Meetings

Our meetings are held in the Osborne Park Agricultural Society Hall (209 Main St) which is located about 100 metres south of the corner of Hutton and Main Streets Osborne Park (next to Cafe Bellini). The hall has no onsite parking however there is ample 50 metres further south on Main St. (Click here to see a map showing the location) (Click here to see photographs of the hall)

The meeting time is 7:30 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.

At these meetings we handout magazines, have reports on previous trips, make announcements about forthcoming trips and have a guest speaker. Free tea, coffee or milo and biscuits follow the speaker.

The speakers range from educational to entertaining from both inside and outside the club.

In the past we have had talks on South America, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, How maps are made, Dolphins and Whales, The latest in outdoor gear, Aids to Survival, Backpacking and Cycle Touring, The Overland Track - Tasmania, The Nepal Nature Project, Walking the Bibbulman Track, Canada and North America, Wildflowers in The Gascoyne and Dawn to Dusk in the Stirlings.

Forth coming and past meetings....... Check the date to see what is on this month.
8th July 08 Steve Neubecker Has many interests outside his engineering career - one of which is his bike ride to 5500 metres from Manali to Leh in the North Indian Himalayas.
10th June 08 Edwina Hollander Previously worked for the Australian Antarctic division and did 3 trips. Edwina will tell us of her experiences in Antarctica.
13th May 08 Nicole Davis From the Wine Education Centre will tell us about cycling tours of France's wine regions.
7th April 08 Ron Bodycoat Is a Perth architect with a great knowledge of our old buildings and their value in Perth & WA's heritage.
11th March 08 Terry Bollard You may have met Terry on one of AOA's kayak training days but he has a lot more to talk about of his remarkable kayak trips on the great rivers of the world.
12th Feb 08 Judy Wilson Shows pictures of and tells us about her journey into the Arctic Circle via the North-West passage
8th Jan 2008 Cambodia Ron has worked as a volunteer in this country and can speak first hand on life and travel in this colourful nation.
11th Dec 07 Cycling in the South-West Peter Adams and 6 hardy cyclists pedalled around Pemberton last  Jan as  temperatures soared into the 40's. Hear how they kept sane and survived. 
13th Nov 07 Travelling in Moroco John Rees recently visited North West  Africa and has some interesting stories to tell
9th Oct 07 Walking in New Zealand Gerhard Saueracker has some spectacular pictures from his recent walks in New Zealand
11 Sept - 07 AGM  and election of new committee
14 - August -07 Bush Poetry Keith Lethbridge is a bush poet and folk singer who has worked in the outback and puts his experiences to verse and song  
10 - July-07 Cycling as an Olympian Janelle Graham has ridden at Olympic level for the US and will  compare our humble machines to the star performers
12 - June-07 Antarctica & Argentina Judy's been to both and has plenty to share in pictures and experiences
8 - May-7 Coast to Coast 06 Hear John, Ivy and others as they show & tell of the great 300+ Km walk across northern UK they completed last year
10 - April-07 The Great Tassy Bike ride Dean was one of many AOA members to visit Tasmania in Feb 07 and see the isle from the seat of his bike. Slides of the event also shown.
13 - March-07 Trash & Treasure sale Bring along any portable items you'd like to market AOA slide show also
13-Feb-07 We greatly value outdoor life.  Linda Metz from Conservation Volunteers talks with us about conservation in the great outdoors.
 9-Jan-2007 Feel like extending your horizons?   Alan Nabor has found a great way to do it by cycling in France.                Hear his story, start planning for yourself
12-Dec-06 A close look at out great State's North Patrick Bailey from Willis Walkabout has a lifetime of adventure holidaying including in our North
14-Nov-06 Rosemary Mero Has recently been to China and has experiences to share, stories to tell and slides to show
10-Oct-06 Developing Leadership Group discussion to help encourage more club members to lead events - bring your ideas or questions to our forum.
12-Sep-06   Annual General Meeting
08-Aug-06

Les Allen

 He is a sea kayaker with skills to share and pictures and stories fit for show and tell sessions.
11-Jul-06 RAC

Preserving the outdoors and the place of vehicles.
13-Jun-06 Chris and Norma Shattock

