Meetings & Speakers
On this page: Guest Speakers, Meeting Location and Times, Annual General Meetings, Committee Meetings
2026 General Meeting Calendar
Club General Meetings take place at 10.30am on the fourth Friday of each month, February to November inclusive at the Liardet Community Centre in Port Melbourne (however always check the calendar below for exceptions).
Dress Code: Smart Casual - respectful of other members.
Please advise our Secretary by email if you are unable to attend a monthly meeting.
(For email details, see Contact Us page or the Club newsletter.)
| January No meeting |
27 February | 27 March (AGM) |
| 24 April |
22 May |
26 June |
| 24 July |
28 August |
18 September* |
| 23 October |
27 November |
December Christmas Luncheon |
* Note September meeting scheduled to be a week earlier due to AFL holiday on 25 September
NOTE: With respiratory diseases such as COVID, RSV and influenza still circulating in our community, please do not attend a meeting if you are feeling unwell or have any COVID-like symptoms.
Forthcoming Guest Speakers
Here's what's planned for guest speakers at our Club general meetings in the near future ...
(To find out about upcoming activities and events go to the ‘Activities and Events’ page.)
St Vincent Place and Gardens in 1878
(Photo source: Wikipedia/State Library of Victoria)
Next General Meeting - July 24th
The guest speaker for our July meeting will be Lynsey Poore, who will talk about the history of the St Vincent Place Gardens in Albert Park.
Lynsey has strong interest in botany (particularly Australian plants), and in the design and history of private gardens. She regularly presents talks and has written numerous articles on these subjects. Lynsey is also a volunteer guide at the Royal Botanic Gardens where she enjoys showing visitors our botanical heritage.
Note: general meetings are now held at Liardet Street Community Centre in Port Melbourne
Post-Meeting Club Lunch
This meeting will be followed by a club lunch at the Clare Castle Hotel, 354 Graham Street, Port Melbourne. Our booking is for 12:45pm.
To assist with booking arrangements at the hotel, you must book in advance with Roni Small to attend the lunch - unfortunately last minute drop-ins on the day are not allowed.
Please book with Roni by the Wednesday before the meeting (see newsletter for Roni's contact details).
General Meetings - Location and Times
General Meetings are held at the Liardet Community Centre, a City of Port Phillip facility, located on Liardet St near the corner of Liardet and Bay Streets in Port Melbourne, opposite the entry to the Coles car park.
There is some parking on surrounding streets and in the Coles car park opposite. The venue is about 8 minutes walk from the Graham St stop of the 109 tram. Route 250, 251 and 253 buses stop close by on Bay St, and the Port Phillip Community bus stops nearly outside the Liardet Centre.
The meeting format is usually as follows:
10.30-10.55: Coffee and socialising
11.00 sharp - be seated ready for the meeting's commencement
11.00-12.00: Guest speaker and questions/discussion
12.00-12.10: Short break
12.10-12.45: Meeting formalities and new member induction
Members and visitors may not enter the hall until 10:30am and are asked to have their mobile phone switched to silent during the meeting. The hall must be vacated by 1pm.
Annual General Meetings
AGMs occur on the fourth Friday of March (however always check with the calendar grid above), in conjunction with the normal monthly general meeting. The AGM is quite brief, focusing mainly on the nomination/election of the Committee for the following year.
Committee Meetings
These are held on the second Friday of each month, February to November starting at 10:30am. The venue is the Liardet St Community Centre at the corner of Liardet and Nott St in Port Melbourne. Non-Committee members of the Club are welcome to observe at these meetings.