SWIC Christmas Lunch 2025 - Event fully subscribed - for waitlist please email swicchristmaslunch@gmail.com
2025-12-01 12:00 - 14:20 (Australia/Sydney) | NSW Parliament House, 6 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
You are cordially invited to the 2025 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.
Our charity this year is OzHarvest, which is an Australian charity that rescues surplus food from businesses and delivers it to charities that support people in need.
We are fortunate to have the founder of OzHarvest, Ronni Kahn, as our Guest Speaker.
There will be an opportunity to donate to this charity via the SWIC website when you make payment, or at the lunch.
VENUE:        The Strangers’ Dining Room, NSW Parliament House
LOCATION:    6 Macquarie Street, Sydney
DATE: Monday 1 December 2025
TIME: 12:00pm – 2:20pm
COST: Members $105 (Subsidised by SWIC)
Once you have made payment, you will receive a receipt through the Stripe system or from the Treasurer. Please forward this receipt to swicchristmaslunch@gmail.com indicating others you may wish to be seated with along with any food allergies or dietary restrictions you have.
We will endeavour to accommodate any seating requests, however will need to see payment from each individual before confirming.
As numbers are limited early payment is encouraged. It may be possible to invite guests after 21 November if spaces remain.
RSVP BY: Friday 21 November 2025
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
Your SWIC Committee

Bridge (NS)
2025-12-01 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-08 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-15 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

Evening Book Group
2025-12-01 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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North Shore Evening Book Group
2025-12-02 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)
2025-12-03 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-12-10 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-12-17 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)
2025-12-03 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-12-10 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-12-17 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)
2025-12-04 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-11 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)
2025-12-04 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-11 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

Golf (NS)
2025-12-05 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-12 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.

Travel Conversations
2025-12-05 10:30 - 12:30 | Home of Catherine Marsh, 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, Sydney, NSW, 2090, Australia
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.
We will also invite you to share your travel plans for 2026 and any questions you may have about these locations.
Finally, if you could not attend the October meeting and have recent travel to share then there will be the opportunity to do so as well.
DATE: Friday 5 December 2025
TIME: 10.30am – 12.30pm
VENUE: 64 Ellalong Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090
https://goo.gl/maps/sgP6gSdsMVmXWd6p7
RSVP TO: Mimi Flaherty Willis and Catherine Marsh – travel.swicsydney@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Monday 1 December
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

Craft Group
2025-12-05 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.

Tennis (NS)
2025-12-08 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-15 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.

Morning Tea - Upper North Shore
2025-12-08 10:30 - 12:00 | Runaway Spoon Cafe, 12 Tryon Rd, Lindfield, NSW, 2070, Australia
All are invited to attend a regular monthly morning tea
DATE: 1st Monday of each month
TIME: 10.30 – 12md
VENUE: Runaway Spoon Cafe, Lindfield
COST: Members pay for own refreshments
Organiser – Jill McLean – jill.mclean@jarie.com.au

Book Group
2025-12-09 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 – December 2025 – Murder for Two – Hayes Theatre Co - NOTE CHANGE OF PLAY
2025-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Hayes Theatre Company, 19 Greenknowe Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
For our final Theatre Group outing for 2025 join us for Murder for Two Christmas Edition.
The Story
It’s Christmas Eve. Officer Marcus Moscowicz is a small-town cop with big-time detective dreams. When Great American Novelist Arthur Whitney is shot dead at
his own Christmas-birthday party (yep, he’s a Christmas baby), Marcus jumps at the chance to solve the case before the real detective arrives—and while the eggnog’s still chilled.
Whodunit?? Was it Whitney’s terminally dramatic widow? The glacial prima ballerina? That overly friendly psychiatrist with a suspicious amount of Christmas
cheer? One thing’s for sure: someone made the naughty list.
Hear from the Director – Richard Carroll
“It’s been quite a ride taking this brilliant, inventive and hilarious show around the country over the past few years, seeing audiences embrace it everywhere we’ve
played. Now it’s pretty special for us to return to the place it started, with the two original cast members, Maverick Newman and Gabbi Bolt, for an encore
Christmas season.”
TIME: 7pm
VENUE: Hayes Theatre Company, 19 Greenknowe Ave, Elizabeth Bay
TICKETS: Purchase your ticket at the Hayes Box Office at boxoffice@hayestheatre.com.au or Tel 8065 7337
Convenor Cherry Spoor has purchased tickets B7, B8
PRE-PERFORMANCE (Optional): Hayes Theatre Bar & Foyer is open one hour before the show and at interval.
RSVP TO: Cherry Spoor at bungalowbrennan@yahoo.com

