Sydney Womens International Club

Golf (NS)
2025-08-29 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-05 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-09-12 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | 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.

Tennis (NS)
2025-09-01 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-08 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-09-15 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)
2025-09-01 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-09-08 13:00 - 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. until 4.30pm 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

Bridge (ES)
2025-09-01 13:15 - 16:15, 2025-09-08 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

Evening Book Group
2025-09-01 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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Challenging Walk – Taronga Zoo to the Spit Bridge
2025-09-02 09:10 - 14:00 | Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
This walk that takes us around Bradleys Head, through Middle Head, Balmoral Beach and onto the Spit Bridge. It offers panoramic city and harbour vistas in a bush setting. It is approximately 10 km and will take 3-3.5 hours of walking. There are sections with steps and muddy spots if there has been rain. You should not be carrying any injuries and be able to walk consistently at a moderate pace.
DATE: Tuesday 2 September
TIME: 9:10 – 2:00 approximate (inclusive of travel time and lunch)
VENUE: Meet at Circular Quay Ferry Wharf
RSVP TO: Email: SWICchallengewalk@gmail.com
LEADERS: Sue Jamieson and Thana Sivaganam
RSVP BY: Thursday 28 August
TRANSPORT: Ferry from Circular Quay departing 9:20, arriving at Taronga Zoo at 9:32
COST: Public transport cost at your own expense.
LUNCH: Bring a picnic lunch.

North Shore Evening Book Group
2025-09-02 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 2025.
5.30pm – 7.30pm at the LB Restaurant, View Hotel, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, or
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.

Golf (ES)
2025-09-03 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-09-10 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)
2025-09-03 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-09-10 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

Tennis (ES)
2025-09-04 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-09-11 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)
2025-09-04 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-09-11 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
2025-09-04 13:30 - 15:30 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Welcome to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra concert in Opera House Concert Hall on Thursday 4 September at 1.30pm.
Chief Conductor Simone Young will conduct Richard Strauss music of Burlesce, Metamorphosen and Thus Spoke Zarathustra (used by Stanley Kubrick in his famous, iconic 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.).
As always there will be pre-concert talk in the foyer on the second floor from 12.45pm.
We will meet for coffee and lunch ( finger food) which will be available from 12.30 in the foyer.
DATE: Thursday 4 September
TIME: 1.30 pm, two hours concert with interval
VENUE: Concert Hall, Opera House
COST: Members need to buy their own ticket at the SSO box office # 82154600 or Opera House box office # 92507777 or online.
Let me know if you need more information.
I have bought ticket in box F , close to the orchestra , for just $47.
Grace , Classical Music Group convenor, grazynamroz91@gmail.com

Craft Group
2025-09-05 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.

Theatre Group – 7 September 2025 – ‘Orlando’ – Belvoir St Theatre - NOTE Changed date
2025-09-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Belvoir St Theatre, 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, 2010, Australia
Virginia Woolf’s most beloved and brilliant novel takes to the stage in a joyous new adaptation.
Orlando is young, rich and handsome. A courtier in the time of Elizabeth, he sets out in search of love, life, and a fabulous destiny – but he has to travel through 400 years to find it. He dashes through time, from wars and revolutions, to the decadence of the Restoration and the rise of industrial capitalism under Queen Victoria, to modernity – and as the world changes, so does Orlando. Who are they – woman? man? or something which defies all the old orders?
‘This is a bold new version of Woolf’s cheekiest, most brilliant creation from creators Elsie Yager and Carissa Licciardello. It’s a visionary text, a century old, pinging with ideas about very present themes – gender, imperialism, nature, technology – and this fresh team of game-changing artists are, in some ways, the very people Woolf and her Orlando dreamed of: Shannen Alyce Quan, Nyx Calder and Janet Anderson. One for those who like their theatre theatrical and want to see the world through a new lens.’ – Eamon
DATE: Sunday 7 September 2025
TIME: 6.30pm
VENUE: Upstairs Theatre, Belvoir Street Theatre, Gadigal Country, 25 Belvoir Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010
TICKETS: To buy your tickets visit www.belvoir.com.au or ring the box office on 9699 3444
Cherry has purchased tickets C39 and C40
PRE-THEATRE SNACKS/DRINKS (Optional): Join us at the downstairs Theatre Bar for snacks and chat at 5.30pm before the performance
RSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com) BY 25 August 2025 if you plan to join us for refreshments.
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025
To enable you to plan your diary for 2025, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries, please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre
Time
Seats (Convenors)

