Area Governor for 2007-8 has wholeheartedly committed his support to the club. Silver Service, the only advanced club in Area S6, offering members and guests high standards of evaluations and the opportunity to experience Toastmasters at its most disciplined and professional level, struggled with attendance this year. Visitors from other clubs are warmly welcomed at meetings which include an excellent two-course meal served at the meeting table. I would encourage any Toastmaster at the CTM/CC or above level to contact Charmaine Reece DTM [email protected] to arrange a speaking opportunity at one of the club’s monthly meetings. This club is certainly worth attending when you want to challenge yourself. Sandbelt club been a phoenix, rising from its ashes to achieve the points necessary to receive President’s Distinguished Club status this year. It has been a hard year, dogged by a sudden and disastrous membership drop early in 2006-7. Now the club has an influx of enthusiastic and skilled new members and backed by a strong core of advanced members. The other three S6 clubs have had a less tumultuous

year. Kingston Communicators has gone from strength to strength this year with an innovative program, many new members and a steady stream of visitors - most of whom have been converted to members. It is a vibrant club where every evening is enjoyable and rewarding. Over the past several meetings it has made speaking slots available to other clubs while still achieving its members’ educational goals. Little wonder it will achieve Select Distinguished at year’s end. Due to the realignment of Division and Area borders, two former S6 clubs (Moorabbin Saints and Bayside) will now become part of S33. Moorabbin Saints is set to achieve President’s Distinguished Club status after a year characterised by strong personal growth by every member. It has a good mix of members at various levels of development with a strong commitment to supporting and encouraging each other. It is growing steadily and may need to review alternative venues to accommodate its strong growth. It is also distinguished in having Toastmasters’ millionth member, Michael Wilson who joined recently. Bayside is one of the more mature clubs, having celebrated its thirtieth anniversary this past year. Surprisingly, considering its proximity to the neighbouring clubs it enjoys a subtly different membership mix reflected in the number of advanced Toastmasters who regularly attend and contribute to the club’s strong meetings. It will qualify for Distinguished Club status at 30 June. The real point of interest is the diversity of these six similar clubs, meeting in a small geographical area probably no more than fifteen minutes drive by car, essentially competing within the same drawing pool for new members, even having to share the same media in some cases, yet each has developed a distinct persona and its own traditions and expectations. This is the hidden Toastmasters benefit, every member has the opportunity to grow and develop and contribute to the uniqueness that is their club. Congratulations to all six clubs for their efforts and achievements this past year and for the warm welcome each of them has extended to me at their meetings. All clubs are reminded how easy it is to lose valuable points towards the DCP by not getting reports to TMI on time or failing to have Executives attend Club Officer Training. My congratulations and thanks to John Beilharz for accepting the Area Governor role for the coming year.

Jack Fawcett ACB, CL Area Governor S6 2006-7

Bass Division Governor


Welcome to Toastmasters Club Name Adelaide Timothy Bradshaw Alfred Hospital Andrew Cody Amity Quinton Clasen ANZ Talk of the Town Kristine Hopkins ANZ Talk of the Town Michael Neamontis Balaclava Danielle Williams-Brennan Banyandah Kristin Reading Bayside Jeanette Turner Box Hill June Waters Brimbank Abraj Vettuparampil Business Talk Vivienne Honeyford Business Talk Madelyn Van Rensburg Business Talk Shanta Hallock Central Highlands Water Geraldine Phelan City of Greater Geelong Urszula Wynd Cranbourne Jason Schefman Dandenong Ranges Adrian Souza Dandenong Ranges Lorraine Wood Diamond Valley Susan Quinn Eastern Shore Kenneth Reid Essendon Peter Nastasi Essendon Dianne McKiernan Foothills Annie Oosthuizen Foothills Tammy Solonec Ford Australia Ian Agnew Frankston Adam Broad

