ACTIVITIES AND OUTINGS FOR 2021/22
Wednesday 14 April: Mount Compass Wetlands, and lunch at Mt Compass Golf Club.
Wednesday 12 May: Grey Nomad Mystery Car Run, and lunch when we reach the mystery destination.
Wednesday 9 June: Visit to Investigator College's Sustainable Living EcoCentre, Trade Skills Centre and Outdoor Education facility, situated on 10Ha of waterfront land, at Currency Creek. Followed by lunch at Finnis Store.
July: Combined Probus Lunch - details to follow.
Wednesday 11 August: Visit to Bagurst's Waterwise Garden, Port Elliot, and lunch at the Hotel Elliot. This garden was named the best waterless garden in SA ("Advertiser" article).
ACTIVITIES AND OUTINGS FOR 2020/21
We were able to have our AGM in March, then did not meet until August owing to COVID-19 lockdown.
Wednesdsay 12th August: Lunch and Fellowship at the Grosvenor Hotel, 12.00 noon
Wednesday 9th September: Annual Car Run.
Wednesday 14th October: Combined Probus Clubs Annual Picnic
ACTIVITIES AND OUTINGS FOR 2019/20
ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR PATRICIA LLOYD - helped by a busy subcommittee
More details and last-minute changes will be in the Newsletter and announced at the General Meeting the week before the Activity as they become available.
Please ensure you follow any instructions and requests about venues, booking and pre-paying.
March 13: Picnic at Kent Reserve, Victor Harbor (Pat Ritter) Seventeen members attended and all enjoyed the fun and fellowship in the sushine and mild weather.
April 10: Coffee and Cake, 10.30 at Thunderbird, The Strand, Port Elliot
May 1: Our club's 25th Birthday meeting and lunch. Note the venue: the Christian Gospel Centre, George Main Road
May 8: Mystery Car Tour
June 12: Visit to Government House, Adelaide
July 10: our club hosts the Probus Combined Clubs' luncheon, South Lakes Golf Club
August 14: Alexandrina Cheese
September 11: Harbour Town. Free bus trip, Vouchers given out
September 23 - 27: Annual week-away: Mystery Bus Trip
October 9: Currency Creek Eco Centre (Investigator College)
November 13: Film and Meal Deal (Grosvenor Hotel) . Details in Newsletter
December 11: Christmas lunch, Chiton Rocks SLSC at 12
January 8: Club BBQ evening meal
February 12: Picnic at Abbots Reserve, Middleton from 11.30 a.m. BYO everything! chairs, table, food and drink.
March 11: Parliament House, Adelaide
April 8: tba
A number of varied and interesting suggestions has been considered for Activities!
PAST ACTIVITIES AND OUTINGS FOR 2018/19:
THE ACTIVITIES CO-ORDINATOR 2018/19 IS PATRICIA LLOYD, ASSISTED BY NAMED MEMBERS.
14 March 2018 - Lunch at the Victor Harbor Golf Club
11 April - The Cedars, Hahndorf (studio and house of Hans Heysen) – Lunch at Old Mill Inn (Ruth Keith)
9 May - the club's annual Mystery Car Run (planned and conducted by John and Judith Maddock & Patricia Lloyd). The Run ends with lunch at a Mystery Location. Full details will be available at the General meeting, 2nd May
13h June - Combined Probus Lunch at Middleton Tavern, organised by the Probus club of Port Elliot/Middleton
11 July - "Christmas in July", at "The Landing" restaurant on Hindmarsh Island (Pat Ritter)
8 August - Cinema + Lunch at Hotel (details coming!) (Ruth Keith)
12 September - Visit to Nangawooka Flora Reserve, and lunch arrangements to be advised (Sandy Stoddart)
14 - 19 October - Club "Week Away at Waikerie Caravan Park (Max & Rosemary lane, Kren & Geoff Kempton)
14 Novenber - Myponga Brewery (Smiling Samoyed) and lunch (Lois Arthur, Karen Kempton)
12 December - Christmas Lunch, Victor Harbor Bowling Club (Ruth Keith & Patricia Lloyd)
January 2019 - Club BBQ at Bay Village, Victor Harbor (Committee)
13 February - Men's Shed and Lunch (Fay BUckley)
13 March - A picnic at Kent Reserve, Victor Harbor (Pat Ritter)
10 April - Mt Jagged Winery + Lunch Platter; may include visit to Alexandrina Cheese (Karen Kempton)
Special events for 2018 included:
- The annual Caravan and Camping Holiday this year was at Waikerie Caravan Park, from Sunday 15th October to Friday 20th October.
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