DISTRICT 70 TABLE TOPICS CONTEST WINNERS
2020 - Not held, due to COVID-19 and the cancellation of the Annual Conference.
2019 - 1st - Matt Tonkiss, City Tattersalls Toastmasters, Area 4, Central Division
2019 - 2nd - Alex Thomas, G.O.A. Toastmasters, Area 21, Phillip Division
2019 - 3rd - Lynne Scanlan-Lamb, Women of Westpac (WOW) Toastmasters, Area 14, Bradfield Division
L-R: Lynne Scanlan-Lamb, Matt Tonkiss, Alex Thomas
2018 - Not held, as competitions were moved to the Annual Conference.
Held 11th November 2017, Mittagong RSL Club
L-R: Theresa Tichagwa, Mark Tannen, Louise Beaton
2017 - 1st - Mark Tannen, Simply Toastmasters, Area 9, Lachlan Division
2017 - 2nd - Louise Beaton, Stage Time! Toastmasters, Area 20, Phillip Division
2017 - 3rd - Theresa Tichagwa, Women in Finance Toastmasters, Area 38, Bradfield Division
Topic: “It is best to be on the safe side.”
Held 26th November 2016, Batemans Bay Soldiers Club
L-R: Dale Rees-Bevan, Matt Tonkiss, Peter Papadimitriou
2016 - 1st - Matt Tonkiss, City Tattersalls Toastmasters, Area 4, Central Division
2016 - 2nd - Peter Papadimitriou, Keira Toastmasters, Area 3, Southern Division
2016 - 3rd - Dale Rees-Bevan, Stage Time! Toastmasters, Area 20, Phillip Division
Topic: “How do you deal with uncertainty?”
Held 14th November 2015, Hellenic Club, Canberra
L-R: Louise Beaton, Jared Henry, Adam O’Reilly
2015 - 1st - Jared Henry, Canberra Ainslie Toastmasters, Area 29, Monaro Division
2015 - 2nd - Adam O’Reilly, Keira Toastmasters, Area 3, Southern Division
2015 - 3rd - Louise Beaton, Ingleburn Toastmasters, Area 35, Phillip Division
L-R: Janet Dyson, Martin Rogers, Tom Wilde
2014 - 1st - Martin Rogers, Glenbrook Toastmasters, Area 38, Western Division
2014 - 2nd - Tom Wilde, Hunter Gourmet Toastmasters, Area 23, Eastern Division
2014 - 3rd - Janet Dyson, Nambucca Valley Toastmasters, Area 29, Oxley Division
Topic: “How do you define success?”
L-R: B. Rewers, Chris Davitt, Martin Rogers
2013 - 1st - Chris Davitt, Mosman Toastmasters, Area 19, Hawkesbury Division
2013 - 2nd - B. Rewers, Keira Toastmasters, Area 3, Southern Division
2013 - 3rd - Martin Rogers, Glenbrook Toastmasters, Area 38, Western Division
Topic: “Music is the soul of life.”
L-R: Warwick Kent, Philip Bendeich, Rowena McGregor
2012 - 1st - Philip Bendeich, Gourmet Toastmasters, Area 33, Lachlan Division
2012 - 2nd - Warwick Kent, Cronulla RSL Toastmasters, Area 2, Southern Division
2012 - 3rd - Rowena McGregor, Bellingen & District Toastmasters, Area 29, Oxley Division
Topic: “There are too many rules.”
L-R: Melody Braithwaite, David Griffiths, Belinda Faulkner
2011 - 1st - Melody Braithwaite, Lane Cove Toastmasters, Area 47, Hawkesbury Division
2011 - 2nd - David Griffiths, Stage Time! Toastmasters, Area 20, Phillip Division
2011 - 3rd - Belinda Faulkner, Ashfield Toastmasters, Area 48, Lachlan Division
Topic: “To change yourself you need to take a risk.”
L-R: Ann Kay, Mauricio Tapia, Tom Wilde
2010 - 1st - Ann Kay, PwC Toastmasters, Area 12, Central Division
2010 - 2nd - Mauricio Tapia, Miranda Toastmasters, Area 42, Southern Division
2010 - 3rd - Tom Wilde, Alpha Toastmasters, Area 23, Eastern Division
Topic: “Life is a journey, not a destination.”
