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October 31, 2017

This year to change things up a bit, instead of participating in Movember as a club like we usually do, we decided to put a team together for Ocsober. It’s a charity fundraiser where you promise to lay off the beers for a month....

October 23, 2017

It started out in 1949 as The Apex Soap Box Derby. In 2017 it would return as the Castlemaine Billy Cart Challenge. When our goons in the Victorian town of Castlemaine got wind of the challenge, they got romanticising. Naturally, nearly everyone had great...

October 18, 2017

Name: Sam Stops **Chapter: I feel most at home at Hobart chapter. Who are you: I’m your average man in his late 30s. I have a beautiful wife who’s way out of my league and we own a home in South Hobart. We have...

October 10, 2017

Point to Pinnacle On the 19th of November, well know goons Wash and Sam Stops Presedent of Hobart Chapter are tackling the self proclaimed “World’s Toughest Half Marathon”. It starts at sea level and over the 21.1 Km course ascends 1270m to the pinnacle...

October 06, 2017

You’re hanging from a wire, attached to a dead eucalyptus tree, suspended over a freezing lake in alpine Victoria. Your zipline harness pulls your thighs up to your shoulders and your testicles up somewhere around your chin. Your breath is choking hot, because for...

July 11, 2017

Name: Steve Bruce **Chapter: Williamstown Vic Who are you: An older dude with modern thoughts, who can be found blowing harp, skiing, writing or reading (not necessarily in that order). How long have you been with TGBC: My first meeting was To Kill a...

June 06, 2017

Today we welcome on-board our newest crew, the mighty Toowoomba Chapter. This first meet will be tonight the 7th of June at the Spotted Cow around 7pm. If you never been to “The Cow” before it’s a great local boozer with an excellent beer...

March 31, 2017

Tickets for TGBC Camp 2017 are now for sale on this website via the Store tab. You can buy full tickets or you can buy a tenth of a ticket. If you have bought 10 of these by camp you have a whole ticket....

March 01, 2017

In an exciting club first, TGBC has broken away from its metropolitan roots to establish its first regional chapter. An hour and a half north of Melbourne, in the Victorian Goldfields district, our new Castlemaine Chapter has moved into The Bridge Hotel. At the...

February 07, 2017

Where better to procrastinate with a great book? Tough Guy Book Club is coming down to Monash University Clayton campus, to found our new Monash Clayton Chapter. Furthering our reach and building on the remarkable diversity in our ranks, our crew is chuffed to...

January 10, 2017

After the roaring success of last year’s camp we are gearing up to do it all over again. The camp will be held over grand final weekend, 29th September - 2nd October. We are currently on the hunt for a new location, if you...

December 31, 2016

Name? James Barry Chapter? Footscray – Victoria, Australia Who are you? I’m a Queenslander by birth, a son to loving parents, and an elder brother. I equate music to life. How long have you been with Tough Guy Book Club? My first meet was...

December 27, 2016

Our annual holiday period book-swap has been a wild success this year, with 70 members coming from every single chapter, including our American brothers and some rural goons who play along from home, signing up to be involved in the holiday tradition. Each year...

December 06, 2016

Once again our goons have participated in Movember by growing moustaches as a way to raise money and awareness for men’s health. Like last year these moustaches were as unique as the lads themselves ranging from very impressive to absolutely disgusting and everything in...

October 31, 2016

As you may or may not know it’s Movember and it’s good to see that TGBC has a strong team this year. Movember raises awareness and funds for Men’s Health issues around the globe and gives everyone a chance to look like a fiend,...

July 15, 2016

Name: Greg Jenkins **Chapter: Footscray Chapter Who are you: Who am I? I’m excited by humour, wordplay and ideas. I love writing songs and poems, playing various instruments and performing it all. My Permaculture garden brings me joy and frustration and I love cycle...

July 13, 2016

Not to be outdone by Hobart opening only a few months ago, we now welcome Launceston into the ever expanding TGBC community. The lads there will be meeting at the Royal Oak hotel Tough Guy Book Club is a network of monthly book clubs...

June 30, 2016

This time of year we read a book by Hemingway, this month it’s A Farewell To Arms. We like the guy, he’s a helluva writer, but we also like to acknowledge the faults that are clearly evident in his tough guy persona. He was...