Probus Club of Bobbin Head
Monthly General Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When: Monday 14th October 2024 from 10.00am to 12.00pm
Where: Turramurra Bowling Club, Bobbin Head Road, North Turramurra
Speaker: Julie Hughes
Subject : CPR and AED Awareness
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You are invited to come along to a session on Sudden Cardiac Arrest, which will cover CPR and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) as part of the Chain of Survival.
Topics to be covered include:
- What is Cardiac Arrest
- Chain of Survival
- Use and Maintenance of an AED
- The Good Samaritan Act
- Post Event De-Briefing
Speaker’s Background: Following the 2023 merger between Heart of the Nation (HotN) and the Michael Hughes Foundaton (MHD), Julie Hughes became the current General Manager for Heart of the Nation, a national Australian Charity, which has a core mission to increase the national survival rates of cardiac arrest.
Prior to the merger with Heart of the Nation, Julie was a Founding Director & Executive Manager of the Michael Hughes Foundation, a charity and social enterprise focused on cardiac arrest and with a core misson to Turn Bystanders into First Responders. The charity was established in 2015 as a legacy to her husband Michael, who passed away in 2013 from cardiac arrest at the age of 38. Over its 8 years of operation, the core focus of the Foundation was on community engagement and incresing confidence levels of everyday Australians to act when resonding to medical emergencies.
Julie has personally been recognised for her commitment to this industry with the following awards:
- 2016 City of Parramatta – Citizen of the Year
- 2016 Rotary Paul Harris Fellow (Holroyd Rotary)
- 2021 Western Sydney University’s Women of the Est Business Award
I do hope our members can come along to this important sesson to gain insight and knowledge on a subject that is truly “dear to our hearts”.
Book Club
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Book club meetings: 10:30am Pymble Golf Club. Jane Dale 02 9487 6642
Friday 11th October “The Bee Sting” by Paul Murray
Friday 8th November. “The House of Doors” by Tan Twan Eng
Morning Tea Hornsby RSL
7th October & 4th November
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Come along and join in with your fellow members and friends for morning tea at Hornsby RSL Club at 4 High Street Hornsby at 10:00am. The Hornsby RSL Club opens at 10:00am. We meet in the Courtyard dining area.
Pay for your own everything. John Hunter 0417 658 849
Concerts and Theatre
Update:
Seventeen people attended the Pymble Players performance of Sweet Road. The acting was excellent, the storyline good and, although at times the language was somewhat confronting, overall most of us found it to be an enjoyable experience. Free refreshments were offered prior to the performance and at interval, so the $25.50 ticket proved to be extremely good value. The Pymble Players will be launching their 2025 program in mid- September and we should have that information in time for the next newsletter.
DIARY CONCERTS AND THEATRE
October 09 – Live @ Lunch Electric Harp Blues and the Silver Screen $42.50
Louise Johnson (electric and classical harps) joins Jane in a tribute to jazz harp legends with an evocative program of music from the silver screen which includes works by Rodgers & Hart, Franz Liszt, Dave Brubeck, Cole Porter, Fats Waller and Scott Joplin . Payment before September 10, 2024
The Concourse: Live at Lunch November 13 - Mozart Flute Quartets & Arias - $42.50 payable by October 14, 2024
In her final concert for the year, Jane replicates her dazzling sell-out Paris performances at La Sainte Chapelle with a superb trio of Australia’s finest string players in an all-Mozart concert of flute quartets and best loved arias.
If you want to attend this concert, please let me know as soon as possible and ensure that your money is in the bank by October 14th when I will be booking. Tickets will be distributed at our Probus meeting on November 11, 2024.
The concerts for this year have been really outstanding and we are looking forward to receiving the program for 2025.
The Pymble Players:
Tickets for the November performance of The 39 Steps have been booked and will be distributed at the our next meeting. I have the Player’s 2025 program and have provisionally reserved 20x tickets for each of their three productions at the Zenith Theatre. We can purchase more if there is added interest.
I hope you enjoyed the entertainment events this year as much as I did. More details on the movie, concert and theatre program for 2025 will be in the next newsletter.
