Upcoming Speakers

September:  Dan Repacholi MP  Federal Member for Hunter Special Envoy for Men’s Health 

August Zoom Forum topic:  "Plastic pollution - its causes and what can be done to reduce the threat”  

May 2026 - Maureen Hamilton - Maureen is a local author and retired travel agent with a presentation on her experience of walking “The Camino Trail” 

5 March 2026:  Celebrating Cessnock’s hidden Herstories (International Women’s Day event)  hosted by Cessnock Library.  

5th February 2026:   Presentation by Harry Kavadas from 'Seniors, Tech and Tea' on "Maximising Your Smartphone and Tablet".    

6th November 2025 - Seniors Rights Service Education Session.   Kerry Heppel,  Aged Care Advocate – Northern NSW, Seniors Rights Service. 

2nd October 2025 Paul Cousins, CEO Cessnock Hospitality Group - overview and update on the Cessnock Leagues Club Redevelopment Project.

September 2025  - Elizabeth Smith, HNE Health Infrastructure Project Team, provided an overview/update on the Cessnock Hospital Redevelopment Project.

August 2025  - Liam Woods, Cessnock Citizen of the Year, speaking on his involvement with the Leukaemia Foundation; Stem Cell Donor & Transplant Australia; playing soccer at the Transplant Football World Cup in Paris. 

July 2025 / June 2025 - Service NSW Representative  (CANCELLED until further notice due to Flood Liaison Relief provision) - Service NSW Representative will give an overview of services offered by Service NSW in the way of discounts and deals available to Seniors, senior driving assessment information as examples.

May 2025 - Movement & You Fitness Coaching  -  Mel from Movement & You Fitness Coaching who offer mobile functional fitness group classes, personal training, Aqua Fitness and Tai Chi for health.

April 2025  - AlliedCircle Health Solution provides health, fitness & lifestyle programs.  Coinciding with April Falls Month, AlliedCircle representatives will provide helpful information on falls prevention.

March 2025  - Kristy Kuiper,  A/Senior Case Management Officer,  Shortland Correctional Centre, Corrective Services NSW, provided an overview of the work they do with offenders in custody, focusing on how we promote a positive transition back into the community and the role the community can play in supporting people leaving custody.

February 2025  - Wayne Cooper - very interesting talk on his experience on the Kokoda Trail

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November 2024   - Historian, Ed Tonks has spent a life time researching the history of the South Maitland coalfields along with the history of local hotels.  Ed's Bellbird Mine Disaster talk in August was very well received by members and guests who were keen to hear of other interesting historical facts. Ed has been invited in November back to talk about the history of pubs in the Hunter.

October 2024 -  Mr Allen Barr.  Title of talk will be ‘A History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners’ which will cover the use of poisons from the Medieval Courts of Europe to the Kremlin today. This is quite a lively presentation which members should find interesting.

September 2024  Fortress Newcastle:  Life Under Threat (film:  Stories of Our Town)

 August 2024  - Ed Tonks historian has  spent a life time  researching  the history of the South Maitland coalfields along with the history of local hotels.  Ed spoke about the Bellbird Mine Disaster of 1913, with facts that are not readily known.   Follow the link  and have a look at some of the history Ed talks about https://www.edtonks.com.au/

July 2024  Alicia Anderson, ID Support NSW, Community Engagement Program, NSW Government re How to protect your identify online, online scams and information on how to protect our personal information.  If your identify documents have been stolen or compromised, contact ID Support NSW on 1800 001 040 or nsw.gov.au.