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Jock Elliot is now the World Champion of Public Speaking.

More info coming soon…

In late August, all official speech contest forms will be available for free download from the Toastmasters Online Store.

Downloading the forms will guarantee that you’re using up-to-date forms for your speech contest.

Every year the District hold a change over function to formally discharge the current executive team and warmly welcome the new ones. We also give away a few awards.

Toastmaster of the Year

Graham Miller

Division Governor of the Year

John McLean

Area Governor of the Year

Everlyn Ybarzabal

More photos of the event are available in our Flickr gallery.

District 70 is offering our District an opportunity to purchase DVDs of their Annual Convention.

Cost: $50/DVD Set, incl Postage

• Download the order form

At last night’s District 69 change over function, John McLean, the Northern Division Governor took out the coveted title of Division Governor of the year.

Praised for easy-going style and friendly manner, John was chuffed and surprised to win the title. John is a conscientious Toastmaster with a strong commitment to District goals and well-liked by his Northern Division peers.

Congratulations John McLean, Division Governor of the Year!

This year clubs only have to submit their club officer lists to Toastmasters International, not to District 69 as they have had to in previous years.

This year Toastmasters International have armed Districts with the ability to access this information to make up the directory.

It’s a great big step as District Directory collation and updating was once a huge undertaking.

For clubs, the important thing is to make sure all members contact information is up to date on the Toastmasters International website, and that your club officers are correctly listed.

Clubs are advised to continue to submit orders for badges as normal.

New badges are totally different to anything that we have had in the past.
There are no attachments as too many members were leaving on old attachments and in WHQ opinion were defacing the look of the badges.
If you want to keep your badge current with your up to date award level you will need to get another badge.

More Information

• Rebranding FAQs on Toastmasters International’s website
• Download the name badge order form

The list of District Leaders for 2011-2012 is now complete thanks to the hard work of both the incoming and outgoing Division Governors. Here’s the list:

District Governor: John Kay
Lieutenant Governor Education & Training: Charlie Starrett
Lieutenant Governor Marketing: Carolyn Phillips

Public Relations Officer: David Burston
Immediate Past District Governor: Bruce George
Secretary: Sue Kruger
Treasurer: John Sells
Sergeant-At-Arms: Francesca Thorn

Northern Division Governor: Brian O’Neill
Southern Division Governor: Jan Coleman
Eastern Division Governor: Pam Greenway
Western Division Governor: Anthony Straker
Central Division Governor: Gary Kuss
Metro Division Governor: Deb Smith

Area 1 Governor: Liz Hudson
Area 2 Governor: Leigh-Anne Metcalfe
Area 3 Governor: Patti Kuss
Area 4 Governor: Leslie Walker
Area 5 Governor: Colin Leeson
Area 6 Governor: Alison Andrew
Area 7 Governor: Matthew Yearbury
Area 8 Governor: Jeff White
Area 9 Governor: Nicky Jurd
Area 10 Governor: Beverley Hartwig
Area 11 Governor: Veronica Masko
Area 12 Governor: Rod Neucom
Area 13 Governor: Daly Horne
Area 14 Governor: Christine Skaines
Area 15 Governor: Greg Scott
Area 16 Governor: Ingrid Duane
Area 17 Governor: Jeffrey Clout
Area 18 Governor: Chris Parminter
Area 19 Governor: Bev Seawright
Area 20 Governor: Mervyn Olsen
Area 21 Governor: Leigh Oke
Area 22 Governor: Lubo Gregor
Area 23 Governor: David Lockie
Area 24 Governor: Ron Gallen
Area 25 Governor: Connie McLeod
Area 26 Governor: Derek Miller
Area 27 Governor: Peggy Krenn
Area 28 Governor: Pat Wyllie
Area 29 Governor: Cheryl Lukritz
Area 30 Governor: Esther Button
Area 31 Governor: Joe Abbott
Area 32 Governor: Kaj Haffenden
Area 33 Governor: Ingrid King
Area 34 Governor: Beverley Bradbery
Area 35 Governor: Shirley Williams
Area 36 Governor: David Mysliwy

Corroboree Editor: Hari Kotrotsios
Directory Editor: Fran Kay
Parliamentarian: Greg Bremen
TLI Chairman: Marilyn Freeman
Youth Leadership and Registrar:  Graham Miller
Division Governor Mentor: Chris Lennon
Area Governor Mentor: Ian Pinker
Chief Coach: Anne McKinnon
New Member and New Club Kits: Tarja Kelly

New leaders might like to download a copy of the District Leadership Handbook.

With his hilarious speech about an interaction with a client about dentures, Keith Doonan had the District convention goers in stitches with his speech entitled “Taming of the Tongue”. Congratulations to him as our 1st place winner.

2nd place winner: Linda McDouall
3rd place winner: David Hunter

• Download the invitation

On Tuesday 20^th May 1986, a demonstration meeting was held at the Library of the Caboolture State High School to gauge the general interest in forming a club within the area.

At the fourth meeting on 23^rd June, the Standard Constitution and By-Laws of Toastmasters International were adopted.

Meetings thereafter were held at several locations, finally finding the Top Hat Restaurant in March 1988 as a somewhat permanent meeting place.

Caboolture Toastmasters Club has been and will continue to be a strong supporter of District Officer roles.

Since Charter, the Club has had members filling the roles of District Sgt at Arms, Division Governor and Area Governor, this one more than its fair share.

The club was sponsor of Caboolture Shire Council Club and assisted numerous other clubs in close proximity in gaining their Charters.

One of the highlights of the Club’s history was organizing the 2004 “Spring Conference” at the Caboolture RSL.  This special night introduced the “Wedding of Dave and Mabel” which was very entertaining and highly amusing, and is still is discussed throughout the District.

The club now meets at the Caboolture Bridge Club. Fun meetings, a core of experienced members (3 DTM’s), excellent programming and a group of younger, energetic members wanting to experience the assets of Toastmasters is what attracts members to join Caboolture Toastmasters.

It’s now 25 years, and the journey continues…..