Rhoda Fowler
Probus Social Walk
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MONDAY 21st OCTOBER. Everleigh workshops to Sydney Park 9.03 train Turramurra to Chatswood for Metro to Waterloo. Explore Everleigh Workshops and then morning tea. Walk down Mitchell Street to Sydney Park. Walk around the park past the old brickworks and wetlands. Lunch and walk to The Grounds Alexandria for coffee. Then a walk to Green Square for return train. Please bring snacks, lunch and drinks. Register: [email protected]. Text 0417 278 044. Sue Fairclough. Walks Coordinator |
 Blossoms in the Japanese Gardens. |
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Gold and silver footprints at Waterloo Station. |
 Sun dial in Sydney Park |
Loose Enders Coffee Group
J. J.’s – ST IVES VILLAGE Sunday 20th October
Anyone is welcome to come along for coffee or tea and a chat. We now have a group of regular attendees but there is always room for more! As I book the table in advance, please let me know if you would like to join us.
PLEASE PHONE OR SMS ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ANY OF THESE OUTINGS ROS TYLER – 0417 904 630
Payment Methods
The preferred method of payment is via electronic funds transfer to the Club’s bank account but, if this is not possible and you are paying by cash or cheque, please place the correct amount of money in an envelope noting your name, the amount and the Outing for which you are paying and hand the envelope to Treasurer Mike Fairclough (or contact him on 0419 264 763 or by email on [email protected]) to advise how you will get the payment to him. If paying by cheque, please write the detail on the back of the cheque.
Photographic Ineterst Groups
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Open Invitation to all Club Members
On Thursday morning 10 October, both photography groups will combine for a visit to the “2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photography Exhibition” at the Australian Museum.
We will meet at Turramurra Station at 9.25am, in time to catch the 9.33am train to Chatswood where we will transfer to the new Metro line to Gadigal Station, close to the Museum. We’ll have time for a coffee before walking 6-7 minutes to the Museum. After viewing the exhibition, we can stop for a lunch snack if you wish before making our way home. We might even have time to practise our street photography in the city streets and parks whilst we are there.
Anyone is welcome to join us, not just photography group members. However, please let me know if you plan to attend so I can look out for you at Turramurra Station.
Also, at the Dinner and Trivia Night on Thursday 17 October, there will be an opportunity to vote for the “Photograph of the Year” as entered by members of both photography groups.
For more information or to confirm your attendance at the Exhibition, contact: Dennis Cowell Ph 0438 534 824 Email [email protected]
ZIG ZAG RAILWAY
Friday 22nd November 2024
This promises to be an enjoyable day out; the highlight of which is a ride on the historical
ZIG ZAG RAILWAY
The day includes a morning tea at the Glenbrook Visitors’ Centre as well as a two-course lunch at the Grand View Hotel at Wentworth Falls and of course, a trip on The Train.
(It was previously announced that we would have lunch at the Carrington Hotel but Hopkinsons have now omitted this venue from all of their itineraries due to complaints from travellers regarding the food and the service!
Departing from Turramurra Bowling Club
At 7.30am (please arrive NO LATER than 7.15a.m.) COST: $105 per person
PAYBLE BY OUR OCTOBER MEETING AT THE LATEST!
IF YOU PREVIOUSLY EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THIS OUTING AND STILL WISH TO ATTEND, PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE !
Dinner and Triviaat theBowling Club |
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6.00pm Thursday 17th October 2024
at the Turramurra Bowling Club
Our two Trivia Nights so far have proved very popular. Join us for an enjoyable dinner and then, after your meal, join up with other members to form a team for a fun session of Trivia Questions to see which team is the smartest! Don’t worry if you don’t think you know a lot – you are certain to remember a lot more than you realise. If you can’t, someone in your team probably will.
Extra: During the evening there will be an opportunity to cast your vote for the “Photograph of the Year” as submitted by members of both Probus Photography Groups.
Pay for your own meals and drinks. However, please register by Friday 11 October 2024 by contacting: Christine McArthur Ph 0417 442 314 Email [email protected]
CHRISTMAS LUNCH
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Friday 6th December 2024 at 11:30 for 12:00noon
Venue: Terrey Hills Golf and Country Club
116 Booralie Road, Terrey Hills
The cost of lunch is $95.00 payable to the Probus Bank Account or cheque or cash before or at the 11th November meeting at the latest!