9 September (Tuesday)
True West
Set against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert, Sam Shepard’s play is a funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.
Ensemble Theatre
7.30pm
B29, B30

21 October (Tuesday)
The Shiralee
An outback classic, this is a love song to the open road.
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (STC)
6.30pm
J20, J21

18 November
(Tuesday)
Who’s Afraid
of Virginia Woolf?
An explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.
Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
6.30pm
C23, C24

TBC December
Merry & Bright
The incomparable Nancye Bright weaves her magic in this new pre-Christmas play with music.
Hayes Theatre Co

TBC

TBC

Book Group
2025-09-09 13:30 - 15:30 | NSW
Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at two venues – one in the eastern suburbs – at Cruising Yacht Club, Rushcutters Bay – and one on the north shore – mostly in members homes. 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

Theatre Group – 9 September 2025 – ‘True West’ – Ensemble Theatre
2025-09-09 19:30 - 21:30 | Ensemble Theatre, 78 McDougall St, Kirribilli, Sydney, NSW, 2061, Australia
Set against the searing backdrop of the Californian desert, Pulitzer Prize winner Sam Shepard’s play is a wickedly funny and scorching tale of sibling rivalry.
Forty miles east of Los Angeles, Austin has found a writing oasis in his mother’s empty home while she’s abroad. His latest film project has the potential to sell big in Hollywood. In the peace and quiet of the desert, he taps away at his typewriter — until the silence is shattered by his wayward brother Lee, stumbling unexpectedly through the door. As they fight for control over each other, the pair are swept up in a volatile tornado of flared tempers, resentment and self-loathing destruction.
Sam Shepard pits brother against brother in this critically acclaimed and muscular exploration of masculinity in America. Directed by Iain Sinclair (The Caretaker), this is a timeless modern classic not to be missed.
DATE: Tuesday 9 September 2025
TIME: 7.30pm
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/
Convenor Cherry Spoor has purchased tickets B29, B30
PRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): You are welcome to join Judith and Cherry for pre-theatre dinner at Bayly’s Bistro (within the theatre complex).
RSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungelowbrennan@yahoo.com BY 2 September 2025, stating that you wish to join us, as we will need to book a table.
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THEATRE GROUP – Looking Ahead in 2025
To enable you to plan your diary, below are the dates and selected plays for Theatre Group for the remainder of 2025. Newcomers to SWIC are very welcome – if you need help with booking or have any queries please contact Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Date & Day
Play
Type
Theatre
Time
Seats (Convenors)

21 October (Tuesday)
The Shiralee
An outback classic, this is a love song to the open road.
Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House (STC)
6.30pm
J20, J21

18 November
(Tuesday)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
An explosive new take on this classic by Edward Albee.
Roslyn Packer Theatre (STC)
6.30pm
C23, C24

9 December
(Tuesday)
Murder for Two
A whodunit murder mystery at Christmas time
Hayes Theatre Co
7pm
B7, B8

SWIC EXPLORE WALK: THE CITY FOLLOWING THE WATER
2025-09-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Circular Quay, Sydney Cove, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Join us for a 2-hour, flat city walk (6 Km) along the waters’ edge from Circular Quay to Bennelong Point, Mrs. Macquarie’s Point, the ABC Pool. Then we’ll cross the Botanical Garden and go back to Sydney Cove, walk under the Harbour Bridge, continuing the path towards Walsh Bay, Barangaroo reserve and Darling Harbour. We will come back to Circular Quay thru Wynyard Station.
DATE: Wednesday, 10 September 2025.
TIME: 10 am – 12 pm + lunch
MEETING POINT: 10 am Wharf 2 at Circular Quay
COST: Lunch at Circular Quay at your own expense.
RSVP TO: Corinne Drouin and Anna Weaving via email only on swicdiscoversydneywalks@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday, 8 September 2025
TRANSPORT: Trains, light rail or buses to Circular Quay.

