STORY ROOM MANLY
AFTER A VERY SUCCESSFUL OPENING EVENT IN MARCH, THE SECOND NIGHT OF
STORY ROOM IS ON APRIL 1 IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COME ALONG AND ENJOY
THE ENERGY AND CONNECTION THAT STORY ROOM OFFERS. JOIN THE 6 TALENTED
STORYTELLERS AT HENRY’S ROOFTOP, THE STEYNE HOTEL
[https://hotelsteyne.com.au/].
SIX DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE COME TOGETHER TO SHARE
STORIES ON WHAT CONNECTS THEM. JOIN OUR SIX TALENTED STORYTELLERS AS
THEY SHARE A PERSONAL TRUE STORY BASED ON THE THEME “APRIL FOOLS"
STORYTELLERS
CAMERON DADDO
CAMERON DADDO JOINED THE LOCAL MANLY SWIM-SET THREE YEARS AGO AND HAS
BEEN A REGULAR ATTENDEE EVER SINCE. E’S A HUSBAND, A FATHER AND ON
HIS DAY, QUITE A GOOD GOLFER. HIS DAY JOB IS A NIGHT JOB: AS THE
NUMBER ONE FM MUSIC SHOW HOST AT NIGHTS ON SYDNEY'S SMOOTH FM.
CAMERON CARVED OUT A CAREER AS A PRODUCER, DIRECTOR, MUSICAL THEATRE
PERFORMER, MUSICIAN AND MULTI-AWARD WINNING TV AND FILM ACTOR.
CAMERON WILL SHORTLY FEATURE IN CHANNEL 7'S ICONIC SERIES HOME & AWAY.
HE CAN BE HEARD ONLINE WITH HIS WIFE ALI ON THEIR PODCAST SEPARATE
BATHROOMS FOR HANDY MARRIAGE TIPS… CAM IS ALSO VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT SHINING A LIGHT ON MEN’S EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING
WITH HIS MEN’S TEAM WEBSITE AND INITIATIVE.
JIM "BULL" BULLARD
JIM ‘BULL” BULLARD IS A 55YR OLD FFG (FORMER FAT GUY) WHO,
FOLLOWING A CAR ACCIDENT, LOST THE KILOGRAM WEIGHT OF A WHOLE PERSON
IN 6 MONTHS WHILE TEACHING HIMSELF TO RUN IN 2012 AND NOW RUNS ALMOST
EXCLUSIVELY BAREFOOT, IS A LOVER OF ENDURANCE EVENTS AND A DEATH
RACER. JIM LIKES TO LIVE OUTSIDE THE ENVELOPE AND DO THE THINGS THAT
SCARE HIM AND THAT HE IS NOT CONFIDENT OF COMPLETING. HE BELIEVES THAT
ONLY THROUGH FAILURE AND HARDSHIP AND BEING UNCOMFORTABLE DO WE GROW.
HE HAS A PASSION FOR HELPING TO PAVE THE WAY FOR AUSTRALIANS COMPETING
IN OVERSEAS ENDURANCE EVENTS AND REVELS IN THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES, SHAPES AND WALKS OF LIFE CAN GET OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO
BETTER THEMSELVES AND THOSE AROUND THEM. HIS MOTTO IS MOLON LAVE (COME
AND TAKE THEM- GREEK ORIGIN). HIS SIGNATURE IS NO RETREAT, NO
SURRENDER, NO PRISONERS.
SYLVIA WESTERHOF
SYLVIA LEFT SCHOOL AT 15 TO BECOME HAIRDRESSER IN THE UK THEN LATER A
MODEL AND FASHION BUYER. AFTER LEAVING THE UK FOR AUSTRALIA SHE
BECAME THE SALES AND MARKETING MANAGER FOR GIVENCHY PERFUMES. BRAVELY
IN HER 40S, SHE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL TO COMPLETE HER HSC FOLLOWED BY A
UNIVERSITY DEGREE AT THE AGE OF 50. THE LATTER PART OF HER CAREER WAS
SPENT AS AN ART TEACHER. NEVER ONE TO REST ON HER LAURELS, SYLVIA
BECAME A CIVIL MARRIAGE CELEBRANT CONDUCTING OVER 100 WEDDINGS AS WELL
AS SEVERAL FUNERALS.
THESE DAYS SYLVIA IS A PART NORTHERN BEACHES ACCAPELLA CHORUS AND IS
HOPING TO COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HOBART IN MAY.
