Cycling

Since 2002 I have participated in a number of series of time trials in Perth Western Australia (WA), which are conducted by a West Australian (WA) based organisation, the Australian Time Trial Association (ATTA). I am interested in cycling as a form of transport & also as it provides health benefits from the regular exertion involved.

Click here to go to a page which has lists of my own results from time trials & other information related to cycling.

Rostrum Western Australia

Rostrum is a public speaking club & operates in all Australian States & Territories. I am a member of Club 19, which meets Friday mornings at 7.15 am in West Perth, for a breakfast meeting & Accredited Critic with another club.

Click here to go to a page with details about weekly meetings of Rostrum Club 19 West Perth.

Click here to go to the main Rostrum WA website for information about the day, time and place of meetings of the other Rostrum clubs that operate in Western Australia.

Click here to go to the main Rostrum Australia website for information about Rostrum clubs operating throughout Australia.

Research Into History of Social Work in WA

I was the editor of the The West Australian Social Worker from mid 1985 until June 2003 & continued with a similar role as editor of WA Social Work News until June 2005.

Material about the history of the social work profession, including the operation of associations formed to represent the interests of social workers, can be found in WA based newsletters published since the early 1980s. Click here to access an archive of PDFs of issues of:

• The West Australian Social Worker from 1985 to June 2003; &
• WA Social Work News from August 2003 to February 2005.

Click here to go to the website of the Society of Professional Social Workers (Inc) (SPSW). The website includes an archive of its newsletter In The Loop, from June 2006 (which replaced WA Social Work News).

Click here to go to the national website of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for information about the WA Branch.

Book Clubs

Book clubs are good way to hear about new books & to read literature that you may never knew had existed. There is diverse range of tastes & preferences of members in book clubs & this exposes you to part of the wide spectrum of writing that is being constantly published.