Mahjong (NS & ES)
2025-11-20 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-11-27 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-04 13:00 - 16:30 (Australia/Sydney) | 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

Sip N Dip
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:30 | Wylde Bar at the View, 17 Blue St, North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Sip N Dip, a new SWIC monthly get together! Same place, same time each month.
DATE: Thursday September 18th then 3rd Thursday each month
TIME: 5.30pm -7.30pm
Drinks / food at own cost
VENUE: Wylde Bar at the View, 17 Blue St North Sydney. Just next door to North Sydney Station and bus stops.
Just drop in and have a chat!
This is an opportunity to find out what’s happening with SWIC activities, to connect with SWIC members and to get to know SWIC committee members. The plan is for at least one committee member to be in attendance each evening to answer questions and update members on new activities.
Any questions call or email Jill McLean.
jill.mclean@jarie.com.au
0468315145
Transport: North Sydney Station – Rail and buses

Golf (NS)
2025-11-21 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-11-28 09:30 - 11:30, 2025-12-05 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.

Tennis (NS)
2025-11-24 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-01 09:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-08 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)
2025-11-24 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-01 13:00 - 16:30, 2025-12-08 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)
2025-11-24 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

French Conversation
2025-11-24 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

MEET N EAT
2025-11-25 12:30 - 14:30 | Greenwood Hotel, 36 Blue St, North Sydney, NSW, 2060, Australia
MEET & EAT at a Historic Pub built in 1878
DATE: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
TIME: 12:30 – 2:30pm
VENUE: GREENWOOD HOTEL, 36 BLUE ST, NORTH SYDNEY 2060
COST: Pay for Your Own Food and Drinks
RSVP TO: Ruku Gill, rukugill@gmail.com
RSVP BY: Saturday, 22 November 2025
PAYMENT OPTIONS: See Above.
Description: Event + your initial and surname
TRANSPORT: Bus 230 from Mosman; Metro/Train to North Sydney

Golf (ES)
2025-11-26 08:15 - 11:00, 2025-12-03 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)
2025-11-26 08:15 - 12:00, 2025-12-03 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)
2025-11-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2025-12-04 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

Classical Music Concert
2025-11-27 13:30 - 15:30 | Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Welcome to our last concert in 2025 – magnificent Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with world renowned Chief Conductor Simone Young, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Philharmonic Choirs.
AN ODE TO YOY is one of the most famous Symphonies ever composed and is well known for it’s life affirming melody.
We will meet before the concert for coffee/snacks at the left bar inside the Opera House at 12.30pm, then for pre-concert talk in the foyer on second floor at 12.45pm.
As it will be the last concert for SWIC Classical Music Group in 2025 we can stay afterwards for some celebration !
DATE : Thursday 27 November
TIME : 1.30pm, two hours concert with interval
VENUE : Concert Hall, Opera House
COST : Members need to buy their own tickets at Opera House box office #9250 7777 or SSO box office #8215 4600 or online.
Please let us know if you plan to come and stay afterwards so we will look out for you.
Grace, the Classical Music Group convenor, my ticket is in box E.
grazynamroz91@gmail.com

German Conversation - 28 November
2025-11-28 12:00 - 14:00 | Jam Cafe, Bridgepoint Shopping Centre, Brady St, Mosman, NSW, 2088, Australia
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.
If you’d like to join the German Conversation group contact Susanne Booth boothsusanne@gmail.com
PLEASE NOTE: The German Conversation meeting on Friday 28 November will be a lunch at 12.00 noon at the Trust Cafe at the S.H.Ervin Gallery on Observation Hill, 2 Watson Road, Millers Point.

RSVP: by WhatsApp group invitation or SMS to Susanne Booth on 0405 425 880.
PAYMENT OPTIONS: N/A

SWIC Christmas Lunch 2025 - Event fully subscribed - for waitlist please email swicchristmaslunch@gmail.com
2025-12-01 12:00 - 14:20 | 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

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.

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.

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