NIM GHOLKAR
NIM GHOLKAR MOVED TO AUSTRALIA IN THE MID-1990S SHORTLY AFTER AN
ARRANGED MARRIAGE IN MUMBAI, INDIA. HERS IS A QUINTESSENTIAL MIGRANT
ACHIEVEMENT STORY. WORKING HER WAY THROUGH DIFFERENT CORPORATE ROLES
WHILE RAISING A FAMILY, NIM'S SUCCESSFUL NAVIGATION OF CHALLENGES
BECAME THE CORNERSTONE OF HER POPULAR EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMMES. A
CHARISMATIC SPEAKER, NIM HAS PRESENTED ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS
ACROSS AUSTRALIA, INDIA, DUBAI, EGYPT AND THAILAND. SHE'S THE AUTHOR
OF THREE POPULAR BOOKS: 'DIARY OF AN IMMIGRANT BRIDE'; 'UNLOCK THE
REAL YOU' AND THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED 'A LITTLE WISER, A LITTLE
HAPPIER'.
SIMLA SOOBOODOO
TBA
SHAUN DENTON
LOCAL BUILDER SHAUN DENTON LOOKS AT SOME OF THE EXPERIENCES OF LIFE IN
THE OCEAN. SHAUN’SDRY SENSE OF HUMOUR IS A TRUE JOY.MORNINGS ARE
SPENT WITH LOCAL SWIMMERS THEN OFF TO MANAGE HIS BUSINESS AND SUPPORT
HIS TEAM OF TRADIES. SHAUN COULD TELL A STORY UNDERWATER IF HE HAD THE
CHANCE.A NATURAL PRANKSTER, HE IS ONE TO HAVE ON YOUR TEAM, BEWARE YOU
MAY BE HIS NEXT VICTIM...
ABOUT THE NIGHT
STORY ROOM IS AN EVENT PRESENTED ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH
AT HENRY'S ROOFTOP IN MANLY. A WARM, SAFE AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT TO
A CHANCE TO MINGLE WITH FRIENDS, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, RELAX AND BE
ENTERTAINED BY THE ECLECTIC AND TALENTED STORYTELLERS. THE EVENT
CREATES A COMMUNITY WHERE SHARING REAL STORIES BRINGS US TOGETHER AND
HELPS US TO FEEL CONNECTED. ENJOY DRAMA, FUN, LAUGHTER AND HAVE A
CHANCE TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING DIFFERENT HERE ON THE NORTHERN
BEACHES
DINING OPTIONS
THE STEYNE HOTEL OFFERS A WIDE SELECTION OF MEALS FOR THOSE WHO WISH
TO DINE BEFORE THE SHOW
OPTION 1. _EXCLUSIVE FOR THE STORY ROOM EVENT. _
SHOW YOUR TICKET AT THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR AND ORDER EITHER OF THE STORY
ROOM SPECIALS BELOW FOR $25
1. A BEEF BURGER (GF IS AVAILABLE) WITH EITHER CHIPS OR SALAD AND A
BEVERAGE OF BEER, WINE OR A SOFT DRINK
2. VEGETARIAN FALAFEL WRAP WITH CHIPS OR SALAD AND A BEVERAGE OF BEER,
WINE OR SOFT DRINK
OPTION 2. SIMPLY ORDER A MEAL ON THE NIGHT FROM THE DOWNSTAIRS BAR AND
RELAX AND DINE WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE SHOW TO BEGIN.
_NB FOR DINING OPTION WE SUGGEST YOU ORDER BETWEEN 5.30 AND 6.15 PM TO
ALLOW TIME TO DINE. THE STORY ROOM SHOW STARTS AT 7 PM SHARP AND YOU
WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER IN THE SHORT WINDOW OF TIME BETWEEN EACH
STORYTELLER. _
PARKING
WHISTLER STREET CARPARK MANLY - 5A MARKET PLACE MANLY
NATIONAL CARPARK MANLY – CENTRAL AVE MANLY
COLES MANLY CAR PARK – 10 WENTWORTH ST MANLY
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
FERRY - CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES
HTTPS://TRANSPORTNSW.INFO/DOCUMENTS/TIMETABLES/93-F1-MANLY-20191214-20200127.PDF
[https://transportnsw.info/documents/timetables/93-F1-Manly-20191214-20200127.pdf]
DEPARTS CIRCULAR QUAY FOR MANLY 17:20 17:40 18:00
DEPARTS MANLY TO CIRCULAR QUAY- DEPARTS MANLY 21.30 ARRIVES 10 PM.
NB: FERRY TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THE
TRIP VIEW APP, WEBSITE AND NOTICE BOARDS AT THE WHARVES FOR UP-TO-DATE
TIMES.
BUSES RUN REGULARLY TO MANLY HTTPS://TRANSPORTNSW.INFO/TRIP/
[https://transportnsw.info/trip#/]
OUR NEXT EVENT
APRIL 1, 2020, THEME: APRIL FOOLS
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