Club Name Frankston Steve Etheredge Glen Waverley Fleur Craig Hawthorn Suzanne Eliott Hobart Nina Casimaty Hobart Kieran Helm Jetty Sheree Knezevic Jetty Lyn Sinclair Kew Stephen Kringas Mandjar Yvonne Scott Mandjar Colin O'Brien Mandjar Shane Park Mandjar Mark Chenoweth Moonee Ponds Mandy McKenzie More Than Words Kevin Gartner Morning Star Nathalie de Haan Mornington Peninsula Benn Luscombe Mornington Peninsula Janice Van de Velde National Australia Bank Koren Cutler National Australia Bank Stephen Gloury National Australia Bank Eko Setiadji National Australia Bank Glenn Lyons Nillumbik Adrian Pagnoccolo Nillumbik Dakshan Pothuherar North Adelaide Mark Kirk North Adelaide Otto Fekete Northern Lights Maike Dorn Prospeak Jonathon Weston Pushing the Envelope John Gioftsidis

Club Name Pushing the Envelope Tom Preski Pushing the Envelope David Utting Pushing the Envelope Farhad Tantra Pushing the Envelope Louie Sevastopoulos Pushing the Envelope Donna Soo Rising Stars Shrikant Kulkarni Rising Stars Jo-Anne Morgan Rowville Bruce Watson Rowville Reagan Quinn Rowville Rajan Vijayarajan Sandbelt Carolyn Wright Shepparton Willem Vlotman Jr Southsiders Kate Papierniak Southsiders Rhonda Barrett Speakers Corner Craig Metters Speakers Corner Glenys Minion Talkabout Mandy Boylan Talkabout Robert Fry Trackside Undugodage Rodrigo Wangaratta Alison McLean Wangaratta Nicola Marsh Whitehorse Richard Kluz Whitehorse Anthony Hoye Williamstown Andrew Brown Williamstown Sarah Darmanin Williamstown John Belcher Yarra Valley Kate Eastwood

Judy Murphy DTM New Membership Coordinator


It is with very much regret that I advise the death of long time Toastmaster, Zoe Hall who died in Perth on 15 May. She joined Toastmasters in 1976 and was a pioneer of the fledgling Western Division. Zoe was Western Division’s first Area Governor and she attended many Conventions in Melbourne and at least one International Convention in the USA. Banyandah, South Perth Sayers, Sandgropers, Stirling, Morning Star, PowerTalk are a few of the clubs that I know she was involved in and a lot of them she joined at various times as a founding member. Zoe was chosen to visit the former battlefields of France

to commemorate the sacrifices of Australian Armed forces who fought there (her husband, Harry, had enlisted in 1915 and served in France). Zoe believed her Toastmaster background gave her the edge over other applicants because she was also required to give talks to various groups around Perth. Zoe was a very active Toastmaster until about two years ago when her gradual hearing loss became a problem. She was a pocket dymano, full of spirit, stubborn, a wicked sense of humour, sincere, generous and always a lady.

Karen Tregenza, President Stirling

Vale: ZOE HALL – 1914 - 2007

The 2007-8 Toastmaster year has started with plenty of enthusiasm. Club Officer Training, Changeover Dinner and excitement about reaching Distinguished awards are throughout the magazine. Some articles are very inspirational, othes are full of good ideas, while others reflect on the year that was. Central Division was upbeat with the visit of Mike Helm, DTM as the new District Governor and Bernard Marmion as the incoming Lt Governor, Education and Training. Mike has adopted the theme “Inspire, Enthuse, Involve”. As the editor of your magazine I hope that you will be inspired to enthuse the reading audience by being involved in submitting articles and having the magazine spread throughout your clubs, areas, divisions and the general public. Bernard is encouraging us to run “Moments of Truth” for an introspective look at ourselves at club level and see what our clubs are really like. Division Governors are adopting themes and other aspects to “Inspire, Enthuse and Involve” members in their Division.

As I sit here at this wonderful piece of technology, called a computer, I am reminded that we are in the winter months. It is giving out more light than what is coming in through the window. It is cold and many places are experiencing more than the normal amount of rains. Hopefully all our readers are safe and sound. While one Convention is wrapped up another is well into the planning stage. Lilydale Toastmasters are enthused and planning to present a powerhouse Convention next May. The “Reader Survey” results should be published next edition. I had some whopper sized articles which have been heavily edited. Articles should be plain text files (about 350 words) and photos sent as separate jpeg files (about 600kb). Of course you can send articles and prints to me at the above address. If you want the photos returned include a note with a return address.

Phil White ATM(B) CL Editor

Newsletter of Toastmasters International, District 73

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