Welcome to District 70 Toastmasters
District 70 Toastmasters consists of 131 clubs across ACT and Southern New South Wales, from the Victorian border to the Parramatta River.
Toastmasters is an International organisation founded in California, USA 100 years ago. Our focus is on self-paced education in communication, public speaking and leadership and open to anyone aged 18 years and over.
Those under 18 may be interested in our Youth Leadership Program and Gavel Clubs.
Mike Kano-McCallum DTM
District Director 2024-2025
Sebastian Sabater DTM
Program Quality Director 2024-2025
Maria Pedavoli DTM
Club Growth Director 2024-2025
2024 Toastmaster of the Year Award - Lana Shaba PM5, EH4, DL3 (Centre). Also photographed -> Harini Sundaramurthy (Waratah Division Director), John Hughson (Past TM of the Year)
2024 District 70
Annual Awards Ceremony
27th October 2024
Congratulations to all the awardees and achievers for the 2023-2024 Toastmasters year.
Accredited Speaker
Congratulations to Dale Rees-Bevan DTM who is one of the first three females in the Southern Hemisphere to achieve the prestigious Accredited Speaker recognition at the 2023 Toastmasters International Convention. Rees-Bevan gave a presentation on behaviours of confident people and was recognised for her mastery of public speaking. She is the first female speaker and second speaker in Australia to achieve this milestone. Gergory Van Borssum achieved Accredited Speaker status in 2019.
For more about the Accredited Speaker program visit:
To Past District Governor Philip Bendeich, on being awarded a Presidential Citation from Toastmasters International, in recognition of outstanding achievement in representing the goals & ideals of Toastmasters and is one of Toastmasters’ highest honours.
