Western Australia
OAAWA NEWSLETTER MARCH 2024 No. 1 of 2024
Occasional electronic newsletter from
The Order of Australia Association, Western Australian Branch
It’s all about the National Conference …
This year the Western Australian Branch of the Order of Australia Association is host to the annual national conference.
All members of the Association are eligible and invited to attend.
Registrations are going well with numbers of members from eastern States branches already registered.
Time for Western Australian members to commit!
Outline programe:
Thursday 16 May | Reception at Government House |
Friday 17 May | Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel All sessions, morning and afternoon tea and lunch |
Saturday 18 May | Annual General Meeting of the Order of Australia Association and Members’ Forum, at the Hyatt |
Saturday 18 May | Conference Dinner including Scholarships of the Order of Australia Foundation awards presentations Gala event of the Conference at the Hyatt, including entertainment by the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In the presence of HE the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia |
Sunday 19 May | Wreath laying at the War Memorial, King’s Park, followed by |
Sunday 19 May | Farewell Lunch at Frasers Restaurant, King’s Park |
Sunday 19 May | Ecumenical Choral Evensong at St George’s Cathedral, St George’s Terrace, Perth |
For more information and to register for the National Conference:
https://theorderofaustralia.asn.au/
Western Australian Chairman’s report
The City of Stirling were, once again, our hosts for the 2024 Australia Day Honours Reception. It was a very successful evening with 31 recipients of an award joining members and guests together with the Mayor and Councillors of the City of Stirling.
How quickly the year is flying past – already halfway through March and the National Conference is drawing ever closer. I am pleased to tell you we already have a good number of registrations but we need more. There will be an E News going out to all members across the country to encourage those who have not already registered to do so. This E News will include details of our Speakers something a number of people have asked for. There are a number of WA members already registered but we need many more.
Volunteers needed for the conference:
We will need volunteers to assist in a number of ways to assist the smooth running of the Conference. If you are able to assist in any of the following areas please contact Velma Tomasich [email protected] to register your interest.
We will need:
2 people to insert name labels into the holders on Tuesday 14th May at the Hyatt
3 people to pack “goodies” into Conference bags on Tuesday 14th May at the Hyatt
6 people to act as “Hosts” over the 3 days of the Conference (2 each day)
2 people to distribute Conference bags at the Registration Desk
2 Transport Marshalls on Thursday 16th and Sunday 19th
2 people to assist on the Merchandise Table (experience with an Eftpos machine would be helpful)
Visit to Hainault Winery now 6th April
The WA Branch has been invited to participate in the Government House Open Days on 13th and 14th April which is an opportunity for us to speak with a wide variety of people we otherwise would not meet.
Therefore, we have brought our visit to Hainault forward a week. Details are as follows:
Hainault Winery and Cellar door 255 Walnut Road, Bickley
12.00 noon on 6th April for a talk on managing an organic vineyard, wine tasting, shared platter lunch, followed by coffee and cake
RSVP to Margaret Lobo 0418 865 313 by 29th March please. Payment $50 each by EFT to BSB 036-237 A/C 456289 Extracted from Hainault’s website:
“Hainault is a boutique cellar door situated in the picturesque Bickley Valley, just 25 km from the Perth Central Business District. Nestled in Jarrah forest on the Darling Scarp at an elevation of 400 m. Hainault is the highest vineyard in Western Australia and is in one of the coldest parts of the State. All of our wines are made from estate grown, hand harvested fruit using minimal interventions”.
Dates for your Diary: 18th September Annual Dinner Royal Perth Golf Club
Newsletter editor
26th November Christmas Lunch RAAFA Bullcreek
For input and material, please send to Bill Hassell, AM, JP – [email protected]
[email protected] – Secretary – 26B Albemarle Street, Scarborough W A 6019 for correspondence and for any financial correspondence, the Treasurer: P O Box 477, West Perth W A 6872
Telephone: Hon. Sec. Margaret Lobo 0418 865 313
Recent photographs from Branch events courtesy Jackie Barnwell:
Annual General Meeting, February at Matilda Bay
Reception for Australia Day awardees at the City of Stirling:
Your 2023-2024 Committee
Chairman | Bettine Heathcote, AM |
Secretary | Margaret Lobo, AM |
Treasurer | Michael Lee, OAM |
WA Nominated National Board Director | Clive Robartson AM |
Committee persons | Michael Bleus, OAM |
Lorraine Hammond, AM | |
Bill Hassell, AM, JP | |
Judith Hogben, AM | |
Ronald Lewis, OAM | |
Brad Norman, AM | |
Jackie Scurlock, OAM | |
Rebecca Tolstoy, AM | |
Great Southern Group of the WA Branch Convenor | Janet Savage, OAM, JP |
South West Group of the WA Branch Convenor | Hon Barry House, AM |
Peel Group of the WA Branch Convenor | Professor Jo Barker, AM |