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Club Information
Thursdays at 12:30 PM
Petridish
8 Stafford Street
Dunedin,  9016
New Zealand
VenueMap
Venue Map
Meal Orders
 
The current lunch menu can be downloaded from here
(updated 20 Feb 2021)
Please email your order to orders@thedishcafe.co.nz by midday Wednesdays, including beverage choice. Cabinet food (e.g. scones) can be purchased on the day subject to availability.
 
 
 
Stories
Last Weeks speaker: Sarah Ramsey
 
Sarah Ramsey told us about "start-ups", "high tech manufacturing" and Dunedins place in the future of these.
 
Out Of Africa
Gillian Bremner, our Botswana correspondent, has sent another very interesting (and long) letter with news of sleeping in a Landrover mid-stream (on Christmas Eve), a wayward ginger tomcat (and five kittens), good and bad snakes, and grim CoVid-19 statistics. The full text can be viewed/downloaded from here. Well worth a read!
 
Duty Roster Coordinator
To allow Cameron to prepare for his forthcoming role as President we require a volunteer to take over the task of maintaining the Duty Roster for club meetings. In the past a spreadsheet has been used but this is not essential (pen & paper would work just as well!). Main duties are to extend the roster each month; and email reminders to the duty team each week.
Anyone willing to consider this position please contact Cameron to discuss.
 
 

Rally Otago 16-18 April 2021

Rally Otago will run on the 3rd weekend in April just 2 months away. We have been asked to marshal the Anzac Ave Super Special so we need around 20 people between the 3 clubs i.e. 6/7 from each club. Normal start time for the stage is 3pm so team leaders need to be in place from 2pm.
Covid will mean there are few if any overseas entries but we can expect a stellar NZ entry with Hayden Paddon running no 1
 
Can we get an indication of numbers by late March & names straight after Easter? Thanks, Peter Jackson
 
Membership Campaign
Copies of the brochure (including our programme for March/April) are available at Club meeings; from John Drummond; or can be downloaded from the website.
 
Quarantine Island Visit 27/3/21
 
Bulletin Editor
Bruce Collier
Sponsors
Interested in being a sponsor?
Download the website sponsorship guide
 
 
Support "The Dish" Cafe & Bar
Happy Hour every Friday between 5-6pm where all drinks are 20% off.
Sunday brunch. Menu includes the usual eggs Benedict, pancakes and bacon and eggs, but also includes more exotic offerings such as huevos rancheros, breakfast quesadillas and burritos, waffles with spicy fried chicken and maple syrup.

John Stenhouse is Associate Professor of History at Otago University. His research interests centre on the interconnections between science, religion, race, politics and gender in the modern world, using New Zealand as the major site of study.
Speakers
Apr 01, 2021
Why kiwis embraced lockdown so readily
Apr 08, 2021
OK Boomer - NZ in the Swinging Sixties
Apr 15, 2021
Apr 22, 2021
America after Trump
View entire list

Speaker Ideas

If you would like to hear a particular speaker, or have any speaker suggestions please email Lynne and the team.

Duty Roster

Follow this link to the Duty Roster. 

The five week roster is the most accurate and members are urged to check the Duty Roster webpage regularly. 
Club Management Group.

Essentials

SPEAKER HOSTS please remember to send a summary of the Speakers presentation complete with photo to   Bruce.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Peter Thomson
March 3
 
Alastair Logan
March 25
 
Jackie St John
March 30
 
Malcolm Dixon
March 30
 
Neville Horne
April 25
 
Carole Adair
April 27
 
Join Date
Peter Thomson
March 3, 1994
27 years
 
John Gallaher
March 5, 1992
29 years
 
John Henderson
March 13, 2003
18 years
 
Brenda Harwood
March 17, 2011
10 years
 
Gordon Tucker
March 18, 2010
11 years
 
Andrew Kilsby
March 20, 2008
13 years
 
Marilyn Richardson
April 24, 2008
13 years
 
 
Keep Up With Us
 
 
Please consider signing up for a 1 hour slot between 10am and  4pm on Friday 9 April. Our club will be supporting the St John annual street collection appeal. We’ll be located at the George St entrance to the Meridian Mall. To sign up please contact Fiona Nyhof at 0274821103 or email fiona.robin@xtra.co.nz