A highlight each year is the special presentation by the guest speaker at the Oral History Australia SA/NT annual general meeting.

Previous guest speakers have included:

2019: Dr Carolyn Collins, University of Adelaide

2018: Rachel Harris, PhD student researching the lives of civilian women on the home front during World War Two

2017: Mr Greg Mackie OAM, CEO of the History Trust of South Australia

2016: Emma Beech, actress

2015: Liz Harfull, award-winning author

2013: Linda Lacey: Cultural Officer at City of Charles Sturt