This initial meeting of the Evening Book Group is to discuss logistics, the book selection process etc, with a view to kicking off this new group in early 2019. The Evening Book Group is intended to be more social than academic and will meet in central city locations in the evening. We will generally read […]
Our walk this month will begin at Balmain East Ferry Wharf. Essentially this will be a suburban walk through the back streets of Balmain, past several wharves and onto Birchgrove and the Dawn Fraser pool. Eventually we will make our way back to East Balmain Wharf along Darling St, thus completing a circuit of approximately […]
This year’s Annual SWIC Golf Day will be hosted by the Eastern Suburbs Golf Group. DATE: Wednesday 7 November 2018 VENUE: Woollhara Golf Club, 50 O’Sullivan Road, Rose Bay NSW 2029 TIME: Tee off at 9.00am COST: $24 per player, payable on the day Following play, lunch will be provided by the Eastern Suburbs Golf […]
Let us explore the part of the CBD where the Thai community find all the lovely aromatic ingredients and condiments that they use in their cuisine. We will explore this area and maybe purchase a few things for our home cooking, so bring along a non plastic shopping bag. Afterwards we will find a cafe […]
The theme for our November International Morning Tea reflects the diversity of our SWIC membership. The Activities Committee is asking for volunteers to contribute by bringing a small plate of food (sweet or savoury) that is a reminder of celebrations or traditions in their homeland. DATE: Tuesday 13 November 2018 TIME: 10.00am – 12noon VENUE: […]
All Book Group members are invited to the annual Book Group Lunch, where we will talk books and vote on our book choices for 2019. Date: Tuesday 13 November 2018 Time: 12.45pm for 1.00pm Venue: The Rani Room, ground floor, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), 1 New Beach Road, Darling Point. This is a […]
This walk is approximately 5-6kms, taking in the native flowers near the Barracks Precinct through to Hanging Swamp, past the Gun Emplacement and then to the Australia Memorial Walk. From there we will go on to see the Stone Wall and Fairfax Lookouts. DATE: Wednesday 14 November 2018 TIME: Approx. 10.00am – 12.00pm (maybe a […]
Calling ALL SWIC members who play tennis at any level - beginners to league – to take part in the inaugural Forde/Hansen Challenge. This will be a fun morning of tennis. We will play doubles on a round robin basis and your partner will change on each round on a non-seeded basis, so there'll be […]
As our final event for 2018 we are excited to offer our Art & Culture enthusiasts the opportunity to visit The Allens Collection. The works in the Allens' Collection illustrate that the ‘art of painting and aesthetic concerns are still fundamental to artistic expression’. The Collection dates from the mid 1970s, when Allens Law Firm […]
NB: This is a different walk from that originally advertised due to closures of the path on the original walk to Walsh Bay. Join us for a gentle walk at one of Sydney’s popular beaches. We will walk along the waterfront, round the oval, on the boardwalk and even on an island. The walk will […]