Guest Speaker - Phillip Webb
Chairperson Kristy welcomed guest speaker, Philip Webb, who spoke about his Camino Santigao de Compostela walk.Philip is no stranger to Yea, having moved with his family to a farm in Molesworth, and attended Yea High School for secondary education, then moving to Melbourne and for the past 50 years has been proprietor of his real estate company. For the past 17 years he has farmed in Glenburn.
This walk was Philips’ 4th Camino, walking 3 from France to Santiago and 1 from Portegul to Santiago. Commencing in April in St Jean-Pied De Port, France, it was an 800 km walk, taking 38 days to complete, culminating in attending Mass at the cathedral in Santiago, along with many other pilgrims who completed their walk on that day. The tradition dates back to the 9th century, with Santiago being the burial place for Apostle St James. This time, Philip undertook his self guided walk on his own, though his first walk, 9 years ago, was with his son. Despite being solo, it is a very social walk. In 2022 over 400,000 people, from 185 countries, walked the Camino. Choosing to stay in hotel accommodation along the way, Philip always found good company to dine with at the end of the days walk. His Camino passport was stamped as he passed through villages and towns, verifying the walk and a cer-tificate is received upon completion of the walk.
The walk is rich in history, architecture and agriculture, ensuring every day is filled with snapshots of fascinating countryside.
A lively Q&A session followed, and Terry Hubbard gave a vote of thanks to Philip for his interesting talk. Thanks to Philips assistant, Dani, for managing the picture slide show which brought the presentation to life.
Three Minute Speaker: Terry Hubbard
Terry engaged members and visitors with his talk on Australia’s worst maritime disaster, the sinking of the Monte-video Maru, the Japanese merchant vessel torpedoed by an American submarine off the coast 
of Philippines (sinking to over 4000 metres depth) on 1 July 1942 while transporting over 900 Australian prisoners of war and civilians from Rabaul, New Guinea, to PoW camp in Hai-nan. The wreck was only discovered on 18 April 2023. Terry linked the book “He’s Not Coming Home” by Gilli-an Nikakis, to helping to give closure to families who lost loved ones in this disaster.
of Philippines (sinking to over 4000 metres depth) on 1 July 1942 while transporting over 900 Australian prisoners of war and civilians from Rabaul, New Guinea, to PoW camp in Hai-nan. The wreck was only discovered on 18 April 2023. Terry linked the book “He’s Not Coming Home” by Gilli-an Nikakis, to helping to give closure to families who lost loved ones in this disaster. |  |
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