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Hall of Fame
Speech Contests and Awards
(See also Hall of Fame - Leadership)
Names highlighted in Yellow went on to win the Western Division Contest
Names highlighted in Green won the Western Division and went on to win the District 70 Contest
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Year |
Club Speech Contest Winner | Club Humorous Speech Contest Winner | Club Evaluation Contest Winner | Club Table Topics Contest Winner | Peter Poulson Memorial Award for Best Speech of the Year |
| 2011-12 | Sam Ekinci | David Griffiths | Alicia Denis | Wendy Nielsen | |
| 2010-11 | David Griffiths | Ferdie Oosterhoff | Alicia Denis | David Griffiths | David Griffiths |
| 2009-10 | Sam Ekinci | David Griffiths | David Griffiths | David Griffiths | Linda Snalam |
| 2008-09 | John Nichols | Kate Linkater | David Griffiths | David Griffiths | Suben Subenthiran |
| 2007-08 | Wikrom Tang | Wikrom Tang | David Griffiths | David Griffiths | Cheryl Piper |
| 2006-07 | Sue Mitchell | Ivan Popowski | David Griffiths | Sue Mitchell | Gary Wilson |
| 2005-06 | Glenn D'Cruz | Cristian Sylvestre | Dilshan Perera | Kirsten Linklater | Cristian Sylvestre |
| Demian Coorey, runner-up to Dilshan Perera, won Area 13, Division and District | |||||
| 2004-05 | Ron Marriott | Adrian Dolahenty | Michael Said | Ron Marriott | Suben Subenthiran |
| 2003-04 | Michael Said | Michael Said | Michael Said | Robyn Peck | Peter Poulson |
| 2002-03 | Glenn D'Cruz | Cristian Sylvestre | Glenn D'Cruz | Keith Wolfson | Robyn Peck |
| 2001-02 | Tom Ware | Demian Coorey | Cristian Sylvestre | Steve Wieczorek | |
| 2000-01 | Helen Kennedy | Demian Coorey | Helen Kennedy | Brett Davidson |
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| 1999-00 | Charles Rickards | Brett Davidson | Vicki Woodger | David Kelly | |
| 1998-99 | Charles Rickards | Sue Deaves | Helen Kennedy | ||
| 1997-98 | Charles Rickards | Les Plumridge | Suzie Johnson | ||
| 1996-97 | Charles Rickards | Greg North | Vicki Woodger | ||
| 1995-96 | Donna Regalado | Vicki Woodger | David Kelly | ||
| 1994-95 | Vicki Woodger | Keith Wagner | David Kelly |
Peter Poulson was a popular member, tragically murdered together with his grandchildren Marilyn and Sebastian while trying to save their lives. |
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| 1993-94 | Charles Rickards | Rex Baker | David Kelly | ||
| 1992-93 | Rex Baker | Charles Rickards | Elizabeth Wilson | ||
| 1991-92 | Rex Baker | Rex Baker | Jon Goris | ||
| 1990-91 | John Miller | Michael Benson | Rod Downs | ||
| 1989-90 | Bob Hince | Michael Benson | Ken Rennie | ||
| 1988-89 | Bob Hince | Fred Brown | Phillip Allan | ||
| 1987-88 | Bob Hince | Rex Baker | Bob Hince | ||
| 1986-87 | Bob Hince | Rex Baker | Ken Rennie | ||
| 1985-86 | Ken Rennie | Rex Baker | Clive Warren-Smith | ||
| 1984-85 | Bob Hince | Rex Baker | Allan Murray | ||
| 1983-84 | Harry Hyland | Archie Barclay | Ken Rennie | ||
| 1982-83 | Bob Hince | Peter Lee | Harry Hyland | ||
| 1981-82 | Bob Hince | Bob Hince | Allan Murray | ||
| 1980-81 | Bob Hince | Brian O'Brien | Gary Wilson | ||
| 1979-80 | Archie Barclay | Bob Hince | Gary Wilson | ||
| 1978-79 | David Williamson | Bob Hince | |||
| 1977-78 | David Williamson | Archie Barclay | |||
| Jerry O'Donovan, runner-up to David Williamson, won Western Division and District. | Chris Cunliffe-Jones, runner-up to Archie Barclay, won Western Division. | ||||
| 1976-77 | David Williamson | Gary Wilson | |||
| 1975-76 | Gary Wilson | Paul Keighery | |||
| 1974-75 | Keith Dank | David Williamson | |||
| 1973-74 | Gary Wilson | Keith Dank | |||
| 1972-73 | Keith Dank | ||||
| 1971-72 | Eugene Koeppen | ||||
| 1970-71 | Gary Wilson | ||||
| 1969-70 | David Goodrich | ||||
| 1968-69 | Keith Dank | ||||
| 1967-68 | Roy Brough | ||||
| 1966-67 | David Osten |
Club Speech Contest Winners who have won the District 70 Speech Contest have been David Williamson (1977), Jerry O'Donovan (1978, substituting for David Williamson at Area level upwards), Bob Hince (1989, 1990) and David Griffiths (2011). Jerry (1978) and Bob (1989) also won the Inter District Speech Contest and participated in the World Final in the USA, Bob finishing as Runner Up.
Club Evaluation Contest Winners who have won the District 70 Final have been Gary Wilson (1980), Clive Warren-Smith (1985), Bob Hince (1987), Elizabeth Wilson (1992), Demian Coorey (2006, runner-up at Club level but participating as one of 2 allowed representatives at Area 13) and David Griffiths (2010).
Club Humorous Contest Winners who have won the District 70 Final, receiving the Parramatta Trophy originally donated to District 70 by Parramatta Club in 1972 and upgraded to the Gary Wilson - Parramatta Trophy in 1983, have been Wikrom Tang (2007), and David Griffiths (2009).
Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) awards Gary Wilson, Ken Rennie, Archie Barclay, Clive Warren-Smith, Jill Sykes (2), Denis Burke (2), John Taylor, Louis Fumeaux, Vicki Woodger, Helen Kennedy, Joan Abela, Ian Chick and Robyn Peck.
District 70 Outstanding Toastmaster of the Year - Gary Wilson (1978), Elizabeth Wilson (2008), John Taylor (2011)
International Presidential Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Toastmasters - Gary Wilson (1984), Roy Ashpole (1999), Elizabeth Wilson (2003)