Your new committee

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On December 15, 2018

The Annual General Meeting of the Cambridge Society of Victoria was held on 21 December 2022 at the Lyceum Club. At this meeting the following were elected for the coming year: President: Dr Raul Sanchez Urribarri Treasurer and Vice President: Fabrice Boucherat Secretary: Michelle Cooper Assistant Secretary (Membership): Annabelle Walker We are also pleased to […]

Programme for 2022

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On December 15, 2018

As we recover from Covid-19, we are gradually resuming our annual programme of events. Below is a list of events planned for H1 2022. Dates will be confirmed shortly on this website and in our newsletter. 2022 Annual Dinner of the Oxford Society – 3 June 2022 2022 Annual Dinner of the Society – September […]

Boat Race dinner 20th April

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On April 27, 2018

A splendid night was had by all with 55 present, one third of them from Oxford.

Lunch with James Sergeant -16th May

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On April 21, 2018

Competition in the Australian Financial System In a speech on the first full day of the Commonwealth Games, the Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said that the behaviour of Australia’s major banks resembled synchronised swimming more than vigorous competition. How can we be sure that banks, insurance companies and investment firms are […]

Lunch with Bill Birch AM – 20th June

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On April 20, 2018

Victoria’s young volcanoes Volcanoes have been active in shaping Victoria’s geology for the past 600 million years. The youngest period of volcanic activity began around 5 million years ago and is concentrated in the western half of the State, with an extension into southeastern South Australia. Geologists refer to this region as the Newer […]

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On April 20, 2018

AFRICAN WARS We are now well used to war in the Middle East and South-West Asia. Despite the complexities of Islamist extremism, there has been much in-depth analysis and practical experience gained of conflict in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan; we think we largely understand it. Despite the focus on extremism and the Middle East, however, […]

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On April 20, 2018

Prof Allan Fels AO needs little introduction. He has is an Australian economist, lawyer and public servant. He was most widely known in his role as chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) from its inception in 1995 until 30 June 2003. Mental Health – The Challenges Some three to four percent of the […]

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On February 23, 2018

Victorian transport projects. Sadly this function has been cancelled due to administrative difficulties.

Wed 21st February – Lunch with Michelle Cooper

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On January 25, 2018

Fighting Extinction: A Zoo-based approach to conservation When you hear the last ever recorded call of a species lost forever, it gives you goose bumps. Especially if you know that something could have been done to prevent such a tragedy. Extinction may be a natural process, but as humanity continues to live beyond our ecological […]

Wed 15th November – lunch with Tony Klein

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On October 22, 2017

Eyes of animals: the physics of vision. Over many hundreds of millions of years of evolution, an amazing range of vision systems has emerged, utilizing every optical principle in the book. Employed by different organisms, from single cells to the most complex of animals, different aspects of physics have resulted in an astonishing range of […]