Behind the Scenes Glasshouse Tour at the Botanical Gardens
2025-09-11 11:00 - 12:45 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Mrs Macquaries Rd, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
The Tropic of Capricorn is the most southern circle of latitude where the sun can be directly overhead. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer, and together they form the borders of the tropical world. The two tropics are about latitude 23, which is why Latitude 23 is the name of the tropical glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.
On the Behind-the-Scenes Glasshouse Tour at the Botanical Gardens in Sydney, you will discover the wonders of their tropical plant collection and rare plants not normally seen by the public. This tour is a must for orchid fans, aroid freaks, and all those who appreciate the joy of growing plants indoors.
This tour begins at the The Calyx, the horticultural display centre where the cafe is open from 8am and toilets are available. This is a walking tour in a behind the scenes workplace where our horticultural staff are working hard to maintain these gems of our plant collection. Enclosed footwear is preferred, participants need to follow the directions of their guide and during the tour we will be entering hot, humid tropical environments in relatively confined spaces within the glasshouses.
The tour finishes at the Fernery in the upper gardens near the Woolloomooloo gate opposite the Art Gallery of NSW on Mrs Macquarie’s Road.
Do join us for this, ‘behind the scenes’, outing.
DATE: Thursday 11 September
TIME: 11.00 am – 12.45 pm. Please stay afterwards for coffee at a nearby café if you are able.
VENUE: Meet at 10.55am at the Calyx
Coffee/Lunch is at you own expense and you can choose to join us after the tour.
COST: $20.00
RSVP to. swic.activitymonthly@gmail.com Attn. Caren Trafford, Out N’ About Organiser,
Places are limited.
Address: The Calyx : Botanical Gardens : Sydney

PAYMENT OPTIONS: Please quote Out N’ About Glasshouse tour
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

Rummikub (NS)
2025-09-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
Rummikub is an exciting and fun game, just right for exercising the little grey cells in our brains and making new friends. If you don’t know the game, it has a bit in common with the card game Rummy. It is very simple to learn, has lots of twists, and quickly becomes addictive!
Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. It is possible to play Rummikub with different numbers of people in one game.
DATE: 2nd and 3rd Fridays of the month – unless notified
TIME: 1.00pm – 3.30pm
VENUE: Jam Cafe – Bridgepoint Mosman
RSVP TO: Catherine Marsh and Rosemary Sullivan at rummikubswic@gmail.com
For changes on the day, please text or ring Catherine on 0406 423 304 or Rosemary on 0411 441 741
RSVP BY: Thursday morning before play on Friday

Rummikub (NS)
2025-09-12 13:00 - 15:30 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
Rummikub is an exciting and fun game, just right for exercising the little grey cells in our brains and making new friends. If you don’t know the game, it has a bit in common with the card game Rummy. It is very simple to learn, has lots of twists, and quickly becomes addictive!
Beginners are welcome and there is no need to bring your own game. It is possible to play Rummikub with different numbers of people in one game.
DATE: 2nd and 3rd Fridays of the month – unless otherwise advised
TIME: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
VENUE: Jam Cafe – Bridgepoint Mosman
RSVP TO: Catherine Marsh and Rosemary Sullivan at rummikubswic@gmail.com
For changes on the day, please text or ring Catherine on 0406 423 304 or Rosemary on 0411 441 741
RSVP BY: Thursday morning before play on Friday
