Golf (ES)
2024-11-20 08:15 - 12:00, 2024-11-27 08:15 - 12:00, 2024-12-04 08:15 - 12:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Woollahra Golf Club, 50 O'Sullivan Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2029, Australia
The eastern suburbs Golf group plays at Woollahra on Wednesday mornings. Tee-off is at 8.15am.
The Convenor is Liz McCarthy and her contacts details are 0414 408 615 or mccarthyliz50@gmail.com

Tennis (ES)
2024-11-21 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-11-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Cooper Park Tennis Courts, 1 Bunna Place, Woollahra, Sydney, NSW, 2100, Australia
The eastern suburbs Tennis Group plays doubles every Thursday morning from 10.00-11.30am at Cooper Park, Double Bay – except during school holidays. We usually have two courts reserved for us. We are a relaxed and friendly group, but you need to know the basics and have played tennis before.
If you’d like to join us, please email the Convenor – Judy Black – judy.black@sydney.edu.au

Travel Conversation
2024-11-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Home of Catherine Marsh, 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, Sydney, NSW, 2090, Australia
This month we invite you to bring along your favourite travel souvenir and then tell the story of the trip that you bought it on.
We would also like to start the meeting with a travel quiz. We invite you to share 2 travel related trivia questions when you RSVP which we will use during the meeting.
If you have any travel related questions, please submit these with your RSVP so that we can circulate to the group prior to the meeting.
DATE: Thursday 21 November 2024
TIME: 10am – 12pm
VENUE: 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090
RSVP TO: Mimi Flaherty Willis and Catherine Marsh – travel.swicsydney@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Friday 15 November
TRANSPORT: Car – Plenty of untimed street parking
Bus – 243 from Neutral Bay Junction to Macpherson St/Ellalong Rd
100 from the city. Get off at Military Rd at Prince St and walk down Macpherson St

Mahjong (NS & ES)
2024-11-21 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-11-28 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-05 13:00 - 16:30 | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
Mahjong is played every Thursday afternoon at two venues – one on the north shore and one in the eastern suburbs. Newcomers are very welcome and we are happy to teach the game. No equipment is necessary.
North Shore Mahjong is played on Thursday afternoons from 1.00pm – 4.30pm at the Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge NSW 2063. The Convenor is Karyn Butler and her contact details are 0405 448 775 or karynbutler@bigpond.com

Eastern Suburbs Mahjong is played on Thursday afternoons from 1.30pm at the home of Anne Porter, 35 Paddington Street, Paddington. The hostess usually emails during the week with a reminder of venue details and to ascertain numbers. The Convenor is Anne Porter, and her contact details are 0418 965 175 or annegporter@me.com

Golf (NS)
2024-11-22 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-29 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-12-06 09:30 - 11:30 | Warringah Golf Club, 397 Condamine Street, North Manly, Sydney, NSW, 2100, Australia
The North Shore Golf Group plays 9 holes at Warringah Golf Club on Friday mornings.
Tee off is at 9.30am and play finishes at 11.30am – 12noon, followed by sociable coffee and snacks.
Cost: $25 and $21 for Seniors.
Clubs, buggy and cart hire are available at the Pro shop. Golf lessons are also available.
The Convenor is Mariella Fraser, 0403 707 237, mariella.fraser@gmail.com
Mariella sends participants an email on Wednesday and members are asked to reply by Thursday afternoon ONLY if attending.

German Conversation
2024-11-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
PLEASE NOTE: The German Conversation meeting on Friday 22 November 2024 will be a lunch at 12.00 noon at the Trust Cafe at the S.H. Ervin Gallery on Observatory Hill, 2 Watson Rd Millers Point.
Please RSVP to Maureen Trost-Black via SMS on 0455 373 802.
Please bring CASH as no cards are accepted at the cafe.
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Join the conversation over a cup of coffee, aimed at those who want to practise their German and those who enjoy staying in touch with their mother tongue. Meetings are on the fourth Friday of the month from 10.30am – 12.30pm.
If you’d like to join the German Conversation group contact Jill Surgeon on 0416 734 074 or jilliansurgeon.swic@gmail.com and/or Maureen Trost-Black on 0455 373 802 or trostblack@hotmail.com.
DATE: Fourth Friday of the month
TIME: 10.30am – 12.30pm
VENUE: Jam Café, level 1, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, 1-3 Brady St, Mosman.
COST: Participants pay for their own choice of refreshment
RSVP TO: Jill Surgeon on 0416 734 074 or jilliansurgeon.swic@gmail.com and/or Maureen Trost-Black on 0455 373 802 or trostblack@hotmail.com
RSVP BY: Wednesday prior
PAYMENT OPTIONS: N/A
TRANSPORT: Accessible by car with parking in Bridgepoint parking station or by bus to Spit Junction on Military Road, Mosman.

