Author: Tim Keane

4-Club Interclub 2026 results

Tim Keane

We had a fantastic result from the 4-Club Interclub last night, winning the Colour EDI, the Mono EDI and Aggregate. Congratulations to all who organised, were selected and won individual awards.

Waverley 316 points
Caulfield 309 points
Camberwell 306 points
Maroondah 302 points

Paul Spence - Whitewash Wall Morocco
Open Colour EDI – First Place – Paul Spence – Whitewash Wall Morocco

Dianne Doughty - BLACK COCKATOO
Open Monochrome EDI – First Place – Dianne Doughty – BLACK COCKATOO

Jenny Adams - Orchid Memories
Open Print – Merit – Jenny Adams – Orchid Memories

Vicki Moritz - Icy Lake Georgina
Open Colour EDI – Merit – Vicki Moritz – Icy Lake Georgina

Felix Shparberg - Depature
Open Colour EDI – Merit – Felix Shparberg – Depature

Sim Chong - Gobi MongolOpen Monochrome EDI – Merit – Sim Chong – Gobi Mongol

Fiona Jones - The stirrups and saddles
Open Monochrome EDI – Merit – Fiona Jones – The stirrups and saddles

All of our entries can be viewed in our 4-Club 2026 galleries.

Sorrento outing – Wednesday 16th September 2026

Tim Keane

The outing for September will be held on Wednesday 16th September in Sorrento, lead by a local, our own Vira Vujovich.

Where: Sorrento Esplanade, Sorrento Back Beach, Point Neapean, Portsea
When: Wednesday 16th September 2026
Time: 10:00am Meet at ONDA restaurant/cafe 10 Esplanade Sorrento
10:45am Sorrento Back Beach-outgoing
1:20pm Point Nepean
4:30pm Dinner at Portsea Pub
What to bring: Warm clothing as it can be chilly near the ocean. Hat for the sun.
Camera, wide and long focal length lens.
Tripod & filters if interested in long exposure. Shutter release cord.
Cloth to wipe your camera and lens of water splashes, if necessary.

Dahlia Society collaboration 2025

Tim Keane

We were recently approached by the Dahlia Society of Victoria to collaborate with them for their annual Show; in particular to provide and display some photographic prints showcasing Dahlias on the walls of the Track Gallery during their Annual Show.

There was not enough time to involve all of our members, however Leanne Poole and a few other members already have some Dahlia images which will be on display this weekend on behalf of the club.

2025 State Dahlia Show
Mount Waverley Community Centre
47 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley
Saturday 22 February 1pm to 5pm
Sunday 23 February 10am to 3:30pm

If all goes well and we are invited to participate in next year’s show we will ensure all members are able to participate, including potential activities such as an outing to a Dahlia grower or a workshop taking photos of Dahlias in a studio.

Creative SIG in 2024

Tim Keane

The creative sessions for 2024 will be taking a slightly different direction this year, the first session will be hosted by Geoff Shaw on Tuesday 13th February 2024 and will cover:

  1. What is Creative photography – Helen Warnod
  2. In Camera BLUR – Jen Fawkes
  3. Focus on Shirley Steel’s work – Jenny Adams
  4. Appreciation/ review of uploaded images for February – Tim Keane
  5. Discussion of sessions for the rest of 2024 – Paul Spence

Annual Presentation Night – Tuesday 5th December 2023

Tim Keane

Bookings for the WCC Annual Presentation Dinner are now open via TryBooking. Please note that we will not be holding it at the Hall this year, but at the Sandown Park Hotel.

This is an evening and opportunity to catch up with fellow Club members, acknowledge our achievements and congratulate the winners of our Annual Awards. The Committee have arranged for the Club to subsidise the two course dinner; same price for members and partners. There are a limited number of seats available. This is a once a year event, so please don’t miss out.

Thanks to Ross Eddington who has done much of the organising for this.

Celebrating Melbourne’s top secondary photomedia students in an exciting exhibition at MAPh

Tim Keane

Our club aponsors a competition run by the Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh) for secondary students in honour of our dear departed friend Rosie Hughes. Please see below information about the launch of the exhibition on Wednesday 26th April 2023 at 6:00pm.

Celebrating its 15th year, TOPshots continues to highlight the strength of the photographic work being produced by students in Victoria’s high schools. The 14 artists selected for this year’s exhibition highlight a range of creative and experimental approaches to photography while exploring themes and ideas that are relevant to these young artists as they navigate their worlds and develop their creative responses.
MAPh is proud to have the opportunity to foreground and acknowledge these emerging artists while providing them with a vital platform to share and exhibit their work.
  – Stella Loftus-Hills, MAPh Curator

TOPshots 2022–23 | Exhibition launch and award announcement
Museum of Australian Photography
Wednesday 26 April 2023
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Free event. RSVPs essential

March competition night back in the Main Hall

Tim Keane

We will be back in the Main Hall at the Mount Waverley Community Centre for our competition night on Tuesday 1st March 2022.

Monash Council have confirmed the following requirements:

  • Attendees must be fully vaccinated to enter a community facility & provide proof to your group representative
  • Attendees must check into the facility via the QR Code or register via the manual registration provided
  • Use hand sanitiser on entry & through your occupation of the facility
  • All persons over the age of 8 years must wear a mask when inside a community facility

If there is any change to these requirements notified to us before the meeting on Tuesday night, members will be notified ASAP.

We would also like to clarify that a 7:30pm start time means that you should arrive at 7:15pm and the meeting will start at 7:30pm sharp. This is especially important this week with the additional COVID procedures detailed above.