Monthly Meetings
Most monthly meetings are held at the Wynnum Ambulance Museum Auditorium, Cnr Tingal Road & Cedar Street, Wynnum (entry is via Cedar Street) on the third Thursday evening of each month (except January and December).
Occasionally we meet at Lindum-Mere - the restored former Baptist Church now located on the Iona College campus. The July 2026 meeting will be held at Lindum-Mere.
Meetings commence at 7.00pm and conclude around 9pm with tea and coffee. Interesting speakers attend each meeting and there is a raffle and a door prize on offer as well as our bring and buy table. The meetings are open to members and visitors. Cost of attendance is a gold coin donation. Visitors are always welcome.
July 16 2026. Danny Fitzpatrick "History of Iona College". Danny Fitzpatrick has had a long relationship with Iona College. He enrolled at Iona in Grade 5 in 1967, and completed his senior year in 1974. He came back to Iona as School Bursar in 1984 and stayed in that role until retiring in September 2021. His talk will cover the beginnings and pioneer years (1957 to mid 1960s) of Iona College. Starting with a run down farmhouse and a five pound note, it was a very stressful period for the Oblate Fathers in keeping the school afloat. It is a story of a community working together, believing “the Lord will provide” and leaving nothing undared, ultimately laying the base for the magnificent campus and College we see today.
Appropriately, this meeting will be held in Lindum Mere - the previously Baptist Church now lovingly restored on the Iona College site.
August 20th Heather Richards, historian at Wynnum Library will discuss the history of Lota House. Heather has been an historian with the Brisbane City Council for thirty years. She is currently the Local History Librarian at Wynnum LIbrary where she enjoys researching the history of the Wynnum Manly area for the library's monthly local history talks (and finding great guest speakers who are happy to share their knowledge). Heather also loves connecting with local residents and hearing stories of their families' lives in the district.
One of Brisbane’s earliest houses, Lota House was built in the 1860s for William Duckett White, a wealthy grazier who immigrated to Australia from Ireland. Duckett White owned extensive grazing properties in Queensland and the country estate of Lota House provided a genteel home for several generations of his family. Duckett White was active in Brisbane society serving, for almost 20 years, on the Queensland Legislative Council (which was the upper house of the Queensland Parliament until abolished in 1922). He was also on the Bulimba Divisional Board and a warden of Tingalpa Anglican Church. Set on 350 acres overlooking Moreton Bay, Lota House often hosted Queensland’s elite, including Governor Bowen and RGW Herbert, the first Premier. This talk will explore the changes to Lota House over the years, the families that lived there and the transition to an Anglican residential aged care facility in 1963.
September 17 Paul Comber will discuss the 75 year history of the Wynnum Manly Seagulls Rugby League team.
