International President responds on PNG

George Yen DTM, International President noted the December 2013 Corroboree article about District 69 engagement with PNG. It is very inspiring to read about the exciting development of Toastmasters growth in PNG and watch the Youtube produced by Charlie Starrett. Dr....

District Governor’s greeting for 2014

Happy New Year to All Members of District 69 2014 is the Chinese Year of the Horse. People born in this year are clever, kind, animated and energetic. While they sometimes talk too much, they are cheerful, perceptive, talented and love to be in the centre of a crowd....

Challenge yourself: WHY NOT? Go on… nominate

As some would say: YOLO…you only live once.  Go for it! There are many opportunities to develop your communication and leadership skills within the Toastmasters program. One excellent way to develop both skills at the same time is to consider taking on a...

Tips from a master story teller

Former Australian Storyteller’s Guild Member, Tom Ware, has presented his stories to over 800 audiences over the past thirty years. Here he shares his ideas and tips about being the best storyteller you can be. Tips from a Master Storyteller. Tom Ware DTM An overall...

A good innings for Max Harris

When Max Harris and his wife Lynn joined Toastmasters 13 years ago, neither they nor their family, could ever have imagined that Toastmasters would play such a huge role in their lives. Not long after joining- they were married by a Toastmaster Celebrant at a special...

A good innings for Max Harris

When Max Harris and his wife Lynn joined Toastmasters 13 years ago, neither they nor their family, could ever have imagined that Toastmasters would play such a huge role in their lives. Not long after joining- they were married by a Toastmaster Celebrant at a special...

Area 17 Execs acknowledged

I am just so proud of this group of people I want to publicly acknowledge and thank them.  What better place to do this than the Corroboree? Area17 executives met to nut out details of the Area 17 conference. Attendees travelled between 92 kilometres and 170...