2023-10 David Short
Speakers
Topic: “Royal Flying Doctor Service”
Presenter: David Short
David Short worked in education for 48 years prior to his retirement from the University of Notre Dame in 2020. His career included teaching, consulting and administration in the Public Education System to the end of 2010, when he retired from the Department of Education as a Secondary School Principal. He then moved into the university sector for the next 10 years. David holds degrees in Arts, Education and Law. Concurrent with these positions, David worked with the Department of Juvenile Justice and later the Attorney-General’s Department, the NSW Police Force and legal entities within the Department of Education. He has received awards for Excellence in Teaching, Community Service and Service to Schools and was nominated by the NSW Police for NSW Volunteer of the Year Award. David is a pianist and organist and has been accompanying the Sydney Welsh Choir for 18 years.
David gave us a comprehensive overview of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. There is certainly something very special about organisations like the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the wonderful connections that emerge. Hugh Anderson shared with us a story about his grandmother’s very early support of the Service and was able to tell us that his grandmother was one of the very early donors to the Service in its formative years.