Our very own Andrew Edney was guest speaker at Heidelberg Historical Society on 8th December 2015.
The title of his presentation “Ivanhoe Harriers: From St. James Church to Willinda Park” is of course the title of his 100 year history of the Club.
This was an opportunity for Andrew to present a precis of his excellent book and at the same time further promote the Ivanhoe Harriers name. The preamble in The Heidelberg Historian newsletter was “A 100 year history of the Ivanhoe Harriers of whom a number of past members have represented Australia at Olympic Games, World Championships, Commonwealth Games and other international events.”
Andrew did an excellent job, presenting for about 40 minutes and was well supported by overheads which covered major issues in the history of our Club. The meeting was well attended by 30-40 local citizens including a visit from the Mayor. Your President attended and was very impressed with the evening and the very positive response from the audience. The Club remains a “household name” in Ivanhoe.
We should not forget the great contribution that Andrew has made to the Club since he started back in 1974 , he was appointed Life Member in 1997.
Well done Andrew.