Should you wish to sit with friends please let me know when you book & I will try to accommodate you.
If you have special dietary requirements please let me know.
Please book with me – Christine McArthur at the October meeting or you can email me:- [email protected] or text me on 0417 442 314
Refunds up to 7 days (29th November) prior to 6th December.
Bank Account details: Please include your name on any EFT.
Account: Probus Club of Bobbin Head Inc.
Bank: Westpac Wahroonga branch. BSB: – 032-089. Account No. 146781
PRESIDENT’S BATEMANS BAY TOUR REPORT
I think I knew this tour was going to be successful when Tuesday, 3rd Sept. 2024 dawned bright and sunny and John and I were greeted at the Bobbin Head Club by a sea of smiling faces all eager to get started on our trip. These positive feelings multiplied when our driver, John Trim, arrived in a large, impressive looking bus, which had been newly acquired by On Course Tours. With only twenty one of us on a forty seat bus we could spread out, sit wherever we were comfortable and change seats whenever we liked.
Once all our bags were loaded we headed to Mittagong for morning tea and then on to Goulburn, where our driver gave us a guided tour of the town before depositing us at the RSL for a very nice pizza and salad lunch. After lunch we travelled on to the heritage listed town of Braidwood, where a local guide gave us a tour of the historic sites within the town and then opened the museum especially for us. We were treated to a private tour of the museum’s magnificent collection of old artefacts and memorabilia.
The sun was still shining as we left Braidwood and began our descent down through the spectacular scenery of the Clyde River National Park and on towards the coast. Our final destination for the day was Batemans Bay and the Sunseeker Motel, which was to be our home for the next four nights.
We arrived at the motel late afternoon and everyone was keen to check in, unpack and have a rest before meeting up again for dinner.
Dinner that night at the motel restaurant was a fitting finale to our first day of travel. The restaurant was beautifully set up, the food was great, the drinks readily available and the tables were set to ensure that there were five or six of us at each table. Everyone was happy and all said they had thoroughly enjoyed the day. John and I were naturally delighted with this response and we noted that any shyness and reserve that may have existed first thing this morning, as not everyone was really familiar with everyone else, had completely disappeared by this evening. We were already developing into a really close, friendly group.
Over the following days there were many highlights to our trip, including our visit to Mogo Zoo, our tour of the Regional Botanic Gardens, our boat trip up the Clyde River, our picnic lunch at Malua Bay and our oyster feast at Moloney’s Beach, which was accompanied by wine, soft drink, cheese and biscuits as well as the presence of about 100 kangaroos to entertain us. There was also our visit to TilbaTilba, our extensive picnic lunch of salads, ham, smoked salmon, prawns and oysters at Bermagui and our visit to the Navy Air Museum and Berry. Each person will probably have a different outing as the highlight of their trip, but overall, despite one day where the wind spoilt our picnic, the sun kept shining, the food and drink kept flowing, the motel was great and everyone remained delightfully happy and positive throughout the trip.
While I loved every minute of the trip, the highlight for me was simply spending time with my travelling companions. This group bonded and cared for each other in a way that I found amazing. Some of the group had never been on a Probus bus tour before, some had a companion to travel with, some were by themselves, some had problems with sight, memory or hearing, some were not as agile as they once were, but the group as a whole, without making a fuss of it, quietly made sure that everyone was always included, always comfortable and always given assistance if needed. What had initially been twenty one individual people became one cohesive, happy group.
In conclusion I must complement our driver, John Trim, and On Course Tours. John drove very safely throughout the trip, provided informative commentary on the places we visited, and did a magnificent job of supplying our morning teas as well as the copious quantities of food and drink that was provided for our picnic lunches. My only complaint is that I have now developed a craving for oysters and champagne, and I didn’t even like oysters before the trip !!
John and I were absolutely delighted with the tour and thank all our fellow travellers for their positive input and comments. Hope we can do it all again one day.
Carol Vickery
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