Susannah Place Museum
2024-11-23 13:30 - 14:30 | Susannah Place Museum, 58–64 Gloucester Street, The Rocks, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Last Go Saturday for 2024. Visit the historic Susannah Place and immerse yourself in historic tales of the working class people who have lived here.
DATE: Saturday 23 November 2024
TIME: 1:30pm – 2:30pm (a prebooked booked tour time)
VENUE:
Susannah Place Musuem
58-64 Gloucester St
The Rocks
https://mhnsw.au/visit-us/susannah-place/plan-your-visit/
Phone: (02) 9241 1893
COST: Free but you need to PREBOOK- your ticket in advance to guarantee your time slot
RSVP TO: Sian Ware 0412 937 485 or email: sianware1@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Tuesday 19 November
PAYMENT OPTIONS: N/A
TRANSPORT: Closest train station is Circular Quay

Tennis (NS)
2024-11-25 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-12-02 09:00 - 10:30 | Cammeray Tennis Club, Cnr Ernest Street & Park Ave, Cammeray, Sydney, NSW, 2062, Australia
Start the week with a lively game of tennis with SWIC’s north shore group.
We meet every Monday morning from 9.00am – 10.30am at the Cammeray Tennis Club.
The Convenor, Julie Reading, can be contacted at 0438 195 414 or reading.julie@gmail.com
Cost – $10, payable on the day.

Bridge (ES)
2024-11-25 13:15 - 16:15 | Double Bay Chapel (Ground Floor), cnr Cross St and Transvaal Ave, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2028, Australia
The Eastern Suburbs Bridge Group meets on Monday afternoons from 1.15pm – 4.15pm, on the ground floor of the Double Bay Chapel located in the courtyard behind Indigo Cafe, cnr Cross St and Transvaal Ave, Double Bay.
For further information contact the Convenor, Sally Hochfeld on 0419 191 592 or at sally.hochfeld@gmail.com

Bridge (NS)
2024-11-25 13:15 - 16:30, 2024-12-02 13:15 - 16:30 | Northbridge Golf Club, Sailor Bay Road, Northbridge, Sydney, NSW, 2063, Australia
The North Shore Bridge group meets on Monday afternoons at 1p.m. for a prompt 1.15 start at Northbridge Golf Club, 296 Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge with a playing fee of $2 to cover costs.
Please note: this is a minimum Intermediate standard bridge group; and in order to play it is necessary to also be a social member of Northbridge Golf Club (the cost is $20 per year). To register to play please contact the Convenor Jilly Clout Fraser at jillyclout@gmail.com

French Conversation
2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:00 | NSW
Convened by native French speakers, Francoise Heude-Coquelin and Corinne Drouin, this activity is held on the fourth Monday afternoon of the month and is aimed at those who want to ‘polish up’ their oral French and those who enjoy speaking with their compatriots. Our conversations are relaxed and friendly. All levels welcome.
If you wish to join us, please contact us at:
coquelin.fr@gmail.com or cdrouin.au@gmail.com
TIME: 2.00pm – 4.00pm
VENUE: To be advised to attendees
COST: Free
RSVP TO: Françoise at coquelin.fr@gmail.com and Corinne at cdrouin.au@gmail.com

Malaysian International Morning Tea - FULL - WAITLIST
2024-11-26 10:00 - 12:00 | King and Philip Residences, 160 King St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Time to celebrate Malaysian cuisine. Malaysian cuisine reflects the mixture of ethnic groups in the country’s population. The three most prominent cuisines are Chinese, Indian, and Malay. This symphony of flavours makes Malaysian cuisine highly complex and diverse.
DATE: Tuesday 26 November 2024
TIME: 10.00am – 12.00pm
VENUE: Our Hostess is Fritzi Casal and it will be held in the Function Room, King & Philip Residences (K&P)
160 King Street Sydney 2000
COST: Nil
RSVP TO: Judy King at famking@bigpond.com
RSVP BY: 21 November 2024 – Limited numbers to 30
TRANSPORT:
Parking – Public parking station on Elizabeth Street
2 minute walk from Martin Place metro and 4 minutes from Martin Place Station.