L-R: Greg Kennedy, Robert Davies, Fahina Fatafehi
2009 - 1st - Greg Kennedy, Miranda Toastmasters, Area 42, Southern Division
2009 - 2nd - Robert Davies, Bankstown Sports Toastmasters, Area 20, Phillip Division
2009 - 3rd - Fahina Fatafehi, Centrelink Toastmasters, Area 26, Monaro Division
Topic: “Smiles are contagious.”
L-R: Pat Colquhoun, Dan Holliday, Dele Riley
2008 - 1st - Pat Colquhoun, The Scots Toastmasters, Area 36, Central Division
2008 - 2nd - Dan Holliday, Queanbeyan Toastmasters, Area 26, Monaro Division
2008 - 3rd - Dele Riley, Springwood Toastmasters, Area 38, Western Division
Topic: “Attitude is generally shaped by…”
L-R: Ian Chick, Sue Haynes, Rhonda Hookham, John Inglis
2007 - 1st - Rhonda Hookham, Sydney Travel Toastmasters, Area 48, Phillip Division
2007 - 2nd - Rosalind Baker, Great Lakes Toastmasters, Area 5, Northern Division
2007 - 3rd - Nigel Bryan, St Vincents Private Hospital Toastmasters, Area 11, Central Division
Topic: “Are mobile phones good for children?”
L-R: Sharon Richards, Pat Colquhoun, Mike Read
2006 - 1st - Sharon Richards, The Hills District Toastmasters, Area 37, Western Division
2006 - 2nd - Pat Colquhoun, The Scots Toastmasters, Area 36, Central Division
2006 - 3rd - Mike Read, Charlestown Toastmasters, Area 15, Eastern Division
Topic: “The glory is not in never failing, but rising every time you fail.”
2005 - 1st - Colin Emerson, Majura Toastmasters, Area 19, Monaro Division
2005 - 2nd - Sharon Richards, The Hills District Toastmasters, Area 37, Western Division
2005 - 3rd - Megan Ash, Chatswood Communicators Toastmasters, Area 34, Hawkesbury Division
Topic: “Should justice be an eye for an eye?”
L-R: Nick Rinaldi, Reg Stewart, Rachel Segal, Eric Pace, John Taylor, Cheryl Keane
2004 - 1st - Rachel Segal, Council Toastmasters, Area 11, Central Division
2004 - 2nd - Eric Pace, Campbelltown Toastmasters, Area 40, Phillip Division
2004 - 3rd - John Taylor, Tamworth Toastmasters, Area 18, Northern Division
Topic: “The grass is greener on the other side.”
2003 - 1st - Royston Fernandes, Illawarra Sunday Morning Toastmasters, Area 9, Southern Division
2003 - 2nd - Megan Ash, Chatswood Communicators, Area 34, Hawkesbury Division
2003 - 3rd - Peter Nash, Glenbrook Toastmasters, Area 38, Western Division
Topic: “Things do not change, we change.”
Jan Horsley with trophy
2002 - 1st - Jan Horsley, Nowra Toastmasters, Area 30, Southern Division
2002 - 2nd - John Holterman, Dee Why RSL Toastmasters, Area 8, Hawkesbury Division
2002 - 3rd - Rhonda Hookham, Western Gourmet Toastmasters, Area 13, Western Division
Topic: “What regrets do you have in life and what would you change?”
Held November 2001, Parkroyal Hotel, Parramatta
2001 - 1st - Vanessa Gorman, National Toastmasters, Area 12, Central Division
2001 - 2nd - Jan Horsley, Nowra Toastmasters, Area 30, Southern Division
2001 - 3rd - Peter Hind, Harbourview Toastmasters, Area 10, Hawkesbury Division
Topic: “If you could be someone else for a day, who would you be and how would you spend it?”
Vanessa Gorman
2000 - 1st - Ann Kay, PwC Toastmasters, Area 12, Central Division
2000 - 2nd - Colleen Doyle, Manuka Toastmasters, Area 7, Monaro Division
2000 - 3rd - Norman Hanscombe, Ettalong Beach War Memorial Toastmasters, Area 21, Eastern Division
Topic: “Freedom.”
1999 - 1st - Robert Davis, Hornsby Toastmasters, Area 16, Hawkesbury Division
1999 - 2nd - John Nichols, Blacktown City Toastmasters, Area 4, Western Division
1999 - 3rd - Glenn Sellers, Newlake Toastmasters, Area 23, Eastern Division
Topic: “What advice would you give the next generation?”
The Table Topics Contest was first conducted at District level in 1999.