Trekking the famous 300km Coast-to-Coast in England,

their experiences and advice for those contemplating this exhilarating walk.
09-May-06 Ron Mutton an AOA member China
11-Apr-06 John Williams and others - AOA members Cape to Cape walk.
14-Mar-06 Brice Weeks from Birds Australia TBA
14-Feb-06 Rosemary Mero an AOA member China.
10-Jan-06 Stewart Grey a Physiotherapist What you need to do to survive your trips into the great outdoors.
13-Dec-05 Ian Parker an AOA member Finding your way into Nepal.
08-Nov-05 Robyn, Barbara, Sarah and Bruce - AOA members Food for the great outdoors.
11-Oct-05 Bruce Makin an AOA member The Galapagos.
13-Sep-05   Annual General Meeting
09-Aug-05 Ros Hart, Scientist at CALM Introduction to the fungii around us.
12-Jul-05 Scott Pinnegar from World Expeditions His experiences on some of the "iconic treks " on our planet.
14-Jun-05 Ron Conway This months speaker was struck Blind in his prime years. Having been heavily involved with racquet sports and then to suddenly be told your going blind, what do you do with your life, you can no longer play Tennis or any other racquet sport what sport would you take up and put forward the challenge that you want to be the best there is at it.
10-May-05 Cancer Council Protecting yourself in the sun
12-Apr-05 Terry Ord an AOA member Cycle touring in Europe
08-Mar-05   Equipment Swap Meet
08-Feb-05 John Rees an AOA member The Canning Stock Route.
11-Jan-05 Greg Stewart Motivational factors that drives people, like AOA members, to take on and succeed in club activities as well as in life generally.
14-Dec-04 Ce Kealley an AOA member The Bibbulmun Track as an "end to ender"; solo most of the way.
09-Nov-04 Les Allen Sea kaying in the areas around Phangnga Bay in Thailand.
12-Oct-04 Colin Thorpe The development of the white water training facility in WA.
14-Sep-04   Annual General Meeting
10-Aug-04 Bruce, Robyn, Judy and Mary Photo highlights and experiences from their recent trip in Borneo.
13-Jul-04 Bridget Quince a professional photographer  How to get the most out your happy snaps when off the beaten track or overseas.
13-Jun-04 Alan Imerito a past AOA member A talk on recent hiking adventures to Kamchatka in the Russian far east.
11-May-04 Bob Cooper (ex SAS) Conducts survival training throughout WA will be presenting some of his experiences and passing on a few tips.
13-Apr-04 Jo Seal  from the Armadale Reptile Park Will be bring along some of her slithering friends (both poisonous and non poisonous) to meet and greet our members. 
09-Mar-04 Nigel Tuffrey  Adventures when "Walking in the Rockies".
10-Feb-04 A Rep from Magellan What is GPS and how does it work.
09-Dec-03 Derek Nicholson from the Leeuwin An illustrated talk on the sailing adventures undertaken by the Leeuwin sailing ship.
11-Nov-03 Marra Apgar From the Perth Raptor Centre speaking about rescuing, fixing and releasing raptors in Perth.
14-Oct-03 Les Allen Adventures sea kayaking the coast of WA.
09-Sep-03   Annual General Meeting.
12-Aug-03 John from AOA His recent trip to the Kimberlies.
08-Jul-03 Global Gypsies Escorted and non-escorted outback trips.
10-Jun-03 John Mustard from Mainpeak Now it is winter - What are the things a person needs to look at when out doors.
13-May-03 Scott from World Expeditions Walking in Africa and Nepal (with some emphasis on Sir Edmond Hillary - 50th anniversary.
08-Apr-03 Therese Jones from CALM The Munda Biddi Trail.
11-Mar-03 David Mackenzie from the Wilderness Society  The Wilderness Society's Vision for a Biodiverse, Sustainable Australia.
11-Feb-03 Bruce AOA does Esperance.
14-Jan-03 Ian Chadwick A club member talking about his travels in the Pilbara.
10-Dec-02 Mike Woods Sea kayaking in the Antarctica.
12-Nov-02 John and Alan Club members talking about a recent trip to Rudall River NP.
08-Oct-02 Kay and Rosemary Club members talking about a recent trip to Vietnam.
10-Sep-02   Annual General Meeting
13-Aug-02 No speaker  
09-Jul-02 Peter and Tricia Knight Past members talking about cycling across the Nullarbor on a tandem.
11-Jun-02 Peter Adams The AOA New Year cycle tour.
14-May-02   AOA Backpacking Information and Equipment Swap Meet.
09-Apr-02 Terina Adams from Ecovision Expeditions Trekking and Community Projects.
12-Mar-02 Valeria Espindola Ankor Wat Temples in Cambodia and Europe by car on the cheap.
12-Feb-02 Rachel Roberts Environmental Strategies present and future.
08-Jan-02 Ethel Lucas from Kings Park Developments present and future
11-Dec-01 Denis Beros from the Australian Marine Conservation Society Ningaloo Reef
13-Nov-01 Phil Turner Ladakh.
09-Oct-01 Caroline Smith (an AOA member)  Organic growing.
11-Sep-01   Annual General Meeting (with a special guest speaker - Graham Elliot speaking about a recent dive he did on the Titanic).
14-Aug-01 Alison White  from Alcoa ALCOA and the environment.
10-Jul-01 Paul Lainio from the Bureau of Meteorology How to be a good darts player - only joking. Paul will explain how the guys and girls up at the Bureau manage to predict our fickle weather.
12-Jun-01 Stephanie Scurry from AOA Will talk about her experiences as a solo Bibbulmun Track walker.
08-May-01 Peter Adams from AOA The cycle tour AOA did between Christmas and New Year this year. Also photographs taken at the New Year camp, Rottnest weekend and the night cycle ride.
10-Apr-01 Scott Pinnegar from World Expeditions. What World Expeditions is all about and slides from some of the trips the company runs to places all over the world.
13-Mar-01 Dr Sue Osborne from the Marine Parks and Reserves Authority Marine Parks and Reserves
13-Feb-01 Russell Willis Adventurous bushwalking holidays in Kakadu, the Kimberley and elsewhere.
09-Jan-01 John Seamon from Sky Dive Express Sky Diving.
12-Dec-00 Ewan McGregor from Trailswest The new Hardwood Trail for mountain bikes.
14-Nov-00 Robyn Cumming from Cancer Foundation Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
10-Oct-00 Robert Atkins from the Swan River Trust The Roles and Responsibilities of the Swan River Trust
12-Sep-00   Annual General Meeting