Golf (ES)
2024-11-27 08:15 - 11:00, 2024-12-04 08:15 - 11:00 | Woollahra Golf Club, 50 O'Sullivan Road, Rose Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2029, Australia
The Eastern Suburbs Golf group plays at Woollahra on Wednesday mornings. Tee-off is at 8.15am.
The Convenor is Liz McCarthy and her contact details are ph 0414 408 615 or mccarthyliz50@gmail.com

Harbourings: An architectural Walking tour with renowned Architect Eoghan Lewis
2024-11-27 10:20 - 12:30 | Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Getting beyond the postcard view of the city and its two shimmering icons, ‘Harbourings’ reveals Sydney at her rawest and most spectacular, her most self–conscious and most corrupt!
Join us on this stroll around Sydney’s spectacular harbour edge, from Circular Quay, through the city’s great depository of memory – The Rocks – up Observatory Hill and on to Walsh Bay. The route is diverse, spectacular and full of surprising recent projects as well as gritty historical reminders of the cities industrial and maritime past.
Beginning with Circular Quay where the powerful forces of commerce are held back from the harbour by a bland concrete motorway, we will discuss Opera House architect Jørn Utzon’s driving ideas for Sydney as well as his vision for the Quay. We will wander discuss controversial additions to the Museum of Contemporary Art and you will discover Sydney’s brutalist masterpiece, the radical Sirius Apartment building by Tao Gofers recently reimagined by BVN.
As we explore the area we will pluck out some surprising contemporary gems in The Rocks and Millers Point before descending on the breath-taking Walsh Bay Finger Wharves, a family of early 20th-Century industrial buildings that extend out into Sydney’s harbour. They are amongst the largest timber structures ever built, romantic symbols of Sydney’s industrial maritime history that have been reimagined as a cultural and residential precinct.
DATE: Wednesday November 27
Your Guide:
Eoghan Lewis is the principal architect of Eoghan Lewis Architects (http://www.eoghanlewis.com.au/) and founder of the Sydney Architecture Walks (http://www.sydneyarchitecture.org/).
SAW reviews: https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g255060-d1891075-Reviews-Sydney_Architecture_Walks-Sydney_New_South_Wales.html
TIME: 10.30am – 12.30pm. Please stay for a lunch/ bite to eat if you are able.
VENUE: We will meet at Circular Quay. Details of exact location will be confirmed
Meet at 10:20am for 10.30am.
COST: $40 per member
RSVP to. swic.activitymonthly@gmail.com Attn. Caren Trafford, Monthly Activity Organiser, and wait for confirmation of a place before paying.
RSVP and PAY by: November 20

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1 (Preferred):
By Credit Card through the Payments section of the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: SWIC Inc.
BSB No: 062-005
Account No: 11889493
Description: Event + your initial and surname

Classical Music Group
2024-11-28 13:30 - 15:30 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Welcome to Living Sound – 2024 Season of Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing in Opera House Concert Hall.
The last concert in 2024 on 28 November at 1.30pm will be conducted by Vasily Petrenko, musical director of the Royal Philharmonic.
We will hear The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky then Camille Saint-Sean’s First Cello Concerto played by German cellist Johannes Moser.
DATE : Thursday 28 November
TIME : 1.30-3.30pm, with interval
VENUE : Opera House Concert Hall
TICKETS : SSO box office 02 8215 4600 or OH box office 02 9250 7777 or online.
We will meet in the Opera House foyer for free pre-concert talk at 12.30pm and tea/coffee and sandwiches then after the concert some members like to meet at House Canteen just under the Opera House.
Please let Grace, Classical Music Group convenor, know if you will attend so she can look for you in the foyer. Email grazynamroz91@gmail.com
Grace, the convenor chose and bought tickets for following concerts :

Date & Day
Concert
Theatre
Time
Grace’s seat

Thursday
(28 November)
Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring
Concert Hall – Sydney Opera House
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Box Y – 65

