Sydney Womens International Club

French Conversation
2024-11-25 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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, 2024-12-11 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

Golf (ES)
2024-11-27 08:15 - 12:00, 2024-12-04 08:15 - 12:00, 2024-12-11 08:15 - 12:00 | 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 contacts details are 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

Tennis (ES)
2024-11-28 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-05 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-12-12 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

Mahjong (NS & ES)
2024-11-28 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-05 13:00 - 16:30, 2024-12-12 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

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

Golf (NS)
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.

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

Tennis (NS)
2024-12-02 09:00 - 10:30, 2024-12-09 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 (NS)
2024-12-02 13:15 - 16:30, 2024-12-09 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

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.

Craft Group
2024-12-06 12:00 - 16:00 | NSW
The SWIC Craft Group (which is actually a ‘needlecraft’ group) meets on the first Friday of the month from March to December. At the beginning of the year the group has a voluntary ‘show and tell’ of work by those who wish to do so.
Meetings are held in the homes of those members who are able to host. The format is ‘Open House’ from 12noon to 4.00pm and members are welcome to come for an hour, or two, or the whole afternoon. Afternoon tea is provided and members put $4 in the kitty to help cover the hostess’s expenses.
The group’s craft interests include knitting, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, quilting, patchwork and tapestry. Usually members bring along their own needlework project, but there is a supply of yarn to knit and crochet into squares for charity projects.
Contact the Convenor, Rosemary Sullivan at rsulliva@comcen.com.au for further information.

North Shore Evening Book Group
2024-12-09 17:30 - 19:30 | LB Restaurant, View Hotel, North Sydney, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, NSW
The SWIC North Shore Evening Book Club invites SWIC members to join them in 2024. Venues and Books are as below.
5.30pm – 7.30pm at the LB Restaurant, View Hotel, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, or
Dec 9 Monday at the View
Scary Smart by Mo Gawdat
Food at own cost.
If anyone is interested in joining this group, please send an email to jill.mclean@jarie.com.au
Confirmation of attendance is required for each week as per other groups.

Book Group
2024-12-10 13:30 - 15:30 | NSW
Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at two venues – one in the eastern suburbs and one on the north shore. Start time is 1.30pm and the discussion usually goes for two hours, followed by light refreshments.
The book list for the following year is selected at an annual lunch in November, at which time members volunteer to present a book and/or host the discussion in their home.
The Book List for the current year can be found on the NOTICEBOARD of the SWIC website.
Book Group Convenors are
Suzie Canham (NS) – 0414-834471 email: canhamsuzie@aapt.net.au
Wendy Phillips (ES) – 0419-273882 email: wendyphillips46@gmail.com

SWIC Theatre Group – 12 December 2024 – ‘Sweat’ – Wharf 1 Theatre (STC)
2024-12-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Wharf 1, Sydney Theatre Company, Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
For our last Theatre Group event for 2024 we will be seeing a Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece by America’s most performed living playwright.
By Lynn Nottage
Directed by Zindzi Okenyo
Blood, sweat and explosive drama
Lynn Nottage is the superstar writer of two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and, in 2023, became America’s most produced living playwright. In 2024, Sydney Theatre Company will mount the Australian premiere of her second Pulitzer winner Sweat, the critically acclaimed slice-of-life masterpiece, starring Australian acting icons Paula Arundell and Lisa McCune.
Set in Reading, Pennsylvania, Sweat tells the story of a group of factory workers trying to keep their heads above water as the American steel industry collapses around them. At the centre of this group are Tracy, Cynthia and Jessie – three old friends who’ve seen each other through everything; births, deaths, marriages and a single workplace for their entire adult lives. When Tracy (McCune) and Cynthia (Arundell) go for the same, long-fought-for promotion, deeply buried tensions begin to boil over into a compelling and touching drama.
Since its premiere, Sweat has captured audience imaginations in extended runs on both Broadway and the West End. In this new production, Director Zindzi Okenyo (Is God Is) will create a moving, and absorbing piece featuring a cast of eight incredible actors, including Gabriel Alvarado, Yure Covich, James Fraser, Deborah Galanos, Markus Hamilton and Tinashe Mangwana. Don’t miss your chance to experience this landmark of new American theatre in the intimacy of The Wharf.
Approx. duration 2 hrs 20 mins (including interval).
Content Frequent strong language, racist and ableist language, racist symbolism, drug use, violence, smoking, and use of theatrical blood.
DATE: Thursday 12 December 2024
TIME: 7.30pm
VENUE: Wharf 1 Theatre (Sydney Theatre Company), Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road, Walsh Bay, Sydney 2000
Theatre Group Co-Convenors, Cherry Spoor and Judith Nguyen, have purchased seats C14 and C15 – Note changed seats for Judith and Cherry
To buy your tickets contact the Box Office on 9250 177 or email boxoffice@sydneytheatre.com.au

PRE-THEATRE DRINKS/BOARDS (Optional): There will also be the option to join us for pre-theatre drinks/small food or boards at 6.00pm at The Bar at the End of the Wharf. Please advise if you are interested in participating.
RSVP TO: Judith Nguyen at judith.m.nguyen@gmail.com by 5 December 2024 as we will need to book a table

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