The second EBC general meeting for 2021 will be held on Friday 9 July at the Melbourne Savage Club- arrive at 6:00pm for a start at 6:30pm.

The presentation will continue to be on Christopher Olaf Blum’s compilation of French counter enlightenment thinkers, Critics of the Enlightenment: Readings in the French Counter-Revolutionary Tradition. The final three thinkers in the text will be covered.

We will be having dinner at a nearby restaurant after the meeting. The RSVP date is Tuesday 6 July.
Dress code:

Tie & jacket for men/Equivalent for ladies

The Edmund Burke’s Club of Australia Inc. will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2020-21 on Friday, 4th December, 2020 at the Savage Club in Melbourne. The business of the AGM will involve the conduction of elections for the forthcoming year on the Club executive. Members and guests are asked to arrive by 6 pm for drinks and finger food. The meeting will then commence at 6:30 pm sharp.

Following this, Dr Martin Balck will be presenting on “The Post-Modern World: The Enlightenment Gone Mad”, developing a theme from his last presentation.

Dinner will then take place at the Savage Club immediately following the meeting.

The RSVP date is Wednesday, 2nd December, which can be made via our email address at edmundburkeclub@gmail.com.

A reminder that the dress code for the Savage Club is tie & jacket for men and the equivalent for ladies.

Finally, members can renew their membership for 2020-21 (or for those who joined us recently as guests or visitors) that this can be done via electronic funds transfer using the following details:

BSB: 083-781

Acct No: 142948446

Acct Name: EDMUND BURKE’S CLUB AUSTRALIA (INC)

Transaction Description: (Member’s Name) 

Membership fees are as follows:

Entrance fee (once only) $25.00 Annual membership fee: $50.00 Student membership yearly flat fee: $25.00 (no entrance fee)

For those wishing to be by cash, the Treasurer will be available before the meeting to accept cash payments. 

The third Edmund Burke’s Club general meeting for 2019 will be held on Friday, 30th August at the Melbourne Savage Club. Attendees are asked to arrive at 6 pm for a 6:30 pm start.

The presentation will be on the topic of the European Union and Brexit. The talk is being presented by our long serving secretary, Mr. Stephen Jury. The paper will touch on Christendom as an old model of European unity.

As usual, we will have dinner at the RACV Club afterwards. RSVPs for those able to attend the meeting and/or the dinner are required by Tuesday, 27 August and can be made by contacting edmundburkeclub@gmail.com.

REMINDER: the dress code for the Savage Club requires tie and jacket for men and the equivalent for ladies.

The second Edmund Burke’s Club general meeting for 2019 will be held on Friday, 26th April at the Melbourne Savage Club. Attendees are asked to arrive at 6 pm for a 6:30 pm start.

The presentation will be on the topic of Archbishop John Polding and his response to the forces of the Enlightenment in Australia. Like our last talk, club President Lucas McLennan will draw upon aspects of his own Master’s research into this topic area.

Whereas in the last presentation, the focus was on the life and times of the first Australian Anglican Bishop, this paper will look at the Catholic Church.

At the conclusion of the talk, there will be a two course dinner with wine included, at the Savage Club, for $65 per person. Attendees are asked to book and pay online at the following link:
https://www.trybooking.com/BCHJC

The first Edmund Burke’s Club of Australia general meeting for 2019 will be held on Friday, 22nd February at the Savage Club – arrive at 6:00pm for a start at 6:30pm.

The presentation will be on the topic of the Enlightenment in Australia and the involvement of several key political and ecclesial figures in opposing aspects of this movement. President Lucas McLennan will draw upon aspects of his Master’s research into this topic area.

Dinner will take place afterwards at a nearby Italian restaurant after the meeting. Please note that this is a different location from the usual arrangement at the RACV Club. The RSVP date is Tuesday 19 February and can be made via email at edmundburkeclub@gmail.com.

The Edmund Burke’s Club of Australia Inc. will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2018-19 on Friday, 19 October 2018 at the Savage Club in Melbourne. The business of the AGM will involve the conduction of elections for the forthcoming year on the Club executive. Members and guests are asked to arrive by 6 pm for drinks and finger food. The meeting will then commence at 6:30 pm sharp.

Following this, we will hear from philosophy student Hugh Samuel-King’s concerning the important and decisive role that late medieval philosopher, William of Ockham, played with respect to the development of western society.

As usual, we will have dinner at the RACV Club afterwards.

The RSVP date is Tuesday, 16th October, which can be made via our email address at edmundburkeclub@gmail.com.

A reminder that the dress code for the Savage Club is tie & jacket for men and the equivalent for ladies.

Finally, a reminder for all members who haven’t yet renewed their membership for 2018-19 (or for those who joined us recently as guests or visitors) that this can be done via electronic funds transfer using the following details:

BSB: 083-781 Acct No: 142948446 Acct Name: EDMUND BURKE’S CLUB AUSTRALIA (INC)

Membership fees are as follows:

Entrance fee (once only) $25.00 Annual membership fee: $50.00 Student membership yearly flat fee: $25.00 (no entrance fee)

For those wishing to be by cash, the Treasurer will be available before the meeting to accept cash payments. 

A General Meeting of the Edmund Burke’s Club of Australia will be held on Friday, 15 June 2018, at the Melbourne Savage Club – arrive at 6 pm for pre-drinks with the talk to commence from 6:30 pm, which will be delivered by one of our own club members, Mr Brendan Tam.

Brendan will be speaking on the topic of William Pitt the Younger and his role in the defeat of Revolutionary France in the Napoleonic Wars. This topic is of particular interest to our Club due to the importance of Pitt and the conflict with France to the historical context surrounding Edmund Burke and the spirit of the revolution.

Brendan has recently completed his honours thesis on this topic at the University of Melbourne.

As usual, we will have dinner at the RACV Club afterwards. RSVPs for those able to attend the meeting and/or the dinner are needed by Tuesday, 12 June and can be made by contacting edmundburkeclub@gmail.com.

As always, the dress code will be tie and jacket for men and the equivalent for ladies.