Theatre Group – 30 November 2024 – ‘The Heartbreak Choir’ - Performance sold out but Waiting list available by ringing
2024-11-30 14:00 - 16:15 | Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall St, Kirribilli, Sydney, NSW, 2061, Australia
Trouble is afoot in the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town. When a fracture forms in the local choir, a small band of community misfits are pushed out into the cold. The only thing left to do? Rebrand! They’ve formed a new group, got a cracking new name and the town’s winery is all set for their debut performance. Now, if only they can find the perfect song to really bring the house down…
Celebrating the healing power of music, The Heartbreak Choir is a joyous love song to community, friendship and togetherness. A cast of audience favourites create the perfect harmony in this life-affirming comedy that is sure to raise the Ensemble roof.
Don’t miss this joyous conclusion to Ensemble’s 2024 Season.
DATE: Saturday 30 November 2024
TIME: 2.00pm (MATINEE) – 2 hours 10 minutes (including interval)
VENUE: Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall St, Kirribilli NSW 2061
TICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Box Office on 8918 3400 or on the website at https://boxoffice.ensemble.com.au/
Co-Convenors Judith Nguyen and Cherry Spoor have purchased tickets E10 and E11
PRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry at 12 noon for a pre-theatre lunch at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex).
RSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at Judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 20 November 2024, stating whether you wish to join us, as we will need to book a table. This performance is sold out!
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2024
To enable you to plan your diary, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2024. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com or Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre
Time
Seats (Convenors)

12 Dec (Thursday)
Sweat (MATINEE)
New American theatre by twice Pulitzer-winning playwright Lyn Nottage
Wharf 1 Theatre (STC)
7.30pm

C14, C15

Evening Book Group
2024-12-02 17:30 - 20:00 | Imperial Hotel, Paddington, 252 Oxford St, Paddington, NSW, 2010, Australia
The Evening Book Group meets on the first Monday of the month, in the evening. See the Noticeboard for the 2026 Evening Book Group Reading List.
DATE: First Monday of the month
TIME: 5.30pm to 8.00pm (book discussion will start around 6.00pm)
VENUE: The Imperial Hotel, 252 Oxford St, Paddington
COST: Pay for your own drinks (and food if you wish to eat)
TRANSPORT:
By Bus: Oxford St is serviced by multiple bus routes
By Car: Street Parking is readily available in the area
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the Convenor, Caroline Frangopoulos, at cmfrangopoulos@gmail.com or swiceveningbookclub@gmail.com

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SWIC Christmas Lunch 2024 - Closed
2024-12-03 12:00 - 14:00 | NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Thank you to all those who have booked for SWIC Christmas Lunch at NSW Parliament House, Macquarie St, Sydney from 12- 2pm, December 3, 2024.

Due to capacity constraints bookings for Christmas Lunch are now closed. If you have any queries please contact Anita at lunches21.swicsydney@gmail.com

The Committee is delighted to cordially invite you to the 2024 SWIC Christmas Lunch to be held at Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
The lunch will be held in the Strangers’ Dining Room overlooking the gardens.
We do hope you will join us to celebrate this special occasion with our SWIC family. Female guests are also welcome.
Our charity this year is Lifeline, which provides all Australians with access to 24hour crisis support in times of emotional distress. Lifeline provides an invaluable service especially in these challenging times.
There will be an opportunity to donate to this charity via the SWIC website, or at the lunch.
VENUE: The Strangers’ Dining Room, NSW Parliament House
LOCATION: 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney
DATE: Tuesday 3 December 2024
TIME: 12:00md – 2:00pm
COST: Members $95; Guests $127
RSVP TO: lunches21.swicsydney@gmail.com
Please indicate any food allergies or dietary restrictions when you RSVP.
We will endeavour to accommodate any seating requests.
As numbers are limited to 100 early RSVP and payment are encouraged.

RSVP BY: Friday 22nd November 2024
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Payment Option 1: (Preferred): By Credit Card through the Payments section of the website
Payment Option 2: Online (direct deposit) into the SWIC bank account
Account Name: Sydney Women’s Intl club Inc
Commonwealth Bank – BSB 062-005
Account number 11889493
Description: Xmas + your initial and surname

For your convenience information on travel arrangements will be provided closer to the time

Rummikub / Canasta (ES)
2024-12-06 11:00 - 14:30 | Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Lane, Rose Bay, NSW, 2029, Australia
Rummikub and Canasta are a lot of fun to play and easy to learn. Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. There is the possibility of lunch and light refreshments.
DATE: 1st and 3rd Friday of each month
TIME: 11.00am – 2.30pm
VENUE: Woollahra Sailing Club, 2 Vickery Lane, Rose Bay
COST: Refreshments at members cost – Bring a sandwich and refreshments
RSVP TO: Lynette Sanchez
Lynette Sanchez – ph 0418220605 lynettesanchez1@icloud.com
RSVP BY: Thursday prior to the Friday game
TRANSPORT: Parking is available near the Woollahra Club
Ferry from Circular Quay to Watsons Bay. Buses run past the club.
