The Southern Cross Blog

Since the end of November through to this February, Frankston has continued with its festive feats of fabulous friends. During this period Frankston has seen area contests, the clubs 49th birthday, end of year celebrations, welcome back BBQ by the Bay, Goal Setting +...

Coincidence or what - the day I post on Facebook about the merits of crunchy over smooth peanut butter on toast, that I should receive an invitation from Mim Hook at ABC Gippsland’s Breakfast program to, as a Toastmaster, give a toast to toast on ‘Toast Tuesday’…...

At Toastmasters, among the many facets we cover of leadership, communication, and public speaking, one really useful skill is social speeches. Be it a toast, a tribute, or an eulogy, it is one area of public speaking that most of us are called to do but too often...

Call for Nominations - District 73 Leaders 2023-2024Nominations close at Midnight on Monday, 20th March, 2023   Are you interested in serving our District outside your club?Do you want to challenge yourself and further develop your communication and leadership...

As a District 73 Trio member, we have the wonderful opportunity to attend the mid-year training with our fellow Trios from other Districts.  This year, we met in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The location was a bonus, but what really made the stay, was being able to mix...

Yes it’s that time of the year when we get to consolidate the learning from the first six months of our office, discuss the challenges and solutions, and look to our succession planning. Darryl O’Reilly, Northern Division Director was first to setup and host their...

ENGAGE! “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle Why stop now when you have put in 7 months of sheer hard work and dedication towards your communication and leadership development skills. Why stop now when you have...

Congratulations to all members that have submitted and obtained educational awards in November 2022.74 awards were submitted. There were 45 members and 22 clubs submitted awards.

As a Toastmasters member in your club, you may or may not know about our District and all of the ways there are to become involved with the conversations, events, and activities that are happening beyond your club. Here are a few ways to get involved: 1.       Come...