Annual Dinner

The Society's Annual Dinner at which presentations are made to those who have made an outstanding contribution to the Society, and/or Geography.

Our after diner speaker will be the very knowledgeable and entertaining Ian Doyle OAM.

Since resigning from the ABC in 1997 to present the weather on Channel 7, Ian has established an Adelaide based media production and consulting company, Doyle Media Services. In recent years he has produced a number of TV documentaries, aired on
ABC, SBS, Qantas InFlight, the History Channel and commercial TV.  The documentaries include The Last Mail from Birdsville – the Story of Tom Kruse (1999), Source to Sea – the Story of the Murray Riverboats (2001), The Back of Beyond Collection (2004), Three Men and a Boat – the MFV Tacoma Story (2013) and The Mailmen Back of Beyond (2014).

He has presented various local, state and national ABC and commercial radio programs including Australia All Over, The Country Hour, Tony Delroy’s Nightlife, ABC Early Mornings and ABC Adelaide breakfast.

Ian supports Trees for Life, the Adelaide Festival’s Chairman’s Circle, and his preferred charity is the Royal Flying Doctor Service. He is a foundation board member of Australia’s Open Garden Scheme, a former board member of the Barossa Music Festival and is a life member and was President of Rural Media SA for 33 years. He was made a Rural Media Icon in 2014 and in 2021 Ian was awarded an OAM for his services to journalism and the community.

The cost includes;

• Mediterranean platter on arrival (freshly baked Turkish bread pieces, served with the Pavilion's very best house made dips and a delicious olive oil, balsamic vinegar and cracker pepper dipping vinaigrette).
• Choice of main course - Fillet Steak with Light Red Wine Jus – served with potato dauphinoise; or Lemon Herb NT Barramundi - oven baked with herbs, drizzled in a lemon and extra virgin olive oil dressing (Served with steamed seasonal vegetables.
• Vegetarian option to be selected by the Chef.
• Strawberries and Cream - the famous vanilla panna cotta topped with strawberry salad and accompanied with a biscotti treat.
• Tea or coffee.

The booking form allows attendees choose their main course and to advise of any special dietary requirements. Apart from tea and coffee at the end of the meal, all drinks are to be purchased by guests.