FCA Newsmaker Luncheon: Climate Change Group Director with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Dr Paul Marshall, will be the keynote speaker at the next FCA Newsmaker Luncheon to be held on Thursday, May 29, from 12pm to 2pm at the Hamilton Room, NSW Trade & Investment Centre, Level 47, MLC Centre, Martin Place, Sydney. Cost for two-course luncheon including beverages is $25 for FCA members and $45 for non-members (If you would like to request a VEGETARIAN meal, please do let us know) RSVP now on fca@foreigncorrespondents.org or 0412 721744

Visiting Farms that need a drink: Five foreign correspondents recently visited six towns - Dubbo, Gilgandra, Gulargambone, Coonamble, Lightning Ridge, Moree - in regional New South Wales courtesy one of our sponsors, the Department of State and Regional Development. Deutsche Presse-Agentur’s (dpa) SID ASTBURY reports.

The Canterbury region - A land of contrasts & discovery: Italian photojournalist MASSIMO MARTINO, who was the only Auckland-based FCA member on the Christchurch & Canterbury region trip, captures through his lens some of the unforgettable moments, locations and activities that would have impressed even the most seasoned traveller.

JUNE 6: All FCA members are invited to the Sydney Mining Club monthly luncheon - Botswana Focus with Dan O'Neill of Diamonex Limited and Brad Sampson, MD of Discovery Metals on Friday, June 6 at 12.30pm at the Tattersalls Club, Sydney. RSVP online by clicking: http://www.sydneyminingclub.org/