| 1940s |
- Originated and edited “The Joker” which became “The
Balcony”
newsletters which raised money for Food for Britain at Box Hill High
School
in 1948.
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| 1950s |
- Photographer for Box HillHigh School
magazine “Highway” 1951.
- Secretary Doncaster Camera Club.
- Elected to Victorian Pharmacy Student Association (VPSA) 1955.
- Editor “The Scruple”
- Co-opted as Vice-President National Union of Pharmacy
Students of Australia.
(NUPSA)1955.
NUPSA later became NAPSA- The National Association of Pharmacy Students
of Australia.
- Represented pharmacy at National Union of Australian
University Students Congress (NUAUS) 1956.
- Represented students at Pharmaceutical Association of
Australia and New Zealand conference. (PAANZ).
- Initiated and collated national survey of education
standards in Australian pharmacy.
- Organised a Radio Australia broadcast to Asia on
behalf of
NUPSA welcoming students on the Colombo plan to Australia.
- Joined Pharmacy and Dispensary Employees’ Guild of
Australia
(PADEGA), convened a meeting of Shops Board No.6 which related to
retail
pharmacy wages and obtained equal pay for female pharmacists plus sick
leave cumulative
without limit in 1956.
- Editor of “Pharmacy Student”- national annual
magazine of
NUPSA.
- Appointed Camp Commandant NUPSA congress Kinglake
1957.
- Opened pharmacy Bulleen 1957.
- Secretary Bulleen Traders’ Association.
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| 1960s |
- Opened pharmacy Doncaster 1960.
- President Doncaster Traders’ Association and
Doncaster Chamber of Commerce.
- Elected as councillor of Shire of Doncaster and
Templestowe
in 1964, 1965, 1966
and 1967. Served as
Chairman of Staff and Salaries Committee, By-Laws and Legislative
Committee, Electricity
Supply Committee and as Shire President.
- Following 1965 bushfires, circulated all Victorian
municipalities
with a paper pointing out the need for State Disaster Planning followed
by
meetings with the Premier of Victoria.
- Formed and was foundation chairman of the Yarra
Valley
Municipal Emergency Organisation- a grouping of councils in the Yarra
Valley CFA 13th region for mutual assistance in
time of
natural disasters.
- Chairman
of Back to Doncaster Committee- part of celebrations of the
proclamation of the City of Doncaster and Templestowe (now City of
Manningham).
- Charter Treasurer Lions Club of Doncaster then Third,
Second and First Vice-President.
- Foundation Chairman Australian Birthright.
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| 1970s |
- Purchased pharmacy in Yarram 1971.
- Elected to Yarram Waterworks Trust and appointed to
Yarram
and Port Albert Sewerage Authority. Chaired the Sewerage Authority and
the
Yarram Development Committee.
- Was foundation president of Yarram Tarra Festival
committee-
its Easter festival.
- President Yarram Tourist Development Association and
Yarram
Chamber of Commerce.
- Served as Bulletin Editor, Second and First Vice
President
and President of Lions Club of Yarram. Served as Zone Chairman and
Deputy
District Governor of Lions District 201M.
- Purchased pharmacy in Frankston 1978.
- Lion Tamer and Vice President Lions Club of Mount
Eliza.
- District Chairman Lions District 201M.
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| 1980s |
- Elected to committee of Ranelagh Club.
- Served as Chairman of Juniors Committee, Chairman of
Lots
Committee, Commandant of Motor Boat Squadron, Vice President and two
terms as President.
- Charter Member of Frankston Lions Luncheon Club which
became
Frankston Lions Breakfast Club.
- Director Henry Francis Chemists.
- Developed a computer program for dispensing which was
approved by the Federal Health Department. Also a system of supplying
medication notes to patients and a drug interaction program.
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| 1990s |
- Retired from Pharmacy 1994.
- Established the Electronic Group for National Seniors
Association which became the Electronic Zone 106 and I was appointed as
Zone
Chairman.
- Established a web page for NSA.
- Wrote “Bits and Bytes” column for NSA magazine “50
something”.
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| 2000s |
- Developed an online electronic voting system for
members of the Electronic Zone of National Seniors Association..
- Appointed as co-chair of Victorian State Policy
Council of
COTA-National Seniors partnership and thus as member of its National
Policy
Council.
- Represented COTA-National Seniors on the Australian
Bankers’
Association Consultative Forum and the Victorian Medications Safety
Committee.
- Created seniorsissues.org and seniorsdiscussion.org
web sites plus a Seniors Issues group and web page through MC2.
- Assisted in creating the web presence for Mornington
Peninsula Shire Council.
- Created and maintained the web presence for
Mornington Peninsula Community Connections.
- Appointed as foundation member of the Elder Citizens’
Advisory Council for the Mornington Peninsula Shire Council. Elected as
Vice-Chair. Created email list for members. (Advisory Council is now
known as PACE (
Peninsula Advisory
Committee
for Elders)).
- Established VEAT-Victorian Education, Ageing and
Information
Technology discussion group.
- Hosted and moderated NEAT-
Network
for Education, Ageing and Technology.
- Co-opted to Ranelagh Residents’ Association to
maintain web
site, set up email member group and computerize records.
- 2011- resigned from all community activities because of health issues.
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