The Next General meeting is on Monday 2nd September 2024 at 10 am

October Speaker                     

David Mann

“The Entertainers I’ve Met on My Journey - The Unknown Stories”

Our speaker on Monday is one David Mann.

David has had extensive media, marketing and promotions experience through his own media and promotions company. He has been a part of Melbourne radio’s 3AW for 50 years and is best known as “Man About Town.”

He plays the part of a roving on-air reporter for 3AW (693 on the AM dial).

He also runs his own marketing and public relations company, Mann Promotions Pty Ltd that consults to many companies and not-for-profit organisations around Australia

September Speakers summary

Dr Graham Pratt

Trying to Understand the Issues in Today’s United States

In this year of the United States Presidential Election, Graham Pratt painted a picture of contemporary USA highlighting some of the issues which face the country because of its historical, geographical, economic, and political background with great differences across the 51 states and its 335 million citizens. Although the Congress with a House of Representatives and a Senate is roughly the same as Australia’s federal government there are important differences. He highlighted the power of the Supreme Court and the way vacancies are filled on the President’s nomination.

Like Australia, the United States has a native population and has been a country of immigrants initially from Europe and increasingly from the rest of the world. Its natural resources, its inventiveness, manufacturing and agriculture has created wealth and a high standard of living.

Despite this development, there are great differences between the north and south and between the Atlantic coast and the West, especially California with a population more than twice that of Australia.

Graham spent some time describing the way the Democrat and Republican major political parties had developed and had changed over time. He indicated that one so far successful pollster had tipped Harris to win the Presidency, but we all know that tipsters can be wrong and we also know that much can change the minds of voters over the next few weeks. Overall, Graham gave us a fascinating account of where the United States stands in this nuclear age and as it faces a major Presidential and General Election this November.

Norm Fary

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