Christmas Kringle Traditional English Morning Tea
2025-12-10 10:30 - 12:30 | Home of Anne-Marie Parnell, 2 Bellevue St, Fairlight, NSW, 2094, Australia
What better way to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season in Sydney season in Sydney than a Christmas Kringle Traditional English Morning Tea. This will be a themed morning tea with an opportunity to test your knowledge on all things English and exchange some gifts from Kris Kringle. Kris Kringle is a synonym of Secret Santa, a gift exchange tradition that has its roots in early Christmas traditions. Originally, Kris Kringle was derived from ‘Christkindl’, the German word for Christ Child. As you will find out many English Christmas traditions have their roots in Germany. Today, it’s celebrated as a gift exchange as a moment to solidify connections between friends. Creating a Kris Kringle gift exchange means creating a moment of togetherness and delight. There’s always the anticipation of “who will be my Kris Kringle?” It’s always a fun surprise!
There’ll also be a fun quiz to test your Christmas knowledge, so join us to exchange Kris Kringle gifts and enjoy some traditional English tea fare.
DATE: Wednesday December 10 2025
TIME: 10.30am – 12.30pm.
VENUE: Home of Anne-Marie Parnell.2 Bellevue St, Fairlight NSW 2094. Street parking, but this is a steep hill. Parking also on the top of the street on Griffiths Street. Bus 144 travels along Sydney Road, get off just after the intersection with Bellevue Street, cross over Sydney Road and walk up the steep hill. No.2 is at the top on the left.
Plenty of Street parking
COST: Free but please come with a Christmas Kris Kringle gift of value up to $30.00
RSVP to. Anne-Marie Parnell parnellcook@gmail.com
Places are limited. There will be a waitlist
RSVP by 1st December 2025

Rummikub (NS)
2025-12-12 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)
2025-12-12 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

"Carols at the House"
2025-12-12 18:00 - 21:00 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
The festive season begins!………. with Christmas Carols at the Opera House. Some of our very talented SWIC members are singing at the Opera House in December. I am hoping you will join me for the “Carols at the House” and also beforehand for a drink and something to eat at the Opera Bar
DATE: Friday Dec 12 2025
TIME: 6pm / 8pm
VENUE: The Opera Bar 6pm, The Opera House 8pm
Tickets: You will need to purchase your own ticket. I have a ticket for the circle M19, but there are various options to choose from. It will be very popular so be sure to secure your ticket as soon as possible. The link to the tickets
https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/sydney-philharmonia-choirs/2025-season/carols-house
Organiser : Jill McLean 0468315145.
Please let me know when you have purchased your ticket and I will add you to a whats app for the event.

Western Sydney Airport Information Centre Tour
2025-12-16 12:00 - 14:30 | Western Sydney Airport Information Centre, 100 Eaton Rd, Luddenham, NSW, 2745, Australia
Embark on a journey of discovery at the Western Sydney International (WSI) Experience Centre – a community engagement and education hub designed to showcase the exciting developments and endless possibilities of Western Sydney International Airport. Since opening our doors, we’ve welcomed over 125,000 visitors – from eager school groups to business leaders – all seeking to gain valuable insights into Australia’s first smart airport and its impacts on the region.
WSI Experience Centre is free of charge and offers immersive and interactive displays that take visitors on a journey to learn about Western Sydney International Airport. Visitors have access to project information, digital engagement, and learning opportunities. We also have the stunning backdrop of the airport site. On the outside of the building, visitors will have a clear view of the terminal and portions of the runway. Our booking will include a presentation with the latest updates, Q and A and an opportunity to have a look at our stunning backdrop off the airport (weather pending). The building is on ground level and is accessible to all people.
Located at Luddenham, with the stunning backdrop of the airport site, visitors will have an immersive, visual experience and a clear view of the future airfield and be able to watch the airport come to life.
It’s the beginning of a new era and a place where connections will be made, with people, places and opportunities. Western Sydney International Airport invites you to join us on this once-in-a-lifetime journey.
DATE: Tuesday 16 December 1.00pm
DURATION: meet us for lunch /coffee at 12.00pm in Luddenham at the Luddenham village café or at the venue for a 1.00 pm tour
COST: $free
RSVP to. swic.activitymonthly@gmail.com Attn. Caren Trafford, Out N’ About Organiser and let me know if you will be joining us for lunch prior to the tour.
RSVP by 10 December
The WSI Experience Centre is located at 100 Eaton Road, Luddenham NSW 2745. The Centre is adjacent to our site office at the southern end of Eaton Road, Luddenham.
There is parking on-site
