October 2023

The speaker was Dr. Chris Boberg, an expert in skin cancer and director of SkinCheck Ltd.  His talk was very relevant for an audience of fair-skinned over 60 year olds.

 

Sky jump - 10 October 2023

In recognition of Probus Month Ralph Martin and Sandra Harrod decided to bungy jump from the Sky Tower.  Daniel Faitaua from TV1 recorded the event and it was shown on TV1's 7Sharp programme.

August 2023

Because of the unavailability of our usual venues, the August meeting was held at the Hobsonville RSA.   The guest speaker was Jennifer Lean from the Heart Foundation who gave a very informative talk on what we all can do to help maintain a healthy heart.

May 2023

The guest speaker was Bob Jessopp who showed a movie he had produced outlining the history of technical developments in the production of movies for the cinema. including short excerpts from many memorable old movies. 

April 2023

The guest speakers were Frank Snell and Melissa Bryant from Hobsonville Glasses and Gifts.  Frank gave us an informative talk about Macular Degeneration and the need to have regular eye checks and how to self test for Macular Degeneration using the Amsler Grid chart.

 

March 2023

This meeting was the AGM, followed by St Patrick's Day celebrations and morning tea.

 

 

February 2023

The guest speaker for this month was Winifred Henderson who is Community Development Manager and Educator at Dementia Auckland.  Her topic was about Understanding Dementia - the difference between forgetfulness and cognitive impairment, signs and symptoms of dementia, and about maintaining brain health - what are the mitigating  risk factors of dementia and about what we can do to improve or maintain our brain health.

 

 

January 2023

The guest speaker for this month was Veronique Guilloteau who is a memory coach for the "Brainfit For Life" organisation.