Arranged by District Treasurer and Public Accountant Doug Lipp who, in a parallel universe also runs racehorses, next Wednesday's guest speaker is Robert “Bob” Berryman. Bob lived in Melbourne for 48 years around the Flemington area. He was a licensed stable hand at the Flemington track and held a Trotting trainers license. He has a diverse knowledge of the Melbourne Cup and has developed a tape/cd of the greatest Melbourne Cup ever (in his opinion) He is an ex Rotarian and has been involved in many Melbourne Cup "Calcuttas” for various clubs in the Gold Coast area. He presently operates the courtesy bus for the Southport Sharks and dabbles in sport memorabiila.
NOTE: New venue - Pavilion Restaurant - Southport Surf Life Saving Club (see below)