Pittwater Life October 2019 Issue

Opera Foundation
winners in concert
As Chairman of The Opera Foundation
for young Australians, a not-for-profit
organisation founded by Lady Mary Fairfax
AC OBE and celebrating over 55 years
of providing Awards for international
experience and study for young Australians
in the field of Opera, The Hon Bronwyn
Bishop is inviting music lovers to hear the
2019 Award Winners in concert at the Art
Gallery of NSW on Sunday 20th October.
“You will hear Mezzo soprano Anastasia
Bickel (pictured) who won the
Deutsche Oper Berlin Award
to sing roles with that
prestigious company for 10
months, Soprano Olivia
Cranwell who won the
Michael Byrne Vienna
State Opera Award to
sing roles with another
prestigious company
for four months, while
Soprano Jessica Harper
won the Dalwood Wylie
Aims Award In Graz,”
Mrs Bishop said. “And
guest artist and former
Award winner Anna
Dowsley, fresh from her
success in the role of
Smeaton in Opera Australia’s
acclaimed production of Anna
Bolena, will also sing for us. I hope
to see you there!” Tickets ($50
each) available by calling 0414
383 848 or emailing admin@
theoperafoundation.com.au
News
at Narrabeen Tramshed
Arts & Community Centre,
Narrabeen on Sat 5 from
11am-5pm (including two
intermissions). More info
0424 946 228.
Pittwater Probus
October talk: China –
Then & Now
Club member Peter Nash is
the next guest speaker at
the Pittwater Probus Club
meeting at Mona Vale Golf
Club on Tuesday October
8. Peter will talk about the
introduction of Quality
Assurance into China in
the 1980s and his part
in helping to establish a
new approach to quality
manufacturing. Peter will
recall his times visiting
regional locations in China to
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carry out quality inspections.
Meeting starts 10am; all
welcome. More info 0437 274
074.
‘Animal agriculture’
documentary focus
Following on from
Northern Beaches Council
declaration of a state of
Climate Emergency, what
can the average local do?
The Northern Beaches
Animal Justice Party says
that while local government
can focus on pushing for
State and Federal support
to combat climate change,
all individuals can make
choices that reduce their
carbon footprints in a big
way. It points to the impact
of ‘animal